Nancy Reau, MD, reviews the evidence regarding combination vs monotherapy regimens for the treatment of hepatitis B, within the context of the current goals of antiviral therapy. Medscape Gastroenterology
Higher levels of calprotectin in the stool are associated with an increased risk of relapse in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a report by investigators in Italy. Reuters Health Information
William Balistreri, MD, reviews the current state of the field in regard to the prevalence, screening, diagnosis, pathophysiology, and treatment of NAFLD, as framed by data presented at AASLD 2008. Medscape Gastroenterology
A commentary suggests that GERD may be overdiagnosed in infants, resulting in "medicalizing normality" and overprescribing proton-pump inhibitors. Medscape Medical News
What is it about hepatitis C that makes it such a potentially deadly disease? This new study takes a close look at the disease. Seminars in Liver Disease
