EndoNurse Magazine

Disorders

Endoscopy is used to detect and treat a myriad of disorders throughout the body, from gastroesophageal reflux disease to colitis and colorectal cancer. Several types of endoscopes are used to detect these, including pediatric scopes and colonoscopes and bronchoscopes, as well as several others.

Improved Treatment and Screening for Hepatitis C

With the recent introduction of new direct acting anti-viral therapies, physicians now have more options for treatment of chronic hepatitis, a chronic viral liver disease that infects more than 4 million Americans. ...More
November 21, 2011
Posted in News, Disorders, Procedures
White Paper: Can Endoscopy Treat Obesity?

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) have issued a new white paper on the potential role of endoscopic bariatric therapies (EBTs) in treating obesity and obesity-related diseases ...More
November 18, 2011
Posted in News, Disorders, Procedures
Report Answers Questions About E. coli

WASHINGTON—It has been the cause of infamous international foodborne disease outbreaks and yet it is the most studied bacterium in science, an essential part of the human digestive tract, and a backbone of the biotech industry. To enhance public understanding of the ...More
November 18, 2011
Posted in News, Disorders
Researchers Explore Solutions to 'Embarrassing' Digestive Problems

As a researcher in neurogastroenterology for 40 years, professor Khalil Bitar has spent his professional life studying the causes of perplexing and what frequently become embarrassing problems for humans—issues such as constipation, diarrhea and colon disease. ...More
November 17, 2011
Posted in News, Disorders
Hospital Readmissions After Colon Surgery: Common, Costly, Preventable

Nearly one-quarter of privately insured colon surgery patients are readmitted to the hospital within three months of discharge at a cost of roughly $9,000 per readmission, according to Johns Hopkins researchers, who’ve identified a major area for quality improvement and ...More
November 16, 2011
Posted in News, Disorders, Procedures
Poor Men More Likely than Rich Men to Die from Bowel Cancer

Deprived men are more likely to die from bowel cancer than men from the most affluent section of society, according to research presented last week at the NCRI Cancer Conference in Liverpool. ...More
November 14, 2011
Posted in News, Disorders
Psychological Traumas Linked to Adult Irritable Bowel Syndrome

The psychological and emotional traumas experienced over a lifetime—such as the death of a loved one, divorce, natural disaster, house fire or car accident, physical or mental abuse—may contribute to adult irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), according to the results of a study ...More
November 10, 2011
Posted in News, Disorders
Probiotics Effective in Combating Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea

In four different studies presented at the American College of Gastroenterology’s (ACG) 76th Annual Scientific meeting in Washington, DC, researchers explored the effectiveness of probiotics for antibiotic-associated diarrhea; as an anti-inflammatory agent for patients with ...More
November 9, 2011
Posted in News, Disorders
UV Exposure Affects Chronic Digestive Diseases

New research points to a potential role for UV light exposure and vitamin D levels in chronic digestive conditions; Crohn’s disease, a serious inflammatory condition in the small intestine; and ulcerative colitis (UC), which similarly affects the colon. ...More
November 9, 2011
Posted in News, Disorders
Study: Common Bacteria Cause Some Colon Tumors

Working with lab cultures and mice, Johns Hopkins scientists have found that a strain of the common gut pathogen Bacteroides fragilis causes colon inflammation and increases activity of a gene called spermine oxidase (SMO) in the intestine. ...More
November 8, 2011
Posted in News, Disorders