Gastroenterology Week
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . June 19th, 2006
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Abdominal Cramping - Evidence validates global prevalence and severity of abdominal cramping and pain
Acid Reflux - Study shows erosive esophagitis healing linked to gastric acid control
Colorectal Cancer - Geriatric colorectal cancer treated by capecitabine plus oxaliplatin
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors - Gastrointestinal stromal tumor associated with new mutation in KIT exon 9
Obesity & Cancer - Gastric and esophageal adenocarcinoma risk increased with increased BMI
Allergy Medicine - Probiotics have role in management of allergic disease
Anal Canal Carcinoma - Anal canal carcinoma therapeutic decisions could be guided by sentinel lymph node procedure
Bariatric Surgery Complications - Gastrointestinal complications of bariatric surgery reviewed
Bariatric Surgery Complications - Nutritional and metabolic complications of bariatric surgery reviewed
Bowel Obstruction - Percutaneous endoscopic cecostomy with the Chait Trapdoor catheter is a successful method
Business Update - E-Z-EM launches new CO2 Insufflator for gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures
Cancer Cell Therapy - Antitumor effector cells generated from cultured cells
Cancer Risk Factors - Protective effect of endotoxin against esophageal and stomach cancer warrants further study
Cholangiocarcinoma - Patients with unresectable cholangiocarcinoma should be considered for liver transplantation
Chylothorax Therapy - Somatostatin and octreotide are beneficial for children with chylothorax
Collaborations - FIND and Cepheid to develop rapid tuberculosis test for developing nations
Colon Cancer - Colon cancer differentiation induced by repression of HIP/RPL29 expression
Colon Cancer - Colon cancer risk assessed by exploring SNP-SNP interactions via polymorphism interaction analysis
Colon Cancer - Patients with advanced colorectal cancer have VEGF reductions when treated with cetuximab plus irinotecan
Colon Cancer - Recruitment planned to resume in Avant international phase III trial in adjuvant colon cancer
Colorectal Cancer - Colorectal cancer angiogenesis is promoted by prostaglandin E-2 stimulation of CXCL1
Colorectal Cancer - Colorectal cancer metastasis is predicted by CD105-positive vessel counts
Colorectal Cancer Diagnostics - Eighty-eight percent sensitivity reported for stool DNA colorectal cancer screening
Colorectal Cancer Therapy - Adventrx receives U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance to initiate CoFactor phase III trial
Colorectal Liver Metastases - Patient survival from colorectal liver metastases by adjuvant therapies warrants further study
Colorectal Liver Metastases - Treatment for multiple bilobar liver metastases of colorectal cancer discussed
Constipation - Amitiza shown to be effective in people older than age 65
Constipation - Survey shows 12% of people worldwide suffer from self-defined constipation
Crohn Disease - Pennsylvania State University research shows substance abuse drug offers relief for Crohn sufferers
Crohn Disease - Phase III data show Abbott's Humira sustains clinical remission in Crohn disease through 1 year
Crohn Disease - Study shows serological biomarkers may predict outcomes in Crohn disease patients
Cryptosporidium & Giardia Transmission - Molecular techniques monitor and characterize Cryptosporidium and Giardia infection sources
Diabetes Therapy - GIP receptor activation by daily N-AcGIP(LySpAL37) therapy improved glucose tolerance
Diet & Nutrition - Hepatic gene regulation by glucose and polyunsaturated fatty acids may lead to novel therapies
Diet & Nutrition - Olfactory influences on appetite and satiety in humans are reviewed
Disease Associations - Chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin lymphoma might predispose patients to higher risk of secondary cancer
Drug Delivery - Liposomes effectively targeted to liver and hepatocytes using a Plasmodium amino acid sequence
Drug Development - Benzodithiazine-dioxides with antitumor and anti-HIV activities synthesized
Endocrinology - Phosphatase 2A activation needed for glucose inhibition of PPARalpha gene
Esophageal Cancer - Esophageal cancer patients on perioperative steroid therapy have better surgical outcomes
Esophageal Cancer - Esophageal cancer response to chemoradiation predicted by F-18-FDG-PET
Esophageal Cancer - TNFerade may slow disease progression in esophageal cancer patients, researchers report
Fatty Liver - Mesenteric fat thickness measured on ultrasound is an independent determinant of fatty liver
Finance - ASGE Foundation establishes research endowment fund
Food Safety - Pathologists offer simple steps to avoid food poisoning this barbecue season
Gastric Band Surgery - California hospital is first in state to perform pediatric gastric band surgery
Gastric Cancer - Early gastric cancer patients are suitable for sentinel lymph node mapping
Gastric Cancer - Gastric cancer poor survival linked to claudin-18 down-regulation
Gastric Cancer - Gastric cancer potentially prognosticated by plasminogen activator inhibitor-1
Gastric Cancer - Gastric cancer prognostic information not increased with peritoneal cytology
Gastric Cancer - Gastric differentiated-type carcinomas distinguished by E-cadherin expression and chromosomal changes
Gastric Cancer - Peritoneal carcinosis reduced by adhesion prevention
Gastric Cancer - Prediction of gastric cancer nodal status by sentinel node biopsy assessed
Gastric Cancer - Type 1 gastric carcinoid tumors treated by antrectomy
