Read more intestines stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/10334/intestines.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:42:14 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73904/gut-bacteria-can-make-you-fat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEating junk food may do a double whammy on your waistline: In addition to the calorie influx, high-fat foods alter intestinal bacteria, actually making it easier to get fat. Obese mice in a new study had significantly more of a specific type of bacteria, Firmicutes, that easily convert food into...http://www.newser.com/story/73904/gut-bacteria-can-make-you-fat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Nov 2009 14:33:35 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72525/bypass-surgery-looks-more-and-more-like-diabetes-cure.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJust why it works is still murky, but the connection between gastric bypass surgery and the reduction—or even elimination—of diabetes is so strong that some doctors are suggesting it as a treatment. “We may have a cure for diabetes,” one tells the Los Angeles Times . While weight loss...http://www.newser.com/story/72525/bypass-surgery-looks-more-and-more-like-diabetes-cure.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Oct 2009 11:07:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57114/waterboarding-isnt-easier-2nd-time-or-183rd.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLike many other forms of torture, waterboarding doesn’t get any easier with repeated exposure. After multiple sessions of the simulated drowning technique, accused al-Qaeda plotters Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and Abu Zubaydah would at best have been able to slightly modify their response, explains Brian Palmer in Slate. The experience still...http://www.newser.com/story/57114/waterboarding-isnt-easier-2nd-time-or-183rd.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 24 Apr 2009 14:39:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20773/colonoscopies-often-miss-dangerous-lesions-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDoctors searching for polyps during a colonoscopy need to focus more on flat or depressed lesions, the New York Times reports, which are more likely to grow into cancer—and more common in the US than previously thought, a study finds. Polyps, which protrude from intestinal lining, are easier to...http://www.newser.com/story/20773/colonoscopies-often-miss-dangerous-lesions-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 05 Mar 2008 12:57:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/7506/stomach-bug-linked-to-chronic-fatigue-syndrome.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagResearchers seeking the cause of chronic fatigue syndrome have linked a group of intestinal viruses to the disease, according to a new study. About 80% of patients with the syndrome showed signs of enterovirus gut infections, compared to only about 20% of otherwise healthy volunteers. "It opens up a new...http://www.newser.com/story/7506/stomach-bug-linked-to-chronic-fatigue-syndrome.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 14 Sep 2007 3:16:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/6253/weight-loss-surgery-can-end-diabetes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSurgery that shrinks stomachs and reroutes intestines can make diabetes disappear—but some worry the procedure is the wrong one for the disease. More than three of four diabetics who undergo bariatric surgery are left with no symptoms, and can even live without insulin. But docs are concerned about complications...http://www.newser.com/story/6253/weight-loss-surgery-can-end-diabetes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Aug 2007 10:52:48 CDT