Use of fecal tagging techniques can limit the need for bowel cleaning before CT colonography, and can provide results comparable to those following extensive cathartic preparation in terms of detecting larger polyps, Dutch researchers report in the April issue of Radiology. Reuters Health Information
If given early, intravenous N-acetylcysteine, used to treat acetaminophen poisoning, is helpful for acute liver failure resulting from hepatitis B and drug-induced injury, among other causes. Medscape Medical News
The risk of substance use relapse after solid organ transplantation is low, according to a report in the February issue of Liver Transplantation. Reuters Health Information
The use of imatinib mesylate after surgery for primary gastrointestinal stromal tumors can significantly increase both overall and recurrence-free survival. Medscape Medical News
In a study at Stanford University, patients who took probiotics after Roux en Y gastric bypass surgery (RNYGB) lost more weight than RNYGB patients who did not. Reuters Health Information
