A 54-year-old white man presented with generalized weakness and lower extremity swelling. He also had an ulcerated umbilical mass. The Medscape Journal of Medicine
Commentary on a study on checking lymph nodes after colectomy published November 14, 2007 in the Journal of the American Medical Society. Medscape General Surgery
In patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV), individualizing the duration of peginterferon/ribavirin treatment yields success rates similar to standard 48-week treatment, thus sparing unnecessary costs and side effects, according to results of two randomized controlled studies published in the January issue of Hepatology. Reuters Health Information
The hypersensitivity to abdominal pain commonly experienced by patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is associated with altered brain responses to anticipated pain as evidenced on functional MRI, scientists at the University of California in Los Angeles suggest. Reuters Health Information
Despite the development of more potent antibiotics, significant improvement in clinical outcome in patients with vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) bacteremia has not been observed, researchers report. Reuters Health Information
The majority of Caucasian patients with hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-positive chronic hepatitis become inactive carriers over time, Italian researchers report. Reuters Health Information
Two-hundred and twenty patients received lamivudine prophylaxis and 400 did not receive prophylaxis, what was the outcome of this study? Liver International
