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The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) is dedicated to the mission of advancing the science and practice of gastroenterology. Founded in 1897, the AGA is one of the oldest medical-specialty societies in the U.S. Comprised of two non-profit organizations the AGA and the AGA Institute our more than 17,000 members include physicians and scientists who research, diagnose and treat disorders of the gastrointestinal tract and liver. (EurekAlert!)
Is the intestinal mucosa barrier malfunction involved in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis? Sep 18, 2008
A research article to be published on 28 May 2008 in the World Journal of Gastroenterology addresses this question ... Correspondence to: Wan-Chun Wu, Department of Gastroenterology, Yijishan Hospital, Wuhu 241001, Anhui Province, China ... About World Journal of Gastroenterology. (EurekAlert!)
Genetic Mutation That May Predict Organ Rejection Identified Sep 17, 2008
Results of the study are published in the September issue of Gastroenterology, the official publication of the American Gastroenterological Association. Sindhi's research is supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation, and the Hillman Foundation. (Science Daily)
New Guidelines to Help Achieve Optimal Digestive Health Sep 17, 2008
Additionally, the World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO) recently released new digestive health guidelines to help people achieve optimal digestive health - meaning the body is working properly to break down food and turn it into energy. A person with good digestive health weighs a normal amount and rarely experiences digestive problems like nausea, bloating, constipation, stomach pain, diarrhea, heartburn, gas or irregularity. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Medical opinion: A look at hiatal hernias Sep 15, 2008
Its consequent diseases have only been described accurately since the development of the specialty called "gastroenterology.". The understanding of the basic anatomy and physiology of the esophagus and the stomach has been well reviewed and explains most of the consequences when stomach content are allowed to reverse their normal flow and return from the stomach back to the esophagus and up to the back of the throat and occasionally into the larynx and lungs. (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
RMC considers 6 percent rate increase in 2009 Sep 14, 2008
In 2009, the hospital will focus on recruiting doctors in a number of areas, including gastroenterology, general surgery, emergency medicine and urology. With total operating expenses budgeted at $178. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Medicos for law on stem cell therapy Sep 14, 2008
Head of surgical gastroenterology Dr Surendran said the department would soon start research on stem cells. More Chennai. (Times of India)
How To Differentiate Benign From Malignant Bile Duct Strictures? Sep 13, 2008
A research article to be published on August 28, 2008 in the World Journal of Gastroenterology addresses this question. The research team led by Prof. (Science Daily)
Recent Valley promotions and hires Sep 13, 2008
Ryan Young, specialty and urgent care-East Valley center; Amy Rosenfeld, center for cancer and blood disorders; Thomas Walkiewicz and Rajvee Shah, division of radiology; Ronald Tee, division of dermatology; and Mark McOmber, division of gastroenterology. Hotel/Tourism. (AZCentral -- Business)
Hepatitis C Patients May Have Abnormal Blood Sugar Sep 12, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Nearly two thirds of patients with chronic hepatitis C infection may have abnormal blood sugar levels, according to a report in the American Journal of Gastroenterology ... SOURCE: American Journal of Gastroenterology, August 2008. (MEDLINEplus)
Potential Approach To Treatment Of Hepatitis B Virus Infection Sep 11, 2008
A research article to be published on August 28, 2008 in the World Journal of Gastroenterology addresses this question. The research team led by Professor, Zhong from Beijing Institute of Biotechnology used report that HBV infection activates and exploits the DNA damage response to replication stress. (Science Daily)
Complications Common for Living Liver Donors Sep 11, 2008
Prior studies that have assessed the complications that living liver donors can develop have been confined to single medical centers, according to the report in the journal Gastroenterology ... SOURCE: Gastroenterology, August 2008. (MEDLINEplus)
Prologue Acquisition Update and Termination of Linkcon Business Combination Sep 10, 2008
The Company has drug and biologics development as well as clinical trial experience across a wide variety of therapeutic areas such as infectious diseases, cardiovascular, vaccines, oncology, diabetes endocrinology/metabolism, gene therapy, immunology, neurology, gastroenterology, dermatology, hepatology, women's health and respiratory medicine. Encorium believes that its expertise in the design of complex clinical trials, its therapeutic experience and commitment to excellence, and its... (PR Newswire)
Asphelia Pharmaceuticals Forms Premier Scientific Advisory Board Sep 10, 2008
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 10, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Asphelia Pharmaceuticals announced today that several pre-eminent medical practitioners and scientists in the fields of immunology, gastroenterology, neurology, allergy and clinical medicine have joined its new Scientific Advisory Board ... Stephen Hanauer, MD (Chair) Professor of Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology Chief, Section of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, University of Chicago Medical Center ... Dr. Hanauer is currently a member of the... (Primezone Releases)
Few on general internist path Sep 10, 2008
That's $5,000 higher than the average starting salary of internists that year, according to Ebell, who didn't separate the more lucrative internal medicine sub-specialties, such as cardiology and gastroenterology, from general internal medicine. Radiologists topped Ebell's list, with a starting salary of $350,000, not to mention, Hauer notes, more regular hours than general internists. (USA Today)
How do Lactobacilli treat Helicobacter pylori-related diseases? Sep 10, 2008
A research article to be published on August 28, 2008 in the World Journal of Gastroenterology addresses this question ... Correspondence to: Hong-Sheng Ma, Department of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, 37 Guoxue Alley, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China ... About World Journal of Gastroenterology. (EurekAlert!)
