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Missed Cancers Common After Colonoscopy
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Approximately one in every 13 colorectal cancers (CRCs) may represent a lesion missed during colonoscopy, suggests a new Canadian study. Reuters Health Information
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COX-2 Inhibitor Plus PPI Best for Preventing NSAID-Related Gastropathy
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Although all of the common gastroprotective strategies reduce the risk of upper gastrointestinal (GI) complications in users of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), the combination of a COX-2 inhibitor with a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) is associated with the largest risk reduction, according to a Canadian study reported in the April issue of Gastroenterology. Reuters Health Information
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HCV -4 Spreads From Egypt and Africa Into Europe
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 4, previously limited to Egypt and other parts of Africa, has now spread to southern Europe and other parts of world, an international panel says in a review published online December 9th in the Journal of Hepatology. Reuters Health Information
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Capecitabine: Have We Got the Dose Right?
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This review summarizes why there may not be a universally applicable dose for capecitabine because of interpatient differences in basic physiology, pharmacogenomics and diet.
Nature Clinical Practice Oncology
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Infectious Colitis
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What are the various ways in which infectious colitis can develop? Current Opinion in Gastroenterology
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