Tag: Gastrointestinal Problems
Donor Microbes Can Persist Long-Term After Fecal Transplant
Small study shows transplanted bacteria are still there two years on
Model Predicts Acute GI Bleeding in Anticoagulated Patients
New scoring model includes five factors predictive of GI bleeding in patients taking oral anticoagulants
CDC: Crypto Outbreaks Linked to Pools Have Doubled Since 2014
Second report warns of toxic chlorine gas inhalation at public aquatic venues
ASCO: Capecitabine May Extend Survival in Biliary Tract Cancer
Survival benefit seen in those given capecitabine versus surgery alone
Digestive Disease Week, May 6-9
Digestive Disease Week 2017 Digestive Disease Week, sponsored by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, American Gastroenterological Association, American Society...
Gluten-Rich Foods Up Symptom Onset in Functional Dyspepsia
Decreased claudin-1 expression in bulb, second portion of duodenum in functional dyspepsia
Asymptomatic C. difficile Ups Risk for Other Hospital Patients
Amount of exposure to asymptomatic carriers increases risk of infection
Lower Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding for Apixaban
In non-valvular a-fib patients, risk of GI bleeding down for apixaban vs. rivaroxaban, dabigatran
Novel Oral Budesonide Prep Treats Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Phase 2 study shows significant improvements in symptomatic, endoscopic, histologic parameters
Gastric Acid Suppressants May Up Risk of Recurrent C. difficile
Meta-analysis shows increased risk of recurrent CDI, even after adjustment for age and confounders