A potential approach to treatment of hepatitis B virus infection Sep 10, 2008
A research article to be published on August 28, 2008 in the World Journal of Gastroenterology addresses this question ... About World Journal of Gastroenterology ... World Journal of Gastroenterology (WJG), a leading international journal in gastroenterology and hepatology, has established a reputation for publishing first class research on esophageal cancer, gastric cancer, liver cancer, viral hepatitis, colorectal cancer, and H pylori infection. (EurekAlert!)
Is yakult helpful in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome? Sep 10, 2008
A research article to be published on August 28, 2008 in the World Journal of Gastroenterology addresses this question. The research team was led by Peter Gibson and his colleagues at Monash University, Box Hill Hospital. (EurekAlert!)
Screening Rules May Miss Cancer in People with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Sep 9, 2008
Existing guidelines from the American Gastroenterological Association and the British Society for Gastroenterology recommend that colon cancer checks be started 8 to 10 years after a diagnosis of Crohn's disease or extensive ulcerative colitis, or after 15 to 20 years for left-sided disease. "These starting points, however, are not based on solid scientific evidence," Dr. F. P. Vleggaar and colleagues state in the September issue of the medical journal Gut. (MEDLINEplus)
KANEMOTO, 33, AND TIENG, 31 Sep 7, 2008 * Researchers link liver cancer to male hormone receptors Sep 5, 2008 New Evidence On Folic Acid In Diet And Colon Cancer Sep 5, 2008 Hyponatremia and Mortality among Patients on the Liver-Transplant Waiting List Sep 4, 2008 Cellvizio Imaging System Improves Bile Duct Cancer Detection According to a New Study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology Sep 3, 2008 Weight Loss May Cut Risk of Colorectal Growths Sep 3, 2008 Study confirms colorectal cancer screening should start at age 50 Sep 3, 2008 Old drug may hold promise against hepatitis C Sep 2, 2008 Noninvasive test accurately identifies advanced liver disease without biopsy Sep 1, 2008 New approach, old drug show promise against hepatitis C, Stanford research shows Sep 1, 2008 Seale Harris Clinic leaves Trinity for St. Vincent's Aug 30, 2008 Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology and Hepatology Aug 29, 2008 Nature Clinical Practice Journals Aug 29, 2008 Gastroenterology and hepatology Aug 29, 2008 authors & referees @ NPG Aug 29, 2008 MDS Pharma Services Strengthens Medical Leadership in Phase IIa Clinical Research Aug 28, 2008 ReachMD, LLC Announces New Strategic Partnership With The American Medical Student Association Aug 28, 2008 Acute Bleeding from a Peptic Ulcer Aug 28, 2008 Tel-Aviv Court Rules in Favor of Sun Pharmaceutical; No Special Tender Offer Necessary in Taro Offer Aug 27, 2008 High cholesterol levels drop naturally in children on high-fat anti-seizure diet, Hopkins study show Aug 27, 2008 Jacob White breaks ground on new IDEV building Aug 26, 2008 Argentina and Uruguay shun US military academy Aug 24, 2008 Hugh R. Butt, 98, Doctor Whose Studies Helped With Blood Problems, Dies Aug 24, 2008 Going from ulcers to cancer Aug 24, 2008 Gastric Band Weight-Loss Surgery Can Boost Reflux Aug 23, 2008 Accutane Case Before 11th Circuit Centers on Expert Witness Aug 21, 2008 Obesity raises risks of serious digestive health concerns Aug 20, 2008 Correlation between CD4 counts of HIV patients and enteric protozoan in different seasons - An experience of a tertiary care hospital in Varanasi (India). Aug 20, 2008 Indigestion may increase brittle bone risk Aug 19, 2008 AstraZeneca Announces Innovative New Partnership With Singapore Institutions to Develop Anti-Cancer Compounds Aug 15, 2008 Dying father's wish granted Aug 13, 2008 Combining Aspirin With Acid Blocker Reduces Bleeding Aug 13, 2008 'Dr. House Call' bypasses insurance companies Aug 12, 2008 Pre-cancerous Condition Linked To Chronic Acid Reflux Faces Several Hurdles Aug 12, 2008 Business in Brief (Aug. 11) Aug 12, 2008 Hospital Clnic participates in ICREL project about European legislation on clinical trials Aug 11, 2008 Movers & Shakers (Aug. 11) Aug 11, 2008 Diet And Autism Research Focuses On Which Foods May Affect Autistic Behavior Aug 10, 2008 Pain in Chest, Upper Abdomen an Ominous Sign Aug 7, 2008 VA to build massive clinic Aug 5, 2008 Endoscopic Circumferential Ablation Promising For Barrett's Esophagus With High-grade Dysplasia Aug 5, 2008 Outlook Poor for Cirrhosis