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First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Study Examines Aspirin's Role in Colon-Cancer Treatment

Posted in News, Colon Cancer (Colorectal Cancer), Industry IssuesFORT LAUDERALE, Fla.—Researchers from the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University this month published a review for clinicians on the optimal utilization ... [Published EndoNurse - May 16 2013]

Entities: Aspirin, Florida Atlantic University, Heart Attack

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Olympus Corp

Olympus Scopes Now Powered by Next-Gen Processor

CENTER VALLEY, Pa.—Olympus announced today that the company's ultrasound endoscopes will now be powered by the ProSound F75 Ultrasound Processor.The ProSound F75 Ultrasound Processor, developed in partnership by Hitachi Aloka Medical, Ltd., provides diagnosis ... [Published EndoNurse - May 15 2013]

Entities: Olympus Corp, Ultrasound, endoscopic ultrasound, endoscope

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Johns Hopkins Hospital Reports Environmental-Campaign Success

BALTIMORE—Officials at the Johns Hopkins Hospital (JHH) report a 200,000-pound decrease in the amount of trash produced each month—a 17 percent drop in just the first five months of a campaign begun in October 2012.“We began working to reduce our hospital ... [Published EndoNurse - May 10 2013]

Entities: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Recycling, Environment, Sustainability

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Olympus Releases Fully Rotatable HD Bronchoscopes

Posted in News, Companies, Bronchoscopy, ProductsCENTER VALLEY, Pa.―Medical-device company Olympus today announced the commercial availability of its 510(k) cleared BF-190 bronchoscopes.According to an Olympus news release, the BF-190 bronchoscopes ... [Published EndoNurse - May 08 2013]

Entities: bronchoscope, bronchoscopy, endoscope, HDTV High Definition TV

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

FDA Food & Drug Administration

FDA Grants Premarket Approval for Propofol System

Posted in News, Products, Industry, Food And Drug Administration (FDA)CINCINNATI, Ohio―Sedasys, a Division of Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. (Ethicon), this month announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted PMA approval for the ... [Published EndoNurse - May 08 2013]

Entities: Premarket Approval, Propofol, FDA Food & Drug Administration

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

The Methodist Hospital

Does Surgery Fight Reflux When Meds No Longer Work?

Posted in News, Surgery, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)HOUSTON—For years, Majed Khalifa’s severe reflux prevented him from sleeping at night and, because of his disease, he couldn’t even drink coffee to help him get through the day. He was taking ... [Published EndoNurse - May 03 2013]

Entities: reflux, esophagus, The Methodist Hospital, Houston (Texas, United States)

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Should Hospitals Screen for C. dif Upon Admission?

Posted in News, Infection Control, Industry IssuesWASHINGTON―Testing patients with just three risk factors upon hospital admission has potential to identify nearly three out of four asymptomatic carriers of C. difficile, according to a new study published ... [Published EndoNurse - May 02 2013]

Entities: Clostridium Difficile, Admission, Infection, Patient

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Malpractice Suits Add Little to Healthcare Costs

BALTIMORE—Efforts to lower health care costs in the United States have focused at times on demands to reform the medical malpractice system, with some researchers asserting that large, headline-grabbing and “frivolous" payouts are among the heaviest drains ... [Published EndoNurse - May 02 2013]

Entities: MALPRACTICE, Health Care, Quadriplegia, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Researchers Find New Way to Detect Colorectal Cancer

Posted in News, Research, Colon Cancer (Colorectal Cancer), ScreeningLEXINGTON, Ky.—A unique new study led by University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers Guo-Min Li and Libya Gu, in collaboration with Dr. Wei Yang at National Institutes ... [Published EndoNurse - May 01 2013]

Entities: Colorectal Cancer, Cancer, colorectal

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Plan to Reduce Diarrhea Could Save 2 Million Children a Year

Posted in News, Diarrhea, Industry IssuesGENEVA―A new Global Action Plan launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF has the potential to save up to 2 million children every year from deaths caused by pneumonia and diarrhea, some of the ... [Published EndoNurse - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: diarrhea, Pneumonia, Global Action Plan, World Health Organization

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 24 2013 - 1 reports

Company Releases Water Bottle System with CO2 Tubing

MENTOR, Ohio—US Endoscopy, a company that focuses on endoscopy device design and manufacturing, today announced the release of the AquaShield water bottle system, a product that includes CO2 extension tubing.For customers using CO2 during procedures, ... [Published EndoNurse - Apr 24 2013]

Entities: Carbon Dioxide, endoscopy, Steris Corporation

First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 1 reports

Does Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication Reduce GERD?

Posted in News, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), ProceduresREDWOOD CITY, Calif.―EndoGastric Solutions (EGS), a company that focuses on endoluminal reconstructive treatment for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), today announced the presentation ... [Published EndoNurse - Apr 23 2013]

Entities: Patient, reflux, gastroesophageal reflux disease, endoscopy, EndoGastric Solutions Inc

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...Varadarajulu, medical irector of the Center for Interventional Endoscopy (CIE) and Professor of Medicine at the University of Central Florida. "The images are crisp with excellent resolution and the technology is truly versatile in its functionality."

Olympus Scopes Now Powered by Next-Gen Processor [Published EndoNurse - May 15 2013]

...provides new clues to cancer etiology, that is, from the classical genetic defects to abnormal epigenetic modifications in the future," Li said. "Since SETD2 mutations have been shown in many types of cancers, including clear cell renal cell carcinoma, lung cancer, gastric cancer and hematological malignancies, our next goal is to determine association of MMR defects with these cancers, as well as SETD2 mutations in MSI-positive MMR-competent colorectal cancers."

Researchers Find New Way to Detect Colorectal Cancer [Published EndoNurse - May 01 2013]

...to reduce disparities," said Stephen Grubbs, MD, lead co-author of the study and oncologist at Christiana Care's Helen F Graham Cancer Center. "Eliminating disparities in cancer screening, diagnosis, treatment, and mortality is an essential step toward improved health outcomes for all Americans with cancer."

Delaware Program Reduces Colorectal-Cancer Mortality Rates [Published EndoNurse - Apr 17 2013]