Reports
The following list of reports reflects the latest in findings and outcomes in medical research as presented at major medical meetings and published peer-reviewed medical journals. In this section you can view reports from important congresses as well as summaries of some recently published journal articles. Please let us know if you have a particular area of interest you would like to see covered.
PRIORITY PRESS Canadian Digestive Diseases Week (CDDW) 2009
Towards a Paradigm Shift in Ulcerative Colitis Management
Banff, Alberta / February 27-March 2, 2009
Banff - Previously released phase III data demonstrated that extending the healing course of controlled-release mesalamine beyond eight weeks increases the proportion of ulcerative colitis (UC) patients who can avoid or delay the need for...
MEDICAL FRONTIERS Canadian Digestive Diseases Week (CDDW) 2009
A Step Forward in Gastroesophageal Disease Identification and Control
Banff, Alberta / February 27-March 2, 2009
Banff - A simple test has proven effective for rapidly identifying patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) who are poorly controlled on their current therapy, including a proton pump inhibitor (PPI). Although PPIs are the most...
FRONTLINE - Based on Sessions from the 64th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Rheumatology Association
Rheumatology
Kananaskis, Alberta / February 18-21, 2009
Spondyloarthropathies and Comorbidities: Enhancing Patient Care by Increasing Interspecialty Awareness Editorial Overview: Michel Zummer, MD, FRCPC Head, Division of Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montreal, Quebec The...
PRIORITY PRESS - 2008 Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Maintaining Long-term Response in the Patient with Complex Crohn’s Disease
Hollywood, Florida / December 4-7, 2008
According to Dr. Bruce Sands, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, corticosteroids may induce complete remission in the short term but at one year, only about one-third of patients continue to...
16th United European Gastroenterology Week (UEGW)
Enhancing Treatment Success in Ulcerative Colitis: A PODIUM Analysis
Vienna, Austria / October 19-22, 2008
Vienna - A series of new substudies from a landmark trial has identified several important variables that contribute to sustained remission of ulcerative colitis (UC) with 5-ASA therapy. The study itself, completed last year, confirmed that...
United European Gastroenterology Week (UEGW)
SONIC: New Evidence-based Approach for Patients with Crohn’s Disease
Vienna, Austria / October 19-22, 2008
Vienna - Optimal drug selection in patients with Crohn’s disease who have failed steroids but who have not yet initiated an immunomodulator such as azathioprine has been redefined in a major multinational randomized controlled trial. The...
United European Gastroenterology Week (UEGW)
Attaining and Maintaining Mucosal Healing in Patients with Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis
Vienna, Austria / October 18-22, 2008
Vienna - Due to a series of recent advances, a higher proportion of patients with mild to moderate ulcerative colitis are able to stay with first-line 5-aminosalicylates (5-ASA) for indefinite disease control. In acute treatment, mucosal...
73rd Annual Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology
Staying the Course, Maintaining Remission in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis
Orlando, Florida / October 3-8, 2008
Orlando - There are several advantages to initiating and maintaining ulcerative colitis patients on 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA), but it has been unclear how long to pursue healing with this first-line agent before moving to an...
Based on an article in the journal Gastroenterology 2004;126:660-4.
GERD in the Elderly: Current Strategies for Adequate Risk Management
July 2008
INTRODUCTION The lack of correlation between gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms and the presence of erosive esophagitis is magnified in the elderly. Due to diminishing sensitivity to upper gastrointestinal (GI) complaints...