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Initial dilation no help in eosinophilic esophagitis
Key clinical point: Dilation offers no added benefit over medication alone in relieving dysphagia symptoms in eosinophilic esophagitis.Major...
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Laparoscopic-assisted colonoscopic polypectomy means shorter hospital stays
Major finding: Compared with those undergoing laparoscopic hemicolectomy, patients whose right-colon polyps are removed by laparoscopic-assisted...
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NAFLD mortality higher in normal weight patients
Major finding: Among 483 patients with liver biopsies before 2005, 9 of the 32 (28%) lean patients died, compared with 62 of the 451 (14%) who...
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One-third of elective colectomies fail to meet indications
Major finding: The proportion of cases failing to meet either clinical or episode-based indications was 41.3% in 2010 and 29.6% in 2012 (P = .007...
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All-oral, triple-acting HCV regimen cures more than 90% of cirrhotic cases
Major finding: Sustained virologic responses 12 weeks after treatment was stopped were 91.8% and 96.1%, respectively, with a 12-week and a 24-week...
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Aspirin didn’t extend survival in PIK3CA-mutant colorectal cancer
Major finding: With a median follow-up of 46 months, the 26% of the study population who were regular aspirin users and the non-users had...
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Lower-dose beta-blocker associated with reduced mortality in decompensated cirrhosis patients
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Hepatic failure flagged as unexpected boceprevir safety signal in adverse event review
Major finding: Eleven cases of hepatic failure were identified among almost 334 reports of serious adverse events associated with boceprevir...
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Investigational norovirus vaccine reduces GI symptoms
Major finding: Vaccination reduced vomiting and diarrhea by 52% versus placebo.Data source: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study...
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Hospital Clostridium difficile cases nearly doubled during 2000s
Major finding: The incidence of C. difficile infection in U.S. hospitals increased from 4.5 cases/1,000 hospitalizations in 2001 to 8.2 cases/1,...