Managing acid reflux involves lifestyle adjustments to reduce symptoms and prevent discomfort. Strengthening the lower esophageal sphincter can help prevent acid from rising into the esophagus. Avoiding smoking,…
Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that affects the colon and rectum, causing symptoms like abdominal pain, bloody diarrhea, rectal urgency, and fatigue. Sanjay Murthy, MD,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Treatment with combined oral and topical 5-aminosalicylates (5-ASAs) is more likely than oral therapy alone to achieve remission of ulcerative colitis (UC). That’s…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) or ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), the proton pump inhibitor (PPI) esomeprazole is superior to the H2-receptor…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When colorectal metastases to the liver are resectable, preoperative chemo is not beneficial. For unresectable lesions, however, chemotherapy to downsize the lesions can…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In selected patients, colectomy can be performed laparoscopically via a single port. However, the advantages of this technique over multiport laparoscopic colectomy seem…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A retrospective study found that children diagnosed with biliary atresia had elevated direct or conjugated bilirubin levels soon after they were born, researchers…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – While calcification of the gallbladder wall is historically linked to a high risk of gallbladder cancer and hence an indication for cholecystectomy, a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The rate of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism is twice as high among surgical patients in the US with inflammatory bowel disease…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The incidence of upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is “remarkably high” in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) who undergo primary percutaneous coronary intervention…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Split liver transplantation results in “excellent” patient and graft survival for both pediatric and adult patients, according to the authors of a new…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – An observational study conducted in the Netherlands finds that unexplained acute pancreatitis is often associated with drugs that can cause the condition, but…
