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

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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

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Clinical Practice Update: Expert Review on Endoscopic Bariatric Therapies

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Clinical Practice Update: Expert Review on Endoscopic Bariatric Therapies

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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

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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

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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

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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

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