Gastroenterology

• Crohns Disease Activity Index Patients with IBS

• May 3, 2013
• Edward Loftus Jr., MD, a gastroenterologist at Mayo Clinic specializing in the care and evaluation of patients with IBD, discusses the implications of ......More »

• In the Journals

• Crohn’s disease activity index does not discern between Crohn’s, IBS

• March 28, 2013
• Patients with irritable bowel syndrome had similarly elevated scores on the Crohn’s disease activity index as patients with Crohn’s disease in...More »

• In the Journals

• Gut-directed group hypnotherapy improved quality of life in patients with IBS

• March 4, 2013
• Patients with refractory irritable bowel syndrome indicated better illness-related quality of life after undergoing gut-directed group hypnotherapy in...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• IBS risk higher with atopic disease, low mast cells

• February 27, 2013
• Low mast cell counts and atopic disease are associated with increased risk for irritable bowel syndrome, according to data presented at the American...More »

• In the Journals

• Binge drinking can worsen GI symptoms in women with IBS

• January 16, 2013
• Severity of gastrointestinal symptoms among women with irritable bowel syndrome was influenced by episodes of binge drinking in a recent study.
  Researchers...More »

• In the Journals

• Monosodium glutamate likely worsened fibromyalgia symptoms

• January 10, 2013
• Dietary glutamate might have contributed to recurrent symptoms in some patients with fibromyalgia, according to study results.
  Researchers evaluated 57...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Azathioprine, methotrexate perform similarly with infliximab in biologic-naive patients with IBD

• November 13, 2012
• LAS VEGAS — Biologic-naive patients with IBD who treated with infliximab and received methotrexate as an adjuvant therapy experienced similar...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• IBS increased risk for osteoporosis, related fractures

• November 6, 2012
• LAS VEGAS — Patients with IBS are more likely to develop osteoporosis and are at increased risk for osteoporosis-related fractures, according to...More »

• In the Journals

• PPI, NSAID use linked to IBS symptoms

• October 9, 2012
• Patients with IBS reported more use of proton pump inhibitors and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs before onset of their symptoms than controls in a...More »

• In the Journals

• Patients with celiac disease more likely to develop lupus

• September 11, 2012
• Patients with celiac disease had three times the risk for developing systemic lupus erythematosus compared with the general population, according to study...More »

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