Gastroenterology News - Doctors Lounge http://www.doctorslounge.com/ Medical News and Information Thu, 21 Jun 2007 23:44:07 PST en-us Entecavir (hepatitis B drug) leads to cross-resistance with HIV drugs http://www.doctorslounge.com/gastroenterology/news/entecavir_hiv.shtml Gastroenterology News Entecavir should not be used on its own in patients co-infected with HIV - <strong><em>N Engl J Med</em></strong>. Thu, 21 Jun 2007 07:58:35 PST http://www.doctorslounge.com/gastroenterology/news/entecavir_hiv.shtml Do anti-inflammatory drugs cause bleeding during endoscopy http://www.doctorslounge.com/gastroenterology/news/endoscopy_anti-inflammatory.shtml Gastroenterology News Researchers compared the use of antiplatelets in patients who experienced bleeding with those who did not. Mon, 19 Mar 2007 19:52:31 PST http://www.doctorslounge.com/gastroenterology/news/endoscopy_anti-inflammatory.shtml Naltrexone relieves Chrons disease symptoms http://www.doctorslounge.com/gastroenterology/news/chrons_naltrexone.shtml Gastroenterology News A pilot study suggests a low dose of naltrexone may bring symptom relief to people with Crohn's disease. Tue, 06 Feb 2007 20:05:59 PST http://www.doctorslounge.com/gastroenterology/news/chrons_naltrexone.shtml Rifaximin antibiotic improves symptoms in IBS patients http://www.doctorslounge.com/gastroenterology/news/Rifaximin_IBS.shtml Gastroenterology News A randomized, double-blind study is the first to demonstrate a sustained benefit of an antibiotic for IBS symptoms. Sun, 22 Oct 2006 22:41:53 PST http://www.doctorslounge.com/gastroenterology/news/Rifaximin_IBS.shtml