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Email and Texts to Doctors: Not Just for High-Income Patients

Low-income patients served by “safety-net” community health centers want to communicate with their doctors via email or text or are already doing so, according to a new study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. Despite reports of a ‘digital divide,’ an inequality ...More

March 21, 2013

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ASGE Releases Special Journal for Colorectal-Cancer Awareness Month

In recognition of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has published a special issue for March on colorectal cancer. The issue includes a practical guide for approaching and managing serrated colon polyps, one of the most common types ...More

March 20, 2013

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Propofol Abuse on the Rise for Healthcare Workers

Abuse of the anesthesia drug propofol is a "rapidly progressive form of substance dependence" that is being more commonly seen among healthcare professionals, reports a study in the April Journal of Addiction Medicine, the official journal of the American Society of ...More

March 20, 2013

Posted in News, Disorders, Industry Issues

CS Medical Releases Scope Storage Cabinet

CS Medical recently announced the release of its latest probe storage cabinet. The CleanShield Endoscope Storage Cabinet provides a dedicated storage area that protects endoscopes from damage and minimizes environmental contamination of the disinfected endoscopes. ...More

March 19, 2013

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Probiotics Reduce Stress-Induced Intestinal Flare Ups

For those with irritable bowel syndrome who wonder if stress aggravates their intestinal disorder, a new University of Michigan Health System study shows it’s not all in their head. ...More

March 19, 2013

Posted in News, Disorders

N.Y. Endo Team Expands Free Colonoscopy Program

Manhattan Endoscopy Center LLC (MEC), Manhattan's largest endoscopy center, this week announced a partnership with Settlement Health and The Bowery Mission to provide more free colonoscopies to uninsured patients. This will be done throughout March, which is national ...More

March 18, 2013

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Cantel Releases High-Level Disinfectant

LITTLE FALLS, N.J.―Cantel Medical Corp. today launched RAPICIDE OPA/28 to multiple segments of the healthcare market. RAPICIDE OPA/28 is an ortho-phthalaldehyde (OPA) based high-level disinfectant for semi-critical medical devices. ...More

March 15, 2013

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Third Eye Retroscope Featured on "The Doctors"

SUNNYVALE, Calif.―In support of colorectal-cancer awareness activities, the Third Eye Retroscope was featured on the Emmy Award-winning daytime series 'The Doctors' in a special segment called 'Headline News Affecting Your Health Right Now.' ...More

March 14, 2013

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Institute Enrolls Colon-Cancer Patients in Polyp Study

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y.―With March designated as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, the North Shore-LIJ Cancer Institute is enrolling people who were recently treated for colon cancer into a polyp prevention study. ...More

March 14, 2013

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Groups to Congress: Pass Bill Covering Virtual Colonoscopy

RESTON, Va.—As Americans commemorate National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month (March), several key groups are calling on Congress to pass the CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act (H.R. 991). ...More

March 13, 2013

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