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University of Delaware researcher Sheau Ching Chai is exploring how sugar in the diet affects blood pressure. Preliminary data suggest that your choice — sugary food versus whole fruit — can make a real difference. Credit: University of Delaware Brace yourselves, folks. Another firehose of holiday menu choices is rushing your way. Savvy eaters are planning ahead, deliberating over age-old questions: Go for the cider and pumpkin cookies? Or opt for an apple and some of that fruit salad? University of Delaware researchers have some good news and some bad news that could help you in those critical, decisive moments. First, the bad news about added sugar in your diet—the kind found in ice cream, cookies, cakes, pastries, sodas and other sugary drinks. Unless you have been covering your ears and eyes for decades, you already know that added sugar is a prime suspect in health problems such as diabetes and obesity. It is a growing subject of interest in heart disease, too. And ne...

Written by Rachel Popa | November 27, 2019 | Print  | Email Here are five of the popular gastroenterology articles this week: 1. William Karnes, MD, is director of the high-risk program and colonoscopy quality at the UCI Health H.H. Chao Comprehensive Digestive Disease Center in Orange, Calif., and chief medical officer of Docbot, a technology that uses artificial intelligence to detect abnormalities from colonoscopy capsule video. Dr. Karnes shared his thoughts with Becker's ASC Review on the future of AI in gastroenterology and how the technology could help patients and physicians. 2. Patients are more likely to get screened for colorectal cancer if their provider has also been screened, according to a study published in Gastroenterology. 3. Austin (Texas) Gastroenterology is building  a HyGIeaCare Center in Bee Cave, Texas. 4. Miami-based Gastro Health acquired Fairfax-based Gastroenterology Associates of Northern Virginia. 5. Atlanta Gastroenterology ...

Written by Rachel Popa | November 27, 2019 | Print  | Email Here are 11 GI leaders Becker's ASC Review featured in November: 1. Richard Fried, MD, is chief of gastroenterology at Huntington (N.Y.) Hospital and the Dolan Family Health Center. 2. Razvan Arsenescu, MD, PhD, is chief of the Atlantic Digestive Health Institute in Morristown, N.J. 3. Vipul H. Shah, MD, is chief of gastroenterology at Montefiore Nyack (N.Y.) Hospital. 4. David A. Piccoli, MD, is chief of the division of gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. 5. Raza Malik, MD, PhD, is director of hepatology and associate chief of the division of gastroenterology at Tufts Medical Center in Boston.  6. Robin D. Rothstein, MD, is co-medical director of the inflammatory bowel disease program at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia.  7. Matthew A. Ciorba, MD,  is chief of the gastroenterology division's inflammatory bowel disease ...

Ongoing use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) appears to increase the risk of acute viral gastroenteritis (AGE) during high-circulation periods of enteric viruses, a large French cohort study suggested. Ana-Maria Vilcu, MSMSc, of Sorbonne University in Paris, and colleagues, writing in JAMA Network Open , found an all-ages adjusted relative risk (aRR) of acute gastroenteritis that was 1.81 times higher (95% CI 1.72-1.90) in the 233,596 patients receiving continuous PPI therapy than in the 626,887 patients who were not. This risk was highest among adults ages 65-74 (aRR 2.19, 95% CI 1.98-2.2), though the authors noted that no association between continuous PPI use and AGE occurrence emerged in patients younger than age 45. In an accompanying commentary , Mina Tadrous, PharmD, MS, PhD, of Women's College Hospital in Toronto, and colleagues wrote that it is imperative to ask patients about all medication use, including over-the-counter drugs, and understand why a patient is using a...

Written by Angie Stewart | November 25, 2019 | Print  | Email Strong consolidation activity characterized the physician services sector in the third quarter of 2019, according to Provident Healthcare Partners ' "Q3-2019 Physician Services Update." Abe M'Bodj , an associate at Provident, spoke to Becker's ASC Review about the recent transactions and what's on the horizon for the gastroenterology sector. Note: Responses were lightly edited for style. Question: What stands out to you about third-quarter activity in the GI sector? Abe M'Bodj: During the third quarter, there were two highly notable transactions that allowed existing private equity platforms to expand into new states. [Miami-based] Gastro Health's acquisition of [Seattle-based] Puget Sound Gastroenterology expanded its presence from Florida and Alabama to Washington. This was a big leap for Gastro Health to move to the Pacific Northwest, but it is proving that it's able to cra...

