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Latest (6) Full Text Articles (64)121 Research examines new methods for managing digestive health Full Text EurekAlert!, May 20, 2013
122 ASGE and ASGE foundation hold Crystal Awards dinner as part of Digestive Disease Week®, May 19, in Orlando Full Text EurekAlert!, May 20, 2013
123 AGA Research Foundation grant furthers digestive cancer research Full Text EurekAlert!, May 20, 2013
124 AGA honors distinguished clinicians, researchers and educators with prestigious recognition awards Full Text EurekAlert!, May 20, 2013
125 New research identifies practice changes to improve value and quality of GI procedures Full Text EurekAlert!, May 20, 2013
126 New colonoscope provides ground-breaking view of colon Full Text EurekAlert!, May 20, 2013
127 New gut microbiome research to explore red meat - colorectal cancer pathway Full Text EurekAlert!, May 20, 2013
128 Mayo Clinic: Molecular marker from pancreatic juices helps identify pancreatic cancer Full Text EurekAlert!, May 20, 2013
129 New research identifies risks, interventions for childrens GI health Full Text EurekAlert!, May 20, 2013
130 Clinical support for patient self-management is rhetoric rather than reality, experts say Full Text ScienceDaily, May 20, 2013
131 Ind. hospitals' RX: No sugary drinks Full Text USA Today, May 20, 2013
132 Swallowing Magnets Can Be Fatal for Children Full Text HealthDay, May 20, 2013
133 HIV No Barrier to Getting Liver Transplant, Study Finds Full Text HealthDay, May 20, 2013
134 In the Age of Apps, Can You Protect Your Privacy? U.S. News & World Report - Health, May 17, 2013
135 Body mass index of low income African-Americans linked to proximity of fast food restaurants Full Text EurekAlert!, May 17, 2013
136 Intestinal bacterium Akkermansia curbs obesity Full Text ScienceDaily, May 17, 2013
137 Announcements: Hepatitis Awareness Month and National Hepatitis Testing Day - May 2013 Full Text Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, May 17, 2013
138 Triple therapy for hepatitis C is effective after liver transplantation, but side-effects are common Full Text AIDSmap news, May 17, 2013
139 CDC study finds fecal contamination in pools Full Text CDC, May 17, 2013
140 Fish oil found to slow down effects of junk food on the brain Full Text New York Daily News, May 17, 2013
Clinical Pearls in Gastroenterology
- Eating an early breakfast and dinner when taking PPIs can lower FSSG scores and improve GERD symptoms. (Factors leading to increased FSSG scores: female gender, inadequate sleep, lack of breakfast, antihypertensive agent non-users and dinner just before bedtime.)
- 33% of patients with suspected GERD are resistant or partially respond to PPIs
- Infliximab is the only TNF inhibitor approved by the FDA for ulcerative colitis.
Highlights in Gastroenterology
What is the best strategy for CRC screening?
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 summaryPPIs increase risk of Clostridium difficile infection
Based 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 summaryMetformin improves survival in patients with DM and CRC
In 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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Last month's top read Top Articles of 20121 AMA: EHRs create 'appalling Catch-22' Healthcare IT News, May 6, 2013 Free full text
2 Physicians see potential of EHRs despite early dissatisfaction American Medical News, May 28, 2013 Free full text
3 Value-based payment models expected to reach tipping point by 2018, study finds Healthcare IT News, May 14, 2013 Free full text
4 New smartphone application improves colonoscopy preparation EurekAlert!, May 20, 2013 Free full text
5 Dysfunctional Foods U.S. News & World Report - Health, April 2, 2013
6 Coping with Intestinal Gas U.S. News & World Report - Health, April 1, 2013
7 Private payers are advancing the use of telemedicine technology Healthcare IT News, May 6, 2013 Free full text
8 Targeted C. difficile screening at hospital admission could potentially ID most colonized patients EurekAlert!, May 1, 2013 Free full text
9 Flow management boosts patient care Healthcare IT News, May 24, 2013 Free full text
10 Daclatasvir + asunaprevir + BMS-791352 looks promising as interferon-free combination AIDSmap news, May 3, 2013 Free full text
11 Biomarkers discovered for inflammatory bowel disease EurekAlert!, May 22, 2013 Free full text
12 Obamacare Unveiled as California, New York Lead U.S. Bloomberg News, May 29, 2013
13 Telemedicine moves beyond show-and-tell Healthcare IT News, May 2, 2013 Free full text
14 Estrogen fuels autoimmune liver damage EurekAlert!, May 1, 2013 Free full text
15 No, really - don't shop when you're hungry: study Reuters Health News, May 7, 2013 Free full text
16 Scientists put bowel cancer under the microscope ScienceDaily, May 28, 2013 Free full text
17 Press Ganey spotlights ways to improve the patient experience Healthcare IT News, April 3, 2013 Free full text
18 Bioinformatics grows by billions Healthcare IT News, May 2, 2013 Free full text
19 Eating insects could help fight obesity, U.N. says Reuters Health News, May 14, 2013 Free full text
20 gMed Launches New Iteration of EHR System for Gastroenterologists Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News, May 16, 2013 Free full text
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