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Peroral endoscopic myotomy offers long-term benefits in jackhammer esophagus

27 Jun 2023

Treatment with peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) demonstrates long-term efficacy in patients with jackhammer esophagus (JE), a rare hypercontractile motility disorder often associated with dysphagia, regurgitation, and chest pain, reports a study.

Peroral endoscopic myotomy offers long-term benefits in jackhammer esophagus

27 Jun 2023

New scorecard helps detect peanut allergy

27 Jun 2023 by

Paediatricians may have a new tool in a scorecard that could ably detect peanut allergy in infants with atopic dermatitis (AD).

New scorecard helps detect peanut allergy

27 Jun 2023

Mediterranean diet counselling may help counter overweight/obesity in the offspring

23 Jun 2023 by

A personalized nutritional counselling targeting adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) during pregnancy may be an effective strategy against childhood overweight/obesity, findings from the PREMEDI study have shown.

Mediterranean diet counselling may help counter overweight/obesity in the offspring

23 Jun 2023

Colon cancer survival with neoadjuvant chemo vs upfront surgery a toss-up

18 Jun 2023

In the treatment of patients with colon cancer, neoadjuvant chemotherapy does not appear to yield better survival benefit than standard upfront surgery, according to the results of the phase III NeoCol trial presented at ASCO 2023.

Colon cancer survival with neoadjuvant chemo vs upfront surgery a toss-up

18 Jun 2023

Cumulative immunomodulator exposure may heighten risk of CIN2+ in IBD

16 Jun 2023

Among women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), those who have long-term immunomodulator exposure are at increased risk of high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and cervical cancer (CIN2+), according to a study.

Cumulative immunomodulator exposure may heighten risk of CIN2+ in IBD

16 Jun 2023

Odevixibat reduces bile acids, improves sleep, pruritus in Alagille syndrome

16 Jun 2023 by

Patients with Alagille syndrome (AS) may benefit from treatment with odevixibat, with the phase III ASSERT study showing that its use results in rapid, sustained, and highly significant improvements in pruritus, sleep quality, as well as decreases in bile acids (BAs). Odevixibat is also well tolerated.

Odevixibat reduces bile acids, improves sleep, pruritus in Alagille syndrome

16 Jun 2023

Teduglutide effective in children with SBS, but still costly

15 Jun 2023 by

Use of teduglutide is effective against short bowel syndrome (SBS) in paediatric patients, although some children need a longer duration of treatment to achieve enteral autonomy, according to a Spain study presented at ESPGHAN 2023. Predictive factors of response to treatment have not been identified.

Teduglutide effective in children with SBS, but still costly

15 Jun 2023

Dupilumab shows benefit in young children with EoE

15 Jun 2023 by

Treatment with dupilumab significantly improves histologic and endoscopic measures of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) in young children aged 1–11 years, according to the phase III EoE KIDS trial presented at ESPGHAN 2023.

Dupilumab shows benefit in young children with EoE

15 Jun 2023

Eating disorders in kids: A global health emergency

14 Jun 2023 by

An elevated proportion of children and adolescents around the world, particularly girls or those with high BMI, experience disordered eating as shown in a meta-analysis of 32 studies from 16 countries.

Eating disorders in kids: A global health emergency

14 Jun 2023

Add-on L. reuteri mitigates diarrhoea risk in children on antibiotics

13 Jun 2023 by

Adding the probiotic Limosilactobacillus reuteri (L. reuteri) DSM 17938 to antibiotic therapy significantly reduced the incidence of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea (AAD) in children with acute otitis media or acute bacterial sinusitis in the PEARL study presented at ESPGHAN 2023.

Add-on L. reuteri mitigates diarrhoea risk in children on antibiotics

13 Jun 2023

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Peroral endoscopic myotomy offers long-term benefits in jackhammer esophagus

Peroral endoscopic myotomy offers long-term benefits in jackhammer esophagus

New scorecard helps detect peanut allergy

New scorecard helps detect peanut allergy

Mediterranean diet counselling may help counter overweight/obesity in the offspring

Mediterranean diet counselling may help counter overweight/obesity in the offspring

Colon cancer survival with neoadjuvant chemo vs upfront surgery a toss-up

Colon cancer survival with neoadjuvant chemo vs upfront surgery a toss-up

Cumulative immunomodulator exposure may heighten risk of CIN2+ in IBD

Cumulative immunomodulator exposure may heighten risk of CIN2+ in IBD

Odevixibat reduces bile acids, improves sleep, pruritus in Alagille syndrome

Odevixibat reduces bile acids, improves sleep, pruritus in Alagille syndrome

Teduglutide effective in children with SBS, but still costly

Teduglutide effective in children with SBS, but still costly

Dupilumab shows benefit in young children with EoE

Dupilumab shows benefit in young children with EoE

Eating disorders in kids: A global health emergency

Eating disorders in kids: A global health emergency

Add-on L. reuteri mitigates diarrhoea risk in children on antibiotics

Add-on L. reuteri mitigates diarrhoea risk in children on antibiotics