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Following an increase in reports of gastroenteritis at medical facilities in the territory, the Ministry of Health and Social Development is warning parents of small children to be alert for signs of the condition. Gastroenteritis, which causes irritation and inflammation of the stomach and intestines, is typically caused by a bacteria, virus or parasite in spoiled food, unclean water or dirty hands, according to a government press release that did not state the number of cases reported recently. If untreated, the condition can cause death, especially in children younger than 5. Symptoms of the illness include diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, headache, fever and abdominal cramps. Diarrhea and vomiting can cause dehydration, especially in young children, and parents are urged to watch for signs of it, such as dry skin, a dry mouth, lightheadedness and excessive thirst. Parents whose children exhibit symptoms of gastroenteritis should contact a doctor, according to government, which stat...

Surufatinib (HMPL-012) has been granted FDA Orphan Drug Designation for the treatment of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), according to a press release from Hutchison China MediTech Limited (Chi-Med). 1   In June of 2019, Chi-Med announced that the phase III SANET-ep study met the predefined primary endpoint of progression-free survival (PFS). Chi-Med then started the process for a pre-New Drug Application with the China National Medical Products Administration. 2 The research published in  Clinical Cancer Research  that same month showed that the study of surufatinib led to antitumor activity in patients with histologically advanced well-differentiated, low or intermittent grade, inoperable or metastatic NETs. 3 In patients with pancreatic NETs, the overall response rate (ORR) was 19% (95% CI, 9–34). Patients with extrapancreatic NETs had ORR of 15% (95% CI, 6–31). Additionally, the disease control rate in these patients was 91% (95% CI, 77–97) and 92% (95% CI, ...

Article by Beth Miller Photos by Kathy F. Atkinson November 26, 2019 UD study weighs impact of sugar vs. whole fruit on blood pressure Brace yourselves, folks. Another firehose of holiday menu choices is rushing your way. Savvy eaters are planning ahead, deliberating over age-old questions: Go for the cider and pumpkin cookies? Or opt for an apple and some of that fruit salad? University of Delaware researchers have some good news and some bad news that could help you in those critical, decisive moments. First, the bad news about added sugar in your diet — the kind found in ice cream, cookies, cakes, pastries, sodas and other sugary drinks. Unless you have been covering your ears and eyes for decades, you already know that added sugar is a prime suspect in health problems such as diabetes and obesity. It is a growing subject of interest in heart disease, too. And new preliminary data from a study by UD’s Sheau Ching Chai , assistant professor of behavioral health and nutriti...

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency says the government is working "aggressively" to develop more regulations on a type of chemicals known as PFAS or "forever chemicals." But what are they? Here's what you need to know. PFAS stands for per or polyfluoroalkyl substances , a group of hundreds of manmade chemicals that are used for a variety of industrial and commercial uses ranging from the firefighting foam used at airstrips and on military bases to waterproof or nonstick products, such as stain repellent, cleaning products or food packaging. They are sometimes called " forever chemicals " because they take a long time to break down in the environment . The chemicals are so common that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says almost all Americans have a measurable amount of the most well-known types in their blood. But because there are so many varieties of PFAS chemicals, the bulk of the research about the health effect...

Written by Eric Oliver | November 26, 2019 | Print  | Email Here are six updates from gastroenterology companies and practices from the past week: Austin Gastroenterology is building a HyGIeaCare Center in Bee Cave, Texas, to complement its presence in the city. Little Rock, Ark.-based Premier Gastroenterology boosted its leadership staff, naming Todd Greer COO. Suri Karthikeyan, MD, joined UR Medicine Thompson Health in Canandaigua, N.Y. On the heels of its partnership with Jamison, Pa.-based Physicians Endoscopy, Silver Spring, Md.-based Capital Digestive Care added three gastroenterologists to its staff. Mayo Clinic's Jacksonville campus in Florida is expanding, with a new building set to be completed by 2021. Suffern, N.Y.-based Good Samaritan Hospital opened an Esophageal and Reflux Center, making it the only hospital in New York's Rockland and Orange counties to have a dedicated center. More articles on surgery centers: Pain physician pleads guilty to a...

A COUPLE are demanding answers after their son collapsed and died after being sent home from hospital. Victor Wyatt passed away after following complications when he suffered a twisted bowel two years ago. 2 Victor Wyatt died following complications when he suffered a twisted bowel two years ago Credit: Solent News His parents, Alan and Nicki, took their son to the GP after he started to complain of stomach pains and began vomiting. The nine-year-old was referred to the children's unit at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth but was discharged a few hours after arriving, his parents claim. A hospital report shows that medics believed he was suffering a stomach upset. But, later it was discovered he had a rare twisted bowel. The next morning - around 12 hours later - Victor's parents woke up to find him suffering a cardiac arrest in his bedroom at home in the Paulsgrove area of the city. While his siblings, Blake, who was seven, and Millie, who was two, and mum Nic...

