IMN || Gastroenterology

Hepatitis C drugs pricey, but cure is priceless

Posted on: 28/04/2014 - 18:05

It was almost as if someone decided April would be hepatitis C month. In case you hadn’t notice, April saw publication of six separate articles in the New England Journal of Medicine on what were...

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

Type: News Item

Simeprevir and sofosbuvir combo offers high SVR rates

Posted on: 24/04/2014 - 19:10

LONDON – Cure rates of 93%-100% were achieved in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus genotype 1 treated with both simeprevir and sofosbuvir despite the presence of advanced cirrhosis in a phase...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Herbal medicines and supplements carry risk of hepatoxicity

Posted on: 23/04/2014 - 18:14

LONDON – Herbal medicines and other home remedies or supplements are a significant cause of hepatotoxicity experts warned recently during a symposium at the International Liver Congress, which...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Alterations in taste, smell common after gastric bypass

Posted on: 23/04/2014 - 14:45

Alterations in taste and smell, including aversions to many foods, are common following gastric bypass surgery, according to a report published online in Obesity Surgery. Most of the literature...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Alterations in taste, smell common after gastric bypass

Posted on: 23/04/2014 - 14:45

Alterations in taste and smell, including aversions to many foods, are common following gastric bypass surgery, according to a report published online in Obesity Surgery. Most of the literature...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Study backs bariatric surgery center accreditation

Posted on: 22/04/2014 - 20:55

BOSTON – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may have dropped its accreditation requirement for bariatric surgery centers, but that hasn’t stopped the flow of data calling into question...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

All-oral, triple-acting HCV regimen cures more than 90% of cirrhotic cases

Posted on: 18/04/2014 - 18:50

LONDON – More than 90% of patients with chronic hepatitis C and compensated cirrhosis treated with a triple-acting, all-oral, direct-acting antiviral (DAA) regimen achieved sustained virologic...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Simvastatin improves survival in cirrhosis-linked variceal bleeding

Posted on: 17/04/2014 - 18:10

LONDON – Simvastatin improves short-term survival after variceal bleeding in patients with cirrhosis, results of a phase III, randomized, double blind study have shown. At 2 years’ follow-up in the...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Data derail dogma of elective diverticulitis surgery

Posted on: 17/04/2014 - 15:35

BOSTON – The risks of readmission and emergency surgery are low for patients with acute diverticulitis initially managed nonoperatively, a population-based, competing risk analysis found. At a...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Antiviral combo pill cures HCV in 8-12 weeks

Posted on: 16/04/2014 - 18:55

LONDON – A single daily pill containing two novel antiviral agents produced sustained virologic response rates of more than 90% in as little as 8-12 weeks in three multicenter, open-label phase III...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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