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According to some experimental data, it seems that calcium has anti-cancer effects on colorectal mucosa: in a randomized study published in 1999, 930 patients with recently removed colorectal adenomas had been treated with a daily supplementation of 1,2 g of calcium or placebo for 4 years. The use [...]
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In case of intestinal bleeding for unknown cause, the use of capsule vide-endoscopy is spreading. In this retrospective review performed in Arizona, results obtained through 206 video-capsule endoscopies performed on patients presenting intestinal bleeding not explained through traditional [...]
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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) probably represents the commonest intestinal disease for which patients go to the general practitioner and can be worsened by a bacterial intestinal overgrowth. In this randomized, case-control study, sponsored by pharmaceutical industry, 87 adults with IBS have been [...]
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Since cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) has a strong expression in adenomatous polyps of colon and rectum, theoretically his selective inhibition could be a form of prevention of their development. Two trials started with this aim (the APPROVE trial through rofecoxib and the APC trial through celecoxib) [...]