The presence of varices or areas of mucosa with a reticulate pattern are manifestations of portal hypertension in the small bowel, find researchers from Portugal in Digestive Diseases and Sciences.
Doctors, in the August issue of Digestive Diseases and Sciences, find that female gender, poorer education level and a BMI greater or equal to the 95th percentile are all risk factors for GERD.
Researchers in the latest British Journal of Cancer find that the degree of adherence to a Mediterranean diet is inversely associated with overall cancer incidence.
Higher pre-diagnostic levels of plasma folate are not associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer-specific or overall mortality, finds a study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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