Text message reminders to take immunosuppressant medications reduced the risk of rejection in a small study of 41 pediatric liver transplant patients, according to a presentation during Digestive Disease Week 2009 by researchers from Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. Reuters Health Information
Approximately 50% of irritable bowel syndrome patients with bloating also experience an increase in abdominal girth. Are there specific reasons for this? Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics
In cirrhotic patients, beta blockers can increase the risk that paracentesis for ascites will cause circulatory dysfunction, French and Belgian researchers suggest. Reuters Health Information
William Balistreri, MD, reviews the current state of the field regarding prevalence, screening, diagnosis, pathophysiology, and treatment of fatty liver disease, as framed by data presented at AASLD 2007. Medscape Gastroenterology
Colorectal lesions with malignant potential can be differentiated from non-neoplastic polyps during colonoscopy, investigators announced here during Digestive Disease Week 2008. Reuters Health Information
