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DDW: Scheduled for a colonoscopy? Pass the pretzels!

Posted on: 18/05/2015 - 20:29

WASHINGTON – A novel, edible colon preparation could make obsolete the fasting and large volume of salty liquid cleansing that keep many a patient from completing their colonoscopies. A pilot study...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Reconstruction, transplantation successful for gut failure after bariatric surgery

Posted on: 18/05/2015 - 19:22

SAN DIEGO – Treating gut failure after bariatric surgery involves meeting patients’ nutritional needs while avoiding a recurrence of morbid obesity, according to Dr. Kareem Abu-Elmagd of the...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

The GLUTOX Trial: Getting closer to identifying nonceliac gluten sensitivity

Posted on: 17/05/2015 - 23:00

WASHINGTON – A simple dietary challenge may help identify nonceliac gluten sensitivity in patients with gastrointestinal functional disorders, resul... More »

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

AUA: Very low-risk prostate cancers cause few deaths over 15 years

Posted on: 17/05/2015 - 22:44

NEW ORLEANS – Long-term active surveillance seems to be a safe and effective way to avoid overtreatment in men with low- and very low-risk prostate ... More »

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

ATS: Nintedanib found effective for IPF up to 76 weeks

Posted on: 17/05/2015 - 21:14

DENVER – The use of nintedanib 150 mg twice daily has been shown to slow disease progression in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis up to 76... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

DDW: Barrett’s ‘indefinite for dysplasia’ may be cancer harbinger

Posted on: 17/05/2015 - 17:36

WASHINGTON – A diagnosis of Barrett’s esophagus “indefinite for dysplasia” doesn’t mean that the patient is home free; it may, in fact, be a... More »

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

DDW: Barrett’s ‘indefinite for dysplasia’ may be cancer harbinger

Posted on: 17/05/2015 - 17:36

WASHINGTON – A diagnosis of Barrett’s esophagus “indefinite for dysplasia” doesn’t mean that the patient is home free; it may, in fact, be a... More »

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

DDW: Significant worker productivity gains with newer hepatitis C drugs

Posted on: 17/05/2015 - 15:25

Achieving a cure in hepatitis C infection could result in significant economic gains, with a study estimating that the beneficial effects in terms of ... More »

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

DDW: Biologic agents improve Crohn’s disease picture

Posted on: 17/05/2015 - 15:08

WASHINGTON – The course of Crohn’s disease has changed for the better since the introduction of biological therapies and other treatments in the l... More »

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

DDW: Statin use associated with significantly lower risk of new-onset IBD

Posted on: 16/05/2015 - 21:33

WASHINGTON – A prescription for a statin was associated with about a 40% lower risk of new-onset inflammatory bowel disease in a study that evaluate... More »

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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