Danish investigators conducted a cohort study to assess the impact of low-dose aspirin on lower gastrointestinal bleeding, colorectal bleeding, and colorectal polyps.
The US Food and Drug Administration warns consumers not to use onions recalled by Thomson International Inc. as they may be contaminated with Salmonella.
Probiotics should only be recommended for specific patient populations since there is not enough evidence to support their use in the majority of digestive conditions, according to new clinical guidelines released by the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) and recently published in Gastroenterology.
Prospective studies are needed to determine what changes are significantly associated with treatment, whether these changes are causes or effects of response, and whether the composition of the intestinal microbiome can be used to select treatments for patients with IBD.
Mean IBS Symptom Severity Score reduced for telephone-, web-CBT versus treatment as usual
Investigators found more frequent appendicitis, appendectomy codes in the first week following colonoscopy than the next 51 weeks.
Limited evidence and a lack of quality control for manufacturing practices cast doubt on the use of herbal medicines for gastrointestinal conditions.
