(Medical Xpress) -- Screening for colorectal cancer—that is, cancers of the colon (large intestine) and rectum—is a proven lifesaver. This is partly due to the fact that this is one cancer which screening can actually ...
Mar 28, 2012
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(Medical Xpress) -- What happens on the day before a colonoscopy may be just as important as the colon-screening test itself.
Mar 27, 2012
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(HealthDay) -- Insulin resistance (IR) and central obesity, as measured by waist to hip ratio (WHR), are associated with a significantly increased risk of colorectal adenomas, especially in men, according to a study published ...
Mar 27, 2012
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Between 2003 and 2009, the use of anesthesia services to provide sedation during endoscopies and colonoscopies increased substantially, according to a study in the March 21 issue of JAMA. The authors also found that most ...
Mar 20, 2012
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A study by University of Kentucky researchers showed that in Appalachia, colorectal cancer screening rates were higher in the population with multiple morbidities or diseases compared to those who had no morbidities at all.
Mar 20, 2012
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(Medical Xpress) -- Nobody likes to talk about a colonoscopy, much less get one. Sure, there’s the “ick” factor. But for certain segments of the population, including African Americans and other medically underserved ...
Mar 16, 2012
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Fecal transplantation through colonoscopy is an effective treatment for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological ...
Mar 14, 2012
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Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that 92 percent of more than 1,000 gastroenterologists responding to a survey believed that pressures to increase the volume of colonoscopies adversely impacted how ...
Mar 12, 2012
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The American College of Physicians (ACP) today issued a new guidance statement for colorectal cancer screening. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths for men and women in the United States. ...
Mar 5, 2012
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(HealthDay) -- Recurrent Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infection (CDI) can successfully be treated in the vast majority of patients through a fecal transplantation procedure via colonoscopy, according to research published ...
Mar 3, 2012
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