Patients in Car Crashes Aug 5, 2008 Overly clean homes may up bowel disease risk Aug 2, 2008 Alcohol Abuse May Resume After Critical Surgery Aug 2, 2008 Even surgery doesnt stop alcoholics habits Aug 1, 2008 Doctors group to open Pleasanton surgery center Aug 1, 2008 Ask Me 3: An initiative to make patients proactive Jul 28, 2008 People With GERD More Likely to Develop Asthma Jul 25, 2008 Researchers identify gene responsible for rare childhood disease Jul 25, 2008 How Gastric Reflux May Trigger Asthma Jul 24, 2008 A new perspective on forgotten specialties Jul 24, 2008 For they are jolly good fellows Jul 24, 2008 Salama building $4 million Crestwood medical facility Jul 24, 2008 Intestinal Gluten Receptor Is Gateway for Celiac Disease Jul 24, 2008 Precancerous Esophagus Disease Eliminated in 98.4% of Patients Treated With HALO Ablation System Jul 21, 2008 GeneNews launches world's first blood test for colorectal cancer screening Jul 21, 2008 Doctors burn off precancers caused by Barrett's esophagus Jul 21, 2008 Case Points to Link Between Crohn's Treatment, Cancer Jul 18, 2008 Surgery May Be Option for Advanced Liver Cancer Jul 18, 2008 Going gluten-free: Consumers have embraced diets free of proteins found in wheat, rye and barley but its not necessarily the best choice for everyone Jul 17, 2008 Aurora St. Luke's Named to US News & World Report's Best Hospital ... Jul 15, 2008 Self-Taught Behavior Therapy Helps Those With Irritable Bowel Syndrome Jul 15, 2008 Project Access of Northern Virginia Provides Specialty Health Care to Those in Need Jul 13, 2008 Digestive Disease Week study examined ACR's guidelines for CT colonography interpretation Jul 13, 2008 Smokers Suffer More Back Pain, Survey Shows Jul 4, 2008
Tieng, a gastroenterology fellow at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, and Kanemoto, a writer-director and owner of Ex Mortis Films LLC production company, celebrated with 121 guests in the Lake Room at the Loeb Boathouse in Central Park. ESSENTIALS. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Linked to Depression Sep 6, 2008
Compared with the general populations, IBD patients had higher rates of panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and major depression, the researchers report in the American Journal of Gastroenterology ... SOURCE: American Journal of Gastroenterology, August 2008. (MEDLINEplus)
The breakthrough, which could lead to ways to inhibit cancer cell growth in the liver, will be published as the editors pick in this months edition of Gastroenterology, a first-tier journal in the field of gastrointestinal disease. Hsu Cheng-lung (}s), attending physician at the Chang Gung Memorial Hospitals Department of Internal Medicine, worked with the University of Rochester in New York on a gene knockout experiment, which yielded results that proved the importance of male hormone... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
21, 2005) A recent study in The American Journal of Gastroenterology revealed that patterns in diet may effect the development of colorectal adenomas, or precancerous polyps of the. . (Science Daily)
From the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (W.R.K., R.H.W., P.S.K.) and the Division of Biostatistics (W.K.K., J.T.B., T.M.T.), Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN; the Division of Gastroenterology and GI Health Outcomes, Policy and Economics Research Program, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco (S.W.B.); and the United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA (E.E.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Kim at the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology,... (New England Journal of Medicine)
Sept. 3, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new imaging system that allows physicians to examine tissue at the cellular level from inside the body may now enable them to more effectively diagnose cancer of the bile ducts, according to a new study in the September 2008 issue of the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology ... Cellvizio Inc. is currently focused on the gastroenterology and pulmonology markets. (Primezone Releases)
SOURCE: American Journal of Gastroenterology, August 2008. Reuters Health. (MEDLINEplus)
The results of this study, which represents the largest investigation, by several-fold, of this kind, were published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute ... The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) is dedicated to the mission of advancing the science and practice of gastroenterology ... On a monthly basis, the AGA Institute publishes two highly respected journals, Gastroenterology and Clinical... (EurekAlert!)
