Gastroenterology

Stem cell transplants may be a new, revolutionary way to treat Crohn's disease.

This is an exciting time to be in the endoscopy center business. Although there are many pressures on the industry, there are also some terrific opportunities to be gained by the consistent focus in a few key areas.

Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) sufferers must take medication on a regular basis to ward off the irritating condition, and while surgical procedures have proven effective, some sufferers would rather have an option that was less invasive. There is new evidence to show that several non-surgical procedures could prove to be very successful in relieving GERD symptoms.

Aloe was mentioned by Pliny the Elder and also in the New Testament. "And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes," (John 19:3940). It is long been in use as an herbal medicine in the Orient and Asia.

Once rare digestive disease now striking 1 in 133 Americans

Those at Sunrise Bowling Alley Sunday afternoon weren't looking for a perfect game, but instead to Strike Out Crohn's and Colitis in an annual Bowl-A-Thon.

Reforming healthcare often took center stage during the presidential campaign. Having won the election, President Obama continues to tout healthcare reform as one of the top issues he wants addressed his first year in office.

Two recent experiences inspired me to bring up the topic of gastroprophylaxis.

A new study has found that giving infliximab to patients after intestinal resective surgery is an effective way to prevent endoscopic and histological recurrence of Crohn’s disease.

Dr. Desmond Leddin, the head of gastroenterology at Dalhouse University, discusses crohn's disease.

The risk of developing ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease is associated with iron levels in drinking water, according to a study in Norway.

Antioxidant supplements are an effective treatment for relieving pain and reducing levels of oxidative stress in patients with chronic pancreatitis.

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors of the small bowel are uncommon and usually escape detection until patients become symptomatic. GISTs may manifest as gastrointestinal hemorrhage, and the etiology may not be apparent initially.

The AAPS said that many physicians have decided not to use EHRs because they fear the data will be used to control what they do and how they do it.

Researchers have discovered an association between two genes, one of which can cause Crohn’s Disease and other inflammatory diseases, showing a common pathophysiology that may lead to new treatments for Crohn’s and other gastrointestinal and inflammatory diseases.