Clostridium difficile colitis, an inflammation of the colon associated with C. difficile, has increased 47 percent from the 2001-2005 period to the 2006-2010 period, according to a study in the ...

After more than a year of battling an intestinal bacteria that sometimes meant a dozen trips to the bathroom daily, Tina Miller was desperate for relief. So were her parents. The 42-year-old York ...

A new procedure for patients with severe Clostridium difficile colitis may allow them to have a higher chance of survival and preserve their colon. “Loop ileostomy and colonic lavage should be ...

ORLANDO -- Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) had more complications requiring hospitalization or emergency department (ED) care after colonoscopy than patients without IBD, according to ...

The rate of cases of colitis (colon inflammation) caused by the bacteria Clostridium difficile more than doubled among patients hospitalized in the United States between 1993 and 2003, and the illness ...

An unconventional therapy that uses donated human stool to treat the highly contagious and potentially fatal C.diff is safe and beneficial, according to a new study being presented at the annual ...

Working in the hospital again always provides valuable perspective. I love (most of) the patient care, and seeing differences in patterns over time, as I only see patients episodically. One of the ...

Fecal transplants have been a hot topic of discussion in the past year, a fact that may be unsettling for the poop-talk adverse. Recent research has suggested they could be used to treat ...

SEATTLE — The bacteria in our digestive system is necessary for processing food, preventing allergic reactions and helping out our immune system. However, upsetting the delicate balance of the ...

The massive upswing in antibiotic use over the last three decades is causing well documented problems. Perhaps the most widely discussed is antibiotic resistance, and of this subject, one of the most ...

Too much dietary zinc increases susceptibility to infection by Clostridium difficile - "C. diff" - the most common cause of hospital-acquired infections. The findings, reported Sept. 26 in Nature ...

The consumption of dietary supplements and cold therapies containing high concentrations of zinc is now being called into question, following research that suggests it may worsen Clostridium difficile ...