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Despite benefits, ‘bundling’ endoscopy is not norm

Posted on: 01/01/2014 - 05:01

In more than one-third of cases, same-day bidirectional endoscopy is not performed in Medicare beneficiaries, despite the fact that so-called "bundled" endoscopies offer significant cost...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Low-FODMAP diet reduced IBS symptoms

Posted on: 01/01/2014 - 05:01

Diets low in fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols reduced functional gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with irritable bowel syndrome. The finding, published...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

FDA advisers back vedolizumab approval to treat moderate to severe inflammatory bowel disease

Posted on: 18/12/2013 - 17:10

SILVER SPRING, MD. – The benefits of vedolizumab, an integrin antagonist, outweigh the potential for progressive multifocal encephalopathy and other possible risks as a treatment for moderate to...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Thrombosis precautions in IBD not met in two-thirds of high-risk cases

Posted on: 17/12/2013 - 14:15

HOLLYWOOD, FLA. – The relative risk of thromboembolic events is greater in inpatient inflammatory bowel disease patients than in the general population, but prophylactic treatment is still not...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Intranasal ipratropium buys time

Posted on: 10/12/2013 - 21:25

Many of the patients who seek our help in the midst of the cold and flu season seek what anybody suffering seeks: palliation. But perhaps it is the nature of our times and practice that we find...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Lower-dose beta-blocker associated with reduced mortality in decompensated cirrhosis patients

Posted on: 06/11/2013 - 17:30

WASHINGTON – Treatment with nonselective beta-blockers was not associated with an increased mortality risk in patients with decompensated cirrhosis, judging from findings from a retrospective...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

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Despite benefits, ‘bundling’ endoscopy is not norm

Low-FODMAP diet reduced IBS symptoms

FDA advisers back vedolizumab approval to treat moderate to severe inflammatory bowel disease

Thrombosis precautions in IBD not met in two-thirds of high-risk cases

Intranasal ipratropium buys time

Lower-dose beta-blocker associated with reduced mortality in decompensated cirrhosis patients

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