FDA Safety Changes: Zantac, Zithromax, Noxafil
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved safety labeling revisions to advise of drug interactions with ranitidine HCl that increase exposure to orally administered midazolam, drug interactions with azithromycin that potentiate the effects of oral anticoagulants, and drug interactions with metoclopramide and esomeprazole magnesium that decrease posaconazole therapeutic efficacy....
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FDA Approvals: Coartem and Benzyl Alcohol Lotion
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved artemether-lumefantrine tablets for the treatment of acute, uncomplicated malaria and benzyl alcohol 5% lotion for the treatment of head lice....
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Pancreatitis Recurrences Reduced With Repeated Anti-Alcohol Counseling
Following an initial hospitalization for acute alcohol-associated pancreatitis, recurrences are more effectively reduced with repeated visits to an outpatient gastrointestinal clinic for brief motivational alcohol counseling sessions than with a single standardized anti-alcohol message delivered to the patient at hospital discharge, a study from Finland shows...
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Esomeprazole Seen More Effective Than Other PPIs
There is more rapid relief of symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and a higher rate of complete resolution of symptoms with esomeprazole than with pantoprazole, lansoprazole or omeprazole, according to a Chinese study reported in the February 28 issue of the World Journal of Gastroenterology...
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Probiotics May Relieve Symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Probiotics may relieve the symptoms experienced by patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), according to Dr. Nourieh Hoveyda and colleagues from University of Oxford, UK ,The evidence supporting the efficacy of most treatments for IBS is weak, the authors explain in the February 16th issue of BMC Gastroenterology. To obtain more data, Dr. Hoveyda's team used a systematic review and meta-analysis of published literature to assess whether probiotics alleviate symptoms in patients with IBS...
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Abdominal Venous Thrombosis Risk Factors
Abdominal venous thrombosis may present as BCS or SVT. Hereditary and acquired risk factors have been implicated in the etiopathogenesis of abdominal venous thrombosis. Hereditary risk factors for thrombophilia include Factor V Leiden gene mutation...
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Treating Short Bowel Syndrome: A New Alternative
SBS is a clinical condition characterized by diarrhea, dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, malabsorption, and progressive malnutrition related to a wide resection of the small intestine. The most important therapeutic ...
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Hernia Repair Through Vagina, Global First
Surgeons at UC San Diego Medical Center have reported what is believed to be the world's first hernia repair conducted through one of the body's natural openings. As part of a clinical trial, minimally invasive surgeons Garth...
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An Effective Method To Study The Pressure Of The Sphincter Of Oddi
The Sphincter of Oddi (SO) plays a vital role in maintaining the normal bile duct pressure, promoting gallbladder excretion and preventing from reflux. When sphincter of Oddi dysfunction (SOD) occurs, the incidence rate for bile duct ...
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Dysphagia Expert Creates Tool That's Easy To Swallow
Each year approximately 10 million Americans are evaluated for swallowing difficulties, and between 300,000 and 600,000 individuals are diagnosed with a swallowing disorder (dysphagia). Swallowing is one of the most complex processes in the human body, and many health disorders can produce dysphagia ...
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Hands Of Northern Men Dirtiest In UK Commuter Study
The findings were released to coincide with Global Handwashing Day on 15th October, and was carried out by researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM..
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Diagnosis And Treatment Of Spontaneous Colonic Perforation
Spontaneous perforation of the colon is defined as a sudden perforation of the normal colon without any diseases such as tumor external injury. It is rare, often misdiagnosed and has a high mortality rate. A group led by Huai-Kun Ni from Fuding City Hospital of China...
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New Information Guides Available For Patients Diagnosed With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
To help those with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) be better informed and involved in managing their disease, the European Foundation of Crohn's & Ulcerative Colitis Associations (EFCCA) has launched a new series of guides titled "Life and IBD". For over one million....
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Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise In Patients With Bowel, Kidney And Prostate Cancer
Analysis of data from several phase I and II clinical trials of a new cancer vaccine has shown it is capable of eliciting an immune response in most patients with bowel, kidney and prostate cancer, and that it may provide clinical benefi...
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Treating Pelvic Sepsis After Stapled Hemorrhoidopexy
In the last decade, stapled hemorrhoidopexy has become increasingly popular and is indicated for the treatment of symptomatic hemorrhoids grade 3 and 4. Stapled hemorrhoidopexy does not ...
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