Gastroenterology Week

Escherichia Coli Vaccine - Microencapsulated vaccine to enterotoxigenic E. coli reviewed

Gastroenterology - VEGF expression and angiogenesis fluctuate shortly after ulcer formation

Listeriosis Vaccine -  Listeria-infected myeloid dendritic cells activate T cells

Mucin - Gastric mucin secretion analyzed, growth factor receptor mediation clarified

Rotavirus Vaccine - IgA levels induced by rotavirus vaccine not correlated with protection

Addiction Medicine - Daily marijuana use exacerbates chronic hepatitis C-related liver fibrosis

Adverse Drug Reaction - Advance liver disease hampers tolerance to hepatitis C combination therapy

Alternative Medicine - Capillary zone electrophoresis assay devised for goldenseal extract analysis

Ampullary Cancer - Feasibility of ampullectomy for early ampullary cancers evaluated

Anal Pain - Nicorandil implicated in idiopathic anal ulceration

Antibacterial Agents - Phage therapy examined as treatment option for diarrheal disease

Gastroenterology - Recent studies add new data to gastroenterology research

Antibiotics - Cytotoxic constituents of the fruit body of Daedalea dickisii studied

Apoptosis - Enterolactone induced apoptosis and inhibited growth of colon cancer cells

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - FDA expands indication for ADDERALL XR to include adolescents aged 13-17

Autoimmune Diseases - Cirrhosis forecasts a poor prognosis for patients with autoimmune hepatitis

Autoimmune Diseases - Human monoclonal autoantibody creates murine autoimmune hepatitis models

Barrett Adenocarcinoma - MAPK and PI3K inhibition reduced proliferation of Barrett adenocarcinoma

Gastroenterology - Reports add new data to gastroenterology research

Breast Cancer - Medical devices company receives approval to sell breast biopsy system in Canada

Business & Finance - Medical device company reports second quarter 2005 results

Business Update - IRIS reports record quarterly revenue and profits

Business Update - Venture capital firm invests in medical device manufacturer

Cancer Research - Monoclonal antibody D2-40 helps distinguish HB from CRCC

Cancer Risk Factors - Cancer of gastrointestinal tract caused by asbestos in drinking water

Cancer Risk Factors - KLF6 gene mutations may encourage gastric cancer progression

Cancer Therapy - Cetuximab arrests hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha expression to block VEGF

Cancer Treatments - Changes of thymidine kinase helped monitor effects of chemotherapy

Cancer Treatments - IL-15 serum levels elevated in workers exposed to chemotherapeutic agents

Cancer Treatments - Imaging of soft tissue sarcomas advised

Cancer Treatments - Olanzapine prevented chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting

Cancer Treatments - Possible antitumor ribonucleoside developed

Cancer Treatments - Quality of life during palliative chemotherapy for solid cancer kept intact

Cardiography - Magnetocardiography can be useful to improve diagnostic accuracy

Cardiology - ECG is the most important diagnostic test for aortic regurgitation

Cardiology - MI patients with high BMI were less likely to have invasive coronary procedures

Cardiovascular Research - 2-methoxyestradiol exerts renal and CV protective effects

Cardiovascular Research - Study examined the effect of amiodarone on CV reflexes

Cholera - Positive preliminary results from clinical trial of cholera vaccine reported

Cholera Vaccine - Killed oral cholera vaccines confer herd immunity in Bangladesh

Chronic Hepatitis B - Liver disease severity beats hepatitis B genotype as a cause of drug resistance

Chronic Hepatitis C - Hepatitis C genotype 4 is highly insensitive to pegylated interferon

Chronic Liver Disease - Apparent diffusion coefficient measurements help stage liver fibrosis

Chronic Liver Disease - Hepatitis B cirrhosis-related complications arise despite low DNA levels

Chronic Liver Disease - Ultrasound biopsy findings correspond with liver histology

Clinical Trials - InKine announces the acceptance for filing of its new drug application (NDA)

Collaborations - Alliance to develop, commercialize tests using Ciphergen's proteomics technology

Colon Cancer - Dietary fiber helps prevent colon cancer

Colon Cancer - Management and prognosis of colon cancer in patients reviewed

Colon Cancer - Virtual colonoscopy shows cancer outside the colon, published study shows

Colon Cancer Screening - Researchers show positive impact of gene marker on DNA stool test

Colorectal Cancer - CONFIRM 2 trial disclosure data released

Colorectal Cancer - Researchers describe findings in colorectal cancer studies

Congenital Heart Disease - Study examined prescription, tolerance, efficacy of prostaglandin E1

Crohn Disease - MAP specific IS900 DNA is a predominant feature of Crohn disease

Cryptococcus Neoformans - CD8+ T cell function independent of CD4+ T cells in C. neoformans infection

Cryptosporidiosis - Unique endemicity of cryptosporidiosis in children in Kuwait described

Cyclooxygenase - Cyclooxygenase-2 expression linked to increased size in colorectal adenomas

Diagnostics - Findings advance knowledge in diagnostics research

Diagnostics - Immunoglobulin avidity clarifies the diagnosis of hepatitis A

Diagnostics - Molecular diagnostics company appoints David A. Thompson chairman of the board

Diet & Nutrition - High-dose vitamin C supplementation heightens kidney stone risk

Diffuse Anterior Scleritis - Celecoxib appears to be an effective treatment for diffuse anterior scleritis

Disease Associations - Enteropathogenic E. coli examined, secretion clarified

Drug Delivery - Enteric-coated xyloglucan beads show promise as drug transporter

Drug Development - Phase I trial of C. difficile vaccine commences

Drug Development - U.S. FDA issues approvable letter for Entereg (alvimopan)

Drug Metabolism - Novel LC-MS/MS assay measures microsomal glucuronide transport

E. Coli Vaccine - Mutant of toxin-producing E. coli prevents cytotoxin effects

End-Stage Renal Disease - Cortical excitability characterized in different patient populations

Enterococcal Infection - Antimicrobial resistance of enterococci in Turkey characterized

Enterocolitis - Necrotizing enterocolitis associated with Clostridium perfringens

Epidemiology - Combined genetic polymorphisms encourage chronic hepatitis C progression

Escherichia Coli -  E. coli 0157:H7 outbreak caused by nonintact blade-tenderized frozen steaks

Esophageal Cancer - Laparoscopic transhiatal esophagectomy used to treat esophageal cancer

Finance - Cancer diagnostics company reports dip in revenues in second quarter