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Referral centers varied significantly in IBD treatment approaches

Posted on: 01/06/2015 - 07:01

Even high-volume referral centers varied significantly in their use of immunomodulators and some other therapies for patients with inflammatory bowel disease, particularly Crohn’s disease, a...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Oxidized low-density lipoprotein predicted chronic HCV interferon response

Posted on: 01/05/2015 - 05:01

Oxidized low-density lipoprotein prevented hepatitis C virus from entering liver cells and predicted interferon response among patients with chronic H... More »

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Visible light spectrography should be used in diagnosing chronic gastrointestinal ischemia

Posted on: 01/01/2015 - 05:01

Using visible light spectrography in the diagnosis of patients with suspected chronic gastrointestinal ischemia can lead to more accurate diagnoses, more-effective treatment regimens, and,...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Infliximab serum concentrations, efficacy linked in ulcerative colitis

Posted on: 01/12/2014 - 20:00

Higher serum concentrations of infliximab are associated with clinical response, mucosal healing, and clinical remission in adults with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis, according to post hoc...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Aramchol shows promise for NAFLD; resveratrol disappoints

Posted on: 01/12/2014 - 20:00

Administration of a novel fatty acid–bile acid conjugate safely and significantly reduced liver fat content in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in a phase II trial. Administration of...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Model could cut CT scans of patients with Crohn’s disease by 43%

Posted on: 01/10/2014 - 08:00

A risk stratification model that determined whether patients with Crohn’s disease needed computed tomography cut scans of these patients in emergency departments by 43%, with a miss rate of only...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Long-term postoperative infliximab prevents Crohn’s recurrence

Posted on: 01/09/2014 - 05:01

Maintenance treatment with infliximab beyond 1 year after ileocolonic resection for Crohn’s disease was associated with reduced recurrence in a prospective, open-label long-term follow-up...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Ramosetron offers IBS-D alternative

Posted on: 01/06/2014 - 05:01

Once-daily ramosetron improved stool consistency in male patients with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome, Dr. Shin Fukudo and colleagues reported in the June issue of Clinical...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Diet modifications highly effective in EoE

Posted on: 01/06/2014 - 05:01

An elemental diet was more than 90% effective in inducing histologic remission in eosinophilic esophagitis patients, reported Dr. Ángel Arias and colleagues in the June issue of...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Aim for deep remission, high troughs in Crohn’s

Posted on: 01/03/2014 - 05:01

"Deep remission" of Crohn’s disease is associated with better quality of life, physical function, and cost savings. Moreover, this composite clinical and endoscopic endpoint may be best...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Referral centers varied significantly in IBD treatment approaches

Oxidized low-density lipoprotein predicted chronic HCV interferon response

Visible light spectrography should be used in diagnosing chronic gastrointestinal ischemia

Infliximab serum concentrations, efficacy linked in ulcerative colitis

Aramchol shows promise for NAFLD; resveratrol disappoints

Model could cut CT scans of patients with Crohn’s disease by 43%

VIDEO: Long-term postoperative infliximab prevents Crohn’s recurrence

Ramosetron offers IBS-D alternative

Diet modifications highly effective in EoE

Aim for deep remission, high troughs in Crohn’s

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