http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. A commonly used class of biologic response modifying drugs can cause acute liver injury with elevated liver enzymes, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association. Patients with inflammatory diseases such as Chron's disease or ulcerative colitis often are prescribed tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) antagonists, which modify the body's response to infection. Patients with inflammatory arthropathies and selected dermatological diseases are also candidates to receive such compounds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-frequently-biologic-agents-acute-liver.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:52:34 EST news286480349 A multi-center analysis, led by Weill Cornell Medical College and published in the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, shows the use of temporary "fully covered self-expanding metal stents" (FCSEMS) can effectively fix a painful and potentially life-threatening benign biliary stricture—a severely blocked or narrowed bile duct. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-metal-stents-effective-treatment-blocked.html Cardiology Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:34:21 EST news283005254 (HealthDay)—For patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP), albumin infusion is associated with reduced renal impairment and decreased mortality, according to research published in the February issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-albumin-bacterial-peritonitis-outcomes.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:40:01 EST news279464898 (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 published in the January issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-aspirin-therapy-gi-ups-cardiovascular.html Cardiology Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:30:01 EST news279204337 Despite conflicting data in support of the practice, some overweight Americans looking for an easy fix have turned to gastric botox injections to help them lose weight. This month in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association, researchers from the Mayo Clinic publish a definitive study finding that Botox doesn't promote weight loss. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-botox-stomach-weight-loss.html Other Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:05:48 EST news278611541 People who reside in rural areas of Utah are less likely to follow colorectal cancer (CRC) screening recommendations than their urban counterparts, according to researchers from Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah. This geographic disparity is evident across all risk groups, including those who have a family history of the disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-rural-dwellers-cancer-screening-guidelines.html Cancer Fri, 14 Dec 2012 09:54:19 EST news274701254 Infants that are born preterm or with impaired growth have an increased risk of developing gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), possibly leaving them vulnerable to the development of esophageal adenocarcinoma later in life. Gestational age and size at birth affect the risk of an early diagnosis of esophagitis—inflammation of the esophagus—according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-children-born-prematurely-higher-esophageal.html Health Tue, 11 Dec 2012 11:05:13 EST news274446305 (HealthDay)—Buspirone, a 5-hydroxytryptamine 1A receptor agonist, improves symptom severity in patients with functional dyspepsia (FD), according to a proof-of-concept study published in the November issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-buspirone-symptoms-functional-dyspepsia.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:00:02 EST news270741334 Major randomized controlled trials of new therapies for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are conducted on patients who are not typical of those who physicians see in day-to-day practice, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-typical-ibd-patients.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 22 Aug 2012 13:40:28 EST news264861620 Follow-up exams for patients with celiac disease are often inadequate and highly variable, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-medical-follow-up-celiac-disease-optimal.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 25 Jul 2012 11:44:19 EST news262435441 Aspirin use appears to reduce the risk of Barrett's esophagus (BE), the largest known risk factor for esophageal cancer, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-aspirin-barrett-esophagus.html Cancer Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:31:36 EST news262265452 (Medical Xpress) -- Endoscopic therapy was found to be effective for patients with chronic pancreatitis, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, whose findings appear in the July issue of the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-endoscopic-therapy-effective-treatment-chronic.html Inflammatory disorders Mon, 16 Jul 2012 10:09:13 EST news261652059 (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 instructed to stop taking PPIs, according to a study published in the June issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-patients-ppis-negative-gerd.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 05 Jun 2012 14:00:01 EST news258120463 (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 issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-erosive-nonerosive-gerd-ups-esophageal.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:10:01 EST news254658989 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 official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-patients-digestive-disorders-high-x-ray.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:08:10 EST news252248881 Patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) have a significantly greater prevalence of early adverse life events , including general trauma as well as physical, emotional and sexual abuse, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-childhood-traumatic-adult-ibs-symptoms.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:31:29 EST news252239483 (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 daily dose of dexlansoprazole modified release (MR), according to a study published in the March issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-heartburn-daily-therapy.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:29:58 EST news249582587 The recent U.S. economic recession was the longest and most severe since World War II. During this period, personal spending on health care grew at the slowest rate in over 50 years, suggesting that Americans used less health care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-recession-high-co-pays-tied-colonoscopy.html Health Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:55:57 EST news249058549 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 Hepatology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-ibd-higher-intestinal-infections.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:52:51 EST news246707562 Results of two studies suggest that a new, investigational colorectal cancer screening test developed in a collaboration between Mayo Clinic and Exact Sciences Inc. of Madison, Wis., is highly accurate and significantly more sensitive than other noninvasive tests at detecting precancerous tumors (adenomas) and early-stage cancer. These findings have important implications for clinicians and tens of thousands of Americans. Early detection is a key driver of better outcomes for colorectal cancer -- a disease that affects 1 in every 17 persons and is the second-leading cause of U.S. cancer deaths. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-greater-accuracy-early-colorectal-cancer.html Cancer Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:14:01 EST news246190417 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 American Gastroenterological Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-opioid-painkillers-abdominal-pain.html Medications Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:41:23 EST news241796476 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 and Hepatology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-psychological-factors-affect-ibs-patients.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:43:27 EST news241094598