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Diagnostic value of endoscopy and Helicobacter pylori tests for peptic ulcer patients	01 November 2004

		Endoscopy and histological investigation of a gastric biopsy have proved to be the methods with an additional diagnostic value for peptic ulcer patients in late post-treatment, reports October's BMC Gastroenterology online.

5-year survival rates for colorectal cancer are lower in UK population than Australia	29 October 2004

		For colorectal cancer, the 5-year survival rates were lower in the UK population than in Australia with a statistically significant relative excess risk of death of around 50%, reports November's issue of the British Journal of Cancer.

Impact of interferon treatment on celiac disease onset and outcome	29 October 2004

		November's Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology finds that activation of silent celiac disease during interferon treatment in Hep C patients is almost universal, but it uncommonly requires interferon treatment discontinuation.

PET and CT in preoperative staging of esophageal carcinoma	29 October 2004

		Preoperative PET was not characterized by greater accuracy in the detection of metastatic sites previously identified by CT, reports October's issue of Archives of Surgery.

Genome of cryptosporidium parasite that triggers diarrhoea is decoded	28 October 2004

		This week's Nature reveals the genome of Cryptosporidium hominis, a common water-borne parasite that triggers diarrhoea and is sometimes fatal.

Risk of community-acquired pneumonia increases with gastric acid–suppressive drugs	28 October 2004

		A study published in October's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association reports that current use of gastric acid–suppressive therapy is associated with an increased risk of community-acquired pneumonia.

Gastric lavage for GI bleeding is safe and provides good visualization	28 October 2004

		Large volume gastric lavage prior to esophagogastroduodenoscopy for acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding is safe and provides better visualization of the gastric fundus, reports November's issue of the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology.

Brachytherapy results in fewer complications than stent placement	27 October 2004

		Single-dose brachytherapy gives better long-term relief of dysphagia than self-expanding metal stent placement in patients with esophageal cancer, reports the most recent issue of The Lancet.

Clinical trial: ciprofloxacin and tamsulosin are not effective for chronic prostatitis	27 October 2004

		A randomized, double-blind trial of ciprofloxacin and tamsulosin published in October's Annals of Internal Medicine, finds that they did not substantially reduce symptoms in men with long-standing chronic prostatitis or chronic pelvic pain.

Patient and physician education to improve access to CRC tests	27 October 2004

		Women and Hispanics are less likely to undergo colorectal cancer screening but improving their access to screening may be as simple as educating doctors to make the recommendation and explain its impact to patients, according to a new study in Cancer.

NSAIDs increase disease activity score among Crohn's disease patients	26 October 2004

		NSAIDs are associated with a higher numerical disease activity index score among Crohn's disease patients with colonic involvement, but not an increase in significant disease flares, reports November's Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Treatment of patients with Hepatitis C with or without liver biopsy	26 October 2004

		In November's Journal of Viral Hepatitis, researchers find that virological clearance after therapy can be achieved irrespective of whatever a liver biopsy might show.

Efficacy and tolerance of infliximab in children with Crohn's disease	26 October 2004

		Treatment with infliximab is well tolerated and effective in most children and adolescents with Crohn's disease that is refractory to conventional immunosuppressive therapy, reports November's issue of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.

Strategies for prevention of gastrointestinal toxicity induced by NSAIDS	25 October 2004

		The most recent issue of the British Medical Journal publishes a report into the effectiveness of five strategies for the prevention of gastrointestinal toxicity induced by non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.

Mesalazine may protect against extension of inflammation in ulcerative proctitis	25 October 2004

		A study published in November's issue of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases states that ulcerative proctitis patients with more frequent relapses are at higher risk of extension of the disease.

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