Saturday, December 21, 2013

Misdiagnosis, noncompliance often culprits in refractory celiac disease

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Refractory celiac disease is often the result of patients having either received an incorrect diagnosis, or their noncompliance, according t...

Thrombosis precautions in IBD not met in two-thirds of high-risk cases

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HOLLYWOOD, FLA. (FRONTLINE MEDICAL NEWS) – The relative risk of thromboembolic events is greater in inpatient inflammatory bowel disease pat...
Saturday, December 07, 2013

Bariatric surgery benefits in type 2 diabetes linked to disease duration

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MELBOURNE (FRONTLINE MEDICAL NEWS) – The benefits of bariatric surgery in people with type 2 diabetes are significantly reduced with longer ...
Saturday, November 30, 2013

DOs and DON’Ts in Managing GERD ( GastroEsophageal Reflux Disease ) :

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DO eat a healthy diet, rich in fruits, vegetables, and low-fat dairy products. Lower your intake of saturated and total fats. DO raise the...
Friday, November 29, 2013

Restrictions on use of diabetes drug rosiglitazone lifted after FDA re-examines cardiovascular risk data

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ST LOUIS - On November 25, 2013, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety alert stating that it is requiring the removal of...
Saturday, November 23, 2013

FDA warns of risk of myocardial infarction and death with use of certain cardiac stress test drugs

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On November 20, 2013, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning concerning the rare risk of myocardial infarction (MI) and ...

High schoolers smoking more cigars, pipes, e-cigarettes

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BY RICHARD FRANKI Overall use of tobacco among high school students decreased from 2011 to 2012, but cigar and pipe smoking went up, as did ...
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) – ...