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) – 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…
Gary Falk, MD, MS, Professor of Medicine, Director, Center for Esophageal and Swallowing Disorders, Cleveland Clinic, discusses Barrett’s esophagus and its identification and treatment in the primary care…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Liver transplant recipients whose indication for transplant was hepatitis C virus (HCV) cirrhosis have markedly poorer survival compared to patients transplanted for alcoholic…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Use of 18F-FDG PET imaging can reduce the rate of futile laparotomies in patients with colorectal liver metastases from 45% to 28%, according…
Michael Benninger, MD, Chairman, Head and Neck Institute, Cleveland Clinic, discusses myths surrounding sinus disease. Headaches are not caused by sinus infection, and postnasal drip is often mistaken…
