Acid reflux disease may increase risk of cancers of the larynx and esophagus Hina Zahid24 Feb 2021 6:15 AM ISTResults from a large U.S. government prospective study indicate that gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), which also causes heartburn symptoms, is...
Vitamin D supplements don't improve liver healing in chronic hepatitis C: Study Medha Baranwal22 Feb 2021 6:45 AM ISTThailand: Short-term supplementation of vitamin D in chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients after DAA treatment does not expedite the process of residual...
Gastrointestinal surgery can be a 'cure' for type 2 diabetes finds new long-term study Hina Zahid16 Feb 2021 6:46 PM ISTThe results of a randomised clinical trial with the longest follow up to date show that metabolic surgery is more effective than medications and...
PPIs interfere with achievement of remission in IBS patients on infliximab: Study Dr. Nandita Mohan16 Feb 2021 8:00 AM ISTIt has been recently observed that patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) taking proton pump inhibitors (PPI) are less likely to achieve...
Statins may prevent adhesion-related complications after intra-abdominal surgery: JAMA Medha Baranwal15 Feb 2021 2:15 AM ISTUSA: Statins may be an inexpensive, well-tolerated pharmacologic option for the prevention of postoperative adhesion-related complications (ARCs) in...
Simultaneous Splenectomy Helps Overcome Small-for-Size Graft Syndrome in liver transplant cases MD Bureau11 Feb 2021 7:30 PM ISTSmall-for-size graft (SFSG) syndrome is a major cause of graft loss after living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). Researchers from the Kyushu...
Researchers find strong association between smoking and SIBO: Study Medha Baranwal11 Feb 2021 3:43 PM ISTCanada: A recent study has shown a strong association between smoking and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO). Other factors that were also...
PPIs use increases asthma risk in children says JAMA study Medha Baranwal9 Feb 2021 11:30 AM ISTSweden: Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) use in children is associated with an increased risk of asthma, finds a recent study in the journal JAMA...
Surgery to counter ulcerative colitis may trigger a second immune system attack Hina Zahid8 Feb 2021 2:30 PM ISTA surgical procedure meant to counter ulcerative colitis, an immune disease affecting the colon, may trigger a second immune system attack, a new...
MRI useful for identifying sacroiliitis in patients with Crohn disease: Study Medha Baranwal8 Feb 2021 10:00 AM ISTUSA: MRI is a useful tool for the identification of subclinical sacroiliitis in patients with Crohn disease, suggests a recent study in the...
Compounded Fluticasone useful in Eosinophilic esophagitis, finds study Dr Satabdi Saha7 Feb 2021 11:45 AM ISTIn a recently published study in Diseases of the Esophagus,researchers have highlighted that Compounded fluticasone should be considered as an EoE ...
Fecal Transplant Turns Cancer Immunotherapy Non-Responders into Responders Hina Zahid5 Feb 2021 5:34 PM ISTPITTSBURGH, - Researchers at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) demonstrate that changing the gut microbiome can...
