Fixed-Course Antibiotics Good for Intraabdominal Infection
Outcomes similar for fixed-duration abx therapy, therapy extended through symptom resolution
Digestive Disease Week, May 16-19
Digestive Disease Week 2015 Digestive Disease Week, the annual meeting sponsored by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, American Gastroenterological...
Hospital Stays Longer Without Prophylactic Laxatives
Findings among elderly congestive heart failure patients taking laxatives at home
High-Value Care Advice Provided for Cancer Screening
Review of guidelines and evidence provides advice for screening for five common types of cancer
DDW: Menopausal Hormone Tx Linked to Risk of Lower GI Bleeds
No difference in incidence of upper GI bleeding in MHT users, non-users
Tips Provided for Doctors Who Want to Move to Private Practice
Physicians should prepare carefully; consider finances, legal issues, and insurance
CDC: Untreated Swimming Water Can Foster Norovirus
Safe hygiene practices can prevent norovirus outbreaks, CDC says
DDW: Many Probiotics Testing Positive for Trace Gluten
Tests of 22 top-selling probiotics revealed that 12 had detectable gluten
ASCO Updates Guidelines for Hepatitis B Screening in Cancer
Screening urged for patients with risk factors for infection, receiving cancer tx linked to reactivation
TAS-102 Ups Overall Survival in Refractory Metastatic CRC
Most frequently observed clinically significant adverse events include neutropenia, leukopenia
