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Study: Demand for Screening Colonoscopy Down During Recession

A study found insured patients reduced their use of screening colonoscopy from December 2007-June 2009 compared to the two years before the recession began, according to findings published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Allergan Stops Lap-Band Sales to 1-800-GET-THIN Clinics

In an effort to separate itself from the disgraced marketing company, Allergan announced that it will stop selling its Lap-Band products to surgery centers associated with 1-800-GET-THIN, according to an LA Times report.

Global Endoscopy Market Expected to Grow 13.2% in Next Three Years

The global endoscopy market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 13.2 percent from 2011-2014, according to a Research and Markets report.

Panel of Leading Bariatric Surgeons Reaches Consensus on Optimal Techniques for Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

An international panel of 25 leading bariatric surgeons reached a consensus on the best practices for performing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, according to a news release.

Study Claims Overweight Physicians Less Likely to Offer Weight Loss Advice

Overweight and obese physicians were less likely to talk to their patients about weight loss and felt less confident doing so, according to findings in Obesity.

Study: Eating Fish Might Protect Against Colon Polyps in Women

A new study found intake of omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, such as those found in fish, can protect against developing colon polyps, according to findings published in the American Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Study: Breast Cancer Biomarkers Predict Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery

Researchers found adiponectin, a protein, increased in women after gastric bypass and was associated with greater weight loss, according to a BMC Research Notes report.

Study: Flexible Sigmoidoscopy Screening Increases Colorectal Cancer Detection

Repeated flexible sigmoidoscopy screening increased the detection of colorectal cancer or advanced adenoma in women by one-fourth and in men by one-third, according findings published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Weight-Loss Surgeons Criticize 1-800-GET-THIN Surgery Centers in Letter to Congress

Weight-loss surgeons from across the United States have banded together in a letter to U.S. House members, in which they criticize surgery centers affiliated with the 1-800-GET-THIN advertising for Lap-Band surgery, according to an LA Times report.

Researchers Find Prostate Cancer in 2,200-Year-Old Mummy

Researchers at the American University in Cairo found a 2,200-year-old mummy had prostate cancer, which suggests the disease is caused by genetics not environment, according to an Associated Press report on Fox.com.