Below are news releases* and up-to-date information relating to gastrointestinal health, medical advances, promising research studies and the GI Motility Program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

• Study Shows That Targeted Antibiotics Lead to Prolonged Improvement in IBS Symptoms (October 17, 2006)

• Immune Signals Given by Variations of a Single Gene Are Associated with Increased Severity of Crohn's Disease, Particularly in Ashkenazi Jews (May 22, 2006)

• IBS Study Shows that Targeted Antibiotics Lead to Long-Lasting Improvement in Symptoms (November 8, 2005)