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Hepatoportal Sclerosis May Underlie Portal Hypertension in HIV
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Certain HIV patients presenting with variceal bleeding may have hepatoportal sclerosis as a noncirrhotic cause of portal hypertension, according to New York City-based researchers. They present case reports on four such patients in the November issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology. Reuters Health Information
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Long-Term Lubiprostone Therapy Shows Positive Effects on IBS-C
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The results are coming in for the long-term treatment with lubiprostone (Amitiza) for irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) and were reported here at a heavily attended session at Digestive Diseases Week 2008. The results show that the type-2 chloride channel activator was progressively effective over the course of a 36-week trial with minimal adverse effects. Reuters Health Information
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