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Article: Doctors grow organ from patients' own cells
The Hindustan Times;  April 4, 2006 ;     650 words ... ... The traditional treatment replaces the bladder with one formed from part of the intestine, but because the intestine absorbs nutrients and the bladder excretes, the procedure can lead to its own host of problems, including kidney stones, osteoporosis ...

Article: The good bacteria; Improves digestion, overall health.(LIFE - ...
The Washington Times;  July 10, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... It helps to keep the intestinal tract healthy. It acts like a barrier, to keep good things in and bad things out. It absorbs nutrients. Probiotics have been known to have anti-diarrheal effects, she says. Also, some women might take probiotics to help ...

Article: Test your calcium IQ.(Special Newsletter Edition: Your Health)
USA Today (Magazine);  October 1, 1995 ;     700+ words ... ... supplements should have 1,500 milligrams of calcium daily; those on estrogen, 1,000 milligrams. 7. C. The body absorbs nutrients from food much better than from pills. However, people who are sensitive to lactose--found in milk and milk-based ...

Hypocalcemia.(Adult Health Advisor 2007)(Disease/Disorder overview)
Clinical Reference Systems;  May 31, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... other diseases that affect how your body absorbs nutrients. * You are taking a medicine that affects ... numbness or tingling around the mouth or in the feet and hands * muscle spasms in the face, feet, and hands * depression * memory loss ...

Celiac disease and the gluten-free diet.(Adult Health ...
Clinical Reference Systems;  February 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... you eat gluten, celiac disease causes your immune system to respond by attacking the part of the small intestine that absorbs nutrients. You might also have a similar reaction to another type of protein found in oats. Researchers are studying why celiac ...

Article: Boy here is critical after rare transplant
Chicago Sun-Times;  November 12, 1986 ;     522 words ... ... problems," a spokeswoman said. The small bowel is a 22-foot tubular organ linking the stomach and large intestine. The organ breaks down food from the stomach and absorbs nutrients. Another patient, Shawna Garvin Shaw, 13, of Morris ...

Article: THE KINGDOM FUNGI, FOOD CHAINS & PLASTIC POLLUTION
The American Biology Teacher;  April 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... life by discussing the pivotal roles that fungi play in recycling nutrients. Students are amazed to learn that fungus absorbs nutrients from the environment outside its body. Almost any carbon-containing substrate - even jet fuel and house paint - can ...