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Researchers estimate that undergoing colonoscopy within the previous 10 years prevented death from colorectal cancer in about 50,400 Americans and about 25,600 Germans aged 55 to 79 years between 2008 and 2011.  

In the AGA’s newly released clinical practice update on long-term use of proton pump inhibitors, experts recommended that health care providers should weigh the risks and benefits of these medications before prescribing them to patients.  

PENSACOLA DOCTOR NAMED FELLOW OF THE AMERICAN GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION Fellowship Honors Superior Professional Achievement in GI Field March 16, 2016 – Gastroenterology Associates of Pensacola, PA announced today that Dr. Fares Hakim has been named Fellow of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), the nation’s oldest …

Gastroenterology Associates and the Endoscopy Group welcome Dr. Rick B. Newman to the practice. 

The microbiome is among the hottest topics in medical and scientific research. The National Institutes of Health and private foundations have invested hundreds of millions of dollars in research to define and characterize the human microbiome.  

Researchers suggested re-evaluating recommendations to limit dietary fiber due to recent evidence that disease flares in patients with Crohn’s disease may be reduced with the intake of dietary fiber. 

Gastroenterology Associates and the Endoscopy Group welcome Dr. Richard R. Dobhan to the practice. 

Richard Wender, MD, Chief Cancer Control Officer of the American Cancer Society and Chair of the National Colorectal Cancer Round Table, discusses the critical public health goal of reaching 80% colon cancer screening rates by the end of 2018. 

With the passage of the Affordable Care Act, everyone with a stake in the $3-trillion-a-year health industry came out ahead — except the taxpayers, says author Steven Brill. 

Over 130,000 Americans will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer this year. And 1-in-3 are expected to die from the disease according the American Cancer Society.