Gastric Ulcer Therapy - Helicobacter pylori eradication does not speed gastric ulcer healing after resection
Gastroenterology - A percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography method with parallel cannulation is effective
Gastroenterology - Aortic occlusion balloon catheters used to stop massive intra-abdominal bleeding
Gastroenterology - Researchers define the colon's genome
Genetics & Genomics - Alcohol-associated cancers linked to alcohol dehydrogenase 1C*1 allele
Geriatrics - Rectal cancer curative resection performed safely in elderly patients
HIV/Hepatitis C Coinfection - HAART increases hepatoxicity risk in HIV/hepatitis C-coinfected hemophiliacs
Hepatic Metastases - Hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer treated by hepatic arterial infusion
Hepatitis C Therapy - Vertex initiates first of two phase 2 studies of oral protease inhibitor in HCV patients
Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer staging system predicted better hepatocellular cancer survival
Hepatocellular Carcinoma - HCC cells are effectively treated using oncolytic herpes viral therapy
Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Hepatocellular carcinoma distinguished from intraductal cholangiocarcinoma by CT
Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Hepatocellular carcinoma risk factors, including alcohol, tobacco and obesity, are reviewed
Hepatomas - Human hepatoma response to iron overload evaluated
Ileitis - Chronic murine ileitis requires endothelial glycoprotein ligand
Immunology - Synta initiates phase trials in rheumatoid arthritis, CVID for oral inhibitor of IL-12 and IL-23
Immunotherapy - Combination immuno-chemotherapy does not decrease colon cancer treatment efficacy
Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Inflammatory bowel disease is associated with nitric oxide synthase gene polymorphism
Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Intercept researchers present data highlighting role of farnesoid X bile acid receptor in IBD
Inflammatory Bowel Syndrome - Study shows tegaserod maleate effective for treating IBS patients with mixed bowel pattern
Irritable Bowel Syndrome - Amitiza may help improve symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome with constipation
Liver Cancer - Advanced hepatocellular carcinoma reveals an encouraging response to combination therapy
Liver Cancer - Liver tumor angiogenesis is blocked by the protease inhibitor indinavir
Liver Cancer - Unresectable primary and secondary liver tumors treated by radiofrequency ablation
Liver Disease - HepaLife to be part of U.S. NIH study of rare diseases, company says
Liver Transplantation - Fatigue is a lasting problem after liver transplantation
Liver Transplantation - Study of peginterferon alfa-2b, ribavirin in liver transplant patients with HCV initiated
Liver Tumors - Liver cancer cells used to demonstrate cytotoxic effect of Bauhinia variegata extract
Market Analysis - Copayments will likely increase for Remicade therapy in the treatment of Crohn disease
Mergers & Acquisitions - Hologic receives U.S. FTC request for merger information
Mergers & Acquisitions - Quest Diagnostics to acquire Focus Diagnostics, Inc.
Obesity Therapy - Bariatric surgery efficiency is reviewed
Obesity Therapy - Electrical stimulation may be a viable future obesity treatment
Obesity Therapy - Suggested care for patients after bariatric surgery is proposed
Pancreatectomy - Laparoscopic central pancreatectomy technique is explained
Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma - Pancreatic adenocarcinoma survival was not affected by race/ethnicity
Pancreatic Cancer - Pancreatic cancer metastasis is controlled by combining phospholipid antibody with gemcitabine
Pancreatic Cancer - Pancreatic cancer risk probably not associated with household passive smoke exposure
Pancreatic Cancer - Perineural invasion in pancreatic cancer involves an invariant chain
Pancreatic Cancer - Proinflammatory gene variants and conditions may influence pancreatic cancer development
Pancreatic Tumors - Pancreas hardened by octreotide, benefiting patients undergoing surgery
Parasitology - New control strategies are needed for soil-transmitted helminth infections
Parkinson Disease - Survey finds non-movement problems related to Parkinson disease often go undiagnosed
Pediatrics HIV/AIDS Comorbidity - Comorbidities cause death in children hospitalized with diarrheal disease
Personnel - OraSure Technologies appoints Jack Goldstein as new director
Prostate Cancer - Cytogen's Prostascint featured in presentation at American Urological Association meeting
Quality Assurance - National Quality Forum endorses new consensus standards for ambulatory care
Rectal Cancer - Rectal cancer management by pre-operative combined modality therapy needs further study
Simian Immunodeficiency Virus - Intestinal lymphocyte subsets and turnover affected by chronic alcohol intake in SIV infection
Stem Cell Transplantation - Iron overload is major risk factor for severe infection after ASCT in myeloma
Surgical Technology - Colorectal cancer localized by preoperative endoscopic tattooing in laparoscopic surgery
Surgical Technology - Radiofrequency ablation and MR temperature imaging can be performed simultaneously
Trichinosis Vaccine - Antigens in methacrylic acid copolymers protect against trichinosis
Tumor Inducers - Thyroid hormone receptor alpha genes suggested as potential tumor inducers
Ulcerative Colitis - Asacol induced rapid mucosal healing in ulcerative colitis patients
Ulcerative Colitis - Data from two pivotal Phase III studies show MMX mesalamine induced remission of ulcerative colitis
Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome - Study shows proton pump inhibitor Nexium helps patients with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
Allergies - Researchers from Japan, the United States and Italy detail new studies and findings in the area of allergies
Biomedical Engineering - Researchers' work from the United States adds to biomedical engineering body of knowledge
Cancer Treatment - New findings in cancer treatment described from Mexico and France
Cancer Treatment - Recent findings in cancer treatment described by researchers from Germany, Taiwan and the United States
Cancer Treatment - Studies from Japan and the United States advance knowledge in cancer treatment research
Cardiology - Data from Austria, France and the the Netherlands advance knowledge in cardiology research
Cell Biology - Studies from the United States and Germany add new findings to cell biology body of knowledge
Colon Cancer - Reports from Netherlands and United States describe recent advances in colon cancer research
Colon Cancer - Researchers' data from Germany, Japan and the United States advance colon cancer research
Colorectal Cancer - Findings from Japan describe new data in colorectal cancer research
Colorectal Cancer - New findings from Greece, Netherlands and France in the area of colorectal cancer described
Colorectal Cancer - New findings from Greece, Norway and Canada in the area of colorectal cancer detailed
Colorectal Cancer - Recent findings in colorectal cancer described by researchers from Japan and Italy
Colorectal Cancer - Researchers from Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom report recent findings in colorectal cancer
Diabetes - New data from the United States, Canada and Austria lluminates research in diabetes
Diabetes - Reports from Switzerland, Japan and the United States add new data to diabetes research
Diabetes - Researchers' findings from South Korea, Poland and United States advance diabetes research
Diagnostics - Researchers' findings from South Korea, Belgium and Japan advance diagnostics research
Esophageal Cancer - Researchers from the United States and Greece detail new studies and findings in the area of esophageal cancer
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor - Reports from Poland, Germany and France add new data to gastrointestinal stromal tumor research
Glaucoma - New data from the United States and Canada lluminates research in glaucoma
HIV/AIDS - Researchers from France, Spain and the United States describe findings in HIV/AIDS studies
Hepatitis B Virus - Reports from the United States, Hungary and Gambia describe recent advances in hepatitis B virus research
Hepatitis C Virus - New findings in hepatitis C virus described from Canada, Sweden and Austria
Hepatitis C Virus - Reports from Brazil, the United States and Italy describe recent advances in hepatitis C virus research
Hepatitis C Virus - Research from the United Kingdom, Spain and United States add new data to hepatitis C virus body of knowledge
Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Findings from Japan and Austria advance knowledge in hepatocellular carcinoma research
Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Researchers from Japan and the People's Republic of China publish new studies and findings in the area of hepatocellular carcinoma
Liver Cancer - Findings from Turkey, France and Taiwan advance knowledge in liver cancer research
Liver Cancer - Researchers' findings from the United States advance liver cancer research
Liver Cancer - Studies from France, the South Korea and Germany add new findings to liver cancer body of knowledge
Liver Injury - Reports from the F-75012 France and Chile describe recent advances in liver injury research
Lymphoma - Findings from Taiwan, Austria and the South Korea describe new data in lymphoma research
Nephrology - Findings from Taiwan and the United States advance knowledge in nephrology research
Obesity - New data from Japan, the United States and Italy lluminates research in obesity
Obesity - New findings from Canada, Italy and the United Kingdom in the area of obesity described
Obesity - New findings from Sweden, the United Kingdom and Germany in the area of obesity detailed
Obesity - New research from Austria, Canada and Italy in the area of obesity detailed
Obesity - Reports from Chile and the United States describe recent advances in obesity research
Obesity - Reports from Italy, Japan and France add new data to obesity research
Obesity - Researchers from the United States detail new studies and findings in the area of obesity
Obesity - Researchers' findings from Germany and the United States advance obesity research
Pancreatic Cancer - New data from Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom lluminates research in pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic Cancer - Researchers from the United States, France and Greece report details of new studies and findings in the area of pancreatic cancer
Rectal Cancer - Reports from South Korea, Denmark and Germany describe recent advances in rectal cancer research
Rectal Cancer - Researchers' data from South Korea, Belgium and Italy advance rectal cancer research
Rectal Cancer - Researchers' work from Wales, Taiwan and France adds to rectal cancer body of knowledge
Rectal Cancer - Studies from Israel, Italy and the United States describe new findings in rectal cancer research
Surgery - Researchers from Brazil and the United States describe findings in surgery studies
Transplants - Recent studies from Sweden, France and the New Zealand add new data to transplants research
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