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1:57 Clostridium Difficile – a new hypervirulent strain

Latest treatment tips for hospitalists

Clostridium Difficile – a new hypervirulent strain

Jul 1, 2009  | Gastroenterology, Hospitalist, Infectious Diseases
John Flaherty, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University, discusses clostridium difficile treatment in hospitals, Summary: Clostridium difficile in hospital patients has a mortality rate as high as 6%; some patients may require colectomy. Treatment is still...
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2:19 Drinking h. pylori

Curing peptic ulcer disease

Drinking h. pylori

Jul 1, 2009  | Family Medicine, Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Patient Education
Barry Marshall, MD, AC, FRS, FAA, describes his discovery of helicobacter pylori as a cause of peptic ulcer disease by infecting himself with the organism Summary: The discovery by Barry Marshall and colleagues that h. pylori infection causes peptic ulcer disease means that many trainee physicians may...
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1:48 Laparoscopic gastric bypass deemed safe and effective in older patients

Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast

Laparoscopic gastric bypass deemed safe and effective in older patients

Jun 26, 2009  | Allergy & Clinical Immunology, Cardiology, Critical Care, Diabetes, Endocrinology, Family Medicine, Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast, Surgery
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Laparoscopic gastric bypass is just as safe and effective in patients over 65 years of age as it is in younger patients, according to study findings presented Thursday at the 26th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). “This...
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1:54 Novel paclitaxel formulation with gemcitabine prolongs survival in pancreatic cancer

Novel paclitaxel formulation with gemcitabine prolongs survival in pancreatic cancer

Jun 25, 2009
1:40 Tyrosine kinase inhibitor sunitinib effective for pancreatic islet cell tumors

Tyrosine kinase inhibitor sunitinib effective for pancreatic islet cell tumors

Jun 24, 2009
1:12 Hepatitis B

Hepatitis B

Jun 19, 2009
1:33 Number of available colorectal specialists declines as African American population increases

Number of available colorectal specialists declines as African American population increases

Jun 19, 2009
1:35 Alcoholism – a disease or a behavioral pattern?

Alcoholism – a disease or a behavioral pattern?

Jun 17, 2009
1:25 Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Jun 15, 2009
1:33 Statin use may cut liver cancer risk in diabetics

Statin use may cut liver cancer risk in diabetics

Jun 15, 2009
1:42 Gastric banding improves metabolic parameters in obese teenagers

Gastric banding improves metabolic parameters in obese teenagers

Jun 12, 2009
1:46 MRSA infection prevalent in inflammatory bowel disease; mortality rates high

MRSA infection prevalent in inflammatory bowel disease; mortality rates high

Jun 5, 2009
1:53 High rates of elevated ALT detected US adults; linked with pesticide/heavy metals

High rates of elevated ALT detected US adults; linked with pesticide/heavy metals

Jun 4, 2009
2:03 Early duct bypass operation for biliary atresia produces best outcomes

Early duct bypass operation for biliary atresia produces best outcomes

May 18, 2009
2:04 Contraceptive use, reproductive patterns may play role in etiology of cancer

Contraceptive use, reproductive patterns may play role in etiology of cancer

May 15, 2009
1:45 Type 2 diabetes raises pancreatitis and biliary disease risk

Type 2 diabetes raises pancreatitis and biliary disease risk

May 12, 2009
1:30 Hypothyroidism linked to liver cancer in women

Hypothyroidism linked to liver cancer in women

May 11, 2009
1:56 Stapling for hemorrhoids more tolerable than excision

Stapling for hemorrhoids more tolerable than excision

May 1, 2009
1:43 Folate fortification may raise risk of colon cancer

Folate fortification may raise risk of colon cancer

Apr 17, 2009
1:56 Bariatric surgery cost-effective for management of type 2 diabetes

Bariatric surgery cost-effective for management of type 2 diabetes

Apr 8, 2009
1:44 Cetuximab useful for some patients with unresectable colorectal cancer

Cetuximab useful for some patients with unresectable colorectal cancer

Apr 1, 2009
1:54 Long-term infliximab therapy safe and effective for Crohn’s disease

Long-term infliximab therapy safe and effective for Crohn’s disease

Mar 27, 2009
1:41 Nitazoxanide added to treatment of hepatitis C genotype 4 improves outcome

Nitazoxanide added to treatment of hepatitis C genotype 4 improves outcome

Mar 24, 2009
1:45 Telbivudine better than lamivudine for chronic hepatitis B

Telbivudine better than lamivudine for chronic hepatitis B

Mar 17, 2009
2:10 Managing acute liver failure in a transplant center

Managing acute liver failure in a transplant center

Mar 10, 2009
1:59 Weekend admission tied to bleeding peptic ulcers

Weekend admission tied to bleeding peptic ulcers

Mar 6, 2009
1:55 Wine intake may cut risk of Barrett’s esophagus

Wine intake may cut risk of Barrett’s esophagus

Mar 2, 2009
2:03 Zoledronate plus hormone therapy for premenopausal breast cancer reduces relapse

Zoledronate plus hormone therapy for premenopausal breast cancer reduces relapse

Feb 12, 2009
1:45 Post-colectomy complications more frequent in obese patients

Post-colectomy complications more frequent in obese patients

Feb 9, 2009
1:48 Adding cetuximab to standard therapy worsens outcomes in colorectal cancer

Adding cetuximab to standard therapy worsens outcomes in colorectal cancer

Feb 4, 2009
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