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Indomethacin plus somatostatin helps avert pancreatitis in ERCP patients

01 Feb 2023

The addition of somatostatin to rectal indomethacin is safe and effective in the prevention of postendoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (post-ERCP) hypermylasemia and pancreatitis (PEP) in high-risk patients, reports a study.

Indomethacin plus somatostatin helps avert pancreatitis in ERCP patients

01 Feb 2023

Weierkang pills show promise in treatment of chronic atrophic gastritis

31 Jan 2023

Treatment with Weierkang pills, a traditional Chinese medicine, results in improved symptoms, endoscopic appearance, and pathologic changes in patients with chronic atrophic gastritis, a study has shown. Notably, trefoil factor 3 (TFF3) appears to play a major role in the pathophysiology mechanism.

Weierkang pills show promise in treatment of chronic atrophic gastritis

31 Jan 2023

Original New Drug Application Approvals by US FDA (16-31 January 2023)

31 Jan 2023

New drug applications approved by US FDA as of 16-31 January 2023 which includes New Molecular Entities (NMEs) and new biologics. It does not include Tentative Approvals. Supplemental approvals may have occurred since the original approval date.

Original New Drug Application Approvals by US FDA (16-31 January 2023)

31 Jan 2023

Acupuncture safe, feasible in irritable bowel syndrome

30 Jan 2023

Acupuncture appears to yield significant improvements in irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhoea (IBS-D), a study has found.

Acupuncture safe, feasible in irritable bowel syndrome

30 Jan 2023

Almonds help increase fibre intake without gut symptoms

27 Jan 2023 by

Eating almonds provides no prebiotic effect on foecal bifidobacteria abundance and does not induce major changes in other gastrointestinal (GI) microbiota, GI transit, pH, pressure, stool output, or gut symptoms in adults, a study has shown.

Almonds help increase fibre intake without gut symptoms

27 Jan 2023

Academic stress may affect uni students’ mental health; walnuts may come to aid

25 Jan 2023 by

Academic stress may take a toll on the mental health status of university students, particularly during examination periods, but walnut consumption may help thwart such negative effects, a study from Australia has shown.

Academic stress may affect uni students’ mental health; walnuts may come to aid

25 Jan 2023

Traction-assisted ESD speeds up resection of colorectal tumour

24 Jan 2023

Use of a traction device for endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) using a scissor-type knife in the proximal colon and for large lesions helps expedite resection in patients with superficial colorectal tumour, a study has shown.

Traction-assisted ESD speeds up resection of colorectal tumour

24 Jan 2023

TNFα antagonists, non-TNF biologics both safe for treating IBD in cancer patients

20 Jan 2023

Tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α antagonists show comparable safety as non-TNF biologics in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in patients with active or recent cancer, as shown in a study.

TNFα antagonists, non-TNF biologics both safe for treating IBD in cancer patients

20 Jan 2023

It’s time to do away with neutropenic diet post-HSCT – experts

17 Jan 2023 by

Adopting a low-microbial, protective (neutropenic) diet offers no clear benefit to patients following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in a study described as the first to investigate the role of neutropenic diet post-HSCT.

It’s time to do away with neutropenic diet post-HSCT – experts

17 Jan 2023

PPI exposure during early pregnancy poses no excess risk of congenital malformations

15 Jan 2023

The use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) during early pregnancy does not appear to put infants at increased risk of congenital malformations, as reported in a study. However, there seems to be a small risk increase for major congenital malformations and congenital heart defects.

PPI exposure during early pregnancy poses no excess risk of congenital malformations

15 Jan 2023

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Indomethacin plus somatostatin helps avert pancreatitis in ERCP patients

Indomethacin plus somatostatin helps avert pancreatitis in ERCP patients

Weierkang pills show promise in treatment of chronic atrophic gastritis

Weierkang pills show promise in treatment of chronic atrophic gastritis

Original New Drug Application Approvals by US FDA (16-31 January 2023)

Original New Drug Application Approvals by US FDA (16-31 January 2023)

Acupuncture safe, feasible in irritable bowel syndrome

Acupuncture safe, feasible in irritable bowel syndrome

Almonds help increase fibre intake without gut symptoms

Almonds help increase fibre intake without gut symptoms

Academic stress may affect uni students’ mental health; walnuts may come to aid

Academic stress may affect uni students’ mental health; walnuts may come to aid

Traction-assisted ESD speeds up resection of colorectal tumour

Traction-assisted ESD speeds up resection of colorectal tumour

TNFα antagonists, non-TNF biologics both safe for treating IBD in cancer patients

TNFα antagonists, non-TNF biologics both safe for treating IBD in cancer patients

It’s time to do away with neutropenic diet post-HSCT – experts

It’s time to do away with neutropenic diet post-HSCT – experts

PPI exposure during early pregnancy poses no excess risk of congenital malformations

PPI exposure during early pregnancy poses no excess risk of congenital malformations