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New research indicates that short endoscopic secretin tests can accurately differentiate cystic fibrosis patients with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency from those who retain exocrine pancreatic function.

A new study analyzed multiple areas of fibromyalgia including pain, brain characteristics, and medication efficacy, which resulted in some very telling conclusions.

Having a gene associated with Alzheimer's may also mean a higher risk for depression.

Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have found that loss of speech from a stroke in the left hemisphere can be recovered on the back right side of the brain, contradicting the 130-year-old belief that the right hemisphere interferes with recovery

Seniors with dementia use the emergency department more often than those without cognitive impairment, garnering higher costs but worse outcomes, a new study suggests.

Antibiotics commonly used to kill normal staph infections can actually increase deadly methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria resistance.

All colorectal cancer patients should be screened for Lynch syndrome, according to new guidelines from the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA). Findings of a study, published in Gastroenterology, outline the recommendations, conclusions, and ideas for moving forward.

Depression over long periods of time may double the risk of stroke in adults, according to a study that assessed the health information of more than 16,000 adults over 50 years of age in order to determine if there is a link between stroke and depressive symptoms.

Changes in gut bacterial growth rates may be linked to onset of diseases, such as type 2 diabetes or irritable bowel syndrome, for example, according to research published in the journal Science.

For patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), using a frame with wheels, handlebars, and a built-in seat resulted in the longest distance walked and the most time spent walking, according to a recent study.

When patients have a defibrillator implated they have many concerns about their overall health, including how it affects their sex life. Research has shown the importance of doctors and their patients working together through these issues.

Researchers report that in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), greater positive mood throughout daily life was linked to less pain and fewer RA-related restrictions, while negative mood was linked to an increase in RA-related restrictions.

While warfarin has long been a common treatment option for patients with atrial fibrillation new medications are coming to the market which provide different benefits than the original option.

Ulcerative colitis (UC) may one day be treated with an oral microparticle and natural herbal molecular drug, according to findings presented in the journal Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces.

In this interview, Herbert S. B. Baraf, MD, FACP, MACR, provides his take-a-ways from ACR/ARHP 2015 about new reimbursement policies affecting private practice rheumatologists.

The American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) recently updated its guidelines for best practices for diagnosis and management of patients afflicted with Barrett's esophagus (BE).

A combination of small molecules can change cells slated to be human skin cells into cells that support and repair nerves, called Schwann cells, according to findings published in the journal Development.

Performance in daily activities can be predicted using the Brief International Cognitive Assessment for Multiple Sclerosis (BICAMS) assessment, according to a recent study.

Since the discovery that the relative length of the index and ring fingers may reflect fetal testosterone exposure, researchers have spent a lot of time trying to find correlations between digit ratios and medical outcomes, questionnaire answers, and a host of other things.

Healthcare workers have a much higher prevalence of chronic hepatitis C infection compared to the general population, according to a recently published study.

The risk for celiac disease is higher in children who had frequent infections during the first 18 months of their lives, according to findings reported in The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

A retrospective analysis of patients who underwent bariatric surgery suggests that significant weight loss significantly lessens the symptoms of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.

Analyses of patient records indicate that obesity increases the risk of recurrence among patients who undergo ablation for atrial fibrillation but suggest that sustained weight loss can reduce the risk.

New research into the relationship between partial pancreatectomy and the subsequent incidence of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency finds a strong positive correlation between the volume of tissue removed and subsequent complications.

Dried plums may decrease the risk for colon cancer.

When I first started seeing patients on my own, I would get annoyed when patients came in with printouts from WebMD, Health.com, or the dreaded Wikipedia.

Researchers try to determine the future of statins in treating asthma. The drugs show promise but pills might not be the best way to get them into the respiratory tract.

Researchers investigating the question of whether or not vitamin D status could predict disease activity in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) found more questions than answers.

A transdermal tulobuterol patch may help patients with COPD exercise for longer at a relatively high intensity, Japanese researchers report.

The prevalence of gout in more affluent countries seems to be increasing in recent decades. Medications, co-morbidities, genetics and other risk factors are to blame.