Best All-Natural Colon Cleanse Detox Pills at Home: A procedure known as a colon cleanse can be used to rid the intestines of any toxins built up over time. If you cleanse your colon regularly, your ...

Imagine being Dr. Jennifer Nayor. As a gastroenterologist at Emerson Endoscopy and Digestive Health Center in Concord, she knows most patients would rather be anywhere but her exam room."I know a lot ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although swallowing a pill camera can give doctors a good picture of the colon, it is not as good as traditional colonoscopy at detecting precancerous growths and cancer, ...

A Boston-based team led by a professor at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston is developing a new tool to help fight colon cancer — a “swimming capsule” pill, according to a WCVB.com report. The ...

A cheap, widely available diabetes drug may soon pull double duty as a colon cancer-fighting supplement, according to new research that’s turning heads in the medical world. Metformin, a staple ...

Sebela Pharmaceuticals launched its pill-based colonoscopy preparation, Sutab, in the U.S., the pharmaceutical company announced Jan. 5. Sutab is the first pill-based preparation solution to receive ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who have used birth control pills seem to have a slightly decreased risk of colon cancer as they age, a new study suggests. Sign up here. Researchers found that among ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A kinder, gentler approach to one of the most dreaded exams in medicine is on the way: U.S. regulators have cleared a bite-size camera to help screen patients who have trouble with ...

A less toxic and more convenient treatment for advanced colon cancer can be delivered in tablet form, according to a new University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center study. Researchers said the ...

July 16, 2009 European researchers say the pill camera is not as effective as colonoscopy at detecting precancerous growths and cancer. The study found that traditional colonoscopy was better at ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Given Imaging Ltd. says it has won U.S. approval for an ingestible pill camera that can help doctors screen the large intestine for polyps and other early signs of colon cancer. The ...