According to the CDC, there have been 384 cases of cyclosporiasis in 26 states this year. Over half of those cases have occurred after May 1 and none of the affected individuals have reported traveling outside of the United States. The FDA has tracked down the likely culprit causing hundreds of gastrointestinal illness and have…
Fecal Transplants Shown to be Successful in Treating Intestional Infection
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Intestinal Infections
New research conducted by the University of Minnesota reports that fecal transplants have been successful in treating Clostridium difficile, a serious gut infection. Clostridium difficile, or C. diff, is an infection which causes diarrhea, severe abdominal pain, and kills thousands of people worldwide each year. Experts believe that the infection overwhelms the good bacteria that…