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FEATURES
THINKING LITTLE: SMALL MOLECULES AND MICROBIOTA AS
INNOVATIVE GI CARE TOOLS 6
A review of 80 cases of patients whose immune systems were compromised for various
reasons found fecal microbiota transplantation effectively treated Clostridium difficile
infection. Additionally, triterpenoid molecule CDDO-Me may eventually be used
to reduce the incidence of colon cancer among patients with colitis, according to
new research.
THE ART OF SCIENCE: RE-ESTABLISHING
CREATIVITY IN MEDICINE 14
Nearly 70 U.S. medical schools require students to study the arts and humanities as
part of their training, and observers say the healthcare field is ripe for the type of
thought this discipline produces.
DEPARTMENTS
LEGAL EASE 10
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 12
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS 16
BUSINESS OF MEDICINE 18
CME CREDITS 19
LOCAL NEWS 22
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