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) – In a phase III study of patients with progressive well-differentiated pancreatic islet cell tumors, treatment with the tyrosine kinase inhibitor sunitinib significantly prolonged…
Smruti R. Mohanty, MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago Medical Center, discusses Hepatitis B, its risk factors and treatment options. For more information on this…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – As the number of African Americans in a given US county increases, the number of specialists involved in colorectal cancer care decreases, according…
Stuart Gitlow, MD, MPH, MBA, Executive Director, Annenberg Physician Training Program in Addictive Disease, discusses alcoholism and argues that it is in fact a disease rather than a…
Smruti Mohanty, MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago Medical Center, discusses non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, its treatment, risk factors and the fact that 5-10% of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Statin therapy is associated with a reduced risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with diabetes, according to a report in the June issue…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In teenagers who are morbidly obese, laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) can significantly improve or and even reverse the metabolic syndrome, according to…
CHICAGO (Reuters Health) – A Canadian study of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) shows that they are 42% more likely to acquire methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections…
CHICAGO (Reuters Health) – An analysis of data from a sample of participants in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003-2004 shows that the prevalence of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The earlier the Kasai operation is performed to bypass extrahepatic bile ducts in cases of biliary atresia, the better is the long-term outcome,…
