Looking for some reading for the weekend? Here are links to the articles for the upcoming GI journal club. We’re looking forward to the discussion these will generate on Tuesday. See you there!
Hepatology:
- Telaprevir alone or with peginterferon and ribavirin reduces HCV RNA in patients with chronic genotype 2 but not genotype 3 infections. [PMID: 21699786]
- Hepatitis C virus-infected women have a higher risk of advanced fibrosis and graft loss after liver transplantation than men. [PMID: 21538434]
Colon Cancer Screening:
- Once-Only Sigmoidoscopy in Colorectal Cancer Screening: Follow-up Findings of the Italian Randomized Controlled Trial–SCORE. [PMID: 21852264]
- Is Diabetes Mellitus an Independent Risk Factor for Colon Cancer and Rectal Cancer? [PMID: 21912438]
Hot Topic:
- Early versus late parenteral nutrition in critically ill adults. [PMID: 21714640] [PubGet]
