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).

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...

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Clinical factors associated with IBD can increase risk of CMV disease

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

Specific clinical features present in patients with inflammatory bowel disease can significantly increase their risks for developing cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease, according to a study published in...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

FDA approves IV antibacterial for complicated UTIs, abdominal infections

Posted on: 30/12/2014 - 12:35

A combination of a cephalosporin and a beta-lactamase inhibitor in an intravenous formulation has been approved for treating complicated intra-abdominal infections and complicated urinary tract...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Rx for specialists: Know how ACA affects patients’ ability to pay for meds

Posted on: 23/12/2014 - 21:03

ORLANDO – Despite recent, significant shifts in health care coverage thanks to the Affordable Care Act, many specialists are unaware of how patients pay for pricey prescriptions such as biologics....

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

HCV continuum critical to providing better care in urban areas

Posted on: 22/12/2014 - 13:03

By mapping the testing and care of patients with the hepatitis C virus on a continuum, health care providers can get a better picture of the stages at which the disease is being managed effectively...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

FDA approves four-drug combination for HCV

Posted on: 19/12/2014 - 21:51

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the four-drug combination package Viekira Pak for the treatment of hepatitis C virus genotype 1 infection with or without cirrhosis, the agency announced...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Faster clearance of vedolizumab associated with less mucosal healing in UC

Posted on: 15/12/2014 - 22:48

ORLANDO – Ulcerative colitis sufferers with higher vedolizumab trough scores at 6 weeks in the GEMINI-1 study were found to have higher rates of mucosal healing, a post hoc, population...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Nursing home-onset C. difficile infections cut wide swath

Posted on: 14/12/2014 - 20:35

PHILADELPHIA – Clostridium difficile infections among nursing home residents resulted in some 31,000 hospitalizations and 9,000 deaths nationally in 2012, population-based surveillance data...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Adding terlipressin didn’t help hepatorenal syndrome

Posted on: 11/12/2014 - 22:40

BOSTON – Treating patients with hepatorenal syndrome type 1 for up to 14 days using terlipressin plus albumin rather than albumin alone did not improve the chances of confirmed reversal of...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Diet, exercise reduced portal hypertension in obese cirrhotic patients

Posted on: 10/12/2014 - 19:56

BOSTON – A 16-week diet and exercise program reduced body weight and portal pressure in a prospective pilot study of 50 obese patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension. Twenty-six patients...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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