Researchers from the Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China have found that metformin treatment lowers the risk of colorectal cancer in patients with type two diabetes, according to a news release.
GI & Endoscopy
Researchers in the U.K. have found that patients who have had gastric bypass surgery eat healthier than those who undergo gastric banding surgery, a Reuters Health report said.
The global gastrointestinal endoscopes market is expected to reach $2.7 billion in 2017, according to a "Gastrointestinal Endoscopes - Global Pipeline Analysis, Competitive Landscape and Market Forecasts to 2017" report.
Collecting information about patients can determine risk and help prioritize colonoscopy screenings for those with a higher risk, a study published in BMC Gastroenterology found.
African Americans with resected stage two and three colon cancer have a worse overall and recurrence-free survival when compared to white patients, according to a study published Oct. 12 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
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Although bariatric surgery is becoming more popular for adults, and it seems appealing for obese adolescents, long-term consequences are not yet known, said Julie R. Ingelfinger, MD, in an article in the New England Journal of Medicine.
A study published in the October issue of GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy found that narrow band imaging is less time-consuming and equally effective as chromoendoscopy to detect dysplasia in patients with long-standing IBD, a news release said.
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati Metabolic Diseases Institute found that activating brown adipose tissue, a type of fat, may fight obesity and better control glucose levels in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a UC news release.
A new study found that men who take daily vitamin E supplements are more likely to get prostate cancer than men who do not. The findings were released in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Earlier this year, bioengineers at Duke University found that light sensors can detect esophageal cancer. They have now found that the same light sensors can also detect pre-cancerous cells in the colon, according to a Duke University Pratt School of…