Restaurant Claims Prompt Push for Standardized 'Gluten-Free' Labeling 
Wall Street Journal (blog)
An estimated 1% of the US population suffers from celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder that results in severe gastrointestinal and other problems. Many more may suffer from a milder condition known as gluten sensitivity, as WSJ's Health Journal ...

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Ironwood and Forest to Present 17 Linaclotide-Related Abstracts at Digestive ... 
MarketWatch (press release)
IBS-C is a chronic functional gastrointestinal disorder characterized by abdominal pain, abdominal discomfort, and bloating associated with altered bowel habits, and as many as 11 million people in the US suffer from it. IBS-C can have a negative ...

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Phase 3 Data Show NUCYNTA® ER (tapentadol) Extended-Release Tablets Provide ... 
MarketWatch (press release)
Use NUCYNTA® ER with caution in patients with conditions accompanied by hypoxia, hypercapnia, or decreased respiratory reserve, such as: asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or cor pulmonale, severe obesity, sleep apnea syndrome, myxedema, ...

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Synergy Pharmaceuticals to Present Abstract at Digestive Disease Week 2012 
PharmaLive.com (press release)
NEW YORK, May 15, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Synergy Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:SGYP) (Nasdaq:SGYPU) (Nasdaq:SGYPW), a developer of new drugs to treat gastrointestinal disorders and diseases, today announced that a poster presentation will be given at ...

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Colon Screening Could Predict Parkinson's: Study 
The Inquisitr
A colonoscopy might serve a dual purpose according to a new study: It could identify tumors in the gastrointestinal tract and predict the onset of Parkinson's disease. In the study, scientists identified a substance called alpha-synuclein, ...

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Teen launches support group for others with Crohn's disease 
St. Louis Jewish Light
In the summer of 2009, Mia Brown experienced the first symptoms of what soon was diagnosed as Crohn's disease, a chronic disorder that causes inflammation of the digestive or gastrointestinal tract. The incidence is highest in Caucasians and Ashkenazi ...

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Synergy Pharmaceuticals Announces Closing of Public Offering of 10000000 ... 
MarketWatch (press release)
NEW YORK, May 9, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc. (UTD:SGYP) ,a developer of new drugs to treat gastrointestinal disorders and diseases, announced the closing of its underwritten public offering of 10000000 shares of ...

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Soligenix Reports First Quarter 2012 Financial Results and Highlights Recent ... 
MarketWatch (press release)
The decrease in revenues was related to a reduction in reimbursable costs from the Company's Orphan Drug Grant covering a portion of its confirmatory Phase 3 clinical trial of orBec® in the treatment of acute gastrointestinal Graft-versus-Host disease ...

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For Teen With Eosinophils of the Esophagus, Food Is Forbidden 
ABC News
Sam has eosinophils of the esophagus (EoE), an autoimmune disease that causes her white blood cells to attack food as it passes down the digestive tract. Eosinophils are implicated in numerous inflammatory processes, especially allergic disorders.

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Ventrus Biosciences Announces Positive Results From Pivotal Phase 3 Trial of ... 
MarketWatch (press release)
Gastrointestinal Disorders were the most common. Reports of headaches were similar in the three arms (14.7% of 4% diltiazem, 12.3% of 2% diltiazem, and 14.2% of placebo). There was one serious adverse event of surgery for hemorrhoid reported in this ...
Shares of Ventrus Biosciences Soar 18.6% on Trial News - cbl Citybizlist (press release)

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