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Experts reveal link between excess body weight and colorectal cancer risk

Experts speaking at the 23rd United European Gastroenterology Week (UEG Week 2015) in Barcelona, Spain today revealed compelling evidence of the link between excess body weight and risk of colorectal cancer (CRC). John Mathers, Professor of Human Nutrition from the Institute of Cellular Medicine at Newcastle University in the UK presented data showing an overall increase of 18% in relative risk of CRC per 5 unit increase in BMI.

27 Oct 2015

KARL STORZ equips new Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital

KARL STORZ has installed three integrated OR1™ operating theatres in the new and improved £30m Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital, designed to incorporate the very latest technology and representing a major investment in patient care.

From KARL STORZ 26 Oct 2015

DTR Medical to showcase new Bone Trephine product for paediatric cleft surgery at MEDICA 2015

Award-winning UK manufacturer of innovative and high quality single-use surgical instruments DTR Medical, will showcase its new Bone Trephine product at MEDICA - the world’s largest medical trade fair.

23 Oct 2015

Frost & Sullivan honours recipients of 2015 Excellence in Best Practices Awards

On Thursday, October 22, Frost & Sullivan honoured recipients of its 2015 Excellence in Best Practices Awards Banquet in Monaco. With a festive ambiance and exciting Awards, the event brought together top executives to celebrate their success.

23 Oct 2015

New article highlights advantages of nCLE technique for characterization of pancreatic cysts

Mauna Kea Technologies, inventor of Cellvizio, the multidisciplinary confocal laser endomicroscopy platform, today announced that the peer-reviewed journal Surgical Endoscopy has released a new article highlighting the advantages of needle-based confocal laser endomicroscopy (nCLE) for characterization of different types of pancreatic cysts.

22 Oct 2015

Slater endoscopy launches ENSIZOR® endoscopic scissors for bariatric surgery market

Slater Endoscopy, LLC, a medical device company that develops and manufactures minimally invasive flexible endoscopic devices, announced today the launch of its ENSIZOR® Endoscopic Scissors with Patented Edge Flex™ Technology to meet the needs of the growing endoscopic surgery market.

15 Oct 2015

Commonwealth Lab expands access to new IBS test with national agreement with Quest

Commonwealth Laboratories, LLC ("Commonwealth") announced today that it has formed an agreement with Quest Diagnostics ("Quest") that will expand the availability of IBSchek™, a new laboratory developed blood test designed to help physicians quickly and reliably diagnose Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).

From Quest Diagnostics 15 Oct 2015

NYIT's Aydin Farajidavar receives NIH grant to develop implantable wireless device for measuring gastric activity

New York Institute of Technology Assistant Professor Aydin Farajidavar has received a $457,000 National Institutes of Health grant to develop an implantable wireless system to study the body's gastric and digestive systems.

8 Oct 2015

New capsule form of FMT raises hopes for treating C. difficile infection

A new capsule form of faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has raised hopes that this effective treatment for Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infection and other bowel conditions might soon become mainstream. A recently-reported study confirmed that capsules containing a frozen suspension of faecal material harvested from healthy unrelated donors was well tolerated and effectively resolved diarrhoea in 90% of patients with difficult-to-treat C. difficile infection.

7 Oct 2015

Mercy open new Endoscopy Suite to promote and practice gastrointestinal health

Mercy Medical Center has announced the opening of a new, state-of-the-art Endoscopy Suite to promote and practice gastrointestinal health. The unique, high-tech suite is located on the 2nd floor of Mercy's Mary Catherine Bunting Center at 345 St. Paul Place. Bunting Endoscopy will be under the direction of Dr. Paul J. Thuluvath, Medical Director of The Melissa L. Posner Institute for Digestive Health & Liver Disease at Mercy.

6 Oct 2015

U.S 2nd Annual Obesity Summit: 35 major U.S. health societies see how they can treat obesity

Representatives from 35 major health and medical organizations including, the American Diabetes Association (ADA), American Medical Association (AMA), American Heart Association (AHA), American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), and American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) convened for a second annual summit in Chicago to identify opportunities for collaboration in treating obesity. “The National Obesity Summit on the Provision of Care for the Obese Patient” was hosted by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS).

