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) – Band ligation of bleeding esophageal varices can be impossible when blood obscures the endoscopic view – but giving erythromycin before the procedure will…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Urologists from China report that the alpha-adrenergic receptor antagonist tamsulosin is a good first-line drug for outpatient medical expulsive therapy (MET) in patients…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Anemia that develops in hepatitis C virus (HCV) patients during treatment with peginterferon-alfa and ribavirin (PEG-IFN/RBV) may be a good sign, new research…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A molecular complex of aspirin and phosphatidylcholine called PL2200 seems to protect against acute gastroduodenal erosion and ulceration in older adults at risk…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In adolescents and adults with active eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), a 15-day induction course of nebulized budesonide is sufficient to induce histologic remission and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – An “evolving concept” in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease is to use biologic agents to obviate long-term treatment with steroids, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – After endoscopic balloon dilation of intestinal strictures in children with Crohn’s disease, an intralesional injection of triamcinolone reduces the rate of recurrence, according…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Following endoscopic sphincterotomy, large bile duct stones can be managed as successfully with large balloon dilation as with traditional mechanical lithotripsy, and with…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Updated guidelines compiled by an expert panel of cardiologists and gastroenterologists address the issue of a possible drug interaction between proton pump inhibitors…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When patients make sequential position changes during colonoscopy examinations, instead of remaining in the left lateral position, the improvement in luminal distension leads…
