Bariatric surgery for weight loss could improve memory, according to a preliminary study recently published in Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases.
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By first asking patients what information would help them better prepare for a colonoscopy, UCLA and Veterans Affairs researchers developed a user-friendly booklet to help patients ready themselves for the procedure, according to a UCLA news release.
Gastroenterologists are more likely to obtain a detailed family history of colorectal cancer, use genetic services and be more aware of genetic testing availability than oncologists, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Commensal genomes for E. coli differ from typical E. coli, and these differences could have implications for reliable diagnosis and regulation of pathogenic E. coli in addition to the coliform cell-counting test, according to a study published in Proceedings of…
Chicago has demonstrated the greatest increase in Medicare coverage for virtual colonoscopies, compared to other regions, according to a Northwestern University news report.
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David Neil Roberts, MD, a board-eligible gastroenterologist, has joined OU Physicians and is seeing patients at the Edmond (Okla.) specialty clinic, according to a university news release.
A new therapy to eradicate Helicobacter pylori was effective in half of asymptomatic children tested, according to two reports in the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition.
Chronic ulcerative colitis patients with strong social support are more likely to undergo colectomy than patients with low support, according to a study published in American Journal of Gastroenterology.
Weight-loss surgery can reduce incidence and severity of migraine headaches, according to results from a study of 24 severely obese patients who suffered from migraines, reported by the L.A. Times.
Researchers say if Crohn's disease patients still experience recurring symptoms despite undergoing anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy, physicians should not automatically presume that treatment regimen has failed, according to an Internal Medicine News report.