Spore-forming probiotics may help relieve functional dyspepsia

Spore-forming probiotics may help alleviate pain and discomfort in functional dyspepsia patients, a preliminary study suggests. Researchers in Belgium assessed the effects of Bacillus coagulans MY01 plus B. subtilis MY02 versus placebo in 68 functional dyspepsia patients who were on or...

Spore-forming probiotics may help alleviate pain and discomfort in functional dyspepsia patients, a preliminary study suggests. Researchers in Belgium assessed the...

News in brief: PBS listing for primary biliary cholangitis treatment; Seronegative coeliac disease more aggressive: study; Doctors turn to alcohol to relieve pandemic distress

PBS listing for primary biliary cholangitis treatment Obeticholic acid (Ocaliva) has been listed on the PBS from 1 September for the treatment of primary biliary cholangitis. The drug was registered by the TGA in 2018 for ‘the treatment of primary biliary cholangitis...

PBS listing for primary biliary cholangitis treatment Obeticholic acid (Ocaliva) has been listed on the PBS from 1 September for the...

Hep B cure not a fantasy with new treatments: GESA

A functional cure for Hepatitis B Virus is a realistic goal with several new therapies under investigations showing promising early results, GESA conference delegates heard this week. Speaking during the afternoon liver session held Saturday 4th Sept, Associate Professor Jacinta Holmes,...

A functional cure for Hepatitis B Virus is a realistic goal with several new therapies under investigations showing promising early...

GESA 2021: 3 ways to make better use of current IBD therapies

While potential new therapies are in the pipeline for IBD there are also several ways that gastroenterologists can make better use of existing treatment to improve patient outcomes, an international expert told the GESA 2021 virtual meeting. Patient selection, use...

While potential new therapies are in the pipeline for IBD there are also several ways that gastroenterologists can make better...