The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is awarding more than $9 million to 25 investigators to pilot innovative solutions and explore knowledge gaps about antibiotic resistance related to the human microbiome, healthcare settings, and surface water and soil. Antibiotic resistant infections can be deadly for humans and is a growing global threat jeopardizing modern medicine and the healthcare, ...

Conclusions from a new animal study suggest that walnut consumption may be beneficial for digestive health by increasing the amount of good probiotic-type bacteria in the gut.(1) Walnuts do this by acting as a prebiotic to help nourish and grow the bacteria that keeps the digestive system healthy. In this study, researchers found that a diet with walnuts led to ...

Living in rural households decreases a person’s risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), particularly for young children and adolescents, according to a new study by researchers at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Research Institute, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES), and the Canadian Gastro-Intestinal Epidemiology Consortium (CanGIEC). “Our findings show that children, particularly those under the age ...

Optim LLC, a premier manufacturer of proprietary flexible endoscopes for use in the visual diagnosis of Ear-Nose-and-Throat (“ENT”) disorders, announced today it has released a new, next generation LED-based illumination system in its ENTity line of flexible laryngoscopes. “We are happy to announce this key enhancement to our ENTity series of products,” stated Paul Joyce, President and CEO of Optim. ...

Building on an unprecedented level of clinical data as well as the direct feedback of doctors from around the world, the Clinical Outcomes Reporting Informatics (CORI2) software offers a one-of-a-kind module designed specifically with pediatric patients in mind. Featuring over 20 unique pediatric enhancements, the CORI2 software is leading the way in patient-focused quality management software. “Pediatric endoscopy can present a ...