Gastroenterology

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) superseded HIV as a cause of death by 2007; and birth cohort screening is cost-effective for HCV.

In this video Fred Poordad, MD, Chief of Hepatology and Liver Transplantation at the Comprehensive Transplant Center at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center evaluates the effect of race on the response to treatment and viral resistance profiles with telapravir combination therapy.

In this video, Lawrence Brandt, MD, professor of medicine and surgery at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City, discusses the safety of fecal transplant as well as its applications to conditions other than Clostridium difficile colitis.

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease experience more travel-related illness when visiting industrialized, but not developing, countries than healthy individuals, according to research published in the February issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Patients with Barrett's esophagus who currently smoke have twice the risk of developing esophageal cancer compared with never smokers, according to a study published in the February issue of Gastroenterology.

Liver-like cells produced from an individual's own cells can support the entire life cycle of hepatitis C virus, potentially making it possible to study why people respond differently to the virus, according to a study published online Jan. 30 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In this video, Lawrence Brandt, MD, professor of medicine and surgery at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City, discusses a study on the outcomes of fecal microbiota transplants on almost 100 patients across the country with refractory Clostridium difficile colitis.

The risk of early death for live liver donors is 1.7 per 1,000 donors, and long-term mortality is similar to that of healthy individuals, according to a study published in the February issue of Gastroenterology.

In this video, Mitchell Shiffman, MD, head of the Liver Institute of Virginia, discusses the potential for spread of hepatitis C via improperly disinfected utensils in barbershops and nail salons.

High dietary fiber intake was not associated with a lower prevalence of diverticulosis. In fact, people who ate a high-fiber diet and those having 15 or more bowel movements per week had a higher, not lower, prevalence of diverticulosis, according to research published in the February issue of Gastroenterology.

In this video, Mark Mellow, MD, medical director of the Integris Digestive Health Center in Oklahoma City, discusses a study in which he followed up with patients who underwent fecal microbiota transplants to treat recurrent Clostridium difficile infection.

Poor sleep is connected to a significantly increased risk for major cardiovascular and metabolic disorders, such as obesity, diabetes, and coronary artery disease, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine have found.

In this video, Paul Kwo, MD, FACG, professor of medicine in the division of gastroenterology and hepatology at the Indiana University School of Medicine, discusses a program in which hepatitis C screening was offered to patients aged 50 to 65 during routine colonoscopy.

In this video, Ira Jacobson, MD, chief of the division of gastroenterology and hepatology at Weill Medical College of Cornell University, discusses the new standard of care for hepatitis C patients: triple therapy including one of the recently approved protease inhibitors (telaprevir or boceprevir) along with pegylated interferon and ribavirin.

In this video, shot at the annual scientific meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology in Washington, DC, Raymond Cross, MD, associate professor of medicine and director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, discusses strategies for encouraging ulcerative colitis patients to take their medication.

In this video, Sheila Crowe, MD, FACG, a professor of medicine and director of research in the division of gastroenterology at the UC San Diego School of Medicine, discusses some of the problems associated with celiac disease, including gastrointestinal difficulties as well as skin rashes, obstetric problems, and anemia.

Living in sunnier parts of the country appears to be associated with a reduced risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), particularly after the age of 30, indicates a long-term prospective US-based study.

In this video, Raymond Cross, MD, associate professor of medicine and director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, discusses the latest strategies for treating ulcerative colitis at the annual scientific meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology in Washington, DC.

Women who suffer from celiac disease are more likely to report symptoms of depression and disordered eating, even if they follow a gluten-free diet, researchers have found.

According to a recent longitudinal study, the prevalence of acid reflux has risen significantly over the past decade, with women in particular more susceptible to the ailment as they aged than men.