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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...