02/03/2010 | Prolonged balloon expulsion predicts abdominal distension in patients with bloating and constipation, Australian doctors have found in a world-first study.
17/02/2010 | In teenagers with a BMI over 35, gastric lap banding helped almost all shed at least 50% of their excess weight, or an average of 35kg, an Australian trial shows.
17/02/2010 | A large proportion of adults with coeliac disease who are treated with a gluten-free diet are not likely to have mucosal recovery within five years, a study finds, but those that do may have a reduced risk of mortality.
20/01/2010 | Specialists are urging hospitals to use norovirus testing to prevent cases of viral gastroenteritis in infants and children.
09/12/2009 | Patients with peptic ulcer bleeding on low-dose aspirin and who undergo endoscopic haemostatic therapy have increased risk for recurrent bleeding if they resume taking aspirin, but have a lowered risk of death, a small study finds.
09/12/2009 | American researchers have embraced their sense of humour and festive spirit by examining the total value of coins that are ingested by children before or after a stock market crash.
23/10/2009 | Gastrointestinal surgeons should think very carefully before they make the decision to offer bariatric surgery to obese adolescents, an Australian expert warns.
19/10/2009 | As a push for a national hand hygiene initiative gets underway research has shown nurses outshine doctors and other medical staff by having the cleanest hands in the hospital.
28/09/2009 | Failing lap-bands are becoming "a disease of their own", an expert warns, as Medicare figures show more than 15% of bariatric surgery ends up requiring a reverse operation.
28/09/2009 | American researchers have developed a new computerised tool that is more accurate than existing models in predicting a patient's risk of cancer recurrence after surgery to remove primary gastrointestinal stromal tumours.