Gastroentero...

Gastroenterology (MeSH heading)[1] is a branch of medicine focused on the digestive system and its disorders. The name is a combination of three Ancient Greek words gaster (gen.: gastros) (stomach), enteron (intestine), and logos (reason). In the United States, Gastroenterology is an Internal Medicine Subspecialty certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) and theAmerican Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine (AOBIM).

VIDEO: 12-week HCV retreatment effective if short course fails

Posted on: 18/11/2015 - 13:22

SAN FRANCISCO – Can patients who fail short-course treatment for hepatitis C and show high levels of resistance to an antiviral drug still respond to standard 12-week therapy? “There were initially...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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Sofosbuvir/R yields benefits in compassionate use HCV program

Posted on: 17/11/2015 - 23:23

SAN FRANCISCO – The direct-acting antiviral sofosbuvir plus ribavirin (SOF/R) improved liver function in patients with hepatitis C virus infection who were awaiting liver transplant and it produced a...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Longer HCV therapy worked even after short-term failures

Posted on: 17/11/2015 - 21:40

SAN FRANCISCO – Patients with hepatitis C who fail short-course antiviral treatment may still be able to achieve a cure using longer-duration therapies plus ribavirin, a small study has...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Multitargeted drug combination promising when new HCV antivirals fail

Posted on: 17/11/2015 - 21:22

SAN FRANCISCO – A five-drug regimen of direct-acting antiviral agents with diverse targets appears to be highly effective as a retreatment in patients infected with the hepatitis C virus patients who...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Regimen effective in genotype 3 HCV despite advanced cirrhosis

Posted on: 17/11/2015 - 19:45

SAN FRANCISCO – Sustained virologic response in patients with genotype 3 hepatitis C virus infection and advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis was achieved in 88% of those treated with a daclatasvir-based...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Antigen test could simplify HCV screening

Posted on: 17/11/2015 - 19:34

SAN FRANCISCO – Hepatitis C testing can be time consuming, expensive, and not widely available, but a new test focused on hepatitis C antigen detection might simplify the process and reduce its...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Inappropriate hepatitis A, B tests may be widespread in hospitals

Posted on: 17/11/2015 - 19:14

SAN FRANCISCO – A majority of inpatients with suspected acute hepatitis A and acute hepatitis B underwent inappropriate ordering of lab tests for those conditions, a study in one U.S. medical center...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Novel botanical drug reduces hepatic fat content

Posted on: 17/11/2015 - 18:04

SAN FRANCISCO – Twelve weeks of treatment with a novel botanical drug extracted from Magnolia officinalis safely and significantly reduced hepatic fat content in a dose-dependent manner among...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

ASTRAL-1: High SVR12 with sofosbuvir/velpatasvir combo for HCV

Posted on: 17/11/2015 - 17:21

SAN FRANCISCO – Once-daily treatment with fixed-dose combination sofosbuvir/velpatasvir for 12 weeks was well tolerated and resulted in high sustained virologic response rates in hepatitis C–infected...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Cellular therapy benefit limited to young alcoholic hepatitis patients

Posted on: 17/11/2015 - 17:20

SAN FRANCISCO – The only patients with alcoholic hepatitis to derive a survival benefit from extracorporeal hepatocellular therapy with C3A hepatoma cells were those who were young and had low Model...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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