Daily Archives: January 29, 2017
Effectiveness of the Korean National Cancer Screening Program in reducing gastric cancer mortality
It is not clear whether screening for gastric cancer by upper endoscopy or upper gastrointestinal (UGI) series examinations (looking at the upper and middle sections of the gastrointestinal tract by imaging techniques) reduces mortality. Nevertheless, … Continue reading
Effectiveness of the Korean National Cancer Screening Program in reducing gastric cancer mortality
It is not clear whether screening for gastric cancer by upper endoscopy or upper gastrointestinal (UGI) series examinations (looking at the upper and middle sections of the gastrointestinal tract by imaging techniques) reduces mortality. Nevertheless, … Continue reading
Clinical Practice Update: Expert Review on Endoscopic Bariatric Therapies
Clinical Practice Update: Expert Review on Endoscopic Bariatric Therapies
Seventy Years of Polyethylene Glycols in Gastroenterology: The Journey of PEG 4000 and 3350 From Nonabsorbable Marker to Colonoscopy Preparation to Osmotic Laxative
The history of polyethylene glycols (PEGs) began in 1859 when Laurenco heated ethylene glycol and 1,2-dibromoethane and isolated oligo(ethylene glycol)s by fractional distillation.1 PEGs are synthetic, uncharged, nonbranched, hydrophilic polymers made … Continue reading
Seventy Years of Polyethylene Glycols in Gastroenterology: The Journey of PEG 4000 and 3350 From Nonabsorbable Marker to Colonoscopy Preparation to Osmotic Laxative
The history of polyethylene glycols (PEGs) began in 1859 when Laurenco heated ethylene glycol and 1,2-dibromoethane and isolated oligo(ethylene glycol)s by fractional distillation.1 PEGs are synthetic, uncharged, nonbranched, hydrophilic polymers made … Continue reading
Current Challenges and Emerging Solutions in Upper GI Disorders: A Brief Report of the 2016 AGA Drug Development Conference
In October 2016, the Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics (CDT) of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) held its first Drug Development Conference. Over a 2-day period, researchers, clinicians, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) person… Continue reading
Current Challenges and Emerging Solutions in Upper GI Disorders: A Brief Report of the 2016 AGA Drug Development Conference
In October 2016, the Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics (CDT) of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) held its first Drug Development Conference. Over a 2-day period, researchers, clinicians, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) person… Continue reading