U.S. health officials have approved the first pill that uses healthy bacteria from human waste to prevent dangerous gut infections — an easier way of performing so-called fecal transplants. The Food and Drug Administration approved the treatment Wednesd
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which doesn't traditionally police homemade products and procedures used in doctor's offices. In the early days of the trend, the FDA warned consumers about the risks of potential infections from the fecal transplants, as some people sought out questionable "do it yourself" methods...
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