Doctors are tapping into to the emerging field of the gut microbiome to try to treat some diseases differently.

Belly fat can result from hormonal dysregulations, stress, and an obesogenic environment. However, inflammation caused by ...

When patients with Clostridium difficile colitis do not respond ... to the impractical (fecal transplant) to the unavailable (vaccination). But when patients have severe disease — as defined ...

As such, the department is also testing for Clostridium perfringens, which is a more specific indicator of fecal contamination. The shoreline samples are showing elevated levels of enterococcus, but ...

Solid fecal matter that can be removed using a gloved hand and ... 1Poxton IR, McCoubrey JM, Blair G. The pathogenicity of Clostridium difficile. Clin Microbiol Infect 2001;7:421-427. 7Cohen SH, ...

A cutting-edge test can now identify the source of feces faster and more accurately than previous methods. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of newsroom experience.

Kennedy Jr. took a plunge into the waters of Washington, DC’s notoriously contaminated Rock Creek — where swimming is banned because of high levels of fecal bacteria. “Mother’s Day hike ...

Researchers have developed a more precise method for detecting fecal contamination in water using viral DNA markers, allowing them to trace even low-level pollution and identify whether it’s ...

Learn the causes, symptoms, and treatment strategies for pseudomembranous colitis, a serious colon inflammation often triggered by antibiotics.

Significant differences in gut microbiome composition were found among pediatric patients with hidradenitis suppurativa, ...