04/22/2002 By Mark Moran Patients with moderate and even severe pulmonary hypertension (PHT) can survive liver transplant and will not die of PHT during long-term
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 19 – Peripheral neuropathy and poor glycemic control are associated with upper gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms in patients with diabetes, Australian
04/25/2002 By Harvey McConnell A simple breath test for detecting Helicobactor pylori infection is as effective and safe as endoscopy, and provides greater patients satisfaction,
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 23 – Patients with severe liver disease should be evaluated for the possible presence of celiac disease, Finnish investigators recommend
Drug and Alcohol Review 04/22/2002 By David Ball Injecting drug users (IDU) can be helped to reduce their risk of contracting hepatitis C with free
Laurie Barclay, MD NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) Apr 23 Bowel ultrasound (US) is accurate in identifying complications, location, and extent of Crohn's disease (CD), according
WASHINGTON (Reuters Health) Apr 23 – Advisors to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday backed a plan that might allow for the
Hepatology 04/08/2002 By Veronica Rose Even patients with advanced cirrhosis who have significant portal hypertension have some degree of hepatic arterial buffer response preserved, say
MADRID (Reuters Health) Apr 18 – Peginterferon alfa-2a plus ribavirin induces a sustained virologic response of 61% in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection,
Laurie Barclay, MD NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) Apr 18 Antireflux surgery for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) may reduce chronic cough refractory to acid blockade, according
LONDON (Reuters Health) Apr 15 – Colorectal cancer is associated with an increased risk for developing primary cancers at other sites, particularly in the small
04/12/2002 By David Loshak Increased primary resistance to clarithromycin or amoxicillin can reduce the eradication of Helicobacter pylori. This may indicate a potentially serious problem,
By Peggy Peck Special to DG News PHILADELPHIA, PA — April 16, 2002 — Study results suggest that phasic post-prandial colonic response and a more
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 09 – In patients being treated with a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) who experience nocturnal gastric acid breakthrough, the addition
NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) Apr 10 An artificial anal sphincter improves quality of life in patients with fecal incontinence refractory to conventional therapies, according to
Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology 04/11/2002 By James Adams Irritable bowel syndrome is more prevalent in patients who have gastroesophogeal reflux disease (GERD). Investigators from Cedars-Sinai
NORTHBROOK, IL — April 9, 2002 — In a recent article published in CHEST, the peer-reviewed journal of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP),
from Medscape Gastroenterology eJournal [TM] Edward LeVert, MD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas Series Editor: Richard Goodgame, MD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
TOURS, France (Reuters Health) Apr 04 – Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease could trigger obesity in some patients, the results of a French study
Liver Transplantation 04/05/2002 By Mark Moran Living donor liver transplant recipients achieved higher blood levels of immunosuppressive drugs for a given dose compared with cadaveric