Adding fecal microbiota therapy to standard care for steroid-ineligible severe alcoholic-associated hepatitis appeared safe and effective in a small randomized trial from India. Survival at 90 days ...

A therapy using fecal matter to combat a bad bug in the gut will now be regulated by the federal government, to the consternation of some physicians. The bug is Clostridium difficile, or C. diff, and ...

Swiss pharma giant Roche on Monday said it would buy Telavant, an immunology company developing a promising treatment for inflammatory bowel disease, in a deal worth more than $7 billion, as the ...

SAN DIEGO -- Administering fecal microbiota via colonoscopy instead of rectally prevented recurrence of Clostridium difficile (C. diff) for up to 2 months with no major safety signals, according to a ...

Clinical cure and no disease recurrence within 60 days without additional treatment was observed in 66.7% of 51 patients receiving FMT vs 61.2% of 49 patients receiving vancomycin. HealthDay News — ...

TORONTO (CTV Network) — The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning letter to a company appearing to sell products containing human fecal matter without approval from the ...

GILBERT – On a sunny, warm afternoon, Ben Bonorati, 15, watches TV in a house brimming with his artwork, a few hours before it’s time to head to his beloved church youth group. His mother, Heidi ...

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TORONTO – The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning letter to a company appearing to sell products containing human fecal matter without approval from the agency. In ...