Colonic – Colonic hydrotherapy
Colonic hydrotherapy (colonics or detoxification) is usually practiced outside of conventional medicine. Colon therapy in one form or another is actually many centuries old. Even in the early 1900s. The American Medical Association criticized colonic irrigation when used to allegedly remove toxins and enhance health. Scientific knowledge about these procedures has increased [...]
Colonoscopy
In the thirty years since 1971 when total colonoscopy was first described, significant technical advancements have been made in terms of instrument handling and imaging capability. Nevertheless. colonoscopy remains a procedure requiring manual dexterity and concentration. The experienced examiner can now successfully reach the cecum in 98% of patients and in most cases can also [...]
Colon Cancer – Colorectal cancer
What do baseball stars Darryl Strawberry and Eric Davis, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, and music promoter and TV personality Sharon Osboume have in common? They all have the diagnosis of colorectal cancer (colon cancer) which includes cancer of the colon and rectum. Each year approximately 135,000 Americans are diagnosed [...]
