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Irritable Bowel Increases Risk of Other
Conditions
(NY, Reuters Health, 10/6/06)
Dr. J. Alexander Cole of Boston University, and team,
studied data gathered by a large US health plan on more than
125,000 subjects, who had been seen for either irritable bowel
syndrome (IBS) or routine medical care. The investigators
found that IBS patients were significantly more likely to have
migraine, depression or fibromyalgia than their non-IBS peers.
These findings suggest that a common biological mechanism
underlies the four conditions.
(BMC Gastroenterology, September 28, 2006) |
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