"We're excited about this and we're actively moving forward toward clinical trials," Nature magazine quoted Dr. Jeffrey Glenn, associate professor of gastroenterology and hepatology, as saying. With the help of coin-sized microfluidic chips that minimizes tabletop biological experiments down to the tiny scale of nanoliters, the research team was able to screen more than 1,200 drug candidates and find clemizole in just two weeks. (Economic Times)
Bethesda, MD (September 1, 2008) Non-invasively measuring liver stiffness with transient elastography accurately diagnoses patients with late-stage liver disease, reports a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute ... The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) is dedicated to the mission of advancing the science and practice of gastroenterology ... On a monthly basis, the AGA Institute... (EurekAlert!)
"We're excited about this and we're actively moving forward toward clinical trials," said virology expert Jeffrey Glenn, MD, PhD, associate professor of gastroenterology and hepatology. Glenn is one of two senior authors of the paper. (EurekAlert!)
The physicians will specialize in internal medicine, adult family practice, gastroenterology and endocrinology. Crenshaw s father, also a physician, trained under Harris and worked at the clinic for more than 50 years. (Birmingham Business Journal, AL)
Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology & Hepatology ... Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology & Hepatology delivers timely interpretations of key research developments, translating the latest findings into clinical practice ... Don't miss the following articles that will soon be appearing in the pages of Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology & Hepatology. (Nature News Service)
Nature Clinical Practice - Gastroenterology & Hepatology. Coverage includes pathology, diagnosis, genetics, disease markers and treatment of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, liver, pancreas, gall bladder and biliary tract, such as functional gastrointestinal disorders, inflammatory diseases, cancer, infection and nutritional disorders. (Nature News Service)
com : Urology articles, jobs and information. (SMI) and (NPG) are very pleased to announce a new publishing partnership. (Nature News Service)
Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology & Hepatology. Editor-in-Chief: Stephen Hanauer, MD; Editor: Natalie Wilson. (Nature News Service)
Dr. Tonkens later founded his own clinical research center and served as principal investigator in more than 40 clinical trials in areas ranging from cardiology, pulmonary disease, peripheral vascular disease and critical care to infectious disease, gastroenterology, pain management and vaccine development. About MDS Pharma Services MDS Pharma Services is committed to delivering quality service on time. (Canada Newswire)
Strategic partners include the American Medical Association; American College of Cardiology; American Gastroenterology Association; American College of Allergy Asthma and Immunology; National Lipid Association; American Retina Foundation and University of Pennsylvania. To access ReachMD's original programming, visit ReachMD at or XM Channel 157. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
From the Department of Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Outcomes Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus and Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel (I.M.G.); the Divisions of Gastroenterology and Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Montreal (A.N.B.); and INSERM Centre d'Investigations Cliniques Plurith;matique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire du Bocage and Institut F;d;ratif de Recherche Sant;, Sciences et... (New England Journal of Medicine)
In India, the company is a leader in niche therapy areas of psychiatry, neurology, cardiology, diabetology, gastroenterology, and orthopedics. The company has strong skills in product development, process chemistry, and manufacturing of complex API, as well as dosage forms. (PR Newswire)
It has recognized Centers of Excellence in 20 pediatric subspecialties, including allergy, cardiology, transplant, neurology, neurosurgery, cystic fibrosis, pulmonary, nephrology, gastroenterology and oncology. For more information, please visit. (EurekAlert!)
