IBD & Intestinal Disorders

Vedolizumab Scores on Safety, Efficacy for Ulcerative Colitis

Publish date: May 23, 2012

Major Finding: Maintenance therapy with vedolizumab produced a 45% steroid-free clinical remission rate compared with a 14% rate for patients...

Publish date: May 21, 2012

Major Finding: By 2009, the percentage of patients with adequate lymphadenectomy during surgery for gastrointestinal cancer was 43% for esophageal...

Publish date: April 26, 2012

Major Finding: Of 115 cases of C. difficile infection in children, most cases (71%) were community acquired, and 64% of children affected had an...

Publish date: March 6, 2012

Major Finding: C. difficile-related deaths increased from 3,000 in 1999-2000 to 14,000 in 2006-2007. Data Source: The data were taken from the...