An adequate bowel preparation is defined as one that permits the detection of all polyps >5 mm in size. While providing a conceptual framework for understanding an acceptable preparation, this ...

Quality colonoscopy preparation requires patients to follow instructions carefully. Researchers in a recent study published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology examined patient factors that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Colonoscopy is considered the gold-standard when screening for colorectal cancer," says gastroenterologist Dr. Brian McGee, MD.

Colorectal cancer is expected to claim the lives of more than 55,000 Americans in 20262. Despite the fact that early-stage detection carries a survival rate of over 90 percent3, nearly one-third of ...

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ColonaryConcepts LLC today announced the reacquisition of its proprietary colonoscopy preparation assets from Sebela Pharmaceuticals. ColonaryConcepts ...

Robert Burakoff, MD, MPH, is a board-certified gastroenterologist who serves as vice chair of Ambulatory Services at Lower Manhattan Hospital and professor of medicine at the Weill Cornell Medical ...

Kevin Cunningham's grandfather died at age 43 from colorectal cancer. Cunningham's mother was just 3. Because of this family history, Cunningham, now 40, had his first colonoscopy at 30. His ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Colonoscopy prep just got a little easier. The FDA recently approved a new prep drink that claims to taste better than any other ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – March is recognized as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Colorectal cancer is one of the deadliest ...

Decades ago, to prepare for a colonoscopy, patients first had to clean out their colons using laxatives such as castor oil or magnesium citrate, sometimes over several days. It wasn’t pleasant. Things ...