EndoNurse Magazine

Industry Issues

The endoscopy profession is one of the fastest changing parts of the medical world. Members need to stay up to date on a breadth of industry issues, including product releases, research results, controversies, continuing education, lawsuits, recalls and procedure updates.

VHA Nurses Poll: `We'll Stay Through Shortage'

IRVING, Texas - At a recent national healthcare conference, officials from VHA Inc. polled nurses on the work force shortage. Some 54 percent said the shortage has become more severe in the last three months, although 62 percent of nurse executives and managers say they ...More
May 13, 2002
Posted in News, Industry Issues
Bread is Good For You! Whole Grains Reduce Diabetes Risk

NEW YORK-New research suggests eating whole grain foods may help overweight adults avoid developing Type 2 diabetes. After studying a group of overweight adults placed in whole grain diets, researchers noticed the group had a significant drop in insulin levels. Their ...More
May 7, 2002
Posted in News, Disorders, Industry Issues
Experimental Device Aids Angioplasty

VIENNA - Sending a small device into veins to cut up blood clots and vacuum them out improves the medical outlook of patients facing angioplasty. Research from the University of Vienna shows using the X-sizer may help more than receiving an angioplasty alone. The device, ...More
May 7, 2002
Posted in News, Industry Issues
New Breast Cancer Treatment Approved

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Officials at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have approved a new device for treating breast cancer. The MammoSite Radiation Therapy System is an implanted catheter intended to treat women who had a cancerous lump removed in its early stages of ...More
May 7, 2002
Posted in News, Disorders, Industry Issues
Health Officials Wary of Schizophrenia Drug

LONDON - British health officials are raising concern about a schizophrenia drug that may be responsible for causing diabetes-related complications in patients. Zyprexa, manufactured by pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly, reportedly caused hyperglycemia, diabetes mellitus or ...More
May 6, 2002
Posted in News, Disorders, Industry Issues
Organ Rejection Eased by Filtered Blood

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Researchers from Johns Hopkins University report that filtering proteins out of blood before transplanting certain organs increases the procedure's success rate. The team found that by filtering bacteria, parasites and proteins from blood, kidney ...More
May 3, 2002
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Study: 20% of Approved Drugs Unsafe

A new Harvard study suggests that 20 percent of all Food and Drug Administration approved drugs are actually unsafe. Dr. Karen Lasser of Cambridge Hospital and Harvard Medical School reports in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association that after analyzing ...More
May 2, 2002
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The Stretta Procedure

Heartburn is a burning sensation behind the breast bone when stomach contents reflux backward into the esophagus (gastroesophageal reflux, GER). GER occurs in 10 percent to 48 percent of the U.S. population. Untreated GER has potentially severe complications including ...More
May 1, 2002
Posted in Articles, Disorders, Industry Issues, Procedures
GI Nursing: Does it Make Your Ears Wiggle?

Can you remember why you became a gastrointestinal (GI) nurse? Close your eyes and recall the moment you chose to enter GI nursing. Was it the tales of a respected colleague or friend who was a GI nurse? An opportunity to escape "the floor" or the daily psychic trauma of ...More
May 1, 2002
Posted in Articles, Industry Issues
Bronchoscopy For The New Endoscopy Nurse

As healthcare continues to evolve, healthcare workers (HCWs) must learn to be multi-skilled and diverse. It is probable that hospitals will combine endoscopy units into one large suite, only adding to the necessity of diversity. What is a Bron-koss'ko-pee? bronchoscopy is ...More
May 1, 2002
Posted in Articles, Industry Issues