Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Gastric bypass induces diabetes remission in obese patients

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WASHINGTON (IMNG) – Gastric bypass surgery resulted in significantly more weight loss and also improved measures of glycemic control signi...
Friday, September 27, 2013

Gestational diabetes linked to sleep apnea

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Women with gestational diabetes are nearly seven times more likely to have sleep apnea and to sleep an average of one hour less nightly th...
Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Call to restrict PPI use in hospitals

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Proton pump inhibitors substantially raise the risk of hospital-related  C. difficile  infection and clinicians “should strongly consider r...
Monday, September 23, 2013

Studies show long-term benefits of colorectal cancer screening

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Both colonoscopy and fecal occult-blood testing lead to lasting reductions in the risk of death from colorectal cancer, according to a pair...

Diabetics’ stroke risk post MI has plummeted

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September 23, 2013 BY BRUCE JANCIN AMSTERDAM (IMNG) – The risk of ischemic stroke following an acute myocardial infarction in diabetes ...
Saturday, September 14, 2013

Almost 2 million try to quit smoking in wake of CDC campaign

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Almost 2 million Americans tried to quit smoking in the wake of a 2012 government educational campaign, and at least 100,000 of them have ...

No inverse link found between H. pylori and gastroesophageal reflux disease

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Helicobacter pylori  was found to have a strong inverse link with Barrett’s esophagus, but not with symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux di...

Abraxane approved for late-stage pancreatic cancer

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September 10, 2013 ST LOUIS (MD Consult) - On September 6, 2013, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved  Abraxane  (paclit...

Hospital Clostridium difficile cases nearly doubled during 2000s

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DENVER (IMNG) – The incidence of  Clostridium difficile  infections in United States hospitals nearly doubled between 2001 and 2010, with ...
Thursday, July 25, 2013

Gastroenterologists generating less revenue for hospitals

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Average annual hospital revenue generated by gastroenterologists dropped 4.5% from 2010 to 2013, according to  a survey  by physician job ...
Monday, December 12, 2011

Half of patients relapsed after infliximab cessation

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December 8, 2011 BY DENISE NAPOLI Roughly half of Crohn’s...

HCV infection may predict coronary artery disease

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December 9, 2011 BY HEIDI SPLETE NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. (EG...

Outcomes of transplant for acute liver failure improve steadily

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December 12, 2011 BY SUSAN LONDON SAN FRANCISCO (EGMN) – ...
Thursday, December 01, 2011

More Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Requiring Transplant

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Neil Canavan November 28, 2011 (San Francisco, California) — Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) as an indication for liver transplantati...

Hepatitis screening offered with routine colonoscopy accepted by 75%

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November 23, 2011 BY HEIDI SPLETE NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. (E...

Meta-analysis supports lower colorectal cancer risk with high fiber intake

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November 26, 2011 ST LOUIS (MD Consult) - A high intake...

Endoscopist training program boosts polyp detection rate

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November 29, 2011 BY HEIDI SPLETE NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. (E...

Excessive vitamin D intake may elevate AF risk

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November 30, 2011 BY MITCHEL L. ZOLER ORLANDO (EGMN) – People with an excessive blood l...
Friday, November 18, 2011

No increase in cardiovascular risks for obese kids who become normal-weight adults

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November 17, 2011 ST LOUIS (MD Consult) - Among children who are overweight or obese, cardiovascular risk factors are not increased ...
Saturday, November 05, 2011

NSAIDs Can Raise Risk for Crohn's Disease

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November 2, 2011 (National Harbor, Maryland/Washington, DC) — High doses of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), longer duration o...