Gastroenterology News

ECO Liraglutide Resulted in 36% Loss in Excess Body Weight Obese individuals receiving 3 mg liraglutide daily lost a mean 35.6% of excess body weight during a 1-year period.
Medscape Medical News, May 2012
CMS to Version 5010 Laggards: Get Ready to Borrow Money The agency warns that once it begins enforcing new standards for electronic claims on July 1, noncompliant physicians may experience payment delays.
Medscape Medical News, May 2012
DDW Statins Shown to Be Safe in Patients With Cirrhosis Statin therapy is protective against hepatic decompensation.
Medscape Medical News, May 2012
Risk of Transfusion-Induced Alloimmunization High in IBD Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have more than double the risk of transfusion-induced red cell alloimmunization compared to their peers with noninflammatory diseases.
Reuters Health Information, May 2012
Stent Does Not Prevent Leaks After Distal Pancreatectomy Transpapillary stents do not prevent clinically significant leaks after distal pancreatectomy, according to researchers from Sweden.
Reuters Health Information, May 2012
Dimenhydrinate Ineffective in Kids With Gastroenteritis Oral dimenhydrinate does not reduce vomiting in children with gastroenteritis, a Canadian study shows.
Reuters Health Information, May 2012
DDW Landmark US Trial Shows Screening Cuts Colorectal Cancer 'It's the ultimate public health success story,' according to the lead author of the study.
Medscape Medical News, May 2012
Medscape's Best Places to Practice Looking for a great place to practice medicine? You've got some terrific options. We analyzed physician density, malpractice coverage, insurance competition, medical board activity, insurance mix, income taxes, and cost of living in all 50 US states and the District of Columbia and come up with a list of the best -- and the worst -- states to practice in each region.
Medscape Features Slideshows, May 2012
Same-Day Discharge for Pediatric Appendectomy Is Safe Laparoscopic surgery for acute or interval appendectomy allows same-day discharge for children; most parents are satisfied with this approach.
Medscape Medical News, May 2012
DDW Patients Prefer Colonoscopy Over CT Colonography for Cancer Lack of sedation with 'virtual colonoscopy' is the main reason.
Medscape Medical News, May 2012
ESTRO Blood Biomarkers Could Personalize Cancer Treatment Three markers predict response to chemoradiation.
Medscape Medical News, May 2012
DDW Prevalence of GERD is 4 Times Higher Among People With IBS In meta-analysis, the strength of the association depended on the definition of irritable bowel syndrome.
Medscape Medical News, May 2012
DDW Complications Are Emerging for Baby Boomers With HCV Nearly 5% of this age group progressed to advanced liver disease.
Medscape Medical News, May 2012
E-Prescribing Growth Could Bode Well for Med Adherence When physicians e-prescribe, the percentage of patients who actually pick up their medications at the pharmacy increases 10%, according to a pharmacy industry group that promotes the technology.
Medscape Medical News, May 2012
FDG-PET Contributes to Staging of Localized Gastric Cancer Preoperative 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) can significantly contribute to staging of locally advanced gastric cancer.
Reuters Health Information, May 2012
CDC Proposes HCV Testing for All Baby Boomers The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has proposed expanded recommendations for a 1-time hepatitis C virus test for all baby boomers.
Medscape Medical News, May 2012
DDW Prevalence of NAFLD Increasing Among American Adolescents Rising rates of obesity do not explain the increase.
Medscape Medical News, May 2012
Physicians Get Shrinking Slice of Healthcare Spending For a privately insured family of 4, spending increased 5% for physician services compared with 7.6% for inpatient care and 8.6% for hospital outpatient care, according to a Milliman study.
Medscape Medical News, May 2012
US Senate Investigates Pain Management Groups US senators have launched an investigation examining ties between pain management specialist organizations and companies that make opioid drugs.
Medscape Medical News, May 2012
ECO Endoluminal Barrier Promotes Weight Loss Without Surgery Bariatric treatment using an endoluminal barrier appears to be safe and effective for weight loss, and improves type 2 diabetes parameters. Implantation takes less than a 30 minutes.
Medscape Medical News, May 2012