The symptoms point to acute pancreatitis in this 56-year old man with cystic fibrosis, but amylase and lipase blood levels are normal. How should the diagnosis be confirmed? Journal of Medical Case Reports
Pregnant women and children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) should receive biological therapy to induce and maintain remission, according to the new London Position Statement of the World Congress of Gastroenterology. Reuters Health Information
Adding the NS3 protease inhibitor boceprevir to standard treatment with pegylated interferon and ribavirin for hepatitis C infection can double the sustained response rate vs standard treatment alone. Medscape Medical News
Twice-weekly sessions of granulocyte and monocyte adsorptive apheresis are more effective than once-a-week sessions for treatment of active ulcerative colitis, Japanese physicians have found. Reuters Health Information
Polyps smaller than 10 mm that are detected with CT colonography (CTC) screening are very unlikely to contain high-grade dysplasia or malignancy, a new study shows. Reuters Health Information
Voriconazole, itraconazole and amphotericin B formulations carry higher risks of liver injury than fluconazole and the echinocandins, new data show. Reuters Health Information
