Browsing articles from "December, 2010"

New Medicare Benefits Focus on Prevention


Dec 20, 2010
by Mr. Jeff Dew
Blog, Colon Health, Colonoscopy, Preparation, Prevention
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Beginning January 1, Medicare recipients will no longer be required to pay a co-pay or deductible to receive screening colonoscopies as part of the Medicare Preventive Services program. Read more >>

What’s making you burp?


Dec 14, 2010
by Dr. Meade Edmunds
Blog, Heartburn, Hiatal Hernia
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If you have been experiencing acid reflux, heartburn and belching, even nausea or chest pain, you could have a hiatal hernia. The condition is extremely common, often going undiagnosed and untreated for years.  Being largely asymptomatic, you may never know you have one unless your doctor finds it while checking for another condition. Read more >>

Act Now! March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month


Dec 3, 2010
by Dr. David Lee
Blog, Colon Cancer, Colon Health
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There is no time like the present to schedule your colonoscopy. March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, a great time to remind you that colorectal cancer is a largely preventable, treatable and beatable disease.  But it is up to you. Read more >>