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Joined December 2010
GPs have an "alarming" gap in hepatitis knowledge 6minutes.com.au/news/latest-…
1 person dies from #bowelcancer every 2 hours, that's about 5,000 people every year. #EarlyDetectionSavesLives
Are we saving colons - or lives - with early detection of dysplasia in IBD? Preview the #DDW12 presentation. ow.ly/aVPMc
Significant shortcomings found in drug interaction decision software commonly used for prescribing and dispensing. mja.com.au/journal/2009/190/…
Future of hepatitis C therapy: development of direct-acting antivirals chronicliverdisease.org/arti… #HepatitisC #HepC #HCV
A new study evaluates common symptoms and stressful life events among patients with IBD. CGH: http://ow.ly/6D8dn
CRC patients w/IBD vs patients w/o IBD: They receive similar therapy, have similar patterns of disease progression. CGH http://ow.ly/5Bo7f
Folate may lower colorectal cancer risk after all - The Checkup - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/blogs/the… via @washingtonpost
Registries improve quality, enhance business: http://ow.ly/5gCas
Arlette Darfeuille-Mixhaud, from Paris, discusses the importance of the balance of bacteria in IBD. #ECCO11 http://yfrog.com/gy3n3oj
Arlette D-M: "Bacteria and disease, not clear which is chicken and which is egg." #ecco11 http://yfrog.com/gyycgijj
Wildenberg, Netherlands: "Low autophagy CAUSES increase pro inflammatory capacity in humans." #ecco11 http://yfrog.com/h5btklj
Would a wider understanding of numbers needed not to treat (NNNTs) directly reduce doctors' workloads?
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Terry Slevin's blood boiling! Why? http://yhoo.it/hU31YW People will die unless bowel cancer screening program expanded #bowel #cancer
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Cochrane review highlights need for biologics registry data http://bit.ly/fpTj0S #gastroenterology
Age should not determine referral in colorectal cancer http://bit.ly/eHxUTa #gastroenterology
Most Popular: Foreword: ESPGHAN/ESPID Evidence-Based Guidelines for the Management of Acute Gastroenteritis in C... http://bit.ly/dY1QT3
The push for biennial bowel cancer screening has been boosted by research confirming its cost-effectiveness http://bit.ly/i7y1j1
Feedback needed on effectiveness of fecal DNA testing: http://ow.ly/3ZeSw