Gastroenterology News

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Millions of people each year have polyps successfully removed during colonoscopies.

Aspirin is known to lower risk for some cancers, and a new study led by a UC San Francisco scientist points to a possible explanation, with the discovery that aspirin slows the accumulation of DNA mutations in abnormal cells in at least one pre-cancerous condition.

Cerebain Biotech Corp. , a subsidiary of Discount Dental Materials, Inc. announced today the appointment of Dr. Surinder Saini as Chairman of its Scientific Advisory Board.

Dear Dr. Roach : In 2008, I was treated for prostate cancer with radiation. A couple of months later, I started passing blood during bowel movements.

A study in the latest European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology identifies predictors for hospitalization and outpatient visits in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

The AGA Research Foundation and Horizon Pharma further establish their commitment to advancing in the future of gastroenterology with the 2013 AGA-Horizon Pharma Fellow Abstract Prizes and the 2013 AGA-Horizon Pharma Student Abstract Prizes.

Every year, millions of patients have polyps successfully removed during colonoscopies; however, when a suspicious polyp is bigger than a marble or in a hard-to-reach location, these individuals are referred for surgery to remove a portion of their colon - even if doctors are not sure whether the polyp is cancerous or not.

Black and Hispanic children with autism are markedly less likely than children from white families to receive specialty care for complications tied to the disorder, a new study finds.

African-American and Hispanic children are far less likely to be seen by specialists -- for autism, but also other medical conditions -- and also less likely to receive specialized medical tests than their white peers, according to a new study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics.

Dr. Michael Hahn, director of endoscopy, holds a colonoscope during an event to celebrate the opening of a new endoscopy unit at Lions Gate Hospital June 8. THANKS to the generosity of local supporters, Lions Gate Hospital is home to a new endoscopy suite, viewed as a major step forward for cancer screening on the North Shore.

As someone who professionally closely tracks the debate over the transformation of the American health care clinical delivery system, I did not learn much new from the New York Times article: The $2.7 Trillion Medical Bill .

Yesterday, Stanford pediatric gastroenterologist KT Park , MD, took questions about topics related to celiac disease and his latest research on screening for the condition as part of a Twitter chat hosted by the American Gastroenterological Association .

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From the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology , Department of Research Core Services , Department of Pathobiology , Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine , and Department of Nutrition & Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine , Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.

A study in June's issue of the European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology identifies risk factors for mortality in Clostridium difficile infection.

This month's issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology reports that the Western dietary pattern is prospectively associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in adolescence.

June 13, 2013 Thought Leader Select, a Chapel Hill, NC-based consulting firm serving the biopharmaceutical, medical device, and diagnostics industries, announces the commencement of a medical strategy engagement in gastroenterology with a leading U.S. biopharmaceutical company.

Know someone who has celiac disease ? Thinking of going gluten-free? As a reminder , Stanford pediatric gastroenterologist KT Park , MD, is taking questions on these topics and his latest research in a Twitter chat today at noon Pacific time.

Low eosinophil count predicts in-hospital mortality in cirrhosis with systemic inflammatory response syndrome, reports June's issue of the European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology.