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Pancreatic cancer may be detected with simple intestinal probe

By simply shining a tiny light within the small intestine, close to that organ's junction with the pancreas, physicians at Mayo Clinic's campus in Florida have been able to detect pancreatic cancer 100 percent of the time ...

Cancer created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Smoking found to be a risk factor for Barrett's esophagus

(HealthDay) -- Cigarette smoking may be a modifiable risk factor for Barrett's esophagus, according to a study published in the April issue of Gastroenterology.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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 created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Childhood traumatic experiences associated with adult IBS symptoms

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 Ga ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Novel therapy for Crohn's disease discovered

The Nutritional Immunology and Molecular Medicine Laboratory (NIMML) research team at Virginia Tech has discovered important new information on the efficacy of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) in treating Crohn's ...

Inflammatory disorders created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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 created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Recession and high co-pays tied to fewer colonoscopy screenings among people with health insurance

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 ...

Health created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New test offers greater accuracy in early detection of colorectal cancer

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 ...

Cancer created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Colon cancer screening campaign erases racial, gender gaps in use of colonoscopy

Since the 1970s, U.S. mortality rates due to colorectal cancer have declined overall, yet among blacks and Hispanics, the death rates rose. Evidence suggests that underuse of colonoscopy screening among these groups is one ...

Cancer created Nov 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Gene associated with ulcerative colitis uncovered by researchers

For as long as seven-year-old Jonathan Wexler can remember, he has taken sweet orange medicine every day to manage his ulcerative colitis symptoms. When he was only eight months old, Jonathan became the youngest patient to ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Doctors aim to stop pancreatic cancer before it forms

Seeing a chance to stop one of the most deadly kinds of cancer before it forms, doctors at hospitals around the nation are focusing on the common pancreatic cyst.

Cancer created Jul 22, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0