Houston-based IDEV, a developer of medical devices used in radiology, gastroenterology, vascular surgery and cardiology, will move into the new facility when it s finished in August 2009. Randy Barr of REMAX Space Center represented IDEV in the lease transaction. (Houston Business Journal, TX)
this client needs a gastroenterology locums starting in late january and this will. me. (Yahoo News -- Argentina)
His death was confirmed by a spokeswoman for the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, where Dr. Butt was head of the division of gastroenterology and internal medicine from 1967 to 1974. As a 25-year-old resident at Mayo in the 1930s, Dr. Butt learned that another researcher, the nutritionist Henrik Dam, had observed that a deficiency of Vitamin K in laboratory chickens frequently led to the birds bleeding internally. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Corresponding Author: Richard M. Peek Jr., Division of Gastroenterology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN; Tel: 615-322-5200, Email. The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology is a nonprofit scientific and educational organization with over 11,900 members in the United States and internationally. (EurekAlert!)
(SOURCES: Frank K. Friedenberg, M.D., associate professor, section of gastroenterology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia; Anthony A. Starpoli, M.D., attending gastroenterologist, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City, and director, gastro-esophageal research and endo-surgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, New York City; August 2008, The American Journal of Gastroenterology) ... "For people with obesity and reflux together, the gastric bypass procedure appears to be effective not only... (Health-Finder)
Arguments over Fogel, formerly head of gastroenterology at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, were heard by 11th Circuit Judges Charles R. Wilson and William H. Pryor Jr. and U.S. District Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks, visiting from West Palm Beach, Fla. J. Nixon Daniel III of Beggs & Lane in Pensacola, Fla. (Law.com)
Several scientific studies in the August issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology examine the association between obesity and the risk of colorectal cancer and gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD. ... About The American Journal of Gastroenterology () ... The goal of the Journal is to publish scientific papers relevant to the practice of clinical gastroenterology. (EurekAlert!)
BMC Gastroenterology 2008, 8:36doi:10. 1186/1471-230X-8-36. (BioMed Central)
Professor Chris Hawkey, president-elect of the British Society of Gastroenterology, remarked, These are very safe drugs but there are some areas where they are probably overused, such as for minor indigestion. . (HealthJockey.com)
Equipped with state-of-the-art facilities as well as dedicated and well-trained staff, NUH is a major referral centre that delivers tertiary care for a wide range of medical specialties including Cardiology, Gastroenterology ology, Obstetrics cology, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Paediatrics and Orthopaedic Surgery. Backed by substantive expertise and experience, the NUH has been chosen by the Ministry of Health to develop two new national specialist centres to meet the growing need for heart and... (PR Newswire)
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. Adele HorinAugust 13, 2008. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Our study was also able to demonstrate that, for patients at an average risk for GI bleeding, starting PPI cotherapy at a younger age was marginally cost-effective, while starting PPI cotherapy at an older age was highly cost effective, says Sameer Dev Saini, M.D., M.S., clinical lecturer in the Division of Gastroenterology at the U-M Medical School. Ultimately, physicians should discuss the gastrointestinal risks of low-dose aspirin with their patients and consider PPI cotherapy. (Newsmax)
Much of that time was spent in Beverly Hills, where he focused on gastroenterology, or matters related to the digestive system. Rubin said he decided around 2000 to stop dealing with insurers. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
19, 2006) According to a new article in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GRD), more commonly known as, acid reflux, is linked to obesity ... 14, 2007) New, updated guidelines for esophageal reflux testing appear in the American Journal of Gastroenterology. (Science Daily)
Medical provider: Christopher D. Bell, PA-C, is the newest medical provider in The Corvallis Clinic s Gastroenterology department ... Bell has been working in gastroenterology since he received his physician assistant degree from Idaho State University in Pocatello in 2001 ... He comes from Idaho Falls, Idaho, where he was a physician assistant at Grand Teton Gastroenterology. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
