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Widely Used Food Additive Promotes IBD

Emulsifiers, which are added to most processed foods to aid texture and extend shelf life, can alter the gut microbiota composition and localization ...read more

Championing Infection Prevention

The best endoscopy and GI registered nurses and techs pride themselves on impeccable patient care. They constantly seek ways to improve practice, ...read more

Helping Co-Workers Deal with Tragedy

Old emotional wounds can cause numbness, rage and anxiety, and may be invisible to the rest of the world. How best can we meet the challenge of being ...read more

EndoNurse MVP 2015

We'd like to honor those who make the endoscopy world successful! In our special MVP issue, which will be distributed at the SGNA show in Baltimore ...read more

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New Patient Contact Registry for Rare Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Diseases

The Consortium of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease Researchers (CEGIR) launched a patient contact registry for individuals with eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases (EGID), a group of rare diseases. The registry is located at: www.rdcrn.org/CEGIR. Its purpose is to ...More
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Crohn's Disease Not Exempt from Racial Disparities

A study published recently in the IBD Journal found significant differences in hospital readmissions, medication usage, and both medical and surgical complications of children with Crohn’s disease related to race. In the study, black children had a 1.5 times higher ...More
4 hours ago Posted in News, Disorders

Colon Cancer Alliance Marks National Dress in Blue Day on March 6

The Colon Cancer Alliance’s National Dress in Blue Day takes place March 6, in recognition of Colon Cancer Awareness Month. For more information, visit http://dressinblueday.org. For information on the CCA and its Colon Cancer Awareness Month activities and ...More
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Researchers Identify Pancreatic Cancer Patients Who Benefit from Personalized Treatment

Cancer researchers at Indiana University report that about 15 percent of people with pancreatic cancer may benefit from therapy targeting a newly identified gene signature. ...More
3 days ago Posted in News, Disorders
Adults with Disabilities Screened for Colorectal Cancer Less Often, Researchers Say

According to new research, adults in Ontario with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are significantly less likely to be screened for colorectal cancer than the general population. ...More
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AGA Receives $2.25 Million Endowment for New Research into Neuroenteric Disease

The AGA-Athena Troxel Blackburn Research Scholar Award in Neuroenteric Disease will provide $270,000 over three years to young investigators who are interested in advancing research in neuroenteric disease. AGA will match this donation, resulting in a $2.25 million ...More
3 days ago Posted in News, Disorders
Bringing an Infection Prevention Champion to the Endoscopy/GI Unit

The best endoscopy and GI registered nurses and techs pride themselves on impeccable patient care. They constantly seek ways to improve practice, ensuring that no patient comes to harm. Professional associations like the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates ...More
4 days ago Posted in Articles, Procedures
Widely Used Food Additive Promotes IBD, Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome, Research Shows

Emulsifiers, which are added to most processed foods to aid texture and extend shelf life, can alter the gut microbiota composition and localization to induce intestinal inflammation that promotes the development of inflammatory bowel disease and metabolic syndrome, new ...More
4 days ago Posted in News, Disorders
FDA Approves Boston Scientific’s SpyGlass DS Direct Visualization System

Boston Scientific Corporation announced 510(k) clearance and the first cases of the SpyGlass DS Direct Visualization System used for cholangioscopy and pancreatoscopy procedures. ...More
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Anticancer Virus Solution Provides Alternative to Surgery to Treat GI Cancers, Researchers Say

Researchers at Okayama demonstrate that injection of a virus solution followed by tumor removal can eradicate gastrointestinal cancer metastasis in lymph nodes without the need for preventative surgery. The findings are reported in the journal Molecular Therapy. ...More
5 days ago Posted in News, Disorders, Procedures