Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD Intestinal metaplasia is a condition involving cell changes in the upper digestive tract lining.Helicobacter pylori infection is the greatest risk factor for ...

Researchers sheds light on a face-off in the intestines between the immune system and a bacterial pathogen whose family members cause gastrointestinal disease and the plague. The team's insights may ...

New preclinical research suggests that bowel preparation procedures for colonoscopies may temporarily alter gut balance, ...

U.S. health officials are warning residents about a rise in infections of an antibiotic-resistant and highly infectious intestinal illness. Shigellosis, an infection caused by the Shigella bacteria, ...

Recent studies in Taiwan show that bacteria and parasites that cause intestinal infections such as Shigella; Giardia; ...

A bacterium called C. difficile used to be found mainly in hospitals. It causes intestinal distress and can be fatal. Now a potent new strain is appearing across the country among people who have not ...

The human gastrointestinal tract houses roughly 100 trillion microorganisms (good bacteria). These microorganisms make up ...