05/24/2002By Anne MacLennan Severity of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection is correlated with intrahepatic expression of the hepatic stellate cell

05/24/2002 By Anne MacLennan Rate of liver fibrosis progression in hepatitis C patients is significantly reduced by the combination of pegylated interferon and ribavirin.  This

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — May 24, 2002 —  An expandable hydrogel prostheses implanted into the submucosa of the esophagus augmenting the lower esophageal sphincter can

05/24/2002 By Anne MacLennan Chronic liver disease is more aggressive in patients infected with both hepatitis B and hepatitis C than in those with only

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters Health) May 23 – Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) appears to increase a woman’s risk of gallstones, British researchers reported here Wednesday at

NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) May 22 — Chemoembolization should be the standard approach in selected patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma, based on improved survival in a

NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) May 23 — Two approaches to morbid obesity presented on May 20 and May 22 at Digestive Disease Week in San Francisco,

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – May 23, 2002 – The cytoprotective agent amifostine may reduce or prevent much of the damage in radiation-induced proctitis. A Phase

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — May 23, 2002 — A meta-analysis of four placebo-controlled phase III trials of tegaserod involving more than 4,000 patients found the

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — May 23, 2002 — Patients maintained on a schedule of infliximab treatments rate their quality of life as better than patients

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — May 23, 2002 — Schering-Plough Corporation reported results of several clinical studies presented here at the 2002 Digestive Disease Week (DDW)

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — May 20, 2002 —  Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) may be the cause of symptoms for patients awaiting laparoscopic cholecystectomy, researchers report.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — May 20, 2002 — Proton pump inhibitor therapy appears to lower the bioavailability of dietary Vitamin C, researchers reported here Sunday

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — May 20, 2002 —  Diet as a first line treatment can help avoid the need for steroid therapy in children with

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — May 20, 2002 —  A new test can help detect delayed type IV allergic reactions to food that can lead to

05/20/2002 By Harvey McConnell Chemoembolisation as treatment for patients with liver cancer that cannot be treated surgically or by transplantation could increase survival by two

Laurie Barclay, MD NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) May 16 — In a retrospective study described in the May 7 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine,

Laurie Barclay, MD NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) May 17 —  Prospective screening with surveillance endoscopy in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) has thus far been

WASHINGTON, DC — May 15, 2002 — The concomitant use of Prilosec (omeprazole) with calcium carbonate and no food decreases calcium absorption in most elderly

Laurie Barclay, MD NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) May 14 — Although conventional wisdom suggests vocal cord nodules are the most common cause of chronic hoarseness in