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Pickle juice reduced cramp severity in patients with cirrhosis
A small trial randomized 82 patients with cirrhosis and frequent muscle cramps to drink either a sip of pickle brine or tap water when they developed cramps and found a significant reduction in cramp severity scores in the former group.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/22/3.htm
22 Apr 2022
New practice guidance released for NAFLD
The recommendations from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases cover the clinical assessment and management of patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/24/1.htm
24 Mar 2023
Spotlight on Helicobacter pylori treatment
A review found that susceptibility-guided therapy may be the superior first-line treatment for H. pylori infection in areas with high antibiotic resistance, while a study of trial participants with 26.5 years of follow-up showed that H. pylori eradication may provide long-term protection against gastric cancer.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/22/5.htm
22 Apr 2022
New guidance on diagnosis, management of acute hepatic porphyrias
These genetic errors of heme metabolism, although rare, appear to be more common than previously thought, and recent treatment advances have improved the outlook for patients with the diagnoses, according to the American Gastroenterological Association.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/27/1.htm
27 Jan 2023
Patient navigation associated with increased care, treatment in hepatitis C
A pre-post study in a safety-net health system found higher odds of linkage to care and direct-acting antiviral treatment in older adults who received patient navigation rather than usual care.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/05/27/3.htm
27 May 2022
Excess weight over time associated with increased CRC risk
A German study found that the weighted number of years lived with overweight and obesity was associated with a higher risk for colorectal cancer (CRC) than excess body mass index at a single point in time.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/25/3.htm
25 Mar 2022
U.S. sees increase in alcohol-associated liver disease mortality
Deaths from alcohol-associated liver disease increased among men and women, across all ages, and in all racial/ethnic populations in the U.S. from 2017 through 2020, leading researchers to call for a nationwide effort to reduce national alcohol consumption, improve screening, and optimize early treatment.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/25/2.htm
25 Mar 2022
Electronic alert about lactulose linked to lower readmissions in patients with cirrhosis
The alert, which encouraged clinicians to prescribe rifaximin for patients with cirrhosis and hepatic encephalopathy who were on lactulose, increased uptake of rifaximin in such patients.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/01/28/3.htm
28 Jan 2022
H. pylori eradication therapy may lead to better outcomes for functional dyspepsia
A systematic review and meta-analysis found that Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy was associated with higher cure rates and rates of symptom improvement in H. pylori-positive patients with functional dyspepsia.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/01/28/2.htm
28 Jan 2022
Review finds upadacitinib most effective for moderate to severe ulcerative colitis remission
The systematic review and meta-analysis of biologic and small-molecule drugs for patients with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis also found that upadacitinib ranked highest for adverse events, whereas vedolizumab had the lowest rate of adverse events and serious adverse events.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/12/17/2.htm
17 Dec 2021