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Celiac Disease Four Times More Common Than In 1950s
Celiac disease, an immune system reaction to gluten in the diet, is over four times more common today than it was 50 years ago, according to findings of a Mayo Clinic study published this month in the journal Gastroenterology. (Source: GastroIntestinal News From Medical News Today)...
POSTED 07/01/2009 at 07:00 AM --
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Salmonella And E. Coli Bacteria Found In Packets Of Shelled Nuts
A recent study carried out by the Health Protection Agency and LACORS (Local Authorities Co-ordinators of Regulatory Services) has revealed the presence of Salmonella and E. coli bacteria in a small number of samples of ready-to-eat shelled nuts. Consumption of nuts has gone up, reflecting a growing preference for snacks that are both healthy and convenient. (Source: GastroIntestinal News From Medical News Today)...
POSTED 07/01/2009 at 07:00 AM --
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Catecholamine and cortisol levels during sleep in women with irritable bowel syndrome
This study compared serum cortisol and plasma catecholamine levels during sleep between women with IBS (n = 30) and healthy controls (n = 31), and among subgroups within the IBS sample based on predominant stool patterns, IBS-diarrhoea (n = 14), IBS-constipation (n = 7) and IBS-alternators (n = 9). Cortisol was measured from serial blood samples drawn every 20 min, and catecholamines every hour, in a sleep laboratory from 8 pm until awakening. Because of the varied sleep schedules of the individual participants, each subject's hormone series time base was referenced with respect to their onset of Stage 2 sleep. Overall, there were no significant differences in cortisol or catecholamine patterns between women with IBS and controls, nor were there any group by time interactions. However, wom......
POSTED 06/30/2009 at 06:00 PM --
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Mortality With Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Perforation: Effects of Time and NSAID Use
Upper gastrointestinal bleed or perforation still carries a finite risk of death. But advances in recent years has cut that risk significantly. BMC Gastroenterology (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)...
POSTED 06/30/2009 at 11:19 AM --
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Babies' Intestines Protected By Magic Ingredient In Breast Milk
Scientists at Queen Mary, University of London have discovered that an ingredient in human breast milk protects and repairs the delicate intestines of newborn babies. The ingredient called pancreatic secretory trypsin inhibitor, or PSTI, is found at its highest levels in colostrum - the milk produced in the first few days after birth. The lining of a newborn's gut is particularly vulnerable to damage as it has never been exposed to food or drink. (Source: GastroIntestinal News From Medical News Today)...
POSTED 06/30/2009 at 07:00 AM --
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Intestinal Cells Surprisingly Active In Pursuit Of Nutrition And Defense
Every cell lining the small intestine bristles with thousands of tightly packed microvilli that project into the gut lumen, forming a brush border that absorbs nutrients and protects the body from intestinal bacteria. (Source: GastroIntestinal News From Medical News Today)...
POSTED 06/30/2009 at 07:00 AM --
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Rat Model Of Hepatic Encephalopathy And Prehepatic Portal Hypertension
A research article published in the World Journal of Gastroenterology refers. The research team lead by Dr. Gabriela Beatriz Acosta, observed that the activity of GS was increased in the hippocampus in PH rats. There was a significant decrease in glutamate uptake in both brain areas, which was more marked in the hippocampus. The decrease in glutamate uptake might be caused by deficient transport function and persistent glutamate activity, which is not metabolized. (Source: GastroIntestinal News From Medical News Today)...
POSTED 06/30/2009 at 03:00 AM --
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Microproteinuria: Indicator To Monitor CNI-Related Nephrotoxicity In Liver Transplant Recipients?
Deterioration of renal function with CNI therapy has been widely reported in liver transplant recipients. Microproteinuria has been used to monitor the early changes of nephropathy in renal disease or cardiovascular events. However, whether microproteinuria could be used as an early and sensitive indicator to monitor CNI-related nephrotoxicity in liver transplant recipients has not been unequivocally addressed. (Source: Liver Disease / Hepatitis News From Medical News Today)...
POSTED 06/30/2009 at 03:00 AM --
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Kidney Stones
Title: Kidney StonesCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 12/31/1997Last Editorial Review: 6/30/2009 (Source: MedicineNet Liver General)...
POSTED 06/30/2009 at 02:00 AM --
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Biolex Therapeutics Announces Completion Of Enrollment In SELECT-2 Phase 2b Trial Of Locteron(R) In Chronic Hepatitis C
Biolex Therapeutics, Inc. announced that it has completed patient enrollment in the SELECT-2 Phase 2b trial of its lead product candidate Locteron® for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C. Locteron, controlled-release interferon alpha 2b, is designed to improve patient care by providing a more convenient once-every-two week dosing schedule and by reducing the side effects, including flu-like symptoms, associated with pegylated interferons, the current standard of care. (Source: Liver Disease / Hepatitis News From Medical News Today)...
POSTED 06/30/2009 at 02:00 AM --
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Predictors of postoperative stricture after esophageal endoscopic submucosal dissection for superficial squamous cell neoplasms
EndoscopyDOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1214867 Although endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is becoming accepted as an established treatment for superficial esophageal squamous cell neoplasms, the risks for developing postoperative stricture have not been elucidated.[...]© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkGet connected:Table of contents | Abstract | Full text (Source: Endoscopy)...
