After Medicare's 2006 decision to cover the less invasive weight-loss surgery called laparoscopic adjustable banding, the cost of the procedure dropped, a Reuter's report said.
GI & Endoscopy
At the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago on Oct. 28, 2011, Frank Principati, COO, and Frank Coll, VP New Business Development, Physicians Endoscopy, gave a presentation titled "Endoscopy Centers- Key Trends and Issues" in which they discussed…
Canadian researchers said prolonged periods of sitting increase a person's risk of developing cancer, including colon cancer, according to findings presented at the American Institute for Cancer Research annual conference and a WebMD report.
Endoscopists who added indigo dye during a water-infusion colonoscopy detected more adenomas, according to findings presented at the American College of Gastroenterology annual meeting.
Patients who used aspirin, NSAIDs or anti-clotting drugs prior to a GI procedure did not have an increased bleeding risk, according to research presented at the American College of Gastroenterology's 76th annual meeting.
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Researchers at Scott & White Hospital in Temple, Texas, have developed and tested a screening intervention to identify those at high-risk for Hepatitis C virus among patients undergoing a routine colonoscopy exam, according to research (pdf) presented at the American…
The state of Georgia has cut funding for weight loss surgery beginning in 2012 after facing a projected deficit of $815 million for the 2012 and 2013 fiscal years, according to a CNN report.
A recent study found smokers, especially women, have an increased risk of advanced pre-cancerous tissue changes that results in a greater risk of colorectal cancer, according to findings (pdf) presented at the American College of Gastroenterology's 76th annual meeting.
Lawrence R. Schiller, MD, FACG, was elected as the 2011-2012 President of the American College of Gastroenterology, according to an ACG news release (pdf).
New research shows fecal transplants are effective treatment for C. difficile and irritable bowel disease, according to findings (pdf) presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology.