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Slower Not Necessarily Better in Colonoscopy Withdrawal
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When physicians were encouraged to spend at least 7 minutes examining the colonic mucosa during colonoscopy withdrawal, and they were documented as having done so, the extra time did not increase the rate of colon polyp detection, U.S. investigators report in the December issue of Gastroenterology. Reuters Health Information
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Less Common E. Coli O111 Causes High Rates of Serious Illness
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Escherichia coli O111, the serotype that caused the large 2008 outbreak in Oklahoma, led to hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) in a substantial number of patients and in a pattern not typical of the better-known E. coli O157. Reuters Health Information
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