Saturday, June 14, 2014

Mesalazine didn’t help diarrhea-predominant IBS

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CHICAGO (FRONTLINE MEDICAL NEWS) – Treating diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome with mesalazine for 12 weeks failed to improve sto...

Azathioprine, anti-TNF monotherapy safe in IBD pregnancy

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CHICAGO (FRONTLINE MEDICAL NEWS) – Women with inflammatory bowel disease can safely continue monotherapy with azathioprine/6-mercaptopurine ...
Friday, May 30, 2014

الارتداد المعدي المريئي - الدكتور / وليد يوسف فرح استشاري امراض الجهاز الهضمي والكبد

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مقدمة المريء هو أنبوب عضلي ضيق يبلغ طوله حوالي 40 سنتيمتر . ويبدأ بعد اللسان وينتهي في المعدة يتألف من ثلاث طبقات ليفية من الخارج وعضلية...
Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Early endoscopic follow-up nets dysplasia in 9.5% of Barrett’s

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CHICAGO (FRONTLINE MEDICAL NEWS) – Early endoscopic follow-up within 24 months detected dysplasia in nearly one in 10 patients with nondyspl...

Infliximab monitoring during remission limits IBD flare-ups

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Trough infliximab concentrations were measured in patients who were in clinical remission at about 1 year on maintenance therapy. When troug...

Fecal transplant falls short in UC, but may not be the end

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CHICAGO (FRONTLINE MEDICAL NEWS) – Results were negative from the first randomized placebo-controlled trial of fecal microbiota transplant i...
Friday, April 18, 2014

Gut microbiota may play a role in the development of alcoholic liver disease

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London, UK, Saturday 12 April 2014: Exciting new data presented today at the International Liver Congress™ 2014 shows that the gut microbiot...

New Chinese herbal medicine has significant potential in treating Hepatitis C

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London, UK, Saturday 12 April 2014: Data from a late-breaking abstract presented at the International Liver CongressTM 2014 identifies a new...
Sunday, March 16, 2014

High rate of ED visits for insulin-related hypoglycemia

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ST LOUIS - Insulin-related hypoglycemia and errors (IHEs) account for close to 100,000 emergency department (ED) visits per year in the Uni...
Saturday, January 18, 2014

Distinct Presentation of Autoimmune Hepatitis in the Elderly

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Distinct Presentation of Autoimmune Hepatitis in the Elderly
Friday, January 17, 2014

Dual-vaccine therapy prolonged survival in pancreatic cancer

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SAN FRANCISCO (FRONTLINE MEDICAL NEWS) – Serial administration of two vaccines that stimulate the immune response to pancreatic cancer antig...
Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Low hospital readmission rates apply across diagnoses

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ST LOUIS (MD Consult) - Hospitals with lower 30-day readmission rates have a lower number of readmissions across a wide range of diagnoses a...
Friday, January 10, 2014

Never exceed dose of constipation drugs containing sodium phosphate, FDA warns

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ST LOUIS (MD Consult) - On January 8, 2014, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an alert concerning the use of over-the-counter...
Monday, January 06, 2014

Resecting residual gastrointestinal stromal tumors improved survival

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SAN FRANCISCO (IMNG)– Surgically removing residual gastrointestinal stromal tumors in patients who respond to imatinib therapy significantly...
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 ...