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) – For patients with head and neck or esophageal cancer undergoing chemoradiotherapy, enteral nutrition enriched with n-3 fatty acids helps preserve body mass. The…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Fidaxomicin, approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2011 for the treatment of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea, is particularly effective in cancer…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In colorectal cancer patients, ablation of bilateral hepatic metastases with or without surgery compares well to the gold standard approach of bilateral resection,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Peridural analgesia administered during colorectal cancer resection and postoperatively is associated with improved long-term survival rates, researchers in Germany report. “The present results…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A study comparing laparoscopic to open surgery for rectal cancer has confirmed the long-term oncologic safety of the laparoscopic approach. “This pooled analysis…
Maxwell Chait, MD, discusses complications of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disorder (GERD), including both esophageal and extra-esophageal complications. Physicians should pay careful attention to GERD as it can lead to the development of polyps…
Maxwell Chait, MD, gives a quick primer on Gastroesophageal Reflux Disorder (GERD), a disease that affects 18.6 million people in the United States. He discusses causes for this…
Sean Ahrens, co-founder of Crohnology, discusses how he brought a community of Crohn’s and Colitis patients together to share their collective knowledge and track their disease. Sean was diagnosed…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The risk of arterial thromboembollic events related to bevacizumab treatment of colorectal cancer (CRC) in older patients is moderate in general practice, and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – TNFerade biologic, a novel method of delivering tumor necrosis factor to tumor cells by gene transfer, does not prolong survival when added to…
