Peginterferon Plus Ribavirin and Sustained Virological Response in HCV-Related Cirrhosis: Outcomes and Factors Predicting Response.Fernández-Rodríguez CM, Alonso S, Martinez SM, Forns X, Sanchez-Tapias JM, Rincón D, Rodriguez-Caravaca G, Bárcena R, Serra MA, Romero-Gómez M, Fernandez I, Garcia-Samaniego J, Fuente J, Solá R, Moreno-Otero R, Planas R. Am J Gastroenterol. 2010 Aug 10. [Epub ahead of…
High-dose ursodeoxycholic acid therapy for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.Leuschner UF, Lindenthal B, Herrmann G, Arnold JC, Rössle M, Cordes HJ, Zeuzem S, Hein J, Berg T; the NASH Study Group. Hepatology. 2010 Aug;52(2):472-479. In uncontrolled clinical studies, ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) had a beneficial effect on nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). However, a large controlled trial…
Llewellyn DJ, Lang IA, Langa KM, Muniz-Terrera G, Phillips CL, Cherubini A, Ferrucci L, Melzer D. Arch Intern Med. 2010 Jul 12;170(13):1135-41. BACKGROUND: To our knowledge, no prospective study has examined the association between vitamin D and cognitive decline or dementia.
Endoscopic Ultrasound, Secretin Endoscopic Pancreatic Function Test, and Histology: Correlation in Chronic Pancreatitis.Albashir S, Bronner MP, Parsi MA, Walsh RM, Stevens T. Am J Gastroenterol. 2010 Jul 6. [Epub ahead of print] OBJECTIVES:Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and hormone-stimulated pancreatic function tests are considered useful, and possibly complementary, in the diagnosis of early chronic pancreatitis (CP).
Clinical trial: the effects of a probiotic mixture on non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug enteropathy – a randomized, double-blind, cross-over, placebo-controlled study.Montalto M, Gallo A, Curigliano V, D’Onofrio F, Santoro L, Covino M, Dalvai S, Gasbarrini A, Gasbarrini G. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2010 Jul;32(2):209-14. Epub 2010 Apr 7. BACKGROUND: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) can cause serious gastrointestinal side…
Alarm features and age for predicting upper gastrointestinal malignancy in Chinese patients with dyspepsia with high background prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection and upper gastrointestinal malignancy: an endoscopic database review of 102,665 patients from 1996 to 2006. Bai Y, Li ZS, Zou DW, Wu RP, Yao YZ, Jin ZD, Ye P, Li SD, Zhang WJ,…