Recent news on Colonoscopy

Study: Colonoscopy miss rate of 12 percent  -  25 May 2007
United Press InternationalSTANFORD, Calif., May 24 (UPI) -- A US study found an overall colonoscopy miss rate of 12 percent for tumors of any size and 3 percent for tumors greater

A New Benchmark in the Colorectal Neoplasm Miss Rate During ...  -  25 May 2007
SpiritIndia,Although the colonoscopy is considered the most effective means to detect precursors of colon cancer, the overall reported rate of missing colorectal tumors

Antibiotics can cause diarrhea  -  25 May 2007
DetNews.com,Dear DL: If your general health is good, particularly your heart health, 90 isn't too old for a colonoscopy. You need an investigation if you're bleeding

Big colon has bigger message  -  25 May 2007
OregonLive.com,But in a 20-foot-long inflatable colon the polyps carry a stern warning -- get a colonoscopy if you're 50 or older or if you have symptoms of a colon

Shining a light on impulse to seek sun  -  25 May 2007
Baltimore Sun,In a virtual colonography, the colon is examined by a CT scan - a less invasive screening method than conventional colonoscopy, in which patients often have

Concentrated radio waves proide new approach to treating ...  -  25 May 2007
News-Medical.net,..."The procedure is performed on patients as an outpatient procedure under conscious sedation, much as during a colonoscopy. The patients find that they have

Communicating 10000 years into future  -  25 May 2007
Pocono Record,Or if you're too embarrassed to get a needed colonoscopy. Less clear is whether the elevated heart rate and blood pressure of some embarrassed subjects pose

What I want to be when I grow up  -  25 May 2007
Town Hall,...to have to put up with Helen Thomas later that same day must be as depressing as waking up the day on which root canal or a colonoscopy is scheduled.

Getting a colonoscopy? Find a doctor with experience  -  May 23, 2007
ABC7Chicago.com,May 23, 2007 - So it's time to get a colonoscopy. Do you know how many of these procedures your doctor has done? It might be good to find out.

Walk-in colonoscopy  -  May 23, 2007
University of North Carolina The Daily Tar Heel,Melissa Doyle, 5, examines polyps in the "Super Colon" on Friday afternoon. Melissa's mother saw an advertisement for the exhibit in the paper and thought

New Pill May Screen For Colon Cancer  -  May 23, 2007
CBS News,Researchers say they are encouraged by early results from an ongoing study comparing a pill-delivered imaging device with colonoscopy for detection of colon

Flexible Sigmoidoscopy May Miss Colon Cancers  -  May 23, 2007
Medscape (subscription)Colonoscopy not only can be used to diagnose colon cancers, but it can be used to remove small lesions," Dr. Nesmith added. "With flexible sigmoidoscopy

Aquavan(R) (Fospropofol Disodium) Injection Data Presented at ...  -  May 24, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),...the presentation of results of a successful pivotal phase 3 trial of Aquavan(R) (fospropofol disodium) Injection in patients undergoing colonoscopy.

iCAD CEO Ken Ferry to Speak at the 2007 Future in Review Conference  -  May 22, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),The Company's commitment to digital imaging will continue to expand as we explore applications in 3D mammography and virtual colonoscopy."

TRICARE provides colonoscopy screening benefit  -  May 11, 2007
Navy Compass,Recognizing an increasing need for comprehensive preventive care for you and your family, TRICARE benefits include a specific schedule for colonoscopy

CT Colonography Alternative for Older Patients Who Can’t Undergo ...  -  May 11, 2007
EndoNurse,..."Many of the many referred for CTC were older patients who had experienced problems with conventional colonoscopy," said Anna Lev-Toaff, MD, lead author of

CT colonoscopy has 90 percent agreement rate with optical colonoscopy  -  May 9, 2007
News-Medical.net,Nearly 90% of colon polyps greater than or equal to 6 mm in size detected at CT colonoscopy were demonstrated to represent true polyps at subsequent optical

