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Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer and IBD Nonmelanoma skin cancer is an increasingly recognized risk related to therapy for inflammatory bowel disease.
Experts And Viewpoints, July 18, 2012
Illness During Travel in Patients With IBD Do patients with inflammatory bowel disease really need to avoid international travel?
Experts And Viewpoints, May 03, 2012
Smoking, PPI Use, and Hip Fracture: What's the Bottom Line? What should you tell patients about the evidence linking PPI use with hip fractures in current and former smokers?
Experts And Viewpoints, April 26, 2012
Game Changers in Gastroenterology: 2011 Did you miss these important papers in gastroenterology this year? Here's your second chance.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 23, 2011
Risk for Progression to Cancer in Barrett's Esophagus Several recent studies challenge current recommendations for screening patients with Barrett's esophagus.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 04, 2011
The Diagnosis of EoE: More Questions Than Answers The difficulties and variability in diagnosing eosinophilic esophagitis are highlighted in 3 recent studies.
Experts And Viewpoints, July 21, 2011
Hepatic Encephalopathy and Driving Should patients with hepatic encephalopathy be driving, and what is the healthcare provider's responsibility?
Experts And Viewpoints, April 11, 2011
The Year in Gastroenterology Save time by reading this quick synopsis of the year's highlights in gastroenterology research.
Experts And Viewpoints, January 07, 2011
Back to the Diagnosis of Silent GERD? New evidence fuels the fiery controversy about the effectiveness of proton-pump therapy for patients with extraesophageal GERD.
Experts And Viewpoints, October 28, 2010
Proton Pump Inhibitor Use and Clostridium difficile Infections Does an increased risk for C difficile infection warrant abandoning PPI therapy?
Experts And Viewpoints, August 19, 2010
Proton Pump Inhibitor Use and Small Bowel Intestinal Overgrowth Don't jump on the SIBO and PPI bandwagon just yet...
Experts And Viewpoints, August 18, 2010
Rifaximin Treatment in Hepatic Encephalopathy Altering gut flora in patients with hepatic encephalopathy -- is rifaximin the new treatment paradigm?
Experts And Viewpoints, April 21, 2010
Mixing Antiplatelet Agents and Proton-Pump Inhibitors Antiplatelet therapy and PPI use "mayhem" -- reassurance for clopidogrel, but is aspirin the new fly in the ointment?
Experts And Viewpoints, April 15, 2010
Antithrombotic Agents and Endoscopic Procedures To stop or not to stop is the question -- the answers are here.
Experts And Viewpoints, January 05, 2010
CT Imaging and Related Risk for Cancer Far more radiation exposure occurs with CT scanning than previously recognized. What does this mean for patients?
Experts And Viewpoints, December 30, 2009
Proton-Pump Inhibitors and Clopidogrel: Back to the Future? Recommendations to avoid proton-pump inhibitors in patients on antiplatelet therapy may have gone too far. Find out why.
Experts And Viewpoints, October 05, 2009
Do NSAIDs, Antibiotics, Infection, or Stress Cause IBD Flare-ups? Numerous plausible triggers for IBD flare-ups have been suggested, but the supporting evidence is scant. Highlights of a recent review article summarize the evidence and present best recommendations.
Experts And Viewpoints, September 08, 2009
How to Manage Gastric Polyps Discovered on Endoscopy Gastric polyps may be benign or potentially malignant. Highlights of a recent review article cover the types of gastric polyps that can be encountered and their appropriate management.
Experts And Viewpoints, August 11, 2009
Highlights of the 2009 Colon Cancer Screening Guidelines From the ACOG Topping the list of preferred strategies for colon cancer screening is quality colonoscopy.
Experts And Viewpoints, May 20, 2009
Proton-Pump Inhibitors and Clostridium difficile Infection Risk The mechanism underlying the increased risk for Clostridium difficile infection with proton-pump inhibitors is still not understood, but the message about risks and benefits remains the same.
Experts And Viewpoints, May 19, 2009

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