Medications

Rifaximin prevents overt hepatic encephalopathy after TIPS

For patients with cirrhosis undergoing transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) placement, rifaximin used before and after the procedure is associated with a reduced risk for overt hepatic encephalopathy (HE), ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

More than 1 in 3 with Behcet's has bacterial overgrowth

(HealthDay)—About one-third of patients with inactive intestinal Behçet's disease (BD) have small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), and rifaximin is associated with symptom improvement, according to a study published ...