the use of anticoagulant and antiplatelet agents has become more prevalent during the past decades. these drugs may potentially cause gastrointestinal (gi) bleeding. thus, there is an increasing need for gi endoscopy in patients who take these medications. in patients who take anticoagulant and antiplatelet agents, the appropriate conditions under which endoscopic procedures should be performed...

Antifibrinolytic agents are used chiefly for control of acute haemorrhage. Their applicability to chronic bleeding from inflammatory lesions of the gastrointestinal tract is illustrated by two case histories.

Bacterial agents engineered to diagnose or treat gastrointestinal (GI) diseases have limited ability colonize specific regions of the GI tract. In article number 2007473, Mikhail G. Shapiro and co-workers show that a composite biomagnetic material comprising microscale magnetic particles probiotic bacteria can be used, in conjunction with external magnets, improve bacterial agents' localize ins...