From the AGA Journals
From the AGA Journals
Universal screening doesn't pay in celiac disease
Major finding: Universal screening for celiac disease among adolescents is not cost effective, nor is it associated with any gain in quality of...
From the AGA Journals
Test-and-treat approach best in Crohn's disease
Major finding: A test-and-treat approach to refractory Crohn’s disease was less expensive, at $31,870, compared with $37,266 for an empiric...
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Concurrent NSAID, PPI use tapers over long term
Major finding: By 24 months after initial NSAID/PPI coprescription, the persistence probability of still having an active PPI prescription fell to...
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Celiac disease patients protected from type 2 diabetes
Major finding: The prevalence of type 2 diabetes among celiac disease patients was 3.1%, compared with 9.6% among control patients without celiac...
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Consider steroids in anti-TNF liver injury
Major finding: Peak ALT levels ranged from 140 to 2,250 U/L among patients with liver injury secondary to tumor necrosis factor–alpha antagonists....
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PPIs lower progression risk in Barrett's esophagus
Major finding: In Barrett’s esophagus, use of proton pump inhibitors was associated with a hazard ratio of 0.21 for neoplastic progression.Data...
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MR colonography has utility in high-risk lesions
Major finding: Magnetic resonance colonography had a sensitivity of 78.4% for detecting adenomas greater than or equal to 6 mm.Data source: A...
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Alpha-fetoprotein useful marker in HCC
Major finding: Each standard deviation unit increase in serum alpha-fetoprotein carried a 1.026 odds ratio for hepatocellular carcinoma.Data...
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Anti-TNF agents vary in ability to cross placenta
Major Finding: Ratios of infliximab and adalimumab in samples of cord blood and infant serum to maternal plasma occurred at a median of 160:100...
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Older women with primary biliary cirrhosis responders to UDCA
Major Finding: Women aged 70 and older at presentation for primary biliary cirrhosis had a greater than 90% chance of responding to...