— Alvimopan, at doses of 1.5 mg and higher, is effective in reversing opioid-induced bowel dysfunction, according to a forced titration, dose-ranging study. The findings
JTE-522, a highly selective inhibitor of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), inhibits the liver metastasis of colon cancer cells in nude mice, according to a report in the
Hyperplastic polyps associated with chronic ulcerative colitis (CUC) seem to be genotypically similar to the sporadic type. This finding adds to the expanding list of
The degree of lamina propria inflammation in patients with collagenous colitis can be used as a histological predictor to guide treatment. This was one of
TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Prevacid® (lansoprazole) for the short-term treatment of symptomatic gastroesophageal
Inhibition of the KIT signal-transduction pathway is showing promise in the treatment of advanced gastrointestinal (GI) tumours Researchers from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Cancer
Associations between juxtapapillary duodenal diverticula and several variables have been identified among patients undergoing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ECRP). Juxtapapillary duodenal diverticula is associated with advanced
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Aug 12 – A three-phase dual-enhanced multi-detector row computed tomography (CT) strategy could replace partially invasive diagnostic procedures for assessing hepatic
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Aug 12 – Advanced donor age is associated with rapid progression of fibrosis in livers transplanted into recipients with hepatitis C,
Pathological reflux in children is associated with only mild esophageal inflammation or none at all. As the condition is unlikely to deteriorate, endoscopic control could
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Aug 13 – Patients hospitalized for alcoholism have only a small excess risk for pancreatic cancer, according to a report in
Superinfection from hepatitis E virus may lead to severe hepatic decompensation in adult patients with chronic liver disease. This vulnerability determines their suitability for vaccination
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Antiviral Drugs Advisory Committee unanimously voted in support of approval of
After adjustment, adult height in patients with early onset Crohn’s disease does not appear to be significantly different from that in patients with late onset
ד”ר גרינברג, פרוקטולוג, תובע את “כלבטק” והזכיינית רשת בסכום של 3 מיל’ ש”ח. התביעה היא על רקע שידור תכנית כלבטק מנובמבר 2001 אשר בה הוצגה
08/02/2002By David Loshak Patients who respond well to conservative treatment for appendiceal mass caused by appendicitis may not need interval appendectomy. Surgeons at Groningen and
By Stephen Pincock and Richard Woodman LONDON (Reuters Health) Aug 02 – Hepatitis C spread by an “epidemic” of heroin use in Britain during the
Laurie Barclay, MD July 31, 2002 Adherent peptic ulcer clots are best treated endoscopically rather than medically, according to the results of a controlled
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jul 31 – Findings from a small case series suggest that endoscopic injection of human thrombin is a safe and effective
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jul 31 – In patients with recurrent adenomatous polyps of the colon, supratherapeutic folate supplementation reduces the proliferation of colonic mucosal