Brooks Cash, MD, FACP, FACG, addresses current and emerging roles for PPIs in GERD and related conditions, as based on data presented at DDW 2008. Medscape Gastroenterology
Serum apoptotic caspase activity is strongly associated with the presence of active liver histological lesions in hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-negative chronic hepatitis B infection, according to a recent study by Greek researchers. Reuters Health Information
The costs of new agents and regimens introduced for the treatment of colorectal cancer have risen 340-fold, compared with traditional regimens. Medscape Medical News
Polyethylene glycol (PEG) 3350 is significantly more effective than placebo in relieving constipation in children, researchers report in the August issue of the Journal of Pediatrics. Reuters Health Information
Restoring the autophagy mechanism that removes altered proteins from cells may help older organs function as if they were new, the results of an animal study suggest. Reuters Health Information
