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COLOGUARD APPROVED FOR AGES 45 AND OLDER! Check out this news brief in Healio Gastroenterology about the recent FDA approval for an at-home stool test in adults OLDER THAN 45, reflecting the increasing concern of RISING RATES OF COLORECTAL CANCER IN YOUNGER INDIVIDUALS. Cologuard, a non-invasive colorectal cancer screening test, has been approved […]
GET COMPETITIVE TO GET FIT! Check out this article from CNN.com about a September JAMA Internal Medicine study showing that competition fosters the greatest gains in physical activity. “A new study followed 602 overweight or obese adults using fitness trackers and found those who entered a competition game to boost their daily steps […]
“WOMEN POOP. SOMETIMES AT WORK. GET OVER IT.” Check out this excellent New York Times article that highlights some very interesting gender differences noted in the realm of digestive health. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/17/style/women-poop-at-work.html “Poop shame is real — and it disproportionately affects women, who suffer from higher rates of irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease. […]
BEEN TOLD YOU HAVE FATTY LIVER? A FORMAL WEIGHT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IS RECOMMENDED Check out the summary in Med Page Today of the recent article in JAMA Internal Medicine highlighting the benefit that a formal weight loss program can have on fatty liver disease, a condition that affects 25-30% of all Americans! “Weight […]