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IBD Misconceptions stop women having kids

Many Australian women with IBD may be avoiding having children due to “unfounded fears” about their condition, experts suggest.

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IBD therapies raise skin cancer risk

IBD patients are more likely to develop skin cancer than the general population, with added risk due partly to immunosuppressive medications, a large retrospective cohort study has shown.

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Splenectomy recommendations under the microscope
Victorian experts have emphasised the need for targeted programs to prevent complications following splenectomy after their research revealed over a...
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Beta blockers don’t block colorectal cancer
Beta blockers do not reduce colorectal cancer risk, and long-term use may in fact make people more susceptible, according to...
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Government to review subsidies for natural therapies
The millions of dollars being wasted by private health insurers on natural therapies like homeopathy will be reviewed by the...
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Bowel screening to be expanded
The expansion of the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program to five-yearly screening for 50 to 70 year-olds has provoked a...
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Expert calls for specialised pancreatic cancer centres
An expert is calling for more specialised centres dedicated to treating pancreatic cancer after Victorian research released this week painted...
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Clinical News

Don’t treat Asian IBD patients differently, specialist urges

Rates of IBD are significantly lower in Asia than the West, but Australian gastroenterologists should not let this affect their treatment of local patients of Asian background, a specialist says.

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Fewer complications with minimally invasive oesophagectomy

Oesophageal cancer patients have almost three times fewer pulmonary complications if they undergo minimally invasive oesophagectomy rather than the more conventional open surgery, according to a Dutch trial.

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Ulcerative colitis increases 11-fold in Victorian children
Researchers claim to have found the largest increase of ulcerative colitis ever reported in a population – and it is...
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Ulcerative colitis no longer raises colorectal cancer risk
Improvements in treatment over the last 30 years mean people with ulcerative colitis are no longer at greater risk of...
2 weeks ago0
Pool poos linked to rise in gastroenteritis
Cryptosporidial gastroenteritis is on the rise in Australia and faecal contamination of swimming pools is largely to blame, an expert...
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Functional gut symptoms: don’t ignore diet
Gastroenterologists can no longer ignore dietary intervention in patients with functional gut symptoms, Australian doctors argue.
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Serotonergic antidepressants linked to bleeds
Five of the most commonly prescribed serotonergic antidepressants are associated with higher rates of gastrointestinal bleeding and stroke than others...
4 weeks ago0

Politics

Beware off-label claims by manufacturers, experts warn

Sydney experts have weighed into the debate on off-label prescribing, arguing for improved monitoring, particularly of pharmaceutical companies who plug off-label use of their products.

7 weeks ago0

PBAC recommends removing liver biopsy obstacle to hepatitis B treatment

Liver biopsy should no longer be a mandatory requirement for patients with Hepatitis B to access antivirals and interferon medications, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee recommends.

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Rebate means test threatens regional specialists
Hospitals in regional areas may lose proceduralists as a result of changes to the private health insurance rebate.
38 weeks ago0
Medical journals still haunted by ghostwriters
Ghostwriting in medical journals is equivalent to fraud and should be punished as such, argue lawyers.
40 weeks ago0

Other News

An ‘artful’ method of evergreening patents

Abbott Laboratories implemented an “artful” method of ‘evergreening’ as their fenofibrate patent came to an end in the US, according to experts who argue the practice required the “tacit acceptance” of doctors, professional societies and guideline committees.

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Specialist numbers leap, but women still lag

The number of Australian specialists has risen at nearly double the rate of GPs since the turn of the century, but the proportion of women has grown slowly and still lags behind other sectors.

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Botox heals anal fissures in bariatric patients
Botox can bring relief to patients who have undergone biliopancreatic diversion and suffer from anal fissures as a result, an...
9 weeks ago0
Chicken or egg? Leaky gut linked to depression
'Leaky gut' may play a role in the inflammatory pathophysiology of depression, a new study shows, raising the question: could...
9 weeks ago0
Gastro training should focus more on private practice
The gastroenterology training needs to focus more on private practice, ambulatory gastroenterology and functional gastrointestinal diseases, experts have argued, concluding...
10 weeks ago0
‘Functional symptom training poor’: Kamm
Gastroenterology training in functional gut disorders is deficient in Australia, Professor Michael Kamm from the University of Melbourne and St...
10 weeks ago0

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