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1 Adalimumab in active ulcerative colitis: A real-life observational study Digestive and Liver Diseases, May 20, 2013 Clinical Article
2 Alleged isotretinoin-associated inflammatory bowel disease: Disproportionate reporting by attorneys to the Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, May 20, 2013 Review Article
3 The value of time-intensity curves obtained after microbubble contrast agent injection to discriminate responders from non-responders to anti-inflammatory medication among patients with Crohns disease European Radiology, May 20, 2013 Clinical Article
4 Long-term follow-up of children exposed intrauterine to maternal thiopurine therapy during pregnancy in females with inflammatory bowel disease Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
5 Mucosal healing with oral tacrolimus is associated with favorable medium- and long-term prognosis in steroid-refractory/dependent ulcerative colitis patients Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, May 17, 2013 Review Article
6 Oxidative stress markers in intestinal mucosa of Tunisian inflammatory bowel disease patients Full Text Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, May 17, 2013 Review Article
7 Crohn's disease affecting the small bowel is associated with reduced appetite and elevated levels of circulating gut peptides Clinical Nutrition, May 16, 2013 Review Article
8 Incidence of Spondyloarthropathy in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis: A Population-based Study The Journal of Rheumatology, May 16, 2013 Clinical Article
9 Factors predicting response to hepatitis B vaccination in patients with inflammatory bowel disease Vaccine , May 16, 2013 Clinical Article
10 Symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: examining the role of sub-clinical inflammation and the impact on clinical assessment of disease activity Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, May 15, 2013 Clinical Article
11 The Diagnostic Accuracy of Fecal Calprotectin During the Investigation of Suspected Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis The American Journal of Gastroenterology, May 15, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
12 Mechanisms and management of growth impairment in children affected by inflammatory bowel disease Expert Review of Endocrinology & Metabolism, May 15, 2013 Review Article
13 Surgery for inflammatory bowel disease in the era of laparoscopy Full Text World Journal of Gastroenterology, May 15, 2013 Review Article
14 Association of Doxycycline use with The Development of Gastroenteritis, Irritable Bowel Sydrome and Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Australians Deployed Abroad Internal Medicine Journal, May 15, 2013 Clinical Article
15 A prospective analysis of the incidence of and risk factors for opportunistic infections in patients with inflammatory bowel disease Journal of Gastroenterology, May 15, 2013 Clinical Article
16 Crohn's disease complicated by strictures: a systematic review Gut, May 15, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
17 Addition of Thiopurines Can Recapture Response in Patients with Crohn's Disease who Have Lost Response to Anti-Tnf Monotherapy Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, May 15, 2013 Review Article
18 Relationship Between Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (NGAL) Levels and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Type and Activity Digestive Diseases and Sciences, May 15, 2013 Review Article
19 The Phenotypic Expression of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Differs in the Distribution of Colitis Digestive Diseases and Sciences, May 14, 2013 Review Article
20 Therapeutic efficacy of the Qing Dai in patients with intractable ulcerative colitis Full Text World Journal of Gastroenterology, May 14, 2013 Review Article
As published in the NEJM, researchers in the COLONPREV study (Spain) have reported that fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) is as effective as colonoscopy in the detection of colorectal cancer (CRC). The study population was 50-69 years of age and comprised of 26,703 subjects who underwent a one-time colonoscopy and 26,599 subjects who underwent FIT every 2 years. The primary outcome measure was CRC deaths at 10 years. Participation in screening was greater in the FIT group than the colonoscopy group (34.2% vs. 24.6%). Detection of CRC was similar between the two groups (0.1%). Advanced and non-advanced adenomas were detected more frequently in the colonoscopy group than the FIT group (1.9% vs. 0.9% [OR=2.3] and 4.2% vs. 0.4% [OR=9.8], respectively).
Read the article summaryBased on a meta-analysis involving 30 observational studies and 202,965 patients, proton pump inhibitor therapy has been shown to significantly increase the risk of infection with Clostridium difficile (OR = 2.15).
Read the article summaryIn a single institution study involving 424 patients with DM and CRC, those patients treated with metformin had a 30% improvement in OS compared with patients not treated with metformin. Specifically, the metformin-treated patients had a mean survival of 76.9 months compared to 56.9 months.
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