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).

IBD, especially Crohn’s disease, linked to cervical neoplasia

Posted on: 14/10/2014 - 19:53

Women who have inflammatory bowel disease, particularly those with Crohn’s disease, are at increased risk for developing cervical neoplasia, according to a report published online in Clinical...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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Early data find frozen fecal capsules effective for C. difficile

Posted on: 11/10/2014 - 20:00

Treatment of relapsing or recurrent Clostridium difficile infection with frozen, orally administered capsules containing a solution of fecal matter from healthy unrelated donors had promising...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

FDA approves hepatitis C combination pill

Posted on: 11/10/2014 - 16:34

The first combination pill to treat chronic hepatitis C virus genotype 1 infection was approved by the Food and Drug Administration Oct. 10. The once-daily tablet under the trade name Harvoni...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Efficacy, not tolerability, of bowel prep is primary

Posted on: 09/10/2014 - 18:38

The efficacy, not the tolerability, of bowel cleansing is the primary concern in patients undergoing colonoscopy, because of the substantial adverse consequences of inadequate bowel preparation,...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

VIDEO: New drug shows efficacy in metastatic CRC

Posted on: 09/10/2014 - 16:13

MADRID – Results from a phase III trial of a new drug, TAS-102, that mimics the action of fluorouracil showed that it significantly boosted overall survival in heavily pretreated patients with...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Duodenoscopes transmitted resistant E. coli to 39 patients

Posted on: 07/10/2014 - 21:18

Contaminated duodenoscopes triggered a 2013 outbreak of a rare strain of Escherichia coli infections at a single hospital in northeastern Illinois, according to a report published online Oct....

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

New drug boosts survival in metastatic CRC

Posted on: 07/10/2014 - 14:50

MADRID – Treatment with a new nucleoside-analogue drug produced clinically meaningful improvements in survival and performance status in a phase III trial that enrolled 800 patients with metastatic...

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

MicroRNA test improved preop pancreatic cancer diagnosis

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

Cytology and a microRNA-based test identified pancreatic cancer 91% of the time in specimens obtained by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration – a substantial improvement, compared with...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Drug combinations found to increase upper gastrointestinal bleeding risk

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

Combining nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors increased the risk of upper gastrointestinal bleeding by up to 190% beyond the baseline risk found for...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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