Feeling Constipated? You May Have a Higher Risk for Heart Disease

People with constipation may have a higher risk of having a heart attack or stroke, and the risk increases in people who also have high blood pressure. The findings of a new study are published in the American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. The study has been chosen as an APSselect article for October.

Perguntas e Respostas da Mayo Clinic: Apoiar medicamentos para perda de peso com nutrição adequada e personalizada

Tara Schmidt, nutricionista registrada na Mayo Clinic em Rochester, Minnesota, fornece informações sobre a importância de se discutir nutrição no contexto de medicamentos para a perda de peso.

Studies on Higher Infliximab Concentrations in IBD, Opioid-Related Constipation and More in the November Issue of AJG

The November issue of AJG highlights new clinical science and reviews including additional colonoscopy quality measures, higher infliximab concentrations in IBD patients with higher visceral adipose tissue (VAT), an automated tissue systems pathology test for Barrett’s esophagus, and opioid-related constipation.

Kiwi as Constipation Treatment and New Chronic Constipation Guideline in the June Issue of AJG

The June issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology includes a new joint society guideline on pharmacological management of chronic idiopathic constipation and consumption of kiwifruit to relieve constipation.

Transcutaneous Electrical Acustimulation for IBS-C, Infliximab Retreatment for Crohn’s Disease Featured in September Issue of AJG

The September issue of AJG highlights new clinical science, including a potential therapy to improve IBS-C symptoms, reintroduction of infliximab for Crohn’s disease, and population-based data to examine incidence and mortality of certain GI and hepatology diseases.