Gastroenterologist David Pound, MD, discusses hepatitis C and why it is important for baby boomers to get tested for the virus in an Indianapolis Star Q&A column.
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The results of a new study reveals a diet that eliminates the six most commonly allergenic foods significantly improves symptoms and reduces esophageal tissue damage associated eosinophilic esophagitis with adult patients, according to a news release.
Here are 10 recent gastroenterology studies.
The results of a survey of physicians and providers conducted by physician recruiting firm The Medicus Firm indicate income for gastroenterologists declined in 2011, according to a news release.
Lantheus Medical Imaging has announced it will receive a $300,000 grant to collaborate on the development and manufacturing of a non-invasive 3-D imaging capsule to screen for polyps and lesions associated with colorectal cancer, according to a news release.
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Memorial Medical Center in Ludington, Mich., plans to convert its current emergency department to an endoscopy center as part of a new expansion project, according to a news release and an UpNorthLive.com report.
Southeastern Regional Medical Center, based in Lumberton, N.C., has announced it is building a new medical facility that will include a gastroenterology center, according to a news release.
Partha Nandi, MD, a practicing gastroenterologist in Detroit, is the host of a new health television talk show, according to a news release.
A new study coming out of Sweden supports the hypothesis that the degree of blood loss during surgery for colon cancer influences long-term survival, according to the study's abstract.
Gastroenterologist Alvin Jerome Thompson, MD, has died, according to a Seattle Times report.