DR Babu Kantamneni MD

More Proof Heartburn Products Are Dangerous

Heartburn is a common condition and estimated to affect nearly 60 million Americans at least once a month.1 The pain is often described as sharp and burning, sometimes behind the breastbone and other times moving around the neck or throat. A Norwegian research team2 reported the incidence of people who experienced acid reflux at least once a …

Gall Bladder, A Vital Organ That is Being Removed At Alarming Rates

The Galling Statistics Need a Simple Remedy Gall Bladder Syndrome is one of the most expensive, easily preventable conditions affecting Americans, causing a reported 3,000 deaths and over 800,000 hospitalizations annually. Over 500,000 people undergo surgery for gall bladder disease each year! Amazingly we bring this on ourselves, and with a few key lifestyle changes …

Why you should replace your nap breaks with masturbation breaks

If I don’t nap by 3 p.m, I’m grouchy and borderline incapable of functioning. But I don’t always have time to fit in a solid amount of midday sleep, so recently, I’ve been masturbating instead of napping. Orgasms leave me feeling refreshed and…

I give my tomatoes antacid tablets. Here's why.

Should You Worry? Granite Peaks Gastroenterology

When should you start worrying about heartburn? If you are feeling these symptoms, it may be a good time for a checkup.

Gastroenterology Study Finds Prebiotics Reduce Body Fat in Overweight Children

AGA microbiome expert Dr. Geoffrey A. Preidis weighs in on this new study and why the findings are clinically relevant.

Private equity in gastroenterology: Is it the future?

Private equity is courting doctors by offering them independence in a way that hospitals can't.

Too many politicians spoiling the babu’s broth

Politicians come and go but bureaucrats only come and rarely go. We can vote out politicians but we don’t have a way to incentivise bureaucrats to work well

Understanding 6 trends shaping health care through gastroenterology

I was curious to explore how exactly health care's trends are shaping any one medical specialty.

Evaluation of Industry Relationships Among Authors of Clinical Practice Guidelines in...

This study examines the prevalence of conflicts of interest among authors of clinical practice guidelines and failure to accurately report financial relationships among authors and industry.

Betting on ‘golden age’ of colonoscopies, investors buy up gastroenterology practices

Americans are getting older and needing more colonoscopies. Private equity, seeing a “Golden Age of older rectums,” is buying up gastroenterology practices.

Stable Isotope Techniques for the Assessment of Host and... : Journal of Pediatric...

n, and stable isotope technologies. Advances in stable isotope–labeling techniques open up new possibilities to improve our understanding of gastrointestinal dysfunction and the role of the microbiota in host health. In the context of EED, little is known about the role gut dysfunction may play in macro- and micronutrient bioavailability and requirements and what the consequences may be for nutritional status and linear growth. Stable isotope…

Ignorance isn’t bliss: why patients become angry : European Journal of Gastroenterology &...

e characteristics underlying such situations. A decision tree is modeled to capture the choice that every patient has to make after receiving medical advice. Patient choices are phrased in terms of a threshold probability for accepting or rejecting advice by physicians. To a patient with poor understanding of medical exigencies all differences between present or absent disease state, prognosis, and risks of intervention may seem largely…

Women Treated by Women—A New Gastroenterology Women’s Wellness Center

Are you a Woman with GI issues? Learn the benefits of specific, focused care. How Are Female Gastroenterology Needs Addressed? Digestive Healthcare Center has opened a new Women’s Wellness Center (WWC). Staffed by female gastroenterologists, the center is designed to treat the special needs of female patients. “We are here for women who want to deal with …

Why I'm opposed to new varsities funding model

Owino said the new model will make education a reserve for the rich.

Gastroenterology Marketing: How Does It Help to Grow Your Practice

Gastroenterology marketing techniques that will help you to stay ahead of your competitors and increase your patient acquisition rate in this digital age.

ACG Clinical Guidelines: Diagnosis and Management of Celiac ... : American Journal of...

resolves with exclusion of gluten from the diet. There has been a substantial increase in the prevalence of celiac disease over the last 50 years and an increase in the rate of diagnosis in the last 10 years. Celiac disease can present with many symptoms, including typical gastrointestinal symptoms (e.g., diarrhea, steatorrhea, weight loss, bloating, flatulence, abdominal pain) and also non-gastrointestinal abnormalities (e.g., abnormal liver function…

Can Small, Independent Gastroenterology Practices Survive?

There is no denying that small, independent gastroenterology practices face many different challenges. These include tightening reimbursement, rising costs, the growth of larger physician groups and the increasing number of physicians electing to become hospital employees. While these challenges may...

Azathioprine Maintenance Therapy to Prevent Relapses in Autoimmune Pancreatitis

Brought to you by the American College of Gastroenterology.

Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure Clinical Guidelines : Official journal of the American College of...

the American College of Gastroenterology. The scientific evidence for these guidelines was evaluated using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation process. In instances where the evidence was not appropriate for Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation, but there was consensus of significant clinical merit, key concept statements were developed using expert consensus. These guidelines are meant to be broadly applicable and should be…