Gastroenterology

People often plagued with cravings for their favorite guilty-pleasure foods might be in luck. New research has shown that consuming milkshakes with a supplement called inulin-propionate ester could mitigate cravings for chocolate, pizza, and other high-calorie foods.

There are key differences in the gut microbial community composition in children with early-onset multiple sclerosis compared to healthy children without multiple sclerosis.

Doctors treating patients for a variety of conditions may all have the same goals in helping the patient but may have difficulty communicating those goals with their colleagues.

Pasta, the fan favorite comfort food and date night dish has often been associated with high calories, so much so health experts have limited pasta consumption in fad diets.

Veterans are twice as likely to become chronically homeless as other Americans. People who have been in military service make up about 11% of the US homeless population. The good news is that people are trying to help.

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) incidence peaks during a woman’s reproductive years.

Researchers used pre-clinical models of MS, as well as samples from patients with MS, in order to demonstrate that diet and gut flora may influence the activity of astrocytes, the cells that control inflammation and neurodegeneration in the brain.

Citing attorney misconduct, a California federal judge overturned a jury award decision that would have required Gilead Sciences to pay $200 million in damages to pharmaceutical giant Merck.

The MD Magazine editors rounded up the 10 best stories from June – did you read them all?

Current Medicaid policies restrict treatment to people with advanced hepatitis C. But what would costs be like if there was unrestricted access to medications that have proven to cure the disease?

Sofosbuvir/velpatasvir (Epclusa) has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a wide range of patients with chronic hepatitis C.

In patients diagnosed with psoriasis, disease severity has been strongly associated with developing a higher risk of comorbidities affecting the kidney, liver, and pancreas.

Officials reported that a recent outbreak of botulism affecting 20 inmates at a prison in Mississippi was possibly linked to drinking moonshine.

Healthcare professionals have long encouraged adults 50 years of age and older to regularly screen for colon cancer.

Hepatitis C affects a disproportionate number of American Indian and Alaskan Native people, more than any other racial or ethnic group in the country, and treatment efforts are being hampered by limited government funding, according to a recent journal article.

When intestinal stem cells come into contact with prominent metabolites in the gut, the intestine is prohibited from repairing itself with those cells, according to findings published in Cell.

The Remicade biosimilar inflectra (infliximab) appeared safe and effective for the treatment of Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) across 38 weeks, according to a presentation at Digestive Disease Week 2016.

More than one-third of the current US adult population suffers from obesity, which is the second leading cause of preventable death in the United States, according to the NIH.

Patients with type 1 diabetes can safely lower their blood glucose levels and hypoglycemia in a home setting with the dual hormone (glucagon and insulin) bionic pancreas, a new study revealed at the American Diabetes Association (ADA 2016) 76th Scientific Sessions in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Before treating that awful heartburn or upset stomach, think twice about that remedy of choice.

A new test created by researchers at the University of California has cut the number of hepatitis C (HCV) diagnosis testing steps in half – meaning going from two steps to one.

Tonsillectomies have typically been considered to be one of the surgical procedures younger patients often irrationally fear.

Over-the-counter diarrhea drug loperamide (Imodium/Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.) has recently been in the news because opioid abusers have been using it to self-treat symptoms of opioid withdrawal. Others abuse it for its euphoric properties.

The rate of transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) among HIV-positive men who have sex with men could be substantially reduced by the scaled up use of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatments along with behavioral interventions.

Good gut bacteria function is inhibited in Crohn’s disease (CD) patients by genetic variations, which can cause inflammatory flare-ups, according to findings published in the journal Science.

A Liverpool, England teen’s viral Facebook post shed light on what it’s like to live with Crohn’s disease (CD) and an ileostomy bag, or stoma bag.

Arachnophobes suffering from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) may have to put their fear on hold to welcome pain relief from their gastrointestinal condition.

New consensus guidelines for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) recommend, for the first time, that metabolic surgery be recommended or considered as an intervention for many obese patients.

A committee of the European Medicines Agency has recommended approval of two new combination drugs to treat chronic hepatitis C infection, the agency announced.

Patients dealing with anxiety or depression often also suffer from recurring inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a recent study found.