2009

October

• Drinking coffee slows progression of liver disease in chronic hepatitis C sufferers -

• Gluten-free diet reduces bone problems in children with celiac disease -

• Medication effective for acute liver failure in early stages of disease -

• Hypertension and diabetes are concern in long-term care of liver transplant patients -

• Ulcerative Colitis Treatment Reduces Need for Surgery by Almost Half -

September

• Taking sharper aim at stomach ulcer bacteria -

• Does Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy prevent gastric cancer? -

• Low-fat, high-fiber diet good for the colon -

August

• Fat in the Liver—Not the Belly—Is a Better Marker for Disease Risk -

• Stressful childhood tied to adulthood ulcer risk -

• Surgical treatment a rare complication of duodenal diverticulum -

• Complications, deaths common after pancreas surgery -

July

• What are the characteristics of clarithromycin-resistant Helicobacter pylori? -

• Exercise, cutting cholesterol help fix fatty liver -

• Study finds survival rates from gastrointestinal tumors improving among African-Americans -

• Symptoms start when healthy stop heartburn drugs -

• Novel Genetic Finding Offers New Hope for Crohn’s Disease -

June

• What is different in reflux esophagitis between African-Americans and non-Hispanic whites? -

• Study Redefines Roles of Alcohol, Smoking in Risk for Pancreatitis -

• Radiofrequency Ablation Can Reverse Barrett’s Esophagus, Reduce Cancer Risk -

April

• Liver disease responsible for most alcohol-related illness and deaths -

• Chronic marijuana abuse linked to severe vomiting -

March

• Alcohol counseling reduces pancreatitis recurrence -

• Difference in Fat Storage May Explain Lower Rate of Liver Disease in African-Americans -

• Clinical Trial Backs Use of Special Yogurt to Fight Stomach Ulcer Bacteria -

• Probiotics may help irritable bowel -

• Quit Your Belly Achin’: 5 Things You Need to Know About Digestive Disorders -

• Keep Your Colon Healthy with Exercise, Healthy Foods -

February

• Probiotics may help some with chronic fatigue -

• An antidepressant may calm an irritable bowel -

• Ethnic Differences Found for Fatty Liver Disease and Insulin Resistance -

• Magnetic Device Studied as Treatment for Heartburn and Acid Reflux -

• What is the most effective therapy for low-dose aspirin induced peptic ulcer? -

• A useful method to diagnose chest pain with foregut symptoms -

• New therapy with stem cells to treat Crohn’s disease -

• Supplement of probiotics provides a new therapy for ulcerative colitis -

• An important co-factor in the development of liver disease in alcoholics -

• For Patients With Cirrhosis, Inflammation May Be Common Thread Behind Nervous And Heart Rhythm Probl -

• Tobacco Smoke and Alcohol Harm Liver Worse as Combo -

• Obesity may increase risk of diverticulitis -

• Infliximab may help prevent post-operative Crohn’s disease recurrence -

January

• Children with inflammatory bowel disease have surprisingly high folate levels, study finds -

2008

December

• Liver disease may resolve with weight loss surgery -

• New Recommendations Released for Treatment of IBS -

• Fewer Hospitalizations for Bleeding in Digestive System -

• GI inflammation seen in children with IBS -

• Bariatric surgery may resolve liver disease -

November

• U.S. women less likely for liver transplants: study -

• Stomach ulcer bug causes bad breath -

• Crohn’s Disease Surgeries Make Steady Advances -

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