In 2 studies, use of mesalamine with multimatrix system technology for 12 months maintained remission in about two thirds of patients with ulcerative colitis. Medscape Medical News
Commentary on a study on whether removing leukocytes from blood transfusions would improve survival in patients with cancer, published July 2009 in The British Journal of Surgery. Medscape General Surgery
A British study evaluated diverticular disease admission rates and associated outcomes through a national population study. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics
It is unclear whether gastric mucosal atrophy and intestinal metaplasia are reversible after H pylori eradication. This prospective long-term study sheds some light on this uncertainty. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Patients with chronic hepatitis C virus and advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis are at risk for disease progression and hepatic decompensation. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics
