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INFECTIOUS DISEASE November 24, 2015

Expensive new Hep C drugs may be cost-effective even for early disease

Treating hepatitis C with expensive new medicines at the earliest signs of liver damage improves patients' health and is also cost-effective, a new computer simulation suggests.

Stop Smoking November 23, 2015

Smokeless tobacco users exposed to more nicotine, cancer-causing chemical

Compared to cigarette smokers, users of smokeless tobacco are exposed to equal or higher levels of nicotine and NNK, a cancer-causing chemical in tobacco products, according to a study from the U.S. government.

CANCER November 20, 2015

Social and economic factors tied to pancreatic cancer surgery, survival

Social and economic factors may influence who is most likely to get surgery for early-stage pancreas cancer, a new U.S. study suggests, and eliminating these gaps could improve outcomes, the authors say.

MEDICAL RESEARCH November 18, 2015

Price looms as major hurdle in hepatitis C eradication

- New therapies can cure most cases of hepatitis C but lower drug prices, testing and better access to treatment are going to be needed to eliminate the liver-destroying virus worldwide, according to a New England Journal of Medicine editorial.

Crohns Disease November 17, 2015

11-year-old's letter to Santa to cure mom's illness goes viral

When 11-year-old Bobbie-Mae Chalk thought about what she wanted for Christmas this year, her request was atypical— she asked Santa to cure her mother’s debilitating illness.

DIGESTIVE HEALTH November 14, 2015

Can't poop? Everything you should know about constipation

The term constipation refers to three issues.

MEDICAL RESEARCH November 13, 2015

Choice in colon cancer screening linked to more regular testing

People may be more likely to get colorectal cancer screenings when doctors let them choose what type of test to have, a U.S. study suggests.

DIGESTIVE HEALTH November 3, 2015

9 choke to death on traditional New Year rice cakes

It's both a New Year tradition and New Year killer: The Japanese eat an average of about 2 pounds of chewy rice cakes called mochi each year, most during the first week in January.

HEALTH November 3, 2015

Health care workers at heightened risk of hepatitis C

Health care workers are at higher than average risk of infection with the hepatitis C virus, a research review suggests.

DIGESTIVE HEALTH October 28, 2015

Drug Improves Some Cases of Chronic Constipation

The experimental drug linaclotide can relieve some cases of chronic constipation, but the majority of patients showed no significant benefit, according to the results of two studies published in the August 11th New England Journal of Medicine

Crohns Disease October 28, 2015

Georgia Tech football player raising awareness for Crohn’s disease

For football player Deon Hill, taking hits isn’t out of the ordinary. But last year, a diagnosis of Crohn’s disease was a surprising blow.