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Needlestick Prevention Can Save $1 Billion Annually 27 Aug 2013 | 12:23 am
LEWISBERRY, Pa.―Needlestick and sharps injuries affect more than half a million healthcare personnel every year, creating over $1 billion in preventable healthcare costs every year and an immeasurable...
ASGE Launches Endo Videos, Explores Fecal Transplants 24 Aug 2013 | 01:32 am
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill.―Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has emerged as a highly effective treatment for recurrent Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infection, with very early experience suggesti...
Potential New Drug for Inflammatory Bowel Disease 23 Aug 2013 | 12:11 am
SAN DIEGO, Calif.—Vedolizumab, a new intravenous antibody medication, has shown positive results for treating both Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, according to researchers at the University of...
New Direction in Surgery for Rectal Cancer 22 Aug 2013 | 03:00 am
SAN DIEGO—Surgeons at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine are evaluating a new, combined surgery technique to remove cancerous tumors from the rectum.
Study: Genes Influence Infant GI Condition 20 Aug 2013 | 02:30 am
COPENHAGEN, Denmark—Researchers have identified a new genome-wide significant locus (the place a gene occupies on a chromosome) for infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS), a serious gastrointe...
Dental Researchers: An Oral Bacterium Triggers Colon Cancer 17 Aug 2013 | 02:13 am
CLEVELAND—Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine have discovered how a common oral bacterium can contribute to colorectal cancer, a finding that opens promising new...
Given Receives FDA Clearance for New PillCam 16 Aug 2013 | 03:00 am
YOQNEAM, Israel―Given Imaging, a pioneer of capsule endoscopy, this week announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for the next-generation PillCa...
Heat Waves Increase Gastroenteritis and IBD Flares 15 Aug 2013 | 11:24 pm
BETHESDA, Md.—Swiss researchers report an increase risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) relapse in patients during heat wave periods. The study published in The American Journal of Gastroenterolog...
Study: Fish Oil Helps Children with Intestinal Failure 15 Aug 2013 | 01:25 am
LOS ANGELES—Children who suffer from intestinal failure, most often caused by a shortened or dysfunctional bowel, are unable to consume food orally. Instead, a nutritional cocktail of sugar, protein a...
STERIS Joins Practice Greenhealth 12 Aug 2013 | 10:31 pm
Mentor, OHIO―STERIS Corporation, a global provider of advanced infection prevention, surgical, GI and perioperative workflow products, today announced joining Practice Greenhealth, a national membersh...
