October 2017 Briefing – Gastroenterology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Gastroenterology for October 2017. This roundup includes the latest...
Hepatitis B Viral Load, Surface Antigen May ID Liver Cancer Risk
Increased risk of liver cancer linked to hepatitis B DNA, surface antigen in a dose-response manner
CMS Launches Initiative to Examine Impact of Regulations
Officials set to travel country gathering information on impact of their regulations on physicians
PPI-Gastric Cancer Link Remains After H. Pylori Eradication
Increased risk seen in H. pylori-infected subjects who received eradication therapy
Depressive Symptoms Increase During Internship Year
Significantly greater increase seen among women; sex disparity partly due to work-family conflict
Fish Can Trigger Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome
75.03 percent of children undergoing oral food challenge achieved tolerance to some kind of fish
Colorectal Lesion Frequency Increases at Age 45
Polyp, adenoma, and neoplasia detection rate higher in 45-49 age group than in younger patients
Gastric Cancer Incidence Down, Survival Up
Incidence declined between 1984 and 2014, but long-term survival rates are still low
Probiotics Linked to Weight Loss in Obese, Overweight
Reductions in body weight, BMI, fat percentage, but not in fat mass with short-term probiotics
Gifts From Pharma Companies Influence Prescribing Behavior
Clinicians who receive gifts write more prescriptions per patient, more costly and branded prescriptions
