Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Ulcerative colitis, not crohn's, deaths down from 1982

(HealthDay)—Over the past 30 years in Denmark, mortality from ulcerative colitis (UC) has decreased, but mortality from Crohn's disease (CD) has remained persistently higher than the general population, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 21, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Stopping aspirin therapy after GI bleed ups cardiovascular risk

(HealthDay)—Patients with cardiovascular disease who discontinue low-dose aspirin therapy after peptic ulcer bleeding have a seven-fold higher risk of death or acute cardiovascular event, according to research ...

Cardiology created Feb 04, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0