A recent study of more than 1 million Americans found a link between obesity and self-reported pain, according to findings published in the Obesity journal.
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A new study found that of 19 national guideline-recommended preventive services, screening tests for colorectal cancer were most likely to be completed, according to findings published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
GI is the most common specialty in terms of case volume and the sixth most popular specialty with management companies, according to data from VMG Health and HealthCare Appraisers. Here are 32 notable surgery centers that perform a majority of…
A recent Center for Disease Control report found 58.6 percent of Americans reported being up-to-date on colorectal cancer screening — a rate significantly lower than the Healthy People 2020 target of 70.5 percent.
The first multi-center, long-term study of the effectiveness of fecal microbiota transplant to treat recurrent C. difficile infections showed an overall cure rate of 98 percent, according to an Infectious Disease Special Edition report.
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U.S. Representatives Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) and John D. Dingell (D-Mich.) wrote a letter to the House Energy and Commerce Committee requesting an investigation into 1-800-GET-THIN and Allergen, the maker of the Lap-Band device.
A new study has shown eating cocoa, the raw material in chocolate, can help prevent intestinal complaints linked to oxidative stress, including colon cancer, according to a Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology news release.
Medical device makers are lobbying the U.S. government and private insurance companies to cover weight-loss surgery, according to a Reuter's report.
An Oregon Health and Science University study found patients first presenting with colon cancer in the emergency department still benefit from curative treatment such as surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy, according to a MedPage Today report.
Researchers in the Netherlands assessed the quality of colonoscopy reporting in daily clinical practice and found colonoscopy reporting varied significantly, according to findings published in GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.