Category: Letter From the Editor
Letter From the Editor
Gastroenterology & Hepatology August 2014, Volume 10, Issue 8 If this has not happened to you already, it likely will in the near future: a patient […]
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July 2014, Volume 10, Issue 7 Statins have proven to be useful in the management of hyperlipidemia and cardiovascular disease, but the caveats that go along […]
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology June 2014, Volume 10, Issue 6 Amid the controversy about vaccines among the sometimes misinformed and disinformed lay public and lay health educators, […]
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology May 2014, Volume 10, Issue 5 Now that it is May, gastroenterologists and hepatologists will be congregating in Chicago, Illinois for Digestive Disease Week. Two […]
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology April 2014, Volume 10, Issue 4 Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is the transfer of stool from a healthy donor to a person with dysbiosis, […]
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology March 2014, Volume 10, Issue 3 Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has the distinction of being the fourth most common cancer and the third […]
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology February 2014, Volume 10, Issue 2 About 4 to 7 million Americans are thought to be infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV), […]
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Gastroenterology and Hepatology January 2014, Volume 10, Issue 1 Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is common in children. The diagnosis and management of GERD in children […]
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Dysphagia is a symptom that may be twice as common in persons older than 50 years than in younger persons. Dysphagia is […]
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Can amelioration of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) be as simple as getting a good night’s sleep? Considering that sleep deprivation can weaken the immune […]
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It is only fairly recently—with the turn of the new millennium—that medical researchers began to appreciate the biologic differences between men and women in relation to […]
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The importance of the gut in human health has long been a point of emphasis in medicine, warranting comment from such luminaries as Hippocrates, who flourished […]
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Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a generally well-tolerated procedure with a low rate of complications, but gastroenterologists must be aware of the complications that can arise […]
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It is estimated that close to 18 million adults in America—that is, about 1 in 12 persons—have fecal incontinence (FI). A range of causes have been […]
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Pancreatic cancer is a relatively rare malignancy compared with cancers of the colon, lung, and breast; however, it is estimated that 45,000 new cases of pancreatic […]
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In last month’s issue, we looked at our potential to “raise the bar” in all aspects of endoscopy and also reviewed strategies available to help assess […]
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Endoscopic techniques have become vital to diagnosis and clinical care, and new, specialized techniques are constantly being rolled out. Historically, the review of performance quality of […]
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An estimated 48 million Americans experience foodborne illness annually, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2011 estimates). Of these, an estimated 128,000 individuals […]
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The so-called Information Age, many will agree, has been both a blessing and a curse. Ease of access to healthcare information has enabled individuals to be […]
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Statistics on disease prevalence are readily available for most gastrointestinal conditions, but data on the burden of the disease are sometimes lacking. Unfortunately, knowing how many […]