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Flu Shots Don’t Make Employees Quit

CHICAGO—Mandatory influenza (flu) vaccination, as a condition of employment, does not lead to excessive voluntary termination, according to a four-year analysis of vaccination rates at Loyola University Health System in ...read more

Communicate Better at Work

In today’s fast-paced nursing environment every word matters. Make yours count. Choose your words wisely and be successful at work. ...read more

Choosing and Using the Proper Probiotic

This slide show will be helpful to GI professionals who want to learn more about probiotics, and can be shared with patients as well. ...read more

Early MVP Voting Results Are In

Voting for the 2013 EndoNurse MVP started on May 22 and early results are in. ...read more

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Surgery and Radiation Help Gastric-Cancer Patients

TAMPA, Fla.—Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center studied patients with metastatic gastric cancer and found that those who have both surgery and radiation have better survival than those who receive one or no form of treatment. ...More
March 4, 2013
Posted in News, Procedures
Visceral Fat Causally Linked to Intestinal Cancer

PHILADELPHIA—Visceral fat, or fat stored deep in the abdominal cavity, is directly linked to an increased risk for colon cancer, according to data from a mouse study published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. ...More
March 4, 2013
Posted in News
Foundation Announces New Colon-Cancer Fundraiser

RYE, N.Y.―The Colon Cancer Challenge Foundation (CCCF), a non-profit organization dedicated to reducing colorectal cancer incidence and death throughout the United States, this announced a new fundraising and awareness initiative called Take the Challenge. The grassroots ...More
March 1, 2013
Posted in News
Medical Visualization Evolves: 3D Endoscopy

Historically, surgical technology has been characterized as relatively conservative with low levels of innovation. With a number of ground-breaking developments, this is no longer the case. One particularly interesting area that has advanced recently is the field of 3D ...More
February 28, 2013
Posted in Content Library
Study: Gene Variations Linked to Increased Risk of Colorectal Cancer

SEATTLE—An international research at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has identified variations in four genes that are linked to an increased risk of colorectal cancer. Colleagues from 40 institutes throughout the world published their findings online ahead of the ...More
February 28, 2013
Posted in News
Obesity, Inactivity Linked with Colorectal Cancer

PHILADELPHIA—An increasing body mass index was associated with a higher risk for colorectal cancer with a specific molecular characteristic, and inversely, physical activity was linked to a decreased risk for that same cancer, according to data published in Cancer Research, ...More
February 27, 2013
Posted in News
Blood Vessels 'Sniff' Gut Microbes to Regulate Blood Pressure

BALTIMORE—Researchers at The Johns Hopkins University and Yale University have discovered that a specialized receptor, normally found in the nose, is also in blood vessels throughout the body, sensing small molecules created by microbes that line mammalian intestines, and ...More
February 27, 2013
Posted in News
Six in 10 People Worldwide Lack Access to Sanitation

WASHINGTON, D.C.—In gastrointestinal endoscopy suites the issue of bodily waste is commonplace. GI endoscopy professionals diagnose how the body processes waste, and they deal with how to remove that waste from the body (bowel preps) and from instruments. ...More
February 26, 2013
Posted in News
Does Minimally Invasive Therapy Treat Barrett's Esophagus?

PHILADELPHIA—According to a new study by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, patients with Barrett's esophagus and early or pre-cancerous cells have been shown to significantly benefit from minimally invasive therapy delivered ...More
February 25, 2013
Posted in News, Procedures
U.S. Trends for Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Devices

Endoscopy nurses and technicians have to know the latest clinical information in order to best serve their patients. However, it's also advisable to know about the industry itself. This way, industry members have a better idea of the market trends that are currently ...More
February 21, 2013
Posted in Content Library