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Epidemiology of Eosinophilic Esophagitis

EoE diagnoses rose in parallel with endoscopy use during a 30-year period.

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Eosinophilic Esophagitis: An Update

A review article provides new insights into EoE biology and treatment.

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A Marker for Autoimmune Pancreatitis?

A potential serologic marker did not completely differentiate AIP and pancreatic cancer.

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Fibrosis Progression in Patients with Hepatitis C Infection

A gene-based cirrhosis risk score predicted liver fibrosis progression in male patients.

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Interleukin-10 Receptor Mutations and Severe Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Mutations in the IL-10 receptor were associated with severe infancy-onset Crohn disease.

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Does Chronic Hepatitis B Therapy Improve Long-Term Outcomes?

Treatment that resulted in biochemical or histologic response was associated with improved long-term outcomes.

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Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunts for Cirrhotic Patients

Among patients who underwent TIPS placement, diastolic dysfunction was associated with slower ascites clearance and higher mortality.

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Histological Disease in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients

Among patients with normal ALT levels and high viral loads, those older than 35 or with fluctuating ALT levels were more likely to experience clinically significant disease.

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Does Green Tea Lower Risk for Gastric Cancer?

Results showing diminished risk for women who drink ≥5 cups per day are questionable.

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Pancreatic Cancer and Gene Mutations for Lynch Syndrome

Compared with the general population, families with mutations had significantly greater cancer risk.

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The Cause of Primary Biliary Cirrhosis?

Space–time clustering analysis of PBC cases suggests that a transient environmental agent is associated with development of the disease.

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Breast Cancer Screening: Who, When, and How?Free

New USPSTF guidelines narrow the proposed age range for screening mammography and recommend biennial screening.

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What Do Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Youth Want in Healthcare? What We All Want!

LGBTQ youth ranked competence and interpersonal skills among the most important qualities of healthcare providers.

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Compress the Chest: Better CPR Improves Survival from Out-of-Hospital Cardiac ArrestFree

Implementation of the 2005 AHA CPR guidelines that focus on uninterrupted chest compressions nearly doubled the odds of survival among patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

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New Retrovirus Is Associated with Chronic Fatigue SyndromeFree

Could a human retrovirus be one cause of CFS? CME

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Journal Watch Gastroenterology summarizes important medical journal articles about a wide variety of GI subjects including cirrhosis, dyspepsia, gastric cancer, GERD, H. pylori, and hepatitis.

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Gastroenterology Editor-in-Chief

M. Brian Fennerty, MD
M. Brian Fennerty, MD
Professor of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University

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