A case-study approach: review the symptoms and risk factors associated with front-line esophageal disorders and explore optimal solutions for these patients.
Liver resection does not benefit patients with colorectal liver metastases if their celiac or para-aortic regional lymph nodes are involved, even if the disease responds to preoperative chemotherapy. Reuters Health Information
Mouse models may pave the way for early detection of pancreatic cancer. Learn how study authors used phage clones to synthesize targeted peptides and track early lesions.
One person has died and 87 are sick with salmonella food poisoning from tainted cheese in the Canadian province of Quebec, health officials said on Friday. Reuters Health Information
For the 5% to 10% of adults who fail to mount an adequate response to the standard hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine regimen, a double dose of the combined hepatitis A and B vaccine may turn these nonresponders into responders, results of a study from Sweden suggest. Reuters Health Information
Higher levels of calprotectin in the stool are associated with an increased risk of relapse in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a report by investigators in Italy. Reuters Health Information
Data from the Geneva Cancer Registry show an increased long-term risk of colon cancer after external radiation therapy for prostate cancer. Reuters Health Information
Zobair M. Younossi, MD, MPH, FACP, FACG, discusses the most recent findings regarding new approaches to the treatment of HCV infection, with special focus on the STAT-C regimens. Medscape Gastroenterology
The prevalence of depression and anxiety is increased in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to researchers in Canada. Reuters Health Information