Brigham and Women’s Hospital has announced that it is launching a first-in-the-nation center to undertake research into primary sclerosing cholangitis, a rare chronic liver disease that can only be treated effectively by a liver transplant. The new center, under the direction of Dr. Joshua Korzenik, will take a multipronged approach to finding new treatments for PSC, which affects about 30,000 people in the United States, most of them young men, hospital officials said in a statement. The launch of the Resnek Family Center for Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Research is being supported by a “transformative” $20.2 million gift from Frank and Barbara Resnek, hospital officials said. Frank Resnek is a partner of Fenway Sports Group, parent company of the Boston Red Sox. (The principal owner of FSG is John Henry, who also owns the Globe.) Barbara Resnek is a retired family law attorney. Advertisement The Resneks launched a national search for PSC research and treatment options tha...

Death rates among working-age Americans are rising, which is decreasing life expectancy, a new study suggests.  Researchers found that mortality rates for US adults between ages 25 and 64 have risen by six percent since 2010. The most likely causes included alcohol abuse, drug overdoses, suicides and organ system diseases. They also found that life expetancy in the US rose from 1959 to 2014, and then fell from 78.9 in 2014 to 78.6 in 2017. The team, from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in Richmond, says the findings suggest economic changes such as states affected by the loss in manufacturing jobs and lack of access to healthcare may be behind the rising rates.   A new study from Virginia Commonwealth University has found mortality rates for Americans aged 25 to 64 have risen from 328.5 deaths per 100,000 in 2010 to 348.2 deaths in 2017 'Working-age Americans are more likely to die in the prime of their lives,' said lead author Dr Steven Woolf, a prof...

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Victor Wyatt, nine, passed away two years ago after complaining about stomach pains which turned out to be a twisted intestine A furious couple are demanding answers after their nine-year-old son died when doctors sent him home with a twisted gut Victor Wyatt passed away two years ago after complaining about stomach pains which turned out to be a twisted intestine. Parents Alan and Nicki decided to take their son to the children's unit at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth after a referral from the GP but he was discharged a few hours later. The next morning, Victor suffered a cardiac arrest in his bedroom while his siblings, Blake, who was seven, and Millie, who was two, looked on in horror as Nicki desperately gave him CPR. Paramedics rushed Victor back to the Queen Alexandra before he was moved to Southampton General Hospital a couple of hours later.  He died five days later on September 27, 2017 after suffering severe brain damage during surgery.  Father ...

Grand Junction, Colo. – The Mesa County Valley School District 51 in Grand Junction closed all 46 schools and sent students home Thursday after a suspected outbreak of norovirus affected at least 13 different schools last week. “Our first reports came in from Palisade High School,” said Amanda Mayle, Communications and Marketing Manager for Mesa County Public Health in an interview with Complete Colorado Friday. “We then saw it immediately spread to the feeder middle schools. It then trickled down to some elementary schools in the area, but we did see reports across the valley, but they were all within our school district.” The number of students who became ill was not available. Mayle said they don’t get individual student information. Rather, they look for trends in absenteeism. “Ten percent absenteeism is when public health notification first occurs and typical anywhere above that 10% up to 25% is when the schools start to look at closing down facilities,” said Mayle. While the...

Ana de Armas in Knives Out . Lionsgate/Claire Folger Here Are All the Surprise Celebrity Guest Stars on Will Ferrell’s SNL Episode Dwayne Haskins’ In-Game Selfie Could Have Been Deadly, According to Science What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in Ford v. Ferrari In a Standout Episode, Watchmen Blackwashes History In Knives Out , the new whodunnit from Rian Johnson, one suspect possesses what the loquacious detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) calls “a regurgitative reaction to mistruthing.” To put it in simpler terms: Whenever Marta (Ana de Armas) tells a lie, she pukes. (Those prone to sympathy gagging will perhaps be relieved to know the actress simply used baby food .) We won’t give away the answer to the movie’s big mystery, but for us this represented a smaller one: Is this a real medical condition or just a convenient plot device? I called Dr. David A. Johnson, a professor of gastroenterology at Eastern Virginia Medical School and a past president of the American ...