Gender-specific differences in intestinal lining

Health Problems

A new study published online in The FASEB Journal pinpoints several gender-specific differences in intestinal environment that could be significant for both intestinal and non-intestinal disorders in which the intestinal lining or microbiome have been altered. A person’s gender can play a major role in the risk of certain diseases, including intestinal disorders like irritable bowel syndrome, ulcerative colitis, and […]

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Study reveals large differences in drug prescriptions for newborns between NICUs

Kids Health

Little is known concerning how extensively drugs are prescribed to newborns in different neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). A new British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology study of nearly 1,500 newborns admitted during 12 months to four different NICUs in The Netherlands found that drug use varies widely. Cardiovascular and nervous system drugs were most often prescribed off-label in relation to […]

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