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Colorectal cancer rates rise among young adults
While overall colorectal cancer rates are steadily decreasing, colorectal cancer rates among younger patients are on the rise, according to data collected from the 13 Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) cancer registries nationwide and studied by the American Cancer Society.
Elderly at greater risk of complications following colonoscopy
The elderly and those with certain chronic health conditions are at greater risk of suffering from complications following colonoscopies, according to a study conducted by researchers from National Cancer Institute and the University of North Carolina. The study, which was
Severe kidney injury linked to use of OSP products
On December 11, 2008, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety alert calling for a black box warning on prescription oral sodium phosphate (OSP) products used to prepare the bowel prior to colonoscopies following reports of a serious
OSP products ‘should not be prescribed at all’
A 62-year-old woman preparing for a colonoscopy followed her doctor’s orders and took a large dose of an oral sodium phosphate (OSP) solution to cleanse her bowel before the procedure. It wasn’t an unusual order. Many physicians either prescribe OSP
Recalled over-the-counter OSP products still on shelves in Jamaica
When the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a black box warning on prescription oral sodium phosphates (OSP) Visicol and Osmo Prep, medications used to clear the bowel before colonoscopies and other procedures, C.B. Fleet also removed its over-the-counter OSP
Bowel cleanser blamed for renal failure, electrolyte abnormalities
After years of serious adverse events following the use of a type of solution used to clear the bowel before colonoscopies, Oral sodium phosphates (OSP), the products are no longer available over-the-counter and the ones available by prescription, known by
Thousands could be injured each year by OSP bowel cleansers
Two studies in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN) suggest that at least 50 percent of patients undergoing a screening colonoscopy receive oral sodium phosphates (OSP) to prep their bowel. Which means as many as 7 million
Weigh bowel cleaning options before colonoscopy
Both men and women age 50 and older, and any one regardless of age who experiences problems such as blood in the stool, intestinal pain, internal hemorrhoids, should have a colonoscopy to screen for colon cancer. If caught early, colon
Colon hydration offers alternative to OSP for bowel prep
Some hospitals across the country are choosing an alternative method of prepping the bowel before colonoscopies that does not require patients to drink a gallon of liquid laxatives the day before the procedure, according to EndoNurse. The new procedure is
