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Nonbiologic Therapy for IBD Revisited
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Carmen Cuffari, MD, discusses current and emerging issues in nonbiologic strategies for inflammatory bowel disease, as based on key data presented during ACG 2007.
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Multipolar Radiofrequency Ablation Yields High Liver Cancer Survival Rates
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Patients with metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who receive multipolar radiofrequency ablation, delivered to multiple sites simultaneously, have very high tumor eradication rates. They also have survival rates similar to patients who undergo surgery after a mean of nearly 2 years of follow-up, investigators announced in Washington, DC, at the annual meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society meeting. Reuters Health Information
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HIV Co-Infection Speeds HCV-Induced Liver Fibrosis
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Although HIV does not directly infect the liver, HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infection is associated with more severe HCV-induced liver fibrosis than is HCV infection alone. Reuters Health Information
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