Digestive Disorders News & Features

The researchers also found that changes in protein and carbohydrate levels in the diet had similar effects on the gut microbiomes of dogs as on humans.

The researchers also looked at how meats were cooked. They found that cooking meat at high temperatures for a long time -- such as grilling, broiling or frying -- was associated with about double the risk of insulin resistance.

The living kidney donation rate among men dropped by 25 percent between 2005 and 2015, but remained stable among women, the researchers found.

Korean health officials announced the virus had infected dozens more as well.

Because opioid abusers are using the drug in greater numbers, the FDA is requesting that makers "change the way they label and package these drugs, to stem abuse and misuse," Gottlieb said.

More than 19,000 kidney donations were performed in the United States in 2016, the latest figures available, according to U.S. Government Information on Organ Donation and Transplantation. About 1 in 5 donations of all organs is from a living donor.

Consumer Reports also found that some gluten-free foods have more fat, sugar and/or salt than their regular counterparts, and are short on nutrients like iron and folic acid -- found in foods with enriched-wheat flour.

Only about one in every 10 adults surveyed in the new study said they'd use antibiotics to ease an inflamed appendix, according to a team led by surgeon Dr. Marc Basson, of the University of North Dakota School of Medicine.

In the United States, about 5,000 people die each year while waiting for a kidney transplant, the researchers said

After a severe traumatic injury, the composition of a patient's intestinal bacteria quickly changes -- a phenomenon that could affect the patient's prognosis, new research suggests.

Products were sold at Trader Joe's, Walmart, Target and more.

Small footstool changes angle while on toilet, improving bowel movements

29 cases of campylobacter reported in 7 states

Clostridium difficile is the No. 1 health care-linked infection in America, and some people can't shake it

Small study shows helpful gut germs are still there 2 years on

These beverages may help guard against fatty liver disease, early research suggests

WebMD explores probiotics and prebiotics, and what they can and can't do for health.

Study found some people with gallstone pancreatitis are OK years later even without gallbladder removal

Review found many with inflamed appendix were fine with antibiotics alone, but more research needed

Finding could have implications for U.S. hospitals, study authors say

Zinplava cuts risk of recurrent C. difficile infections by 40 percent

In direct comparison, researchers found no real difference compared to antibiotics

Diverticulitis involves tears or blockages in colon and can be very painful

Treating constipation -- a common condition -- could help prevent kidney damage, experts say

San Francisco patient spent 23 days in hospital after eating super-hot pepper in contest