EndoNurse Magazine

Gastroenterology

ASGE's GI Training Center Gets Another Big Donation

OAK BROOK, Ill.―The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) Foundation has received a donation of $100,000 from GI Supply to ASGE’s IT&T Capital Campaign, a fundraising project to construct a new facility that will provide cutting-edge technology and ...More
August 7, 2012
Posted in News
Human Digestion Simulators Provide GI Insight

LAS VEGAS—Simulations of the human digestive system have proven to be useful tools for scientists studying how the body processes food from the mouth through the intestines, including how it separates the nutrients for absorption. This is according to a panel discussion ...More
July 3, 2012
Posted in News
Brain's Gut Hormone Receptor is Key to Gastric Empting

HOUSTON—Researchers have discovered how a hormone in the gut slows the rate at which the stomach empties and thus suppresses hunger and food intake. Results of the animal study were presented yesterday at The Endocrine Society’s 94th Annual Meeting in Houston. ...More
June 26, 2012
Posted in News
Common Blood-Pressure Drug Linked to Severe GI Problems

ROCHESTER, Minn.—Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered an association between a commonly prescribed blood pressure drug, Olmesartan, and severe gastrointestinal issues such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, weight loss and electrolyte abnormalities—symptoms common among ...More
June 25, 2012
Posted in News
Childhood Cancer Survivors at High Risk for GI Cancer

CHICAGO—Survivors of childhood cancers are at an increased risk of another battle with cancer later in life, according to new research published online in June by the Annals of Internal Medicine. ...More
June 20, 2012
Posted in News
Stomach Bacterial Changes May Trigger Arthritis

ROCHESTER, Minn.—The billions of bugs in our guts have a newfound role: regulating the immune system and related autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, according to researchers at Mayo Clinic and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. ...More
June 15, 2012
Posted in News
ASGE’s Training Facility to Open in 2013

Keeping up with the healthcare rollercoaster is an increasing challenge for all of us. Additionally, gastrointestinal endoscopy is rapidly evolving in multiple diagnostic and therapeutic directions. For the past several years, the leadership of the American Society for ...More
June 12, 2012
Posted in Articles
FDA Approves Treatment for Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

PHILADELPHIA—The Food and Drug Administration and worldwide bodies announced approval this month of sunitinib for the treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumors that are resistant to the only other available therapy. This is according to a study in Clinical Cancer ...More
June 5, 2012
Posted in News
EndoHeroes™ Program to Reward Great GI Professionals

ALPHARETTA, Ga.—EndoChoice, Inc. today announced the establishment of EndoHeroes, a program designed to recognize outstanding GI professionals. ...More
May 17, 2012
Posted in News, Industry Issues
Partner Up: How an Endo Team and GI Team Merged

It was 15 years ago that two community hospitals merged to form one system. The goal was to unify processes, procedures and people. ...More
May 10, 2012
Posted in Articles