GI & Endoscopy

A study published in Science Translational Medicine examined how changes in gut microbiota were relevant to the clinical expression of irritable bowel syndrome.

Here are three updates on GI companies to note:

David Novick, MD, of Kettering, Ohio-based Digestive Endoscopy Center, is releasing "A Gastroenterologist's Guide to Gut Health: Everything You Need to Know About Colonoscopy, Digestive Diseases and Healthy Eating," on April 8, 2017.

Parsippany-Troy Hills, N.J.-based Allergan slashed it executives' compensation rates from 2015 to 2016, according to the company's SEC filing.

A study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found patients receiving gastric acid suppressants may be at an increased risk for recurrent Clostridium difficile infections.

A study found Hispanic and African American colorectal cancer patients have a higher burden of poor health-related quality-of-life than Caucasian patients, resulting in shorter median survival rates.

Asheville (N.C.) Gastroenterology and Brevard, N.C.-based Carolina Mountain Gastroenterology partnered to host the seventh annual Get Your Rear in Gear 5K, the Citizen-Times reports.

Brett Thorpe, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Provo (Utah) Gastroenterology.

Retired gastroenterologist Samuel Pace, MD, is spending his retirement lobbying legislators to expand Medicare's colorectal cancer coverage, Starkville Daily News reports.

Hundreds gathered in Kahnawake, Canada last week to explore a 13-meter long inflatable colon and learn more about colon cancer, CBC.ca reports.