Daily Archives: May 5, 2017

We thank the authors for their interest in our original article.1 We have read their argument and we offer responses on 2 main points: (1)“The challenges with studying populations of non-European ancestry remains one of terminology” and (2) “So a… Continue reading →

Question: A 58-year-old woman presented with multiple episodes of coffee ground emesis with no associated melena or hematochezia. The patient reported no prior history of gastrointestinal bleeding. She had multiple medical comorbidities, including hype… Continue reading →

Probiotics can reduce symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), but little is known about their effects on psychiatric comorbidities. We performed a prospective study to evaluate the effects of Bifidobacterium longum NCC3001 (BL) on anxiety and depre… Continue reading →

Among subjects screened for colorectal cancer (CRC) by the guaiac fecal occult blood test, interval cancers develop in 48%–55% of the subjects. Data are limited on how many persons screened by fecal immunochemical tests (FIT), over multiple rounds, d… Continue reading →

Question: A 62-year-old woman presented with sudden abdominal pain in the left lower quadrant for 2 days. The needle-like abdominal pain was aggravated when changing body position and during defecation, but remitted when lying flat. She had a history o… Continue reading →