Latest Gastroenterology articles from the BMJ

A teenager with a cough, fever, and poor appetite

Thu, 26 April 2012 12:00:00 +0100

All you need to read in the other general journals

Wed, 04 April 2012 11:45:44 +0100

A 90 year old man with difficulty swallowing and proximal muscle weakness

Wed, 04 April 2012 12:00:00 +0100

Challenges of drug resistance in the developing world

Tue, 03 April 2012 12:00:00 +0100

Ramanan Laxminarayan and David Heymann examine the factors that make drug resistance a more difficult problem in poorer countries.

Time to harmonise common laboratory test profiles

Tue, 20 March 2012 12:00:00 +0000

The composition of routine laboratory test profiles varies between laboratories, causing confusion and unnecessary expense. W S A Smellie describes the Association for Clinical Biochemistry’s draft proposals for unifying profiles and invites medical opinion.

Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors for treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus in the clinical setting: systematic review and meta-analysis

Mon, 12 March 2012 12:00:00 +0000

In patients with type 2 diabetes who do not achieve the glycaemic targets with metformin alone, DPP-4 inhibitors can lower HbA1c, in a similar way to sulfonylureas or pioglitazone, with neutral effects on body weight. Increased unit cost, which largely exceeds that of the older drugs, and uncertainty about their long term safety, should however also be considered, say Thomas Karagiannis and colleagues.

A man with bloody diarrhoea

Wed, 07 March 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Cost effectiveness of strategies to combat breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer in sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia: mathematical modelling study

Fri, 02 March 2012 12:00:00 +0000

A woman with ketoacidosis but not diabetes

Thu, 01 March 2012 12:00:00 +0000

All you need to read in the other general journals

Wed, 29 February 2012 12:00:00 +0000

A sore red eye with systemic involvement

Fri, 24 February 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection

Fri, 24 February 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Barbara Braden explores how to test for Helicobacter pylori infection and when to check whether treatment has worked.

Does taking probiotics routinely with antibiotics prevent antibiotic associated diarrhoea?

Tue, 21 February 2012 12:00:00 +0000

External and internal validity in clinical trials

Thu, 16 February 2012 12:00:00 +0000

The future of obesity treatment: what can drugs and surgery offer?

Tue, 14 February 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Choosing a second generation antidepressant for treatment of major depressive disorder

Tue, 14 February 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Editorialists Helen Lester and Simon Gilbody recommend involving patients in deciding which antidepressant to use because, although drugs have similar efficacy, side effect profiles differ.

Scaling up oral rehydration salts and zinc for the treatment of diarrhoea

Fri, 10 February 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Varicose veins

Thu, 09 February 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Investigating focal liver lesions

Wed, 08 February 2012 12:00:00 +0000

The authors discuss the commoner focal liver lesions encountered and the methods available for further investigation.

Cholestasis secondary to anabolic steroid use in young men

Thu, 02 February 2012 12:00:00 +0000