POSTED 06/29/2009 at 08:02 PM --
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Time-course of recovery of gastric emptying and motility in rats with experimental spinal cord injury
Abstract We have shown recently that spinal cord injury (SCI) decreases basal gastric contractions 3 days after injury. In the present study we used the [13C]-octanoic acid breath test and gastric strain gauges with the aim to investigate the time-course of recovery from postinjury gastric stasis in rats that underwent experimental SCI at the level of the third thoracic (T3) vertebra. Following verification of the [13C]-breath test sensitivity in uninjured rats, we conducted our experiments in rats that underwent T3- spinal contusion injury (T3-CI), T3-spinal transection (T3-TX) or laminectomy (control) surgery at 3 days, 1, 3 or 6 weeks postinjury. Our data show that compared to rats that underwent laminectomy, rats that received SCI showed a significant reduction in the cumulative per ce......
POSTED 06/29/2009 at 06:00 PM --
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Biofeedback therapy in fecal incontinence and constipation
Abstract We examine the collected evidence for efficacy of biofeedback therapy (BFT) in incontinence and constipation by means of meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. PubMed search was performed to identify treatment trials that match quality criteria (adequate control groups, randomization). They were entered into meta-analyses using fixed effect models and computing odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) of treatment effects. For constipation, eight BFT trials were identified. In four trials, electromyographic (EMG) BFT was compared to non-BFT treatments (laxatives, placebo, sham training and botox injection), while in the remaining four studies EMG BFT was compared to other BFT (balloon pressure, verbal feedback) modes. Meta-analyses revealed superiority of BFT to no......
POSTED 06/29/2009 at 06:00 PM --
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Influence of intra-oesophageal capsaicin instillation on heartburn induction and oesophageal sensitivity in man
Abstract Heartburn is the most typical gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptom. The transient receptor potential vanilloid receptor-1 (TRPV1) is a candidate mediator of heartburn. Exposure of TRPV1 to capsaicin is characterized by activation, followed by desensitization. Our aim was to investigate the effect of intra-oesophageal capsaicin instillation on oesophageal symptom perception (activation) and on sensitivity to oesophageal acid perfusion and oesophageal balloon distention (desensitization). In a first protocol (n = 10), saline or capsaicin solution were instilled in the mid-oesophagus and symptoms were rated at 5-min intervals for 60 min. In a second study (n = 10), oesophageal 0.1 N hydrochloric acid perfusion was performed 60 min after pretreatment with saline, low or hi......
POSTED 06/29/2009 at 06:00 PM --
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Loss of intramuscular and submuscular interstitial cells of Cajal and associated enteric nerves is related to decreased gastric emptying in streptozotocin-induced diabetes
Abstract Interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) are associated with afferent innervation and peristalsis of the stomach suggestive of a key role in the pathophysiology of gastroparesis. We studied changes in the density and ultrastructure of ICC and enteric nerves in the streptozotocin-induced diabetes mellitus (STZ-DM) in Wistar rats using immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy. Gastric emptying was studied in vivo by single-photon emission computed tomography. In the STZ-DM antrum, a marked reduction was observed in the density of the intramuscular ICC (ICC-IM) and ICC located at the submucosal border of the circular muscle layer of the antrum (ICC-SM). The surviving ICC showed lamellar bodies and partial vacuolation of the cytoplasm content, loss of connections between ICC-IM and nerve......
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Gastric slow waves, gastrointestinal symptoms and peptides in systemic sclerosis patients
Abstract Impaired gastric slow waves, frequent gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms and altered GI peptides have been reported in Scleroderma (SSc) patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the associations among these three important components in GI dysmotility. Seventeen fasted SSc patients underwent four channel surface electrogastrography, measuring % of normal gastric slow waves or dysrhythmia. Patients completed a questionnaire designed by us to assess demographics, upper and lower GI symptoms (symptom presence, frequency and impact on quality of life, QOL), by YES/NO, Likert Scales and Visual Analogue Scales 1[ndash]100 mm (called GI Dysmotility Questionnaire, GIDQ) and health-related QOL by SF-36. Fasting plasma vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) and motilin levels were measur......
POSTED 06/29/2009 at 06:00 PM --
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Close Surveillance Benefits Both Early- and Late-Stage Colon Cancer (CME/CE)
RIDGEWOOD, N.J. (MedPage Today) -- Patients with early-stage colon cancer who develop recurrences can derive similar benefits from intensive surveillance, including increased survival, as patients with late-stage disease, a new study found. (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)...
POSTED 06/29/2009 at 03:00 PM --
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POSTED 06/29/2009 at 10:19 AM --
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Copyright Assignment. In consideration of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute (the “AGA Institute”) taking action to review and credit the below-identified submission (the “Manuscript”), and for other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned authors and/or creators (the “Authors”), jointly and severally, hereby transfer, convey, and assign to the AGA Institute, free and clear of any liens, licenses or encumbrances, the entire right, title, and interest in and to the Manuscript throughout the world, including without limitation in and to any and all copyrights for the Manuscript (including but not limited to rights to copy, publish, excerpt, collect royalties and make derivative works) in print,......
POSTED 06/29/2009 at 10:19 AM --
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Forthcoming Articles 4
Profile of Tumor Antigen-Specific CD8 T Cells in Patients With Hepatitis B Virus-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma Adam J Gehring, Zi Zong Ho, Anthony T. Tan, Myat Oo Aung, Kang Hoe Lee, Kai Chah Tan, Seng Gee Lim, and Antonio Bertoletti (Source: Gastroenterology)...
POSTED 06/29/2009 at 10:19 AM --
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