Gastroenterology

C. difficile infections in travelers returning home could be a cause of travel-associated diarrhea.

A decline in infection cases has stagnated in recent years.

Infliximab-abda approved for range of gastroenterological and rheumatoid conditions.

Researchers may have stumbled upon a potential new treatment for C. difficile.

Patients with C. difficile are urged to avoid gastric acid suppressants.

Why do some patient care settings have higher rates of C. difficile infection?

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Pharma submits sNDA for IBS-C drug plecanatide.

Colorectal cancer has long been thought of as an older person’s disease, however, people being diagnosed are getting younger and younger. John L. Marshall, MD, a medical oncologist at Georgetown University in Washington, District of Columbia said that nearly half of his patients with colorectal cancer are under the age of 50.

European officials approved new biosimilar for select inflammatory diseases.

Researchers studied the costs associated with various C. difficile treatments.

Some researchers have considered treating C. difficile with fidaxomicin.

Researchers question freeze-dried vs. fresh products in FMT for C. difficile.

Patients with preoperative colorectal cancer have reported high incidence rates of C. difficile.

Researchers explore whether FMT is safe for children with IBD.

A drug to treat a familial disorder that causes pancreatitis appears to work.

Patients’ hospital room floors are frequently contaminated with pathogens.

Colon cancer is affecting younger populations at an alarming rate.

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Age doesn't appear to impact FMT as long as donors are healthy.

Researcher questioned variables that prevent C. diff patients from getting FMT.

Standard antibiotics may not help C. diff infections.

Obesity could significantly impact end-of-life care.

People with Crohn's disease can also suffer from severe joint pain.

The AMA appealed to Congress to spare those with DACA status from deportation.

Treating C. difficile infection can be expensive, despite lower incidence rates.

One antibiotic can potentially cut C. diff by 40%.

Don't drink peroxide, even if alternative medicine promotes it.

Postmenopausal women should monitor their metabolical health.

GERD patients have fewer postoperative complications with LARS than with OARS.