CT Colonoscopy Has 90 Percent Agreement With Optical Colonoscopy  -  May 7, 2007
EndoNurse,Nearly 90 percent of colon polyps greater than or equal to 6 mm in size detected at computed tomography (CT) colonoscopy (CTC) were demonstrated to

HBO Broadcasts Larry David's Colonoscopy  -  May 8, 2007
The Spoof (satire),The colonoscopy will be performed at the famous Cedar Sinai outpatient clinic on Lacienega Boulevard and will be performed by Dr David Pearlstein world

TriCare offers colonoscopy screening benefit  -  May 8, 2007
Schriever Air Force Base,Routine colonoscopies that fall outside of the above schedule are not covered by TriCare; however Medicare may cover a routine colonoscopy for

Comparison shop for that colonoscopy  -  May 5, 2007
Marketplace,...director for Anthem Blue Cross says its website's unique, because it can tell you the total cost for a more complicated procedure - like a colonoscopy.

Cash aims to cut colonoscopy waits  -  May 4, 2007
Hamilton Spectator,A colonoscopy examines the lining of the rectum and colon for abnormalities that might be cancerous. It's done on people who have a family history of

Virtual Colonoscopy Most Cost-Effective Colon Cancer Screening Test  -  Apr 26, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Optical colonoscopy (OC) and flexible sigmoidscopy (FS) have been the primary screening tools for the last few decades but are associated with complications

Virtual Colonoscopy is Most-effective for Screening Colon Cancer  -  Apr 25, 2007
MedIndia,A cost-benefit analysis study says the low malignancy rate among so-called diminutive polyps gives virtual colonoscopy with removal of lesions 6 mm or

Racial variability in secular trends in the incidence of proximal ...  -  May 21, 2007
SpiritIndia,It has been proposed that cancers occurring at different sub-sites in the colon may have different underlying causes, and that colonoscopy is a better tool

Medical malpractice trial may conclude today after closing arguments  -  May 14, 2007
Naples Daily News,A Naples gastroenterologist who performed an endoscopy followed by a colonoscopy on a 59-year-old woman who later died took correct steps in his treatment

Malpractice trial begins in death of woman  -  May 8, 2007
Naples Daily News,Whether the colonoscopy was needed when a radiologist determined X-rays and CT scans indicated a blockage wasn’t likely, and whether Dr. Michael Marks of

Forget macho; get tested early to fight cancer  -  May 19, 2007
Orlando Sentinel,He recommended a test unfamiliar to Castello -- a colonoscopy. The test showed colon cancer, at an early stage and, with surgery, treatable.

Cancer doctor: Efforts to beat disease continue across US  -  May 17, 2007
Goldsboro News Argus,Colon cancer could be almost completely eliminated if people would have a colonoscopy done when they reach middle age, he pointed out.

Jury clears Naples doctor in wrongful death lawsuit  -  May 15, 2007
Naples Daily News,A day later, Marks performed an endoscopy and on April 12, a colonoscopy, which ended in Dill vomiting violently and aspirating. It entered her lungs,

Patients Shopping Around  -  May 16, 2007
Ellsworth American,For example, hospital charges for a colonoscopy vary widely based on the specific type of procedure required and the technologies used in performing it.

Widower testifies in late wife’s wrongful death trial  -  May 10, 2007
Naples Daily News,Marks performed an endoscopy on April 9 and on April 12, the colonoscopy. During the colonoscopy, Dill vomited violently, aspirating her vomit,

Dr. Gott: Are frequent colonoscopies necessary?  -  May 15, 2007
Northwest Herald,The surgeon said that as a follow up, I should have a flexible sigmoidoscopy in six months, and, if that looked OK, then a colonoscopy every two to three

How to Halve the Death Rate From Colon Cancer  -  Apr 30, 2007
New York Times,How long does it take for the doctor to examine the colon during a colonoscopy? (A recent study indicated that doctors who take fewer than eight minutes are

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