First use of prenatal MRI to detect often-misdiagnosed CCD (News-Medical-Net)

In a case believed to be a United States first, the radiology team at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital has used prenatal magnetic resonance imaging to detect an often-misdiagnosed genetic disease.

CBS' Harry Smith To Undergo Colonoscopy On Live TV (CBS 2 Chicago)

On Wednesday morning, Harry Smith is getting a colonoscopy -- LIVE -- on The Early Show. And while he may be joking around today, this is a serious matter, and a test that can save your life. CBS 2's Roseanne Tellez reports that Harry says he's not that nervous.

National Event Addresses Breakthroughs in Crohn’s & Colitis Research: National Expert & Researcher Answers Key ... (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

Research in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) is changing and improving the way Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis—chronic and often debilitating digestive diseases impacting 1.4 million Americans—are diagnosed and treated.

Logan Memorial offers free preliminary colon cancer screenings (News-Democrat & Leader)

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cancer killer for men and women in the United States. The American Cancer Society estimated that in 2007, more than 150,000 people were diagnosed with colore...

Screening is key for colon cancer prevention (Abilene Reflector-Chronicle)

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States and is a type of cancer that specifically targets the large intestine and/or the rectum. An estimated 146,970 people will be diagnosed in 2010, while another 49,920 people will die from the disease. With recommended screening, this cancer can be prevented or detected early, when it can be more easily and ...

The dangers of colon cleansing (KMIR 6 Palm Springs)

You may have seen ads claiming that colon cleansing is necessary to help clean out the large intestine and that it can prevent diseases like colon cancer.

The dangers of colon cleansing (KIVI Boise)

You may have heard that colon cleansing can rid the body of toxins and help prevent cancer. You can flush those ideas.

Colorectal cancer - 4th most common cancer in U.S. (Fort Leavenworth Lamp)

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. - In the United States, colorectal cancer is the fourth most common cancer in men, after skin, prostate and lung cancer. It is also the fourth most common cancer in women, after skin, breast and lung cancer. It's also the second leading cause of all cancer deaths.

Clear Lake Gastrointestinal Practice, Bay Area Gastroenterology Salutes National Colon Cancer Awareness Month (Marketwire)

HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwire - March 3, 2010) - Maintaining good gastrointestinal health is a goal of the physicians of Bay Area Gastroenterology. As March is National Colon Cancer Awareness Month , the physicians at the Clear Lake endoscopy practice maintain that early diagnosis is essential to preventing colon cancer and other disorders.

Clear Lake Gastrointestinal Practice, Bay Area Gastroenterology Salutes National Colon Cancer Awareness Month (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwire - 03/03/10) - Maintaining good gastrointestinal health is a goal of the physicians of Bay Area Gastroenterology. As March is National Colon Cancer Awareness Month , the physicians at the Clear Lake endoscopy practice maintain that early diagnosis is essential to preventing colon cancer and other disorders. A hot issue currently facing Americans is the use of Probiotic ...