Amy Jacob

Further understanding the stomach's immune response to Helicobater pylori (H. pylori) infection could potentially serve as a springboard for developing new therapies targeting stomach damage, according to new research published in the journal Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Obese patients looking to lose weight or treat type 2 diabetes have often turned to gastric bypass or other stomach-shrinking surgeries, which have produced favorable results, decreasing cancer risks.

Using adjuvant systemic therapy in tangent with surgeries for localized gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) has been shown to significantly boost survival rates in patients.

Emulsifiers and food additives have been reported to alter the gut microbiota composition, triggering inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) development and metabolic syndromes.

Eating a vegetarian diet has been linked to a lower risk of colorectal cancers.

The US Food and Drug Administration approved Cresemba (isavuconazonium sulfate), a new antifungal drug product used for invasive aspergillosis and invasive mucormycosis treatment in adults.

An adapted version of the conventional measles vaccine could potentially be effective against the Chikungunya virus.

To help hospitals implement antibiotics prescribing improvement programs, the CDC has developed several tools and guidelines and has begun partnering with states to implement stewardship programs, awareness campaigns, and stringent checklists.

Cultural barriers, poor treatment adherence, and other factors thwart efforts to provide effective anti-HIV acquisition measures for women in Africa.

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a strategy with significant historical precedent in the infectious disease field. Applied to HIV prevention, at-risk individuals would take PrEP to protect against HIV acquisition in case of any planned or unplanned exposure, potentially permitting HIV prophylactic control by the uninfected individual.

Actavis PLC and Medicines360, a nonprofit women's health pharmaceutical company, announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval of Liletta (levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system), an intrauterine device (IUD) providing up to 3 years of safe and effective contraception.

Study results show that a regimen of three antiretroviral drugs taken during pregnancy significantly reduces the rate of mother-to-child HIV transmission.

Washing dirty dishes by hand seems to help curb food allergies in children.

Researchers based at the Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, have revealed potentially favorable results from 3 imaging methods for pediatric patients with Crohn's disease: magnetic resonance enterography (MRE), small-intestine contrast US (SICUS), and capsule endoscopy (CE) in diagnosing pediatric Crohn's disease (CD).

Adding tiotropium Respimat treatment in adult patients with mild, moderate, and severe asthma who continue to experience symptoms despite the use of maintenance therapies significantly improved lung function, according to a presentation by Boehringer Ingelheim scientists at the 2015 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) Annual Meeting in Houston, TX.

A team of 26 experts from the US, Europe, and Scandinavia has recommended routine implementation of a new probe-based Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy (pCLE) system, Cellvizio, to improve diagnostic evaluation and management of several gastric, intestinal, and biliary diseases.

Scientists have discovered that a lack of RNA editing in melanoma results to tumor growth and progression through protein manipulation.

Topical application of human breast milk has been deemed extremely beneficial for infants with atopic dermatitis.

Researchers have recently shown that switching from one biological agent to another could potentially prove effective for patients with plaque psoriasis when the initial treatment agent elicits insufficient response.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has officially allowed marketing of the Eclipse System for treating adult women afflicted with fecal incontinence (FI), the inability to control bowel movements.

Diclofenac potassium has recently been established as an effective Level A treatment for acute migraine attacks.

Researchers have recently discovered the potential new use for ferric maltol as an oral treatment for iron deficiency anemia in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

Nonpharmacologic treatments like hypnotherapy were reported effective in pediatric abdominal pain-related functional gastrointestinal disorders (AP-FGIDs).

Chronic narcotic was reported more than twice as widespread in pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), compared with children free from this disease.

The Internet has long been a popular source for the public to quell its inner hypochondriac. And, often after a few seconds of panic-induced searching, Dr. Google appeared to have an answer.

Moderate consumption of red grape juice or wine has been shown to help burn fat better, improving the health of overweight people.

According to research published online in theJournal of the American College of Surgeons, a new multidisciplinary approach to managing patients' post-colorectal surgery recovery results in shorter hospital stays, fewer complications, and lower medical costs.

A new, free mobile application that could potentially detect skin cancer, was made available on World Cancer Day, February 4, 2015, for physicians and dermatologists in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia.

A woman successfully treated with fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) for recurrent Clostridium difficile(C. difficile) from an overweight donor's stool found herself quickly gaining weight afterward to the point of obesity, reported a case published in the journal Open Forum Infectious Diseases.

Increased consumption of sugary drinks has been found to potentially trigger early onset of menstrual cycles in young girls.