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Gut Press Releases
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- 13 May 2003 - Alcohol increases rectal cancer risk, but risk is smaller among regular wine drinkers
- 13 May 2003 - High calorie diet seems to increase chances of surviving bowel cancer for longer
- 15 July 2003 - Acid reflux is not just caused by lager and curry, but also our genes
- 11 September 2003 - Fish oil may help prevent wasting and weight loss in advanced cancer
- 22 October 2003 - Hypnotherapy for irritable bowel syndrome works for “at least five years”
- 13 January 2004 - DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES WILL NOT COPE WITH NATIONAL BOWEL CANCER SCREENING ROLL OUT
- 12 February 2004 - UK’s two week urgent referral standard for suspected bowel cancer hampered by system delays
- 12 February 2004 - Mild hepatitis C infection will rapidly worsen in one in three people affected
- 12 February 2004 - Losing a bit of weight and doing some exercise slows progression of chronic liver disease
- 11 March 2004 - Inflammatory bowel disease is a risk factor for thrombosis
- 14 September 2004 - High intake of red meat and alcohol may triple relapse rate in ulcerative colitis
- 11 November 2004 - Smoking and high salt intake, but not tea and alcohol, implicated in acid reflux
- 14 December 2004 - Parasitic worms may offer effective treatment for Crohn’s disease
- 8 March 2005 - Diabetes triples risk of liver cancer
- 8 March 2005 - New lease of life for thalidomide as cancer treatment?
- 15 November 2005 - Gene therapy potential for treatment of pancreatic cancer
- 14 February 2006 - A bulging midriff roughly doubles women’s chances of gallstone surgery
- 25 April 2006 - Low folate levels may cut bowel cancer risk
- 25 April 2006 - Probiotics ease gut problems caused by long term stress
- 14 June 2006 - Risk of infertility in women triples after common inflammatory bowel disease surgery
- 28 September 2006 - Restricted fetal growth increases risk of irritable bowel syndrome
- 28 September 2006 - Women given liver transplants outlive male recipients by around 4 years
- 21 December 2006 - Inflammatory bowel disease doubles risk of pregnancy complications
- 26 February 2007 - Overly anxious and driven people prone to irritable bowel syndrome
- 14 August 2007 - Stomach cancer rate set to fall further 25 per cent over next decade
- 27 September 2007 - C diff infection four times more likely to kill patients with inflammatory bowel disease
- 11 October 2007 - Obesity boosts gullet cancer risk six-fold
- 29 November 2007 - Bowel cancer screening halves emergency admissions and cuts deaths
- 5 June 2008 - Wide variations in appropriateness of rectal cancer surgery across England
- 8 July 2009 - New editor for BMJ Group journal GUT appointed
- 23 July 2009 - High N-6 polyunsaturated fat intake may be implicated in third of ulcerative colitis cases
