Jorge Reyes MD, Director of Transplant Program, Seattle Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, describes pediatric multi-organ transplant in children who have lost their intestine or function of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In most patients with Crohn’s disease, endoscopic findings have relatively little impact on clinical decision making, results of a study conducted in Italy…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Supplementation with vitamin C enhances the success of Helicobacter pylori eradication efforts, say researchers from Iran. Vitamin C has been shown to inhibit…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) is independently associated with high rates of mortality, myocardial infarction and stent thrombosis, researchers…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The results of the largest and longest study of gastrin biology in Barrett’s esophagus to date provide further evidence that long-term therapy with…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Neoadjuvant hormonal therapy for prostate cancer may increase the risk of death in men with coronary artery disease-induced heart failure or myocardial infarction…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Laparoscopic surgery is as efficient as open surgery for rectal cancer, according to results of a randomized trial. Dr. Juan Lujan and colleagues…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Long-term, high-dose ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) should not be used for treatment of primary sclerosing cholangitis because of the increased risk of severe adverse…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Because of their ability to prevent, reduce, and delay skeletal complications with multiple myeloma, bisphosphonates are an essential component of treatment for this…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Adding endoscopic band ligation to treatment with nadolol and isosorbide does not further reduce the risk of recurrent bleeding with esophageal varices, according…