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.
GI & Endoscopy
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.
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A new study claims anesthesiologist involvement increased the cost of screening colonoscopy by 20 percent, according to findings published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
Bariatric procedures are more often being done in the ambulatory surgery setting. The most common procedure in ASCs is gastric banding, which experts estimate makes up 90 percent of bariatric procedures performed in ASCs. Bariatric surgery represents a business opportunity…
A small study found physicians detect fewer than half of small intestine abnormalities when viewing images taken during a capsule endoscopy, according findings published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.
A study found adding the chemotherapy drug oxaliplatin to 5-fluorouracil during adjuvant treatment for stage III colon cancer improved survival in the general patient population, according to findings published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Two new studies found that a new, investigational colorectal cancer screening test developed by the Mayo Clinic and Exact Sciences of Madison, Wis., is accurate and more sensitive than other noninvasive tests at detecting adenomas and early-stage cancer, according to…