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) – Combined multichannel intraluminal impedance monitoring (MII) and pH monitoring in the esophagus detects gastroesophageal reflux (GER) in children more accurately than pH monitoring…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – About 1% of outpatient endoscopies require a subsequent visit to the emergency room for related complications, but fewer than a quarter of these…
Diana Ramos, MD, MPH, delegate of the AMA Minority Affairs Consortium, talks at the annual AMA delegation about the importance of simplifying labeling to decrease obesity. Standards for…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The reported sensitivity of numerous blood-based markers proposed for the early detection of colorectal cancer (CRC) are probably higher than might be expected…
Joseph Ramagnulo, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Associate Professor Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of South Carolina, discusses abdominal pain that cannot be diagnosed and a study he is coducting…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Adding the anti-VEGF monoclonal antibody bevacizumab to state-of-the-art adjuvant chemotherapy for stage II or III colon cancer does not improve disease-free survival, according…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Rofecoxib used as adjuvant therapy does not improve survival or reduce recurrences in patients who have undergone surgery for colorectal cancer, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients at high risk for pancreatic cancer can be effectively screened with imaging studies and genetic testing, allowing curable neoplasm to be identified…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Atorvastatin plus vitamins C and E reduce the risk of developing hepatitic steatosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, or NAFLD, researchers…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – As is seen in certain other gastrointestinal illnesses, the prevalence of low-trauma fractures is higher among patients with chronic pancreatitis than in the…
