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Gas-Sensing Capsules Can Help Diagnose Gut Health

| March 18, 2015 Comment

Gas-Sensing Capsules Can Help Diagnose Gut Health – Researchers from RMIT University and Monash University in Melbourne have come up with a pill that can be swallowed to measure the gases in the stomach and send the data to a mobile phone. The pill has a built-in gas sensor, microprocessor and wireless high-frequency transmitter, and […]

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Artificial Sweetener Could Promote Diabetes

Artificial Sweetener Could Promote Diabetes

| September 18, 2014 Comment

Artificial Sweetener Could Promote Diabetes – Doctors once thought artificial sweeteners lacked the health risks of sugar, but a new study says they can impact blood sugar levels the same way.

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High-Carb Diet May Increase Risk of Colorectal Cancer

| July 25, 2014 Comment

A high-carb diet may increase the risk of colorectal cancer. Researchers found that gut bacteria breaks down carbohydrates like wheat and rice into metabolites that cause cells in the lining of colon to grow rapidly and form polyps. And polyps can become malignant. University of Toronto researchers, who conducted the study, also found that a […]

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