EndoNurse Magazine

Procedures

There are many types of endoscopy—including those that use natural orifices, and those that use small incisions—but all are used to detect or treat illness. Those using natural body openings include colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, gastroscopy, enteroscopy, esophogealgastroduodenoscopy (EGD, or upper endoscopy), endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Endoscopy procedures that use small incisions include percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG), etc.

Tools to Diagnose, Treat Cyclic Vomiting

Cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS) predominantly affects young children, with the median age of onset being 5.2 years. The symptoms are so strange and sporadic -- bouts frequently occur after months of good health -- that this rare illness often goes undiagnosed. However, a ...More
April 1, 2003
Posted in Articles, Disorders, Procedures
Pyrosequencing, Thomas Jefferson University Develop Applications for IBD

UPPSALA, Sweden -- Pyrosequencing AB (Stockholm: PYRO A) and Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, announced today that they have entered into a sponsored research agreement to analyze genes and develop applications for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Thomas ...More
March 31, 2003
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Marker in Blood that May Indicate Predisposition to Colon Cancer Licensed

BERLIN-- Epigenomics, a transatlantic biotechnology company, announced today that it has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Johns Hopkins University for an at risk marker for colon cancer discovered by Prof. Andrew Feinberg. This marker is described in ...More
March 18, 2003
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Rod Roddy, Pharmacia Encourage Americans to Get Tested for Colorectal Cancer

LOS ANGELES-- The National Colorectal Cancer Research Alliance (NCCRA), a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation, is joining with Pharmacia Corporation (NYSE:PHA) to support National Colon Cancer Awareness Month with an extensive campaign to educate people about ...More
March 13, 2003
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Doctors Support Virtual Colonoscopy

LONG ISLAND, NY - Nationally, doctors have come to the same conclusion when asked about virtual colonoscopy. "It helps to save lives," states Kevin A. Kreeger, PhD and Director Research and Development for Viatronix, a, FDA-approved 3-D Virtual Colonoscopy system ...More
February 25, 2003
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Colossal Colon Tour Educates and Amazes Chapel Hill

CHAPEL HILL, N.C-- A 40-foot long, four-foot tall crawl-through replica of the human colon recently arrived at the UNC-Chapel Hill campus. The mayor, local cancer survivors and healthcare professionals welcomed the Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation's 20-city ...More
February 25, 2003
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New Colon Cancer Test Receives Approval

WEST CHESTER, Pa. -- Targeted Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Inc. (TDT) announced today that it has received regulatory approval to immediately begin offering its powerful new blood test (called GCC-B1) for the detection of recurrent colorectal cancer. TDT has been certified ...More
February 11, 2003
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'Western' Diet May Increase Women's Risk of Colon Cancer

BOSTON -- Women who eat foods primarily from the "Western diet" (one high in red meats, sweets and desserts, french fries, and refined grains) have a 50 percent greater risk of colon cancer than those who consume few Western foods in their diet, according to a ...More
February 10, 2003
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Surfing An Acidic Wave:

Americans' love of fast foods and high-fat diets, in combination with more stress and less exercise, has led to an increase in digestive disease. One must go no farther than the television set -- where commercials for prescription acid blockers support the network news -- ...More
February 1, 2003
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Alternatives to Traditional Classroom Education

Objectives: 1. Identify barriers to the efficacy of traditional education 2. Identify alternatives to traditional education. With all the demands on our time, we have less time for education -- namely traditional classroom education. There are three classifications of ...More
February 1, 2003
Posted in Articles, Procedures