Elective cesarean section is associated with a lower rate of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) than is vaginal delivery, according to a report in the August 28th issue of Virology Journal published by BioMed Central. Reuters Health Information
Among older Americans, there was a substantial increase in the number of colorectal cancer screening tests conducted between 2000 and 2005, according to findings from national population-based surveys published in the August issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Reuters Health Information
Hospitalized patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at greater risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) than are patients without IBD, Canadian and US researchers report in the September issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology. Reuters Health Information
Commentary on a study on the effect of H pylori eradication on the risk of developing a new gastric cancer, published August 2008 in The Lancet. Medscape General Surgery
Commentary on a study on the effect of warm humidified CO2 insufflation on pain after laparoscopic surgery, published August 2008 in the British Journal of Surgery. Medscape General Surgery
Commentary on a study on the management of colon perforations following colonoscopy, published July 2008 in the Archives of Surgery. Medscape General Surgery
Results of a study published in the September issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology suggest that eosinophilic esophagitis is a chronic remitting condition that requires repeated treatment with topical corticosteroids. Reuters Health Information
Commentary on a study on whether extended lymphadenectomy improves survival in patients with gastric cancer, published July 2008 in The New England Journal of Medicine. Medscape General Surgery
Single dose lubiprostone is well tolerated as part of colonoscopy preparation and improves colonic mucosa visualization during the procedure, Texas-based researchers report in the September issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology. Reuters Health Information
