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The Promise Of Personalized Medicine

A new technology developed by scientists at IBM could bring the promise of personalized medicine one step closer to reality. Using a basic computer language, the researchers created a "smart" DNA stream that contains a patient's entire medical record, according to a report ...More

September 8, 2004

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Pros and Cons of Virtual Colonoscopy Highlighted in Landmark Papers Published in Two Medical Journals

Bethesda, Md – Within days of each other, two of the nation’s most respected medical journals, Annals of Internal Medicine and the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) journal Gastroenterology, published studies analyzing whether CT colonography (“virtual ...More

September 8, 2004

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FDA Accepts Entereg™ (alvimopan) New Drug Application for Review

EXTON, Pa. and PHILADELPHIA -- Adolor Corporation and GlaxoSmithKline announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the New Drug Application (NDA) for Entereg™ (alvimopan) capsules. Adolor completed the submission of the NDA in June ...More

September 8, 2004

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Virtual Colonoscopy Not Ready to Replace Traditional Method

Test procedures and the interpretation of test results must be standardized before computed tomography (CT) colonoscopy -- often referred to as "virtual colonoscopy" -- replaces traditional colonoscopies. Despite these misgivings, CT colonoscopy continues to show ...More

September 7, 2004

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Colonoscopy Remains Most Sensitive, Best Test for Colorectal Cancer Screening

A study by Pickhardt et al. in today’s issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine reports a miss rate of approximately 10 percent for large (>5mm) precancerous polyps during conventional colonoscopy. CT colonography (also called virtual colonoscopy) was used as the ...More

September 7, 2004

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Bacteria May Be the Cause of Irritable Bowel Syndrome

The enigmatic-but-common condition known as irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, is caused by an overgrowth of bacteria in the small intestine, a USC researcher has proposed in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Researchers have suggested numerous theories to ...More

September 3, 2004

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Supplement Scientifically Studied for Depression, Arthritis, Liver, and Other Conditions

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. -- Scientific studies have concluded that a single supplement called SAM-e yields benefits for an array of conditions, including depression, arthritis, liver disease, fibromyalgia, ADD/ADHD, and stress and anxiety, said Greg Shepard of ...More

September 3, 2004

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Enzyme Reins In Runaway Inflammation; May Prove Potent Drug Target

An enzyme found in nearly all animal and human cells acts as a natural brake to prevent potentially deadly runaway inflammation, UCSF scientists have discovered. The discovery in research with mice suggests a promising target for treating a range of inflammatory diseases in ...More

September 2, 2004

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AGA Statement on Colonoscopy Surveillance Study

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Most cases of CRC originate in a polyp; therefore finding and removing colon polyps can prevent CRC. Colon cancer screening is the search for polyps and cancer in asymptomatic people. ...More

September 2, 2004

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Virtual Colonoscopy Shows Significant Promise as Colorectal Cancer Screening Option, Though Many Issues Need to be Addressed

BETHESDA, Md. -– A future trends report published in the American Gastroenterological Association’s journal Gastroenterology, concludes that CT colonography (often referred to as “virtual colonoscopy”) has significant promise. However, the technology is still evolving ...More

September 2, 2004

Posted in News, Disorders, Industry Issues, Procedures

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