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Western diet changes gut bacteria and triggers colitis in those at risk
June 13, 2012 Certain saturated fats that are common in the modern Western diet can initiate a chain of events leading to complex immune disorders such as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) in people with a genetic predisposition, according to a study to be published early online in the journal Nature . The finding helps explain why once-rare immune-mediated diseases have become more common in westernized societies in the last half century.
James Bowman, expert on pathology and blood diseases, 1923-2011
James E. Bowman, professor emeritus in pathology and medicine at UChicago, died at the University of Chicago Medical Center on Sept.
All in the Family: Lower Back Disease May be in Your Genes
New study indicates predisposition to lumbar disc disease could be inherited ROSEMONT, Ill. , Feb.
Abbott Launches New Psoriasisanswers.com Web site
Educational Web site Features Engaging Tools to Help Patients Better Understand Psoriasis and Improve Discussions with Dermatologists Abbott Park, Illinois, August 12, 2010 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — August marks National Psoriasis Awareness Month, an opportunity to raise awareness about psoriasis, a skin disease that affects nearly 7.5 million Americans. For those living with this condition, finding information about what’s happening to them can be a challenge.