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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).

Sleeve gastrectomy cut biochemical cardiac risk factors

Posted on: 06/10/2015 - 21:58

CHICAGO – Many traditional and novel biochemical cardiac risk markers show dramatic and stable improvements following sleeve gastrectomy, a prospective, observational study shows. C-reactive protein...

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Hepatitis C drove steep rises in cirrhosis, HCC, and related deaths

Posted on: 06/10/2015 - 19:40

Cirrhosis nearly doubled among Veterans Affairs patients between 2001 and 2013, while cirrhosis-related mortality rose by about 50% and deaths from hepatocellular carcinoma almost tripled,...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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Duodenoscope manufacturers ordered to conduct surveillance studies

Posted on: 06/10/2015 - 17:35

All U.S. manufacturers of duodenoscopes have been ordered to undertake postmarket surveillance studies of their devices to better determine how they are used in the real world, according to a press...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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Anal, colorectal, liver cancer rising among HIV positive

Posted on: 05/10/2015 - 22:00

The cumulative rates of anal, colorectal, and liver cancers are increasing among HIV-positive patients, mainly because in the antiretroviral era they are living long enough for these malignancies to...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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Anti-TNFs for IBD may double relative risk of demyelinating diseases

Posted on: 05/10/2015 - 16:00

Anti-TNF therapy for inflammatory bowel disease appears to double the relative risk of developing central demyelinating disease, though the absolute risk remains small, according to a preliminary...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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Narrow-band colonoscopy faster, as sensitive as white light in ulcerative colitis

Posted on: 01/10/2015 - 18:01

Among patients with ulcerative colitis (UC), narrow-band imaging colonoscopy with targeted and segmental biopsy specimens was faster, needed fewer specimens, and was as sensitive for detecting...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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High death rates for IBD patients who underwent emergency resections

Posted on: 01/10/2015 - 06:01

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) were about five to eight times more likely to die after emergency intestinal resection as opposed to elective surgery, a large meta-analysis...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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Shorter colonoscopies tied to higher colorectal cancer rates

Posted on: 01/10/2015 - 06:01

Risk of interval colorectal cancer (CRC) more than doubled when average withdrawal times during routine colonoscopy were less than 6 minutes, investigators reported in the October issue of...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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PCORI approves $83 million for HCV, rare disease research

Posted on: 29/09/2015 - 21:05

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) board has approved $83 million in funding for research on hepatitis C virus and other diseases, the group announced Sept. 28. Two of the 26...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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ESC: New support for aspirin’s anticancer effect

Posted on: 28/09/2015 - 14:50

Each of three new case-control studies concluded that daily low-dose aspirin for cardiovascular prevention reduced the risk of developing colorectal c

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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