Author: ACG News Team
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ACG 2015 Press Briefing: Jordan J. Karlitz, MD on Key Abstracts, Trends
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / News / ACG 2015 Press Briefing: Jordan J. Karlitz, MD on Key Abstracts, TrendsThis year the College offers a series of pre-recorded video press briefings which feature the insights of leading gastroenterology experts…
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Increasing Incidence of Anal Cancer in Major US Populations
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Uncategorized / Increasing Incidence of Anal Cancer in Major US PopulationsPoster 544 Increasing Incidence of Anal Cancer in Major US Populations: A SEER Database Study From 1973 to 2011…
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Study Links Morbid Obesity to Significant Healthcare Burden
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Uncategorized / Study Links Morbid Obesity to Significant Healthcare BurdenPoster 557 Inpatient Burden of Morbid Obesity in U.S.: An Analysis of Time Trends from 1997 to 2012 Author Insight…
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Will Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) Really Make Me Fat?
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Uncategorized / Will Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) Really Make Me Fat?Poster 795 Weight Change After Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) Is Not Associated With Donor Body Mass Index (BMI) Author…
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Obesity Increases Length of Stay, Interventions, Not Death Risk, for Lower GI Bleeding
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Uncategorized / Obesity Increases Length of Stay, Interventions, Not Death Risk, for Lower GI BleedingPoster 98 Obesity Impacts Resource Utilization but Not Mortality among Patients Admitted with Lower Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage: A Nationwide…
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Severe Obesity Predicts Adverse Outcomes in Acute Pancreatitis
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Uncategorized / Severe Obesity Predicts Adverse Outcomes in Acute PancreatitisPoster 5 Severe Obesity Predicts Adverse Outcomes in Acute Pancreatitis Author Insight from Ben L. Da, MD, Department of…
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Study Suggests Alternative to Common HCV Treatment with Equally High SVR, No PPI Modification Needed
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Uncategorized / Study Suggests Alternative to Common HCV Treatment with Equally High SVR, No PPI Modification NeededPoster 413 Efficacy of Ombitasvir/Paritaprevir/ and Dasabuvir +/-Ribavirin in Patients Receiving Concomitant Acid-Reducing Agents in Phase 3 Trials Author Insight…
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Patients with Abdominal Symptoms of Constipation Most Likely to Restrict Eating, Need Dietary Intervention
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Uncategorized / Patients with Abdominal Symptoms of Constipation Most Likely to Restrict Eating, Need Dietary InterventionPoster 322 Restricted Eating Patterns in Chronic Constipation Are Associated With Bloating and Abdominal Symptoms More so Than Rectal and…
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Co-morbid Depression Bigger Predictor of Work, School Absenteeism than Symptom Severity for Patients with Chronic Constipation
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Uncategorized / Co-morbid Depression Bigger Predictor of Work, School Absenteeism than Symptom Severity for Patients with Chronic ConstipationPoster 323 Co-morbid Depression, Not Symptom Severity or Disease-Specific Quality of Life, Predicts Work Absenteeism in Chronic Constipation Author Insight…
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Meteorological Factors and Gallstones- Is there a Link?
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Uncategorized / Meteorological Factors and Gallstones- Is there a Link?Poster 16 The Association Between Meteorological Factors and Stone-Associated Pancreatohepatobiliary Disease Author Insight from Eitaro Kume, MD, St. Luke’s…