H. pylori infection signals less severe peptic ulcer disease
Outcomes of peptic ulcer bleeding tend to be better in people who test positive for Helicobacter pylori infection than in non-infected individuals, US researchers have found. (Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology)
Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology - July 26, 2013 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Polyp growth identifies colorectal cancer
Monitoring colorectal polyp growth with computed tomography could help target treatment in patients undergoing routine colorectal cancer surveillance, research suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology)
Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology - June 20, 2013 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Constipation builds up QoL, mortality risks
Australian researchers highlight the widespread impact of constipation on both quality of life and longevity, finding the majority of women experience symptoms in later life. (Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology)
Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology - May 24, 2013 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Exclusion diet boosts anal fissure healing
Research published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology shows that an exclusion diet combined with medical treatment can increase healing rates in patients with chronic anal fissure who have been referred for surgery. (Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology)
Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology - May 1, 2013 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Educational cartoon boosts worm infection prevention
Researchers in China have found that a health education package targeted at schoolchildren can improve hygiene behaviors and reduce the incidence of soil-transmitted helminth infection. (Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology)
Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology - April 29, 2013 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Epstein–Barr virus linked to improved gastric cancer survival
Research shows that Epstein–Barr virus positivity in gastric tumor cells is associated with improved prognosis. (Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology)
Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology - April 27, 2013 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Surgery extends life for metastatic colorectal cancer patients
Individuals with colorectal cancer that has metastasized to the liver or lung live longer after curative surgery plus chemotherapy than their counterparts who receive palliative chemotherapy alone, report researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology)
Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology - April 25, 2013 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Crohn’s permanent stoma rates plummet in post-biologic era
Permanent stoma creation in patients with extensive Crohn’s disease has fallen to a third of its previous rate following the advent of biologic therapy, research shows. (Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology)
Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology - April 24, 2013 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Orlistat liver injury link questioned
Researchers have found that users of the obesity drug, orlistat, have an increased risk for acute liver injury compared with non-users in the time period prior to taking the drug. (Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology)
Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology - April 22, 2013 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Surgery should not be default for rectoceles
Researchers have found no difference in anorectal physiology or severity of obstructed defecation syndrome between patients with and without rectoceles. (Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology)
Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology - April 18, 2013 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Infant colic implicated in childhood migraines
Infants who suffer from colic are more likely to experience migraine, but not tension headaches, in later childhood and adolescence than those who do not, show study results published in JAMA. (Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology)
Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology - April 18, 2013 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
PPIs alone not linked to gastrointestinal infection
Researchers have shown that a previously suggested link between the use of proton pump inhibitors and gastrointestinal infections with Campylobacter and Salmonella is due to the characteristics of the patients and not the drugs themselves. (Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology)
Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology - April 18, 2013 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Infant colic implicated in childhood migraines
Infants who suffer from colic are more likely to experience migraine, but not tension headaches, in later childhood and adolescence than those who do not, show study results published in JAMA. (Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology)
Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology - April 18, 2013 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
PPIs alone not linked to gastrointestinal infection
Researchers have shown that a previously suggested link between the use of proton pump inhibitors and gastrointestinal infections with Campylobacter and Salmonella is due to the characteristics of the patients and not the drugs themselves. (Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology)
Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology - April 18, 2013 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
