Background: Some people who suffer an upper gastrointestinal bleed or perforation die. The mortality rate was estimated at 12% in studies published before 1997, but a systematic survey of more recent ...

Increased vigilance may be warranted among patients with mucosal damage for future Parkinson disease risk. Patients with a history of upper gastrointestinal (GI) mucosal damage have an increased risk ...

Upper GI mucosal damage was tied to a 76% higher risk of subsequent Parkinson's disease. The retrospective study followed GI patients for nearly 15 years. The findings support literature suggesting ...

A risk-based screening strategy shows high efficacy and significant reductions in cost in the detection of upper gastrointestinal cancers compared with conventional universal screening, results from a ...

This study tested the hypothesis of whether upper GI mucosal damage (MD) increases the risk of a PD diagnosis. Even after adjusting for covariates, individuals with MD had a 76% higher chance of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The swallowed capsule detected the presence of blood with a sensitivity and specificity of 92.9% and 90.6%, ...

Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a symptom of a disease, condition, or injury affecting any part of the gastrointestinal tract. The GI tract includes the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon ...

New real-world data suggest early lactate clearance can predict massive transfusion needs in upper gastrointestinal bleeding, ...

Benefits: Extremely effective at treating diarrhea and cramps from a wide variety of causes from dietary indiscretion to viral and other intestinal problems. Cautions: Can cause constipation. Avoid in ...