digestive disease week

(Digestive Disease Week) Income is a pivotal factor in whether a patient without common symptoms of celiac disease is accurately diagnosed with the digestive condition, according to a new study from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Mass.

(Digestive Disease Week) Adalimumab, a drug often prescribed for women with Crohn's disease, actively crosses the placenta during the final trimester of pregnancy and remains in a newborn's bloodstream for at least three months, researchers at the University of California San Francisco, have found.

(Digestive Disease Week) Digestive Disease Week will draw thousands of physicians, researchers and academics from around the world to Chicago in early May for the premiere scientific conference in the fields of gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy and gastrointestinal surgery.

To access the latest news, research breakthroughs and leading researchers in the field, register to attend DDW at www.ddw.org/press.

(Digestive Disease Week) Thousands of physicians, researchers and academics from around the world will gather in New Orleans, La., from May 1-5 for Digestive Disease Week, the premiere scientific conference in the fields of gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy and gastrointestinal surgery.

In advance of the meeting, please join us for a telebriefing.

(Digestive Disease Week) Thousands of physicians, researchers and academics from around the world will gather in New Orleans in early May for Digestive Disease Week (DDW), the premiere scientific conference in the fields of gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy and gastrointestinal surgery.

(Mayo Clinic) Mayo Clinic researchers have demonstrated that a noninvasive screening test can detect not only colorectal cancer but also the common cancers above the colon -- including pancreas, stomach, biliary and esophageal cancers.

This is one of more than 100 Mayo Clinic studies being presented at Digestive Disease Week 2009 in Chicago, May 30 through June 4.

(American Gastroenterological Association) The latest advances in polyp detection, assessment of colorectal cancer risk, and patient sedation during colonoscopy will be presented today at Digestive Disease Week 2009.

SAN DIEGO -- Two emerging technologies may change the practice of gastroenterology, with one showing the potential to let GI endoscopists invade turf now ruled by GI surgeons, according to this exclusive MedPage Today video report from Digestive Disease Week here.