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Endoscopic eradication therapy plus reflux control associated with decreased Barrett's recurrence rates
Standard reflux management protocol involved initial consultation that emphasized reflux control and proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) adherence, initiation or continuation of PPI therapy as described, medication reconciliation and assessment or remediation of PPI adherence at each study visit, and on-treatment reflux testing.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/02/24/2.htm
24 Feb 2017
Study finds substantial increase in HCV infection among younger women, children
Data from the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System and the Quest Diagnostics Health Trends database were used to estimate the incidence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among women ages 15 to 44 years and children ages 2 to 13 years.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/05/26/1.htm
26 May 2017
Introducing ACP Gastroenterology Monthly
Welcome to the first issue of ACP Gastroenterology Monthly, a new free monthly e-newsletter from the American College of Physicians, designed to inform primary care physicians of the current literature in gastroenterology/hepatology.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/01/27/1.htm
27 Jan 2017
Pioglitazone associated with improved advanced fibrosis in patients with NASH
A recent meta-analysis looked at randomized clinical trials that examined the effect of thiazolidinediones on liver histology in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/03/24/1.htm
24 Mar 2017
Intensive fecal microbiota transplant may improve outcomes in active ulcerative colitis
Researchers at three Australian hospitals assigned patients with active ulcerative colitis to receive fecal microbiota transplant infusions from three to seven unrelated donors or placebo infusions.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/02/24/1.htm
24 Feb 2017