Many people who take part in clinical trials never find out whether they were treated with the active medication being studied or just a placebo,

After liver transplantation in children, Doppler ultrasonography allows the detection and urgent revascularization of early hepatic artery thrombosis, according to a report in the November

The effect of posture on renal function in patients with preascitic cirrhosis appears to be linked to loss of tubuloglomerular feedback, Italian researchers report in

Hemodialysis patients respond better to hepatitis B vaccination if they are receiving more efficient dialysis, as measured by Kt/V, Croatian researchers report.  Dr. Vedran Kovacic

It may be time to change the way we screen for celiac disease (CD), according to the results of a population-based study reported in the

In a series of 68 patients who underwent virtual endoscopy (VE) for evaluation of the common biliary tract, VE was more effective than maximum intensity

A live, attenuated human rotavirus vaccine appears safe and effective after 2 years of follow-up in healthy infants, according to a report in the November

Single-dose azithromycin was as effective as three-day erythromycin for the treatment of children with cholera, according to the results of a double-blind randomized trial reported

 Hepatitis C virus (HCV) replicates in sweat glands and is released into the sweat of those with chronic HCV infection, Spanish researchers report in the

Patients who have undergone distal gastrectomy–in particular, the Billroth I type–have a higher risk of subsequent cancer of the lower third of the esophagus, according

Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) and cow milk allergy (CMA) occur frequently in infants younger than 1 year. In recent years, the relation between these 2 entities

A new technique, magnetic endoscope imaging, could do away with the need for barium enemas to localise lesions before definitive surgery. Magnetic endoscope imaging, a

Patients with Crohn’s disease, who frequently have reduced bone mineral density, have a high prevalence of osteoporotic vertebral fracture, according to a report in the

Researchers have refined a vaccine for Helicobacter pylori that induces both humoral and cellular mucosal immune responses in healthy, uninfected volunteers. They describe their work

Police filed criminal charges against four physicians, the Canadian Red Cross Society and a US pharmaceutical company on Wednesday after a 5-year investigation into the

With their current finding that enteroaggregative Escherichia coli usually produces a highly immunogenic surface protein, a group of researchers believe they may have a handle

Interleukin-18 (IL-18) inhibits replication of hepatitis B virus in transgenic mice, researchers report in the November issue of Journal of Virology. Dr. Francis V. Chisari

Organ transplantation poses “tough ethical problems” that have been greatly compounded by the growing trend toward transplants that use organs from living donors, not cadavers,

Lotronex® (alosetron hydrochloride) Tablets will now be available under restricted conditions of use, which include a narrower indication for specific use in female patients with

The Netherlands Medicine Assessments Board announced that it will begin investigating the anti-depressant drug nefazodone after receiving reports of serious side effects from its use.