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Gastroenterologists

Trial by Water: Loving Your Colonoscopy and Other Rites of Middle Age

Howard Barbanel | Posted 07.07.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Anesthesia, Prostate Cancer, Colon Cancer, Colonoscopy, Gastroenterology, Gastroenterologists, Prostrate Exam, Movi-Prep, Middle Age, Healthy Living News
Howard Barbanel

It has been said that getting older is not for wimps. Among the great joys men experience as they slide into middle age is the prostate exam whereby o...

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Incredible Pen Still Works After 25 Years In Woman's Stomach

Posted 12.20.2011 | Weird News
Read More: Britain, Video, Woman Swallows Pen, Weird Britain, British Medical Journal, Medicine, Gastroenterologists, Pens, Weird Medicine, Weird News News

Twenty-five years ago, a woman told her husband and general practitioner that she accidentally swallowed a felt-tip pen. They didn't believe her at th...

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Avoiding Esophageal Cancer

Dr. Jon LaPook | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Barrett's Esophagus, Chronic Reflux, Esophagitis, Esophageal Cancer, Adenocarcinoma, Cancer, Acid Reflux, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Gastroenterologists, Healthy Living News
Dr. Jon LaPook

If you're from a Western country, there's a 10-20 percent chance that you suffer from classic symptoms of acid reflux, chronic cases of which can lead to esophageal cancer.

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