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Oct 1st 2008Drug InformationGastroIntestinal / Gastroentorology
Two patients with the diagnosis of liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension related to hepatitis infection were admitted to Shanghai Ruijin hospital due to recurrent melena and hematemesis. Isolated gastric varices were observed in the gastric fundus during the retroflexion of gastroscope.
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Sep 30th 2008Drug InformationGastroIntestinal / Gastroentorology
A new study from researchers in Italy reports that endoscopy may not be necessary in children who show no symptoms after a caustic ingestion. The results demonstrated that the incidence of severe abnormalities of the esophagus in children without any early symptoms is very low and an endoscopy could be avoided.
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Sep 30th 2008Drug InformationGastroIntestinal / Gastroentorology
Pancreatic cancer is the fifth to sixth leading cause of cancer death in Europe and the fourth leading cause of cancer death in the USA. The lethality of this malignancy is demonstrated by the fact that the annual incidence is approximately equal to the annual deaths. Unfortunately, carcinoma of the pancreas is increasing in incidence, and its exact risk factors are poorly understood.
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Sep 30th 2008Drug InformationGastroIntestinal / Gastroentorology
The prognosis of pancreatic cancer is extremely poor and early diagnosis is difficult. At the time of diagnosis, local vascular involvement, nodal and distant metastases are frequently present. Currently, the best way of preoperative staging of pancreatic cancer is bolus-contrast, triple-phase helical computed tomography.
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Sep 30th 2008Drug InformationGastroIntestinal / Gastroentorology
Anaerobic microorganisms are important constituents of both human and animal intestinal microbiota. Infections caused by anaerobic bacteria are increasingly being recognized as a major problem in clinical medicine. The commensal anaerobic bacterial flora of the colon may undergo changes during diarrhea, owing to colonization of the intestine by pathogens and to rapid intestinal transit.
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Sep 30th 2008Drug InformationGastroIntestinal / Gastroentorology
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Office of Continuing Medical Education (JHU) and the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) announced today the launch of the Educational Initiative on Constipation (EIC) Award for Clinical Excellence (ACETM) program.
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Sep 30th 2008Drug InformationGastroIntestinal / Gastroentorology
A study by researchers from Lancashire, England, and Chicago, IL, found that 97 percent of campylobacteriosis cases sampled in Lancashire were caused by bacteria typically found in chicken and livestock. The work, which appears September 26 in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics is based on DNA-sequence comparison of thousands of bacteria collected from human patients and animal carriers.
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Sep 30th 2008Drug InformationGastroIntestinal / Gastroentorology
Many gastrointestinal tumors, including pancreatic cancer, have been shown to overexpress the EGFR. The overexpression of EGFR correlates with rapidly progressive disease and poor prognosis. Targeting EGFR pathway as a potential therapeutic strategy for pancreatic cancer has been developed. Erlotinib is a small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitor that efficiently blocks EGFR.
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Sep 30th 2008Drug InformationGastroIntestinal / Gastroentorology
Biliary atresia (BA) is a common progressive and obstructive pathological change of the intrahepatic and extrahepatic duct, often causing cirrhosis immediately and leading to death. Prompt and accurate early diagnosis determines its optimal operation opportunity and therapeutic efficacy.
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Sep 30th 2008Drug InformationGastroIntestinal / Gastroentorology
New data show that CAPHOSOLŪ (http://www.caphosol.com/), an advanced electrolyte solution, significantly limits the occurrence and severity of oral mucositis (OM) in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
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