ASSIGNMENT 7

USNYN15

Watch the video:
- Intestinal microbiota and human health
Then, find the following:
Use the Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition (retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com.vlib.excelsior.edu/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=hch) research database, available through the Excelsior College Library, to find research articles about studies of intestinal microbiota applied to two diseases: Crohn’s disease and obesity. Pick one research article on the study of intestinal microbiota in Crohn’s disease and a second article on the study of intestinal microbiota in obesity.

Then, search the archives of these three news media outlets:
- NY Times
- Washington Post
- ABC News

for news media reports on the same two subjects (1) intestinal microbiota and Crohn’sdisease and (2) intestinal microbiota and obesity.
Finally, submit the following:
Cite both research articles and both news articles in APA format.

Write a short (3 to 4 sentence) summary of the research articles you found using Health Source.
Answer the following questions:
- Do the abstracts of the research articles indicate there is evidence that studying intestinal microbiota can help doctors understand Crohn’s disease and/or obesity?
- In the case of Crohn’sdisease, does the scientific report give you confidence that the news report is accurate? Why or why not?
- In the case of obesity, does the scientific report give you confidence that the news report is accurate? Why or why not?

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