OBJECTIVES Revisions of the diagnostic criteria for irritable bowel syndrome have led to varying prevalence estimates. The Rome III criteria require a lower symptom frequency than Rome II (at least 10% of the time for Rome III, compared with at least 25% of the time for Rome II). In an epidemiological survey of a representative sample of Israeli adults using Rome II, we reported the prevalence ...

Gastrointestinal complaints are one of the most common reasons individuals seek medical care. Many have been through numerous physician consultations and treatment modalities without relief. Unfortunately, millions more suffer silently, thinking that their GI symptoms are “normal”; while self-medicating with antacids, Pepto Bismal or food avoidance. Additionally, many GI complaints are embarras...

Abstract Long-lived anticyclonic eddies (ACs) have been repeatedly observed over several North Atlantic basins characterized by bowl-like topographic depressions. Motivated these previous findings, the authors conduct numerical simulations of spindown initialized in idealized bowls. In experiments with one or two isopycnal layers, it is found that a bowl-trapped AC an emergent circulation patte...

Objective. Irritable and nonirritable depressed patients differ on demographic and clinical characteristics. We investigated whether this extends to psychological and physiological measures. Method. We compared irritable and nonirritable unipolar depressed patients on symptomatology, personality, and (psycho)physiological measures (cortisol, cholesterol, and heart rate variability). Symptomatol...

We report on key Digestive Disease Week sessions that focused on hepatitis C virus and Clostridium difficile infection, colonoscopy preparation, irritable bowel syndrome, and Crohn's disease. We also review major American Society of Clinical Oncology sessions on breast, pancreatic, ovarian, skin, and brain cancers and multiple myeloma.