US scientists have discovered that a drug-resistant strain of salmonella carried by pets such as hamsters, mice and rats, could be a significant cause of infection in humans. The investigation is reported in today’s issue of the New England Journal of Medicine and was led by Dr Stephen J. Swanson from the Epidemic Intelligence Service […]
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) – which includes Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis – affects around 1.6 million people in the United States. Most people are diagnosed with Crohn’s disease before age 35, and while these life-long conditions can be treated, there is currently no cure. Crohn’s disease is a long-term condition that causes inflammation to […]