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The Food and Drug Administration today released a drug safety communication about proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) through its MedWatch Safety Information and Adverse Reporting Program, telling the public that Clostridium difficile–associated diarrhea can be associated with use of PPIs. The PPI... »
Gastric Cancer Subtype May Affect Bevacizumab Benefit
SAN FRANCISCO – The benefit of bevacizumab in some patients with advanced gastric cancer appears to vary by disease subtype, based on an exploratory analysis of data from the phase III AVAGAST trial. The global trial randomized 774 patients to chemotherapy plus placebo or bevacizumab (Avastin), an... »
New Risk Factor Identified for PML With Natalizumab
The Food and Drug Administration has identified a new risk factor for progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, a life-threatening brain infection associated with the use of natalizumab, an immunomodulatory agent used to treat multiple sclerosis and Crohn’s disease. Testing positive for... »
SAN FRANCISCO – Patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis may not benefit from cholecystectomy for small gallbladder polyps, based on a Mayo Clinic study. Polyps smaller than 0.8 cm on ultrasound were benign in all cases... »
Enoxaparin May Prevent Portal Vein Thrombosis in Advanced Cirrhosis
SAN FRANCISCO – The anticoagulant enoxaparin appears to prevent portal vein thrombosis in patients with advanced cirrhosis, based on a small Italian study presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for... »
Telaprevir Not Cost-Effective for All Hepatitis C Patients
SAN FRANCISCO – Telaprevir is unlikely to be cost-effective as a first-line agent in treatment-naive genotype 1 hepatitis C patients with the CC interleukin 28B polymorphism, according to economic modeling of previously... »
The Food and Drug Administration today released a drug safety communication about proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) through its MedWatch Safety Information and Adverse Reporting Program, telling the public that Clostridium... »
Demand for Screening Colonoscopy Down During Recession
Screening colonoscopy rates dropped significantly among insured Americans during the recession of December 2007 to June 2009, compared with prerecession rates, according to a report published in the March issue of Clinical... »
Long-Term Mortality No Higher for Living Liver Donors
Long-term mortality risk following live donor liver donation was nearly identical to that of matched live kidney donors as well as healthy, demographically matched controls, according to a report by Dr. Abimereki D. Muzaale... »
Here is a roundup of the latest news presented Monday, May 9, at Digestive Disease Week 2011. Heidi Splete reports. »
Study: Mortality After Bariatric Surgery Not Higher for Elderly
CHICAGO - Older patients undergoing bariatric surgery had longer hospital stays, but no increased risk of death or major adverse events at 30 days, according to a study of more than 48,000 adults. The findings were presented... »
Video Report: Digestive Disease Week 2011
Here is a roundup of the latest news presented Sunday, May 8, at Digestive Disease Week 2011. Heidi Splete reports. [Check out our complete coverage of DDW.] »
From the annual Digestive Disease Week, Chicago: Tired of traditional colonoscopy? How’s this for a new view: Use a capsule that goes in the “back end” to take pictures of the colon. A team of... »
NOTES Enables Novel Surgery for Liver Cancer
Surgeons from University of California, San Diego, have pioneered a promising new surgical option for patients with certain liver cancers. From left, Dr. Michael Sedrak, Dr. Jason Sicklick, and Dr. Elisabeth McLemore... »
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