Infliximab supported in moderate to severe ulcerative colitis 18 Jan 2012 0 comments Biological therapy has the potential to change the course of ulcerative colitis and achieve treatment goals beyond the relief of symptoms, an international consensus group has concluded.
Statin use may halve gastric cancer risk: study 24 Aug 2011 0 comments Statins may have a role in prevention of gastric cancer, with a study showing they reduce the risk by up to 51%.
New C.difficile strain hits Australia 6 Apr 2011 0 comments A new, hypervirulent strain of Clostridium difficile may be taking hold in Australia, specialists warn, after a man acquired the infection in Melbourne.
Bariatric surgery eases migraine 6 Apr 2011 0 comments Weight-loss surgery can alleviate migraine in severely obese individuals, a small observational study finds.
E. coli linked to hypertension 23 Nov 2010 0 comments Acute Escherichia coli gastroenteritis infection is associated with an increased risk of hypertension up to eight years later, research suggests.
Herceptin approved for gastric cancer 14 Oct 2010 0 comments The TGA has approved trastuzumab (Herceptin®) for the treatment of advanced gastric cancer.
Sibutramine withdrawn from market 13 Oct 2010 0 comments The appetite suppressant sibutramine has been withdrawn from the market in Australia following similar actions in the US and Europe.
GI risks of NSAIDs quantified 29 Sep 2010 0 comments Gastrointestinal side effects of NSAIDs are increased up to four-fold in people older than 65, a pooled analysis of data from more than 30,000 patients has concluded.
Obesity surgery increases ten-fold 1 Sep 2010 0 comments The use of weight-loss surgery has risen tenfold in the UK in less than a decade, a BMJ paper shows.
Personalised medicine in GIST: REGISTER 1 Sep 2010 0 comments A phase II trial of patients with newly diagnosed, inoperable, gastrointestinal stromal tumour is using existing technologies to personalise treatment, an Australian medical oncologist says.
