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Gastroenterology

The Secret Of Suffering

Rabbi Adam Jacobs | Posted 09.27.2012 | Religion
Read More: Gastroenterology, Talmud, Judaism, Suffering, Viktor Frankl, God, Jewish Wisdom, Religion News
Rabbi Adam Jacobs

We have been given the ability to glimpse a sliver of reality and also to use our intellects to "see" beyond our limitations, but like small children, we cry out when we're in pain -- it's a function of our basic humanity.

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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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'TRANS-POOSION': Self-prescribed Fecal Transplant Saves Canadian Man's Life

The Huffington Post | David Moye | Posted 04.06.2012 | Weird News
Read More: Weird UK, Video, Weird Canada, Lawerence Brandt, Weird Science, Poop Enemas, Gastroenterology, Dr. Saad Habba, Weird Photos & Videos, Fecal Transplant, Weird News News

When death was knocking on the door of a Canadian man, he took drastic measures to save his own life -- with a self-injected fecal transplant. The ...

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The Problem With Medical Specialty Recommendations: Barrett's Esophagus

Dr. Dennis Gottfried | Posted 03.24.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: American College of Gastroenterology, Gerd, Cancer Screening, Cancer of the Esophagus, Barrett's Esophagus, Health, Gastroenterology, Health Care, Personal Health, Barrett's Esophagus Disease, Esophagus Cancer, Barrett's Disease, Healthy Living News
Dr. Dennis Gottfried

The recommendations of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) concerning screening endoscopy for Barrett's esophagus illustrates how a professional society's recommendations can be self-serving and contrary to best care.

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