New report shows improvement for patients with IBD following biological therapy
Over half of patients saw an improvement after being treated with biological therapies for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Data from the first... Read More
Medicine meets art in a not so material world…..
One of the PCSG Digest’s distinguished cover artists, Dr Aruna Mene, Consultant Histopathologist at the Royal Blackburn Hospital, has a solo exhibition... Read More
Nice quality standard
The Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding quality standard has now been published. You can view the quality standard by following this link: Click... Read More
Scientists discover gene mutations causing pancreatitis
Hyderabad: Scientists from the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) and the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology(AIG) here, in collaboration with a group... Read More
No effect on Crohn’s disease relapse from probiotic yeast therapy
Patients with Crohn’s disease in remission did not experience fewer episodes of relapse when treated with probiotic yeast Saccharomyces boulardii compared with... Read More
Probiotics do not prevent relapse in Crohn’s disease patients
Despite previous data showing beneficial effects, the probiotic Saccharomuces boulardii (S. boulardii) does not prevent clinical relapse in patients with Crohn’s disease,... Read More
IBD flares, infectious gastroenteritis more common during heatwave
During a heat wave, patients with IBD should be aware that there is an increased risk for a flare and contact their... Read More
Practical implementation tips: Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Click here to view an interesting article on IBS, written by committee member Mike Cohen.