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The symptoms of a disorder do not always appear similarly in the various ages of life: some Italian researchers recorded the onset symptoms in 840 adult patients with endoscopic diagnosis of erosive oesophagitis.
MedNews (Gastroenterology) - Wed, 21 March 2007
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Statistics say that 40% of children develops diarrhea after the use of an antibiotic. In order to assess if probiotics can be used to repopulate intestinal flora and prevent antibiotic-related diarrhea, a meta-analysis was performed in Poland using data coming from six randomized trials on probiotics use in children.
MedNews (Gastroenterology) - Wed, 7 February 2007
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According to some studies, bacterial gastroenteritis can evolve into a chronic form of irritable bowel. When the drinkable water of a little Canadian town was polluted in 2000 by industrial waste containing Campylobacter, Escherichia Coli and other pathogens, researchers had the possibility to perform studies on wide samples.
MedNews (Gastroenterology) - Tue, 30 January 2007
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The results of acidity inhibition in functional dyspepsia have been up to now conflicting. Now a new randomized study, sponsored by pharmaceutical industry, examines the efficacy of esomeprazole in 224 outpatients gone to their GP for non organic dyspepsia.
MedNews (Gastroenterology) - Wed, 24 January 2007
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A 68-year-old woman with severe postmenopausal osteoporosis was referred because of a 6-month history of erosive mucositis of the hard palate, accompanied by intense pain and dysphagia.
New England Journal of Medicine (Gastroenterology) - Thu, 30 November 2006
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According to epidemiological studies, there is a relationship between gastric cancer and Helicobacter Pylori infection.
MedNews (Gastroenterology) - Fri, 3 November 2006
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Given the fact that various approaches to simple dyspepsia have been proposed, in this study realized in Denmark three different ways to manage these patients have been compared.
MedNews (Gastroenterology) - Fri, 20 October 2006
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In a cross-sectional survey, the rate of COPD exacerbations in patients with symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux was twice as high as in those without GERD symptoms.
Medscape (Gastroenterology) - Tue, 17 October 2006
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