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).

Sofosbuvir plus velpatasvir effective at treating HCV genotype 1 and 3 patients

Posted on: 10/11/2015 - 20:55

Patients with genotype 1 or 3 hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection responded well to therapy with 400 mg of sofosbuvir combined with 100 mg of velpatasvir for 12 weeks, in a randomized, phase II,...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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Sofusbuvir-velpatasvir combo effective in treatment-naive HCV patients

Posted on: 10/11/2015 - 19:17

A combination of sofosbuvir and velpatasvir effectively treated all six hepatitis C virus genotypes in treatment-naive patients without cirrhosis, according to Dr. Gregory T. Everson and his...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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Empagliflozin benefited type 2 diabetes patients with CKD

Posted on: 10/11/2015 - 17:07

SAN DIEGO – Empagliflozin used in conjunction with standard of care significantly improved renal outcomes in adults with type 2 diabetes, results from a large randomized trial showed. “These...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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ACS: Health, weight benefits of gastric bypass durable at 10 years

Posted on: 10/11/2015 - 16:20

CHICAGO – Weight loss and comorbidity reduction from Roux-en-Y gastric bypass remain durable at 10 years, according to a...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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Shingles vaccine protection lasted 5-6 years in autoimmune disease patients

Posted on: 08/11/2015 - 00:30

Protection against shingles appeared to wane between the fifth and sixth years after patients with autoimmune diseases received the live herpes zoster vaccine, according to a large retrospective...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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Stroke risk rose in autoimmune disease patients after herpes zoster

Posted on: 08/11/2015 - 00:30

Stroke risk was 50% higher in the month after patients with autoimmune diseases developed herpes zoster, compared with the next 2-6 years, according to Dr. Leonard H. Calabrese. “These data provide...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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ACS: No clear answers to black patients’ worse rectal cancer outcomes

Posted on: 07/11/2015 - 17:17

CHICAGO – Access to equal care decreases but does not eliminate the survival disparities between black and white patients with rectal cancer, according to investigators from the University of...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Transcription factor loss linked to worse colorectal cancer outcomes

Posted on: 07/11/2015 - 16:19

BOSTON– Colorectal cancers arising in the hindgut are more likely to have loss or mutation of the transcription factor SMAD4 than are tumors arising in the proximal two-thirds of the colon, and that...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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Antidepressants for functional dyspepsia

Posted on: 05/11/2015 - 15:08

Functional, a.k.a. “nonulcer,” dyspepsia is a challenging diagnosis and likely afflicts many more patients than we have identified in our practices. Functional dyspepsia (FD) is defined by the...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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Commentary: Red meat and cancer risk – what your patients should know

Posted on: 03/11/2015 - 22:43

It may have come as a surprise to the approximately 60% of Americans who consume red or processed meat that the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a part of the World Health...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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