Background: Interest in alternative and complementary medical practices has grown
considerably in recent years. Previous surveys have examined attitudes of the general public and …

: A two-phase study of 123 patients with either ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease indicates
a similarly high incidence of emotional disturbance and life crises prior to the illness onset in …

A case of varices of the entire esophagus in a patient who had undergone resection of a
substernal thyroid gland 29 years previously is reported. Dilated esophageal veins, varices, …

Recent studies have shown that the hormone gastrin has a profound effect on lower esophageal
sphincter pressure. The present study was performed to evaluate the effect of different …

Selective massive amyloidosis of the small intestine is uncommon. A patient is described
who presented with abdominal pains and hematemesis. The small bowel series showed …

This review encompasses fertility with inflammatory bowel disease, risk of inheritance, effects
of inflammatory bowel disease on pregnancy, effects of pregnancy on inflammatory bowel …

An unusual case of gastrointestinal hemorrhage due to rupture of the splenic artery into the
pancreatic duct in a patient with chronic pancreatitis is described. The diagnosis was …

BACKGROUND: A study was performed to determine bioavailability of medication delivered
via nasogastric tube in patients after abdominal surgery. METHODS: Acetaminophen (20 mg…

Quantitative and qualitative stool and ileostomy effluent culture specimens were taken from
8 subjects with ileostomies, 8 with ileoproctostomies, 8 with transverse or descending …

Business and war have one thing in common: strategy.“Never to be undertaken thoughtlessly
or recklessly,[strategy is] to be preceded by measures designed to make it easy to” obtain …