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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ColoCap colon capsule endoscopy. A "camera in a capsule" could revolutionize bowel imaging technology, replacing traditional ...

A recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine concluded that the use of a wireless pill camera, like Given Imaging's PillCam, in its current generation, is not as effective as a ...

When most of us hear “colonoscopy,” more often than not it causes an involuntary gulp of trepidation, but thanks to the work of Israeli medical solutions company Given Imaging, that gulp will soon be ...

Using just a single image taken by a capsule endoscopy camera, scientists have succeeded in creating a three-dimensional model of the colon. This new method provides much better images and can help ...

New York, March 16 (IANS) Scientists have developed a new pill that can act as non-invasive alternative to colonoscopies — an effective way to screen for colon cancer — and help identify growths ...

A small capsule could change how we study the microbiome of the small intestine. A team led by researchers at the University ...

Colonoscopy is the accepted standard for colorectal cancer screening with the Center for Diseases Control estimating that if people were screened, then 60 percent of the deaths due to this disease ...

TEL AVIV, July 15 (Reuters) - Israeli camera-in-a-pill maker Given Imaging has received Japanese regulatory approval for its PillCam Colon video capsule for diagnosis of colonic disease when ...

Given Imaging announced today it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its PillCam COLON camera that can be used for patients who have incomplete colonoscopies.