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Gastroenterology

Data on Cook Medical Products Presented at DDW

ORLANDO—At this week’s Digestive Disease Week (DDW), the world’s largest gathering of physicians and researchers in the gastroenterology field, six abstracts and other clinical data will be presented on Cook Medical products. ...More
4 days ago
Posted in News, Industry Issues
Gluten-Free Eating: From GI Issues to Weight Loss

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—In the ever-present search to identify and address bad nutrition habits, gluten-free eating has been receiving a lot of attention. But experts at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) say it is not to be confused with typical weight loss procedures. ...More
April 3, 2013
Posted in News
GI Center Educates Patients During Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

HOUSTON―Last month was Colon Cancer Awareness Month and gastroenterology facilities across the country commemorated it in various ways. One Houston colorectal surgeon Dr. Eric Haas, and his fellow medical professionals at Colorectal Surgical Associates decided to educate ...More
April 2, 2013
Posted in News
Is Obesity Linked to Microorganisms in the Gut?

LOS ANGELES—How much a person eats may be only one of many factors that determines weight gain. A recent Cedars-Sinai study suggests that a breath test profile of microorganisms inhabiting the gut may be able to tell doctors how susceptible a person is to developing ...More
March 28, 2013
Posted in News
Happy GI Nurses and Associates Day

Be nice to yourself today. Be nice to your GI colleagues. It's your day. It's their day. ...More
March 27, 2013
Posted in Blog, Industry Issues
Study: Metal Stents Good Treatment for Blocked Bile Ducts

NEW YORK, N.Y.―A multi-center analysis, led by Weill Cornell Medical College and published in the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, shows the use of temporary "fully covered self-expanding metal stents" (FCSEMS) can effectively fix a painful and potentially ...More
March 26, 2013
Posted in News, Industry Issues, Procedures
Slide Show: Ergonomics in the GI Setting

The following is a position statement from the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates regarding ergonomics in the gastroenterology setting. It's the most recent guideline on this topic for gastroenterology nurses. ...More
March 15, 2013
Posted in Galleries, Industry Issues
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
A Diet of Resistant Starch Helps Prevent Colorectal Cancer

DENVER—As the name suggests, you can’t digest resistant starch so it ends up in the bowel in pretty much the same form it entered your mouth. ...More
February 21, 2013
Posted in News
Micraca Life Sciences Donates to ASGE's GI Training Center

OAK BROOK, Ill.—The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) Foundation has received a donation of $100,000 from Miraca Life Sciences to ASGE’s IT&T Capital Campaign, a fundraising project to construct a new facility that will provide cutting-edge ...More
February 21, 2013
Posted in News