Gastroenterology
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Despite Cardiac Concerns, FDA OKs Obesity Drug Lorcaserin
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Metformin May Reduce Liver Cancer Risk
Major Finding: Metformin use reduced the risk of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma by nearly 60%, compared with nonmetformin use.
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Spondyloarthropathy Common a Decade After IBD Diagnosis
Major Finding: Roughly 1in 50 patients will be diagnosed with spondyloarthropathy during the first decade after receiving a diagnosis of...
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Ventral Hernia Repair Incurs Overall Financial Losses
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Regorafenib Delays Progression of Refractory Metastatic GIST
Major Finding: Median progression-free survival was 4.8 months with regorafenib vs.
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H. Pylori Infection, Colonic Neoplasms Linked
Major Finding: The prevalence of H.
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Fundoplication Doesn't Diminish Efficacy of Ablation in Barrett's Patients
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Blocking GI Acid Linked to Lower Pouchitis Risk
Major Finding: Following ileal pouch anal anastomosis, significantly more patients with no pouchitis regularly used acid suppression compared with...