The areas in which Hospital Clnic has more relevance are especially: infectious diseases (HIV), neurology, hepatic disease, cardiology, gastroenterology, psychiatry, and organ transplantation. Further information please contact: Hospital Clinic de Barcelona Department of Communication and External Relations Marc de Semir, Head of Communication () Mara Trenzado, Editor () Tel. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Christopher D. Bell, PA-C, recently joined in The Corvallis Clinic s gastroenterology department. Bell previously worked as a physician assistant at Southeast Idaho Gastroenterology in Pocatello, Idaho. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Co-investigators for the study are J. Marc Rhoads, M.D., professor and director of gastroenterology at the medical school, and Deborah A. Pearson, Ph ... Children will be enrolled through the UT Physicians pediatric gastroenterology clinic and The University of Texas Mental Sciences Institute. (Science Daily)
SOURCE: BMC Gastroenterology, published online July 15, 2008. Reuters Health. (MEDLINEplus)
The new Austin clinic will include oncology, chemotherapy, cardiac rehabilitation, orthopedic services, minor surgeries, urology and gastroenterology. It will also have space for an endoscopy suite, a CT scanner and an MRI.. (Austin Business Journal, TX)
"This patient registry assessed the safety and effectiveness of endoscopic circumferential balloon-based ablation using radiofrequency energy for the treatment of BE HGD at 16 U.S. academic and community institutions," said study lead author Robert A. Ganz, MD, FASGE, Minnesota Gastroenterology, Minneapolis. "Results were promising, showing that 90.2 percent of patients were free of high-grade dysplasia at an average of one-year follow-up and avoided many of the adverse events associated with... (Science Daily)
Alcohol abuse is a common cause of cirrhosis and cirrhotic patients may be mentally confused or have other neurocognitive deficits because of current or previous alcohol abuse, the researchers report in the American Journal of Gastroenterology ... SOURCE: American Journal of Gastroenterology, July 2008. (MEDLINEplus)
In the new study, published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, researchers looked at whether the so-called "hygiene hypothesis" might be involved in young people's risk of developing IBD.. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Health)
About one third of those with alcoholic liver disease reported drinking more than four alcoholic drinks per day during follow-up, the researchers report in the American Journal of Gastroenterology ... SOURCE: American Journal of Gastroenterology, July 2008. (MEDLINEplus)
About one third of those with alcoholic liver disease reported drinking more than four alcoholic drinks per day during follow-up, the researchers report in the American Journal of Gastroenterology. Alcoholics were twice as likely to drink againThe patients with alcoholic liver disease were twice as likely to drink alcohol during follow-up as patients with cirrhosis from other causes. (MSNBC -- Health)
The physician-entrepreneur has enlisted 14 physician investors, including doctors from the and TriValley Gastroenterology, for the new , which will have three operating rooms and two procedure rooms. The center, on the ground floor of a 30,000-square-foot building at the northwest corner of Stoneridge Drive and Willow Road, will serve orthopedists, ear, nose and throat doctors, and other specialists. (East Bay Business Times, CA)
Using the framework of the Ask Me 3 initiative, the staff of Middlesex Gastroenterology led by Dr. Stan Opalacz, continues to take the program to a higher level ... Thus far, with the effort of Middlesex Gastroenterology Administrator Regina Brown, the practice developed some great ideas for the benefit of the patients ... For example, Middlesex Gastroenterology now gives its patients cups with pre-marked measurement levels so that patients do not consume more fluid than they should prior to a... (Middletown Press, CT)
The American College of Gastroenterology has more about. Copyright. (Health-Finder)
But it was a second strange coincidence that led the study's principal investigator Mamata Sivagnanam, M.D., assistant professor of clinical pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at UCSD's School of Medicine and Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego, to discover the gene that is altered in patients with CTE.. The discovery will be published as a cover story of the August issue of the journal Gastroenterology, and is currently available on line ... The... (EurekAlert!)
