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Upper Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
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Nicholas J. Talley, MD, PhD, reviews the current state of the field regarding the pathophysiology and treatment of upper GI functional disorders, as based on key sessions at ACG 2008.
Medscape Gastroenterology
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Sequential Therapy Best Approach to H. Pylori Infection
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In previously untreated patients, sequential therapy with a proton-pump inhibitor and antibiotics is better at eradicating Helicobacter pylori infection than is standard therapy, which involves giving these agents all at once, according to a meta-analysis of trial data. Reuters Health Information
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Right Upper Quadrant Pain and a Normal Abdominal Ultrasound
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A 30-year-old woman is referred for evaluation of a 1-year history of intermittent, debilitating, postprandial right upper quadrant pain associated with nausea and occasional vomiting. Read more about this case, diagnosis and treatment.
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
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MRSA Infection Prevalent in Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Mortality Rates High
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A Canadian study of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) shows that they are 42% more likely to acquire methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections than are patients with other gastrointestinal illnesses, investigators announced here during the first full day of sessions at Digestive Disease Week 2009. Reuters Health Information
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