Diphenhydramine Improves Quality of Sedation During Colonoscopy Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli21 Oct 2017 7:15 PM ISTFindings of a study presented October 16, 2017 at the World Congress of Gastroenterology at ACG2017 in Orlando, USA show that in patients on chronic...
Common acid reflux medications promote chronic liver disease Ruby khatun khatun13 Oct 2017 7:04 PM ISTApproximately 10 percent of the general population take a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) drug to block stomach acid secretions and relieve symptoms of...
Antifungals and probiotics may play a key role in treatment of Crohn's disease in future Anjali Nimesh Nimesh11 Oct 2017 9:30 AM ISTThe Netherlands, Scientists have determined that fungus may play a key role in chronic intestinal inflammation disorders. They found that patients...
Liquid Nitrogen Cryotherapy Shows Good Long-Term Results for Treating Barrett's Esophagus Anjali Nimesh Nimesh7 Oct 2017 10:20 AM ISTThe October issue of GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy features several new studies evaluating various treatments for Barrett's esophagus (BE). Two of...
Cholesterol-lowering drugs may help patients with cirrhosis Anjali Nimesh Nimesh1 Oct 2017 10:10 AM ISTStatins used for the treatment of high cholesterol may have other beneficial effects, but there has been reluctance to prescribe them to patients with...
Chronic cell death promotes liver cancer supriya kashyap kashyap30 Sept 2017 10:24 AM ISTLiver cancer occurs predominantly in patients whose liver has been damaged as a result of chronic disease. Until now it has remained in the dark how...
Patients of IBS respond better to Individualized diets Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli30 Sept 2017 10:20 AM ISTPatients with irritable bowel syndrome who follow individualized diets based on food sensitivity testing experience fewer symptoms, suggests a study...
Inflammatory bowel disease in childhood linked with increased risk of cancer : BMJ Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli28 Sept 2017 10:05 AM ISTChildren diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease have an increased risk of cancer, especially gastrointestinal cancers, both in childhood and later...
Diet taken along with alcohol also contributes to causation of Alcoholic liver disease Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 Sept 2017 10:05 AM ISTA new study published in Alcohol and Alcoholism finds that mice bred to consume high amounts of alcohol, but controlled by diet, did not necessarily...
Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery 18 percent failure noted : JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli25 Sept 2017 10:00 AM ISTAmong patients who underwent laparoscopic antireflux surgery, about 18 percent experienced recurrent gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) requiring...
Benefits of gastric bypass surgery persist beyond 12 years Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli24 Sept 2017 10:30 AM ISTThe benefits of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery including prevention of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia appear to persist over a...
Anemia- a consequence of bariatric surgery Anjali Nimesh Nimesh22 Sept 2017 9:40 AM ISTResearchers found a high rate of anemia 10 years after patients received Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, suggesting that long-term follow-up with a...
