IMN || Gastroenterology

Increased intestinal permeability is central to alcoholic hepatitis

Posted on: 16/06/2014 - 20:30

CHICAGO – Why is it that only about 20% of individuals who consume 10 or more alcoholic drinks daily for years on end will develop alcoholic hepatitis? New insight into the mechanism of this...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Mesalazine didn’t help diarrhea-predominant IBS

Posted on: 10/06/2014 - 19:40

CHICAGO – Treating diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome with mesalazine for 12 weeks failed to improve stool frequency or other symptoms, compared with placebo, in a multicenter, randomized...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Novel noninvasive therapy for extraesophageal reflux

Posted on: 10/06/2014 - 14:15

CHICAGO – A novel, externally worn device for the treatment of extraesophageal reflux proved effective, safe, and well tolerated in a multicenter clinical trial. "Given the poor response to...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Statins linked to lower physical activity

Posted on: 09/06/2014 - 21:00

Initiating statin therapy in older men was associated with a modest but significant drop in physical activity, according findings from a large, observational study published online June 9 in JAMA...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Azathioprine, anti-TNF monotherapy safe in IBD pregnancy

Posted on: 09/06/2014 - 15:35

CHICAGO – Women with inflammatory bowel disease can safely continue monotherapy with azathioprine/6-mercaptopurine or antitumor necrosis–alpha agents during pregnancy to maintain remission, according...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Azathioprine, anti-TNF monotherapy safe in IBD pregnancy

Posted on: 09/06/2014 - 15:35

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Norfloxacin reduced inflammatory bowel syndrome symptoms

Posted on: 03/06/2014 - 17:35

CHICAGO – Norfloxacin therapy relieved symptoms of inflammatory bowel syndrome better than placebo did in a prospective study of 80 patients, especially in patients with small intestinal bacterial...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Tests may help before liver transplant, not after

Posted on: 03/06/2014 - 15:15

CHICAGO – Two laboratory measurements that are commonly used to assess the cause of symptomatic ascites before liver transplant may be deceptive when used to assess posttransplant ascites, a...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Ramosetron offers IBS-D alternative

Posted on: 01/06/2014 - 05:01

Once-daily ramosetron improved stool consistency in male patients with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome, Dr. Shin Fukudo and colleagues reported in the June issue of Clinical...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Diet modifications highly effective in EoE

Posted on: 01/06/2014 - 05:01

An elemental diet was more than 90% effective in inducing histologic remission in eosinophilic esophagitis patients, reported Dr. Ángel Arias and colleagues in the June issue of...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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