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News Release

Probiotics Can Reduce Risk of Diarrhea Caused by Antibiotics — May 8, 2012

Probiotics are believed to improve health by maintaining a normal balance of microorganisms in the human intestines. Evidence shows that they can reduce the risk of developing diarrhea, which is a common side effect of taking antibiotics.

Journal Article

Probiotics Can Reduce Risk of Diarrhea Caused by Antibiotics — May 8, 2012

Probiotics are believed to improve health by maintaining a normal balance of microorganisms in the human intestines. Evidence shows that they can reduce the risk of developing diarrhea, which is a common side effect of taking antibiotics.

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Use of Anesthesia Providers During Gastroenterology Procedures Has Increased Rapidly, but May Be Unneeded — Mar 20, 2012

Use of anesthesia providers to monitor sedation during screening colonoscopies and other outpatient gastroenterology procedures more than doubled from 2003 to 2009 in the United States, with most of the increase among low-risk patients who may not need this service.

Journal Article

Use of Anesthesia Providers During Gastroenterology Procedures Has Increased Rapidly, but May Be Unneeded — Mar 20, 2012

The use of dedicated anesthesia providers for routine gastroenterology (GI) procedures is seen as medically justifiable only for high-risk patients. Eliminating these services for low-risk patients could generate $1.1 billion in savings per year.

Research Brief

Eliminating Discretionary Use of Anesthesia Providers During Gastroenterology Procedures Could Generate $1.1 Billion in Savings per Year — Mar 20, 2012

The use of dedicated anesthesia providers for routine gastroenterology (GI) procedures is seen as medically justifiable only for high-risk patients. Eliminating these services for low-risk patients could generate $1.1 billion in savings per year.

Journal Article

Suicidal Ideation Among Patients with Bladder Pain Syndrome/Interstitial Cystitis — Jan 1, 2012

Bladder pain syndrome or interstitial cystitis (BPS/IC) severity may not increase the likelihood of suicidal ideation except via severity of depression symptoms.

Journal Article

Minimally Important Differences of the UCLA Scleroderma Clinical Trial Consortium Gastrointestinal Tract Instrument — Sep 1, 2011

This study provided minimally important difference (MID) estimates for the UCLA Scleroderma Clinical trial Consortium Gastrointestinal Tract 2.0 instrument. This information can aid in interpreting scale scores in future randomized controlled trials and observational studies.

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Changes in Diarrheal Disease and Treatment Among Brazilian Children from 1986 to 1996 — Feb 1, 2011

This paper examines changes in diarrhea prevalence and treatment in Brazil between 1986 and 1996 and concludes that policies to prevent the disease should be targeted at disadvantaged socioeconomic groups.

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Validation of a Quality-of-Life Scale for Women with Bladder Pain Syndrome/Interstitial Cystitis — Jan 1, 2011

The RICE BSI-6 shows excellent internal consistency and strong convergent validity.

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C Difficile Lessons: Getting to the Bottom of Complex Health Problems — Jan 1, 2009

Lessons from the C difficile experience with wider health policy implications.

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Hospital Competition, Managed Care and Mortality After Hospitalization for Medical Conditions: Evidence from Three States — Jan 1, 2006

Assesses the effect of hospital competition and HMO penetration on mortality after hospitalization for six medical conditions in California, New York, and Wisconsin.

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Reducing Stunting Among Children: The Potential Contribution of Diagnostics — Jan 1, 2006

Stunting affects approximately 147 million children in developing countries.

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Meta-analysis of Dyspepsia and Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs — Jan 1, 2003

Clinical trial data indicate that high dosages of NSAID with any dosage of indomethacin, meclofenamate, or piroxicam increase the risk of dyspepsia.

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A Metaanalysis of Severe Upper Gastrointestinal Complications of Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs — Apr 1, 2002

Prior metaanalyses of the risk of upper gastrointestinal (GI) complications associated with nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAID) have focused on the published English language epidemiologic literature and/or only a portion of the relevant evidence, restrictions that are now known to be associated with bias in metaanalysis. We synthesized the published and unpublished evidence to determine the least biased estimates of the risks of perforations, ulcers, and bleeds (PUB) associated with NSAID use from all study designs and all languages.

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Utilization of Health Care Resources for Low-Risk Patients with Acute, Nonvariceal Upper GI Hemorrhage: An Historical Cohort Study — Jan 1, 2002

Adults with acute, nonvariceal upper GI hemorrhage can be stratified according to their risk of subsequent adverse outcomes using the Rockall score.

Journal Article

Biofeedback Interventions for Gastrointestinal Conditions: A Systematic Review — Jan 1, 2002

The objective of this article is to review evidence for the efficacy of biofeedback in the treatment of gastrointestinal problems.

Journal Article

Is the Diagnostic Yield of Upper GI Endoscopy Improved By the Use of Explicit Panel-Based Appropriateness Criteria? — Jan 1, 2000

Upper GI endoscopies performed for appropriate indications resulted in detecting significantly more clinically relevant lesions.

Journal Article

The Impact of Irritable Bowel Syndrome on Health-Related Quality of Life — Jan 1, 2000

Few data are available to evaluate health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

Journal Article

Overuse and Underuse of Colonoscopy in a European Primary Care Setting — Jan 1, 2000

To improve quality of care, both overuse and underuse of important procedures must be addressed.

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Appropriateness of Upper GI Endoscopy: Comparison of American and Swiss Criteria — Jan 1, 1997

Compares the development of appropriateness criteria for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in the United States and in Switzerland.

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