Gastroentero...

Gastroenterology (MeSH heading)[1] is a branch of medicine focused on the digestive system and its disorders. The name is a combination of three Ancient Greek words gaster (gen.: gastros) (stomach), enteron (intestine), and logos (reason). In the United States, Gastroenterology is an Internal Medicine Subspecialty certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) and theAmerican Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine (AOBIM).

VIDEO: Does childhood abdominal pain portend adult GI problems?

Posted on: 03/09/2015 - 22:57

CHICAGO – Functional abdominal pain (FAP) is one of the most common complaints seen in pediatric and pediatric gastroenterology practices – but does that pediatric condition put patients at risk for...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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Virologic response no protection against HCV liver decompensation

Posted on: 03/09/2015 - 18:45

Patients with chronic hepatitis C who develop cirrhosis with severe portal hypertension are at greater risk of progressing to liver decompensation within the first 5 years of treatment, even if they...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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ESC: Celecoxib safety study may soothe cardio concerns

Posted on: 02/09/2015 - 19:44

LONDON – Celecoxib was associated with very low cardiovascular event rates, and its use posed no more risk than other painkillers commonly used to treat elderly individuals with arthritic conditions...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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Celiac disease ‘as common as psoriasis’

Posted on: 02/09/2015 - 14:48

PARK CITY, UTAH – Dr. John J. Zone first began to study gluten sensitivity in 1977, an interest that left some of his clinician colleagues wondering why. “Everybody told me I was crazy – that this...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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Gluten exposure tied to worsened GI and extraintestinal symptoms in gluten sensitivity

Posted on: 01/09/2015 - 06:01

Consuming the equivalent of two slices of bread a day for just 1 week significantly worsened abdominal pain, bloating, foggy mind, depression, and aphthous stomatitis among patients with...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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Assessing progression, impact of radiofrequency ablation in Barrett’s esophagus

Posted on: 01/09/2015 - 06:01

Patients with Barrett’s esophagus have about a 0.2% annual chance of developing esophageal adenocarcinoma in the 5 years after initial diagnosis, but the likelihood then rises so that about 9% of all...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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Ledipasvir-sofosbuvir plus ribavirin in advanced HCV does well

Posted on: 01/09/2015 - 06:01

Combination treatment with ledipasvir, sofosbuvir, and ribavirin for chronic hepatitis C virus infection led to sustained viral response (SVR) rates of 86%-89% among nontransplanted patients and...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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H. pylori resistance highlights need for guided therapy

Posted on: 01/09/2015 - 06:01

Only half of Helicobacter pylori strains were pansusceptible, and almost one in three was resistant to at least one antibiotic, according to a single-center study of U.S. veterans published in...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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Alcohol, marijuana use common in youth with chronic disease

Posted on: 31/08/2015 - 16:13

Alcohol and marijuana use is common in youth with chronic disease, and alcohol use is associated with nonadherence to treatment, according to a new study published in Pediatrics. Approximately 1 in...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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Less posttransplant primary biliary cirrhosis with preventive UDCA

Posted on: 29/08/2015 - 16:02

Only 21% of liver transplantation patients who received ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) after surgery developed recurrent primary biliary cirrhosis, compared with 62% of patients who did not receive the...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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