Commonwealth Laboratories, Inc. and Health Point Press Announce a New Association Which Will Work to Promote Small Intestinal Bacteria Overgrowth (SIBO) and Its Correlation to Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

LYNN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Commonwealth Laboratories, Inc. and Health Point Press; publisher of “A New IBS Solution” by Dr. Mark Pimentel, are proud to announce their new partnership which will work to create and maintain multiple educational platforms to promote and provide information on Small Intestinal Bacteria Overgrowth (SIBO).

Small Intestinal Bacteria Overgrowth (SIBO) is a condition in which abnormally large numbers of bacteria, 100,000 bacteria per ml of fluid or more, are present in the small intestine. In SIBO, the form of bacteria in the small intestine is much more indicative of the bacteria of the colon and not the small intestine.

In 2006; Health Point Press, a California-based company, published a book by Dr. Mark Pimentel, Director of the GI Motility Unit at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, CA. The book outlines SIBO and, most importantly, the direct correlation it has to Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Furthermore, it explains a specific protocol for disburdening patients of their discomfort and leading them back toward a higher quality of life.

Commonwealth Laboratories, Inc. is referenced throughout the book as the recommended testing laboratory to help aid in the diagnosis of SIBO. Together, Commonwealth Laboratories, Inc. and Health Point Press look forward to providing continuous education on SIBO and its affects.

Headquartered in Lynn, Massachusetts, Commonwealth Laboratories offers specialized, laboratory-based Hydrogen Breath Testing services. Its tests are ordered by physicians and given to patients either to administer the test in the comfort of their own home, or to take in the office. The test is then mailed back to the lab using prepaid postage and the results are delivered back to the physician. Commonwealth maintains a staff of physicians, board certified toxicologists and certified medical technologists to assist in immediate result interpretation or to answer any other question a client may have. Clients can access their results through our secure, HIPAA Compliant website at www.hydrogenbreathtesting.com or have results faxed to a secure line.

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