Daily Archives: November 6, 2017
Portal Hypertension and Unexplained Diarrhea in an 80-year-old man
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No Increase in Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Privately Insured Adults Prescribed Proton Pump Inhibitors vs Histamine-2 Receptor Antagonists (2002–2014)
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are commonly used medications. Recent studies reported an increased risk of acute myocardial infarction (MI) in PPI users vs non-users. We evaluated MI risk associated with PPIs compared with histamine-2 receptor antagonis… Continue reading
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Population Health Management for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are chronic and impose significant, multi-dimensional burdens on patients and healthcare systems. The increasing prevalence of IBD will only worsen this problem globally—population health management (PHM) strategies … Continue reading
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Dense Mysterious Small Balls in the Abdomen
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Low-dose Aspirin Use Does Not Increase Survival in 2 Independent Population-based Cohorts of Patients With Esophageal or Gastric Cancer
Pre-clinical studies have shown aspirin to have anti-cancer properties and epidemiologic studies have associated aspirin use with longer survival times of patients with cancer. We studied 2 large cohorts to determine the association between aspirin use… Continue reading
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