Anne Henkel, MD, is an assistant professor of gastroenterology and hepatology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. She is board-certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine.
GI & Endoscopy
A high intake of marine omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids is associated with lower risk of microsatellite instable–high colorectal cancers, but not microsatellite stable tumors, according to a study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Gastroesophageal reflux disease occurs when stomach contents backflow into the esophagus or throat leading to symptoms of heartburn, and regurgitation.
Here are five recent news updates on gastroenterology and endoscopy companies.
In 2011, emergency department visits for constipation cost $1.6 billion, according to a Business Insider report.
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Lake Regional Health System in Osage Beach, Mo., recently held its Doctors' Day Banquet, according to a Lake News Online report.
The Gastroenterology Clinic of Monroe (La.) has become the first provider in Louisiana to offer the noninvasive stool DNA colorectal cancer screening test Cologuard, according to a myarklamiss.com report.
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International has completed the acquisition of Salix Pharmaceuticals.
April is Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month in the United States, according to a report from Mederi Therapeutics.
Gail A. Hecht, MD, is professor of medicine and microbiology/immunology; chief of gastroenterology and nutrition; and GI residency program director at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. She has served in a number of roles in the American Gastroenterological…