Emmet Keeffe, MD, MACP, reviews the indications for treatment and duration of therapy in hepatitis B, as based on current best evidence. Medscape Gastroenterology
This review focuses on epidemiology, risk factors, screening recommendations, and interpretation of the serologic tests to accurately diagnose and characterize the status of HBV infection. Medscape Gastroenterology
Nancy Reau, MD, provides clinical commentary for select feature articles from the literature on issues related to the treatment of hepatitis B. Medscape Gastroenterology
David M. Burger, PharmD, PhD, reviews research highlights on the clinical pharmacology of antiretroviral therapy at the 15th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI). Medscape HIV/AIDS
Resection of hepatic carcinoid metastases reduces cardiac progression and improves prognosis, according to a report in the February Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Reuters Health Information
The Netherlands has seen a decline in non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug-induced gastrointestinal ulcers and related complications in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, mirroring declines seen in the US, researchers report in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases for February. Reuters Health Information
Intrapyloric injection of botulinum toxin A (BoNT/A) is not superior to placebo for the treatment of delayed gastric emptying, according to study findings published in the February issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology. Reuters Health Information
Adding gemcitabine to adjuvant fluorouracil-based chemoradiation was associated with a small survival benefit in patients with resected pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Medscape Medical News
