Douglas Rex, MD, and Charles Lightdale, MD, offer comprehensive clinical overviews on current concepts in GI oncology and applications of EUS, as presented at ACG 2007. Medscape Gastroenterology
Supplementation with B vitamins appears to be no better than placebo in reducing the incidence of depression or depressive symptoms, new research suggests. Medscape Medical News
Global cooperation on a vaccine stockpile and coordination of the cessation of oral poliovirus vaccination after eradication will be essential to maintaining a world free of circulating polioviruses. The Medscape Journal of Medicine
A recent study sheds light on "compassionate coercion," or court-mandated treatment of pregnant women for drug and alcohol abuse. Medscape Medical News
Another study has confirmed that KRAS mutations predict response to cetuximab in colorectal cancer, but shows that they are not prognostic. Medscape Medical News
Even relatively mild psychological distress during childhood can lead to job-related issues later in life, according to a new study. Medscape Medical News