14, 2007) New, updated guidelines for esophageal reflux testing appear in the American Journal of Gastroenterology. These guidelines summarize advances in gastroesophageal reflux disease diagnostic testing as. (Science Daily)
Fugaccia believes other contributing factors are the global shortage of doctors in general, as well as the "intrinsic popularity" of other specialties, including dermatology, radiology, pediatrics, cardiology, gastroenterology and anaesthetics. A pediatric specialist for 30 years, clinical associate professor Nick Evans specialised further as a neonatologist in 1991 at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, where he is now head of the department of newborn care. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
" David Dixon, the acting director of workforce development and leadership at NSW Health, says: "There is strong competition for the most popular jobs - anaesthetics, gastroenterology, dermatology and radiology. "That popularity changes depending on what developments there have been in a particular medical field, how doctors can structure their time and any research interests they may have. "Generation X and Y have different expectations to the baby boomers: they are seeking careers to provide... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Salama said he hopes to add physicians in other specialties such as gastroenterology, cardiology, orthopedics and podiatry. The infusion center, which will be overseen by physicians and staffed by IV-certified nurses, will provide treatment for patients who need intravenous antibiotics or other infusion medicine for conditions such as colitis or rheumatoid arthritis. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
A study published in the July issue of Gastroenterology identifies the CXCR3 receptor in the intestine as a gluten gateway. When people with celiac disease eat gluten, the protein triggers their immune system to attack the body, causing a wide range of serious health problems. (Health-Finder)
David E. Fleischer M.D., Professor of Medicine, Mayo College of Medicine, and staff physician in the Department of Gastroenterology at Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Ariz. was lead author on the published paper. (PR Newswire)
"Each year thousands of Canadians die from colorectal cancer, the number two cause of death among all cancers in both men and women. This is a tragedy because colorectal cancer is a preventable and curable disease, but only when detected early," said Dr. Lawrence Cohen, Director of Gastroenterology at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto. "The launch of ColonSentry(TM) represents a leap forward in the way we currently screen for... (Canada Newswire)
The real test, however, will be to see if these patients are less likely to develop cancer, says David Johnson, former president of the American College of Gastroenterology. Doctors need to follow patients for at least five years to measure their risk. (USA Today -- News)
The woman's lung malignancy "was expected to be fatal within months," said co-author Jack Satsangi, a professor of gastroenterology at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. "However, on stopping anti-TNF agents the cancer has completely regressed - and she is healthy more than two years later," he said. (MEDLINEplus)
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Surgical removal of liver cancer may be a useful treatment and should at least be considered in patients with multiple tumors or vascular complications, according to a report in the journal Gastroenterology ... SOURCE: Gastroenterology, June 2008. (MEDLINEplus)
In so-called gluten sensitivity, there is an immune response or associated condition even though the patient might not have the small-intestine findings on a biopsy to meet the criteria for celiac disease, says Dr. Eric Esrailian, director of general gastroenterology at the University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine. Gluten intolerance, Esrailian says, refers more to the symptoms a person feels, similar to the term lactose intolerance. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Dr. Michael Schmalz, Aurora St. Luke's gastroenterology section chief, said the hospital is outstanding in this specialty because it is quick to adopt new diagnostic and treatment technologies ... Once she was diagnosed, the gastroenterology team worked with Aurora St. Luke's liver transplant surgeon, and after part of her liver was removed, the patient walked out of the hospital five-days later, cured. (Wisbusiness.com)
SOURCE: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, July 2008. Reuters Health. (MEDLINEplus)
Specialties include dermatology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, general surgery, gynecology, infectious disease, oncology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, plastic surgery, pulmonology, rheumatology and urology. Buncombe County in North Carolina developed the project access model for providing access to health care in1995. (Chronicle Newspapers, VA)
A study by Mansour A. Parsi, MD, department of gastroenterology at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, examined peroral cholangioscopy used for the management of biliary stones that cannot be removed by conventional methods ... DDW is the largest international gathering of physicians, researchers and academics in the fields of gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy and gastrointestinal surgery. (EurekAlert!)
A study published today in BMC Gastroenterology shows that. (Feb. (Science Daily)
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