PillCam enables study of esophagus by swallowing a pill
...ctors to quickly and easily assess the presence of esophageal diseases such erosive esophagitis, Barrett's esophagus and esophageal varices. Approved by the Food and Drug Administration late last year, the PillCam ESO is a smooth p...Studies address issues of risk and survival in rapidly increasing GI cancers
... the most rapidly increasing in the Western world esophageal and stomach cancer. Women, Overweight Survive Lo...ase-control study of 1,142 patients diagnosed with esophageal or gastric cancer. After seven years of follow up, survival rates for both cancers were low betwee...African Americans half as likely to receive surgery for esophageal cancer
Alexandria, VA-- African Americans with esophageal cancer are half as likely as whites to be seen by ...of surgery, and survival among older patients with esophageal cancer, found that only 25% of African-American patients received potentially curative surgery, comp...Other highlights in the January 19 JNCI
...ld increase in one of the two most common forms of esophageal cancer over the last 25 years is not the result of...50 people in the United States were diagnosed with esophageal cancer in 2004, and half of those cases were adenocarcinoma. Although esophageal adenocarcinoma is r...Jefferson scientists find zinc may help prevent esophageal, oral cancers
...ia have found that zinc treatment may help prevent esophageal and oral cancers in those individuals at high risk. Oral and esophageal cancers are associated with nutritional zinc deficiency, and a rise in the expression of the enzyme ...USC researchers highlight disparities in cancer rates among racial and ethnic groups in California
...roups. This reflects the existence of two types of esophageal cancer: one related to smoking and the other unrelated to it. Melanoma rates among non-Latino whites increased so rapidly that melanoma now ranks in the top five cancers for men and women. Increased screening may contribute to the risi...Esophageal capsule technology proves as effective as endoscopy
... to upper GI endoscopy for the detection of severe esophageal problems. The researchers studied 82 patien...h Barrett's are at an increased risk of developing esophageal adenocarcinoma. Patients in the study ingested the esophageal capsules in a supine position and s...New scientific advances in gastroenterology
...ore obesity: The link between heartburn, GERD and esophageal cancer in the obese; A correlation found between increased body mass index (BMI) and the risk of colorectal neoplasia in women; and the positive effect laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery can have on obesity-related health problems. Irritable Bowe...Studies link obesity to increased frequency of heartburn symptoms; greater risk of esophageal cancer
...e study that examined obesity as a risk factor for esophageal adenocarcinoma researchers found an association be...y, some of the obese patients underwent ambulatory esophageal pH testing, and findings were compared with data from asymptomatic volunteers. Overall, heartbur...Optics meeting tips: Internal fingerprints, no cell left behind, 3-D reality
...t the first clinical trials in human subjects with esophageal cancer will begin in about two years. (Paper FTuR1, Tuesday, October 12, 4:15 p.m.) 3-D REALITY WITHOUT THE REAL Conventional 3-D displays force our eyes to do two conflicting things at the same time, for instance, pointing our ey...Hospital standards for high-risk surgeries save lives
...standards for five procedures: pancreatic surgery, esophageal surgery, open heart surgery, percutaneous coronary...plemented, and hospitals meeting the standards for esophageal surgery would have a 5.9 percent lower mortality rate. Full implementation of Leapfrog's st...GI health affected by consumption of coffee and carbonated drinks
... may actually have an increased risk of developing esophageal cancer. DDW is the largest international gatherin...) in the past 20 years and the increasing rates of esophageal cancer (ACE) in the United States. Based on available data on diet changes in America from the U.S...Studies indicate healthy eating may affect cancer development, improve digestive system
...e System investigated the effects of EGCG on human esophageal cancer cells associated with Barrett's esophagus. ...production of Barrett's esophagus-associated human esophageal adenocarcinoma (cancer) cells (SEG-1 and BIC-1). They concluded that exposure to EGCG induces apopt...Pfizer's VFEND (R) as effective in treating Candidemia as two-drug standard of care, study shows
... received an additional U.S. indication for use in esophageal candidiasis infections. In Europe, VFEND is approved for treatment of invasive aspergillosis, fluconazole-resistant strains of serious invasive Candida infections (including C. krusei), and serious fungal infections caused by Scedospo...Development of rare esophageal cancer in African-Americans may differ from whites
The development of an aggressive but rare type of esophageal cancer in African-Americans may follow a different...hns Hopkins. Whites who develop the cancer, called esophageal adenocarcinoma, usually develop an abnormal lining of their throat condition called Barrett's metapl...Untreated postmenopausal women with osteoporosis
...tinal disorders such as dysphagia, esophagitis and esophageal or gastric ulcer. Patients should pay particular attention to the dosing instructions, as failure to take the drug according to instructions may compromise clinical benefits and may increase the risk of adverse events. In clinical trials, the overal...UMHS study finds surgery safer at teaching hospitals
...percent at teaching hospitals. Patients undergoing esophageal resection fared slightly better at teaching hospit...m surgery, the study found. Patients who had their esophageal or liver surgery at a non-teaching hospital were 30 percent more likely to have prolonged hospital s...Death rates for certain complex surgeries lower at teaching hospitals
...researchers examined data from patients undergoing esophageal resection (removal of part of the esophagus; n=1,2...atic resection, 5.3 percent vs. 8 percent; and for esophageal resection, 7.7 percent vs. 10.2 percent. "The present study demonstrates that important clinical ...New guidelines set standard on test to diagnose acid reflux, heartburn and other diseases
...ill help to set the standards for physicians using esophageal manometry to accurately identify esophageal diseases such as gastroesophageal reflux disease, heartburn, problems with swallowing or non-heart r...Pfizer's VFEND(R) receives FDA approval for treatment of esophageal candidiasis
...spectrum antifungal medicine, for the treatment of esophageal candidiasis. Candida organisms are normally foun...erious infections. In immunocompromised patients, esophageal candidiasis may coat much of the surface of the mouth resulting in pain and difficulty swallowing an...