Among patients with HIV started on antiretroviral therapy, co-infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) does not appear to lessen gains in CD4 counts -- contrary to some previous reports. Reuters Health Information
Bret Lashner, MD, explores current and emerging issues in nonbiologic strategies for inflammatory bowel disease, as based on key data presented during DDW 2008. Medscape Gastroenterology
Endoscopic vacuum-assisted closure is a new efficacious modality for treating anastomotic leakage following anterior resection due to an effective control of the septic focus. Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
TW-37, an inhibitor of the oncoprotein Bcl-2, suppresses growth and invasion of pancreatic cancer in vitro and in a xenograft model, scientists report in the International Journal of Cancer for August 15. Reuters Health Information
