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Angiotensin Receptor Blockers Effective for Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis
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Angiotensin receptor blockers are efficient in hypertension-associated non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), results of a study published in the February issue of the World Journal of Gastroenterology indicate. Telmisartan appears to be superior to valsartan with respect to insulin resistance and histology. Reuters Health Information
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Ursodeoxycholic Acid Might Help in Refractory HCV
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Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) may be of use in treatment of patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) who do not respond to therapy with combined pegylated interferon and ribavirin, Japanese researchers report in the December issue of Gut. Reuters Health Information
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NSAIDs Are Effective in Preventing Post-ERCP Pancreatitis
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Prophylactic non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) effectively prevent pancreatitis after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), according to findings published in the September issue of the journal Gut. Reuters Health Information
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Pancreatic Cancer: More Than One Flavor?
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In this videoblog, Dr. John Marshall talks about how our growing ability to prospectively define tumors according to their genetics is likely to be the key to applying highly effective anticancer treatments.
Medscape Hematology-Oncology
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