Gastroenterology

Abdominal complaints are not the result of exocrine pancreatic function in Fabry disease patients, suggests a study by researchers in Slovenia.

A study of Rhode Island state prisons shines a spotlight on the trouble correctional facilities face because they aren't financially equipped to bear the budget-busting costs of new drugs to treat all inmates chronically infected with hepatitis C.

Results of a small study suggest that fecal microbiota transplantation appears to be more successful for treating Clostridium difficile infection than previously thought.

One of the advantages of using electronic health records is the amount of information they place at doctors' fingertips, enabling them (in theory) to provide the highest level of care for their patients.

Norovirus, the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis in adults and children in the US (aka "stomach flu" marked by vomiting and diarrhea) could potentially be spread from canines to humans, according to research published in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

Japanese regulators recently approved the blockbuster hepatitis C drug Sovaldi as the first all-oral treatment regimen for genotype 2 patients in that country.

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) has successfully made the exclusive list of conditions New York State deems appropriate to be treated with medical marijuana.

An analysis conducted by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College of New York City's subway system yielded a wide array of harmless, beneficial, and dangerous bacteria.

While TORe has been a significant development in the treatment of overweight and obese patients who have undergone gastric bypass surgery there are more procedures on the horizon that could provide even greater benefits in the future.

Even more so than gastric bypass surgery, the work of the patient determines how effective TORe can be in helping them keep from re-gaining excess weight. With diet, exercise, and working with their healthcare professionals the results can be positive for everyone involved.

While gastric bypass has provided benefits for millions of patients it has not been without its share of complications and difficulties after the procedure. Over the past few years work has been done to find ways to help patients after undergoing the original operation.

Across the country millions of people have undergone gastric bypass surgery in an effort to lose weight and improve their overall health. For those patients who have seen their results diminish a relatively new procedure could get them back on the road to a healthy lifestyle.

Good pancreatic exocrine function and quality of life is observed in patients with acute necrotizing pancreatitis, according to research conducted in Brazil.

How could an effective, inexpensive hepatitis C virus (HCV) drug have been available at local pharmacies without clinicians and patients knowing it? Researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have the answer.

Viewers have plenty of choices when it comes to medical talk shows on television. With all their recommendations a recent study looked at whether they are doing more harm than good to the potential patient pool.

Bühlmann, a global calprotectin laboratory headquartered in Switzerland, announced Wednesday the launch of IBDoc®, the first at home in-vitro diagnostic test to measure the fecal inflammation marker calprotectin in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Crohn's disease (CD), and Ulcerative colitis (UC).

Although the obesity epidemic in the United States seems to have reached a plateau over the past few years, the prevalence of obesity continues to be high with 30% of Americans classified as obese, defined as having a BMI of 30 kg/m2 or more, and an additional 30% overweight, with a BMI of 25 to 29.9 kg/m2.

Public health officials in the US have reported a series of outbreaks of disease caused by the introduction of a multi-drug-resistant strain of the bacteria Shigella by international travelers.

One of the hottest topics in medical science today is the role of the gut microbiome and its affect on various aspects of a person's health. A recent study looked at whether it can help predict the likelihood of a child having health issues linked to allergy and asthma.

There seems to be an ever growing list of items people are allergic to, and allergies that would only last a matter of months now stretch throughout the calendar for many. How best to handle these patients has become a focal point of care for allergists.

Seasonal allergies may be a common problem for patients, but for those who have allergies all year long, their treatment provides its own set of challenges for allergists.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Monday its approval of the Gastric Emptying Breath Test, a new non-invasive test to help diagnosis-delayed gastric emptying, otherwise known as gastroparesis.

Patients suffering from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who also have urinary calculi were recently found more likely to experience urinary tract infections, renal failure, and sepsis.

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), deemed a more serious form of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) that can develop into liver fibrosis and cirrhosis, has been linked to the liver cancer-spiraling leaky intestinal wall, according to research in Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

A study published online in JAMA Pediatrics reported celiac disease (CD) could be detected several years earlier through the implementation of a growth-monitoring program.

Though a large portion of surgical practice is dedicated to bariatric surgery, an article published in JAMA Surgery claimed training for the technique and subsequent patient care has not followed suit.

Symptoms of delayed growth, weight loss, failure to gain weight, or persistent stomach pain coupled with diarrhea or bloody stools in children are often linked to undiagnosed inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), particularly Crohn's disease (CD).

Male chronic pancreatitis patients receiving pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy are less likely to have osteopathy, according to research published in the Journal of the Pancreas.

The FDA approved label warning changes for two Gilead Sciences hepatitis C drugs after one person died and nine others had serious reactions when the drugs were coadministered with amiodarone, a drug used to treat irregular heartbeat.

Patients administered minimally invasive surgery (MIS) colon resection procedures instead of open surgery leave the hospital quicker and require less follow up with physicians and fewer medical prescriptions.