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).

Sleeve gastrectomy often worsens GERD

Posted on: 06/02/2014 - 16:10

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy not only fails to improve gastroesophageal reflux disease in most patients who undergo the weight-loss procedure, it actually worsens GERD symptoms in many of them and...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...
Type: News Item

IBD linked to increased risk of certain cancers

Posted on: 01/02/2014 - 05:01

Immunosuppressive therapies for inflammatory bowel disease do not appear to be implicated in the increased risk for melanomas and hematologic malignancies seen in these patients, based on the results...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...
Type: News Item

Immunosuppressive therapy ups risk for skin cancers

Posted on: 23/01/2014 - 20:48

HOLLYWOOD, FLA. – Current and previous use of thiopurines, biologics, and combination therapies are all independent risk factors for skin cancer, according to expert analysis given at a conference on inflammatory bowel diseases. Although population-based cohort studies have shown that the baseline... more

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...
Type: News Item

Immunosuppressive therapy ups risk for skin cancers

Posted on: 23/01/2014 - 14:35

HOLLYWOOD, FLA. – Current and previous use of thiopurines, biologics, and combination therapies are all independent risk factors for skin cancer, according to expert analysis given at a conference on...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...
Type: News Item

The price and cost of hepatitis C treatment

Posted on: 16/01/2014 - 19:55

Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major cause of liver disease affecting 180 million people globally. HCV infection, both silent and slow in its revelation, and devastating in its...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...
Type: News Item

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