Polyethylene glycol (PEG) 3350 is significantly more effective than placebo in relieving constipation in children, researchers report in the August issue of the Journal of Pediatrics. Reuters Health Information
A prospective study suggests that consumption of soy foods is associated with a lower risk for colorectal cancer in postmenopausal women. Medscape Medical News
David A. Johnson, MD, explores the question of a possible preventive effect of antireflux surgery on esophageal cancer development in his latest video commentary. Is it a fact or a myth busted? Medscape Gastroenterology
Can any of the biomarkers developed in recent years help us make difficult treatment decisions in colorectal and other GI cancers? Dr. Axel Grothey summarizes the latest news from ASCOŽ 2011. br / iMedscape Hematology-Oncology/i
Surgical management, rather than medical, should be considered as the first approach to treatment of hydatid cyst disease manifesting in the liver. Southern Medical Journal
