GI & Endoscopy

Lymph node evaluations for colon cancer increased markedly from 1988-2008, according to a Journal of American Medical Association report.

Adam Smith, DO, a bariatric surgeon at Fort Worth Lap-Band in Texas, has been elected the president-elect of the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons, according to an ACOS news release.

Orexigen Therapeutics has received FDA approval to resume development of an obesity pill, according to a company news release.

Mohamed O. Othman, MD, has been appointed assistant professor in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, a new medical school affiliated with Texas Tech University in El Paso, according to an El…

Three-quarters of bariatric surgery patients are not informed about their options to receive plastic surgery to remove excess folds of skin, according to an American Society of Plastic Surgeons news release.

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has recognized the Billings (Mont.) Clinic as part of its program to promote quality endoscopy, according to a Billings Gazette report.

Bariatric surgery should be considered earlier for eligible patients to help curb the complications of type 2 diabetes, according to an International Diabetes Federation news release.

Bariatric Surgeon Richard Peterson, MD, is heading a new Christus Santa Rosa weight-loss center in Westover Hills, Texas, according to a San Antonio Business Journal report.

Although gastroenterologists have embraced the concepts of evidence-based medicine, their actual knowledge of EBM is somewhat lacking, according to a Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology study.

The soy peptide lunasin is showing success in treating metastatic colon cancer, according to a Cancer Letters report.