NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Giving gluten-containing foods to infants too soon may trigger long-lasting tummy troubles but more study is needed before changing recommendations for parents, Dutch researchers conclude. Writing in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, J. C. Kiefte-de Jong and colleagues at the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam report that 2-year-olds introduced to gluten before 6 months of age ...

The bugs that help digest food may also cause the body to pack on the pounds if they are not properly regulated, a new study has found. That is because if the wrong kinds of bacteria take over they can cause a low-level inflammation that leads to a pre-diabetic condition and an elevated appetite, the study published Thursday in the ...

BOSTON (Reuters) - An Indian group that performs 300,000 free or subsidized eye surgeries a year for the poor will receive the world's largest humanitarian prize, jurors said on Friday. Aravind Eye Care System, the world's largest eye care provider, was chosen for the $1.5 million Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize, awarded annually to an organization that ...

GAITHERSBURG, Maryland (Reuters) - Diabetics who wear insulin pumps appear more likely to experience problems from improper use than a device defect, members of a U.S. government advisory panel said on Friday. The Food and Drug Administration said problems with insulin pumps have occurred across the industry and asked the panel of outside experts for ways to minimize risks from ...