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).

EndoRings-assisted colonoscopy hikes polyp, adenoma detection

Posted on: 12/05/2014 - 18:30

CHICAGO – Adding a small rubber tip with flexible, circular rings to the end of a colonoscope dramatically improves polyp and adenoma detection during colonoscopy, according to interim results from a...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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What puts C. diff patients at greater readmission risk?

Posted on: 09/05/2014 - 21:35

CHICAGO – More and more elderly people are getting infected with Clostridium difficile, and many get readmitted to the hospital after initial treatment for this potentially deadly diarrheal...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Vibrating pill may shake up constipation treatment

Posted on: 08/05/2014 - 21:35

CHICAGO – A newly developed oral capsule may offer chronic idiopathic constipation patients a novel, nonpharmacologic approach to treatment: It vibrates as it moves through the intestines. In a...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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VIDEO: Acupuncture beats propofol for endoscopy analgesia

Posted on: 08/05/2014 - 20:50

CHICAGO – Endoscopic ultrasound can be a long, uncomfortable, and even painful procedure. But electroacupuncture starting 45 minutes before the procedure significantly decreased the need for drugs to...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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GERD may boost risk of MI

Posted on: 08/05/2014 - 18:25

CHICAGO – Gastroesophageal reflux disease may constitute a heretofore unrecognized risk factor for coronary heart disease. In a nationwide case-control study of prodigious proportions,...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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Teamwork, technology improve hepatitis C rural care

Posted on: 08/05/2014 - 18:15

Communication and collaborative use of technology by physicians who serve underserved populations and by specialists can enhance patient management and treatment of hepatitis C virus infection,...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

VIDEO: PCPs fuzzy on HCC surveillance in cirrhosis

Posted on: 08/05/2014 - 17:00

CHICAGO – Several medical societies recommend that patients with cirrhosis undergo ultrasound surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma every 6 months, but studies suggest less than 20% receive...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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VIDEO: GERD may boost increase heart attack risk

Posted on: 08/05/2014 - 16:45

CHICAGO – Gastroesophageal reflux disease may constitute a heretofore unrecognized risk factor for coronary heart disease. In a nationwide case-control study of prodigious proportions,...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

RM-131 makes headway against diabetic gastroparesis

Posted on: 07/05/2014 - 21:40

CHICAGO – The investigational ghrelin agonist RM-131 significantly improved gastric emptying and vomiting in patients with diabetic gastroparesis in a phase II, double-blind study. Gastric emptying...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Oral drugs replacing interferon for hepatitis C

Posted on: 07/05/2014 - 20:10

CHICAGO – Two old workhorses in the treatment of hepatitis C are being put out to pasture – interferon and ribavirin. Newer, less toxic oral regimens can cure more patients with fewer side effects,...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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