An ‘artful’ method of evergreening patents 11 Apr 2012 0 comments 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”…
Specialist numbers leap, but women still lag 28 Mar 2012 0 comments 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.
Botox heals anal fissures in bariatric patients 14 Mar 2012 0 comments Botox can bring relief to patients who have undergone biliopancreatic diversion and suffer from anal fissures as a result, an Italian trial has shown.
Chicken or egg? Leaky gut linked to depression 14 Mar 2012 0 comments 'Leaky gut' may play a role in the inflammatory pathophysiology of depression, a new study shows, raising the question: could bacterial translocation trigger depression in vulnerable people, or vice…
Gastro training should focus more on private practice 7 Mar 2012 0 comments The gastroenterology training needs to focus more on private practice, ambulatory gastroenterology and functional gastrointestinal diseases, experts have argued, concluding the training is otherwise…
‘Functional symptom training poor’: Kamm 7 Mar 2012 0 comments Gastroenterology training in functional gut disorders is deficient in Australia, Professor Michael Kamm from the University of Melbourne and St Vincent’s Hospital in Melbourne told Gastroenterology…
Emu oil: good for the gut? 7 Mar 2012 0 comments Emu oil could be effective in treating inflammatory gastrointestinal diseases such as ulcerative colitis or Chrohn’s, an Australian review has found.
RACP presidential race heats up on YouTube 29 Feb 2012 0 comments With the race for President of the Royal Australian College of Physicians entering its final stages, the only gastroenterologist in the running has expanded his campaign to the social media sphere.
Gastroenterologist testifies at dead baby inquest 8 Feb 2012 0 comments A Sydney Children’s Hospital gastroenterologist has testified at the coronial inquest into the death of baby Joshua Elliot.
An inside look at digestion 8 Feb 2012 0 comments An art-science crossover has provided graphic evidence of the body’s ability to digest processed foods.
