Mental Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Zinc carnosine may help protect the gastrointestinal system, just as makers of the health food supplement claim, a new study from the UK shows.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The rate of new or missed colorectal cancers in patients undergoing colonoscopy is influenced by where the screening procedure takes place and by who performs the exam, Canadian researchers report. Cancers are more likely to be missed when the colonoscopy is performed in an office setting, instead of a hospital, and by an internist or family physician, instead of a gastroenterologist or surgeon.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If pregnancy occurs too soon after a woman undergoes a common minor surgery to the cervix, there appears to be a heightened chance of preterm birth, researchers report in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Participation in the sport of motocross seems to cause a number of physical changes that may damage muscle and other tissues in the body, Portuguese researchers report. Whether these effects impact performance and whether antioxidant vitamins can help remains to be determined.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An outbreak of salmonella food poisoning linked to peanut butter has widened to 329 people in 41 states, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Thursday.