Researcher Sorts Through Sea of IBS Remedies
May 22nd 2013As irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) remains a complicated condition to treat with an etiology that's still unknown, it's difficult for physicians to find the best proven therapies among new remedies and the variety of pharmacological and nondrug options they have been trying for years.
Colonoscopy Prevents Crohn's Disease Post-Operative Endoscopic Recurrence
May 22nd 2013While it's already clinically understood that most patients with Crohn's disease suffer a recurrence following an intestinal resection, researchers have not evaluated the best strategy to prevent the disease from recurring.
Abdominal, Bowel Symptom Improvement From Linaclotide Meets FDA Standards for IBS-C
May 21st 2013Patients taking linaclotide experience clinically meaningful improvement in abdominal and bowel symptoms, which closely correlate with the US Food and Drug Administration's new criteria for irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C).
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Boosts Cardiovascular Risk, But Lacks Management Plan
May 21st 2013Growing evidence suggests increased cardiovascular risk in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) - in particular nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASN) - but no data exists to support a specific management approach.
Cost-Effective pH Testing Can Rule Out GERD
May 20th 2013Esophageal pH monitoring is more cost effective than the long-term use of proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs), since it can help rule out gastroesophageal reflux diseases (GERD) and avoid the unneeded costs associated with prolonged medication therapy.