Gastroenterology

  • Stomach cancer gene hope

    Scientists may have found a gene which could be used to develop new treatments for stomach cancer, it was announced last night. Read more

  • Alternatives threaten children

    Parents should realise the dangers of treating childhood illnesses with alternative medicines – following a series of deaths, researchers warned today. Read more

  • Hi-tech cancer screening plan

    People over 55 are to be offered thorough screening for bowel cancer in a bid to cut the death toll from the disease, the British government announced yesterday. Read more

  • Child allergies "serious" – draft guidance

    GPs should look out for children with food allergies and seek to diagnose and treat them, according to proposed guidelines published yesterday. Read more

  • Help for unblocking children

    Doctors can do more to help children with constipation, according to official guidelines published today. Read more

  • Aspirin link to bowel disease

    Regular use of aspirin is linked to the development of an unpleasant bowel disease in a new study published today. Read more

  • Test that could save thousands of lives

    A "simple" medical procedure could save hundreds of lives from bowel cancer if it was offered to adults just before they reached retirement age, British researchers said today. Read more

  • Fish oil success in cancer prevention

    Purified fish oil may help prevent the development of bowel cancer in high risk people, researchers reveal today. Read more

  • Bowel cancer screening resistance

    Efforts to save lives using bowel cancer screening may miss hundreds of people because of resistance from some sections of society, researchers warned today. Read more

  • Nutrition may boost stomach surgery

    Patients who have had surgery for stomach cancer recover best if they are fed after surgery – using liquid food, researchers will tell a major UK cancer conference today. Read more