Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
NAFLD independently linked to cardiovascular disease
(HealthDay) -- Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is independently associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), but it is not associated with a statistically significantly increased ...
Cardiology
Jun 07, 2012 |
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Many patients keep using PPIs after negative GERD test
(HealthDay) -- Nearly half of patients continue to use proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) even after pH studies confirm that they do not have gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and most do not recall being ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 05, 2012 |
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GERD-related inflammation may contribute to esophageal cancer risk
Inflammation might be an important factor in the progression from reflux to esophageal cancer, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official journal of the American Gastro ...
Cancer
May 10, 2012 |
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Heart surgery safe for compensated cirrhosis patients
(HealthDay) -- Patients with compensated cirrhosis, defined by a Child-Pugh (CP) score of ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 27, 2012 |
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Erosive, but not nonerosive, GERD ups esophageal CA risk
(HealthDay) -- Patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease with a history of esophagitis are at increased risk for esophageal adenocarcinoma, although the absolute risk is low, according to a study published in the May ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 26, 2012 |
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Patients with digestive disorders may receive high levels of X-ray radiation
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and other gastrointestinal (GI) disorders may be exposed to significant doses of diagnostic radiation, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the of ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 29, 2012 |
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Heartburn controlled with step down to once daily therapy
(HealthDay) -- The majority of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) patients who take twice-daily proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy, are able to successfully step down to management of heartburn with a ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 27, 2012 |
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Cirrhosis patients losing muscle mass have a higher death rate
Medical researchers at the University of Alberta reviewed the medical records of more than 100 patients who had a liver scarring condition and discovered those who were losing muscle were more apt to die while waiting for ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 07, 2012 |
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IBD travelers are not at higher risk of contracting intestinal infections
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) travelers have an increased risk of illness during trips to industrialized countries, but not to developing or tropical regions, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and He ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 25, 2012 |
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Use of opioid painkillers for abdominal pain has more than doubled
Across U.S. outpatient clinics between 1997 and 2008, opioid prescriptions for chronic abdominal pain more than doubled, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official journal of the Am ...
Medications
Nov 29, 2011 |
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Psychological factors affect IBS patients' interpretation of symptom severity
A patient's viewpoint of the severity of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms can be influenced not only by physical symptoms of IBS but broader psychological problems, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology an ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 21, 2011 |
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