Key findings from two studies suggest exercise and vitamin D can be helpful in improving symptoms in irritable bowel syndrome and reducing risk of colorectal cancer, respectively.
GI & Endoscopy
Researchers found that excluding sodium phosphate boosters in preparation for PillCam colon capsule endoscopy resulted in a "clinically meaningful reduction" in capsule excretion rates that were partially compensated by polyethylene glycol boosters, according to an article published in Journal of…
Eric Lederman, MD, is one of only four surgeons in Missouri who can perform da Vinci robot-assisted colorectal surgery and is the first surgeon to utilize the technique at Missouri Baptist Medical Center in St. Louis, according to a news…
Two surgeons from Wisconsin are utilizing transoral incisionless fundoplication to help relieve patients of gastroesophageal reflux disease, according to a Post Crescent news report.
A new poll from researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health and Knowledge Networks shows that many people with heart disease, diabetes or cancer, including colorectal cancer, believe the economic downturn is hurting their health and will have further…
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Researchers suggest capsule endoscopy should be the first-line modality for detecting small bowel Crohn's disease in patients without endoscopic or clinical suspicion of stenosis, according to an article published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
Here are 12 statistics on GI/endoscopy based on number of operating rooms, according to data from VMG Health’s Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2010.
A trained eight-year-old Labrador retriever named Marine was able to detect colorectal cancer accurately at least 95 percent of the time, according to a study published in Gut.
Mesquite Gastroenterology and Surgery Center in Tucson, Ariz., opened in June 2010, according to Katie Belk-Arenas, owner/administrator for the ambulatory surgery center.
Colorectal screening recommendations for first-degree relatives of individuals diagnosed with an adenoma before age 60 may be too aggressive, researchers argue in an article published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.