4 Oct 2015

Stony Brook Children's Hospital follows pain management protocols to treat pain in pediatric patients

Stony Brook Children's Hospital clinicians follow pain management protocols to proactively, preemptively, and consistently treat pain in each and every pediatric patient. Known as the Ouchless Approach to Pediatric Medicine, Margaret McGovern, MD, PhD, Physician-in-Chief, describes it as the cornerstone of treatment for pediatric patients at Stony Brook Children's.

30 Sep 2015

Using integrated molecular pathology to manage incidental pancreatic cysts: an interview with Dr Ananya Das

Pancreatic cystic neoplasms, or PCNs, are a subset of all pancreatic cysts that are found on the pancreas. PCNs are neoplastic cysts that span a biological spectrum from benign to malignant.

15 Sep 2015

Patient position helps increase effectiveness of colonoscopy for CRC screening

Having patients lie on their left side while the right side of their colon is being examined can result in more polyps being found, thus increasing the effectiveness of colonoscopy for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, according to a study in the September issue of GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE).

14 Sep 2015

Tadpole Endoscope improves diagnostic procedures for various cancers

Engineers have developed a new medical device aimed at improving diagnostic procedures for various cancers: the Tadpole Endoscope (TE).

14 Sep 2015

Study shows WATS3D biopsy can help overcome limitations of histopathological assessment of esophageal precancer

Prevention of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, the most rapidly growing cancer in the US and one of the most fatal, relies upon the detection of precancerous cells sampled during an endoscopy.

14 Sep 2015

New risk assessment scoring system may help physicians select screening tests for colorectal cancer

Researchers at the Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University School of Medicine have developed a new risk assessment scoring system that could help physicians judge which patients can forgo invasive colonoscopy testing for cancer screening and which should receive the test.

11 Sep 2015

Latest ENT research to be presented at AAO-HNSF's annual meeting

The latest research on hearing loss, head and neck cancers, sleep apnea and other otolaryngic topics will be presented in Dallas, TX, September 27-30, at the 2015 Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO? of the American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF), the largest annual meeting of ear, nose, throat, head and neck physicians in the world.

9 Sep 2015

Moffitt researchers hope to improve pancreatic cancer survival rates by developing blood test to identify IPMNs

Pancreatic cancer is the fourth most common cause of cancer-related death in the United States and has a 5-year survival rate of only 6 percent, which is the lowest rate of all types of cancer according to the American Cancer Society.

29 Aug 2015

New endoscopic system differentiates between malignant and benign tumors in gastrointestinal tract

Cancer or no cancer? This question can usually only be answered after a days-long wait for a histological examination. With the use of a mass spectrometric technique, the answer may soon be available in real time.

13 Aug 2015

Endoscopy News and Research

Experts reveal link between excess body weight and colorectal cancer risk

KARL STORZ equips new Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital

DTR Medical to showcase new Bone Trephine product for paediatric cleft surgery at MEDICA 2015

Frost & Sullivan honours recipients of 2015 Excellence in Best Practices Awards

New article highlights advantages of nCLE technique for characterization of pancreatic cysts

Slater endoscopy launches ENSIZOR® endoscopic scissors for bariatric surgery market

Commonwealth Lab expands access to new IBS test with national agreement with Quest

NYIT's Aydin Farajidavar receives NIH grant to develop implantable wireless device for measuring gastric activity

New capsule form of FMT raises hopes for treating C. difficile infection

Mercy open new Endoscopy Suite to promote and practice gastrointestinal health

U.S 2nd Annual Obesity Summit: 35 major U.S. health societies see how they can treat obesity

Stony Brook Children's Hospital follows pain management protocols to treat pain in pediatric patients

Using integrated molecular pathology to manage incidental pancreatic cysts: an interview with Dr Ananya Das

Patient position helps increase effectiveness of colonoscopy for CRC screening

Tadpole Endoscope improves diagnostic procedures for various cancers

Study shows WATS3D biopsy can help overcome limitations of histopathological assessment of esophageal precancer

New risk assessment scoring system may help physicians select screening tests for colorectal cancer

Latest ENT research to be presented at AAO-HNSF's annual meeting

Moffitt researchers hope to improve pancreatic cancer survival rates by developing blood test to identify IPMNs

New endoscopic system differentiates between malignant and benign tumors in gastrointestinal tract

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