PPIs in pregnancy linked with offspring heart defects Canadians develop bedside predictive model for upper GI bleedSix factors nearly quadruple ability to determine if source is variceal compared with existing two-factor approach Overweight kids risk early GERD But obesity doesn’t affect efficacy of proton pump inhibitors in adults Chronic constipation responds well to new drug Boosts intestinal fluid secretion Are PPI users ‘addicted’ to the drugs? Recent research suggests the treatment can actually induce acid reflux disease in healthy subjects Hybrid therapy tops for H. Pylori infection Two-week combined strategy achieves superior eradication rates Sigmoidoscopy cuts colorectal cancer mortality Practice Issues: Thiopurines: risk of lymphoproliferative disorders in IBD OTC Market Report 2010: Up and down market for GI-related categories IBD patients face thromboembolism risk First Previous 28 29 30 31 32 Next Last
