Gastroenterology
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Silymarin Flops in Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C
Major Finding: Compared with placebo, oral silymarin did not significantly reduce serum ALT levels or improve a variety of measures of symptoms...
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Worldwide Incidence of IBD May Be Rising
Major Finding: Despite wide variations in incidence and prevalence, most studies show increasing rates of Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative...
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Iron Deficiency Anemia 'Unintended Consequence' of Gastric Bypass
Major Finding: Gastric bypass surgery was determined to be the cause of iron deficiency anemia in 24% of cases.Data Source: A study of 130...
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GI Events Elevated in Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fib Patients
Major Finding: Within a year and a half following diagnosis of atrial fibrillation, 39% of patients with the arrhythmia developed a symptomatic GI...
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Islet Cell Autografts Relieve Chronic Pancreatitis Pain
Major Finding: Ninety-seven percent of autotransplant patients in the most recent cohort (2006-2011) were alive at 1 year. At 5 years, 86%-88% of...
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Small Gallbladder Polyps Usually Benign in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Major Finding: In patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis, a gallbladder polyp measurement of 0.8 cm on ultrasound has 100% sensitivity and...
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Transplant Outcomes for Acute Liver Failure Improve Steadily
Major Finding: The cumulative 10-year rates of graft survival and patient survival were 50% and 63%, respectively.
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Medicare Study Confirms Colonoscopy's Cancer Prevention Power
Major Finding: Colonoscopy was associated with a 73% lower risk of distal colorectal cancer (hazard ratio, 0.27) and a 54% lower risk of proximal...
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Transesophageal Echocardiogram Appears Safe in Patients With Varices
Major Finding: None of 75 patients with esophageal or gastric varices had bleeding after transesophageal echocardiograms.Data Source: A...
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HCV Infection May Predict Coronary Artery Disease
Major Finding: Coronary artery disease, defined as stenosis greater than 50%, was found in 44 of 63 hepatitis C cases (70%), compared with 30 of...