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VANCOUVER, March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - CRH Medical Corporation (CRM:TSX-V) announced the acceptance for publication of a key peer-reviewed clinical study related to the use of its proprietary technology. The study, entitled "Hemorrhoid Treatment in the Outpatient Gastroenterologist Practice Using the CRH O'Regan Disposable Bander is Safe and Effective" will be presented at Digestive Disease Week in Chicago, Illinois. It is the first study to focus on the use of the CRH technology...
VANCOUVER, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - CRH Medical Corporation announced today that through its Partnership Program, the CRH O'Regan Hemorrhoid banding technology has been adopted by more than 90% of the gastroenterologist practice groups trained by the Company since June 2008. The Company believes this provides clear evidence of not only a strong medical need, but also confirmation of the consistency of its training methodology. The sharing of knowledge and experience from our CRH...
VANCOUVER, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - CRH Medical announced today that for the year ended December 31, 2008, it had 27,348 patient visits at its Centers for Colorectal Health compared to 13,461 for the same period in 2007. In addition, as a result of it's Partnership Program, the Company sold 6,840 units of its CRH O'Regan Hemorrhoid Banding Technology compared to 1,920 for the same period in 2007. The Company trained more than 100 physicians in its Partnership Program during the...
Allina Hospitals & Clinics' Unity Hospital will present a live weight loss surgery on http://www.or-live.com/unityhospital/2151 at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 30. Jeffrey Baker, MD, will perform a laparoscopic adjustable gastric band surgery, commonly known as Lap-Band(R) or Realize Band(TM) surgery, while Frederick Johnson, MD answers viewer questions, and talks about the benefits of adjustable banding procedures. "This is a great opportunity for individuals contemplating weight loss...
Allina Hospitals & Clinics' Unity Hospital will present a live weight loss surgery on http://www.or-live.com/unityhospital/2151 at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 30. Jeffrey Baker, MD, will perform a laparoscopic adjustable gastric band surgery, commonly known as Lap-Band(R) or Realize Band(TM) surgery, while Frederick Johnson, MD answers viewer questions, and talks about the benefits of adjustable banding procedures. "This is a great opportunity for individuals contemplating weight loss...
VANCOUVER, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CRH Medical Corporation (CRM:TSX-V) announced today that during the past few months it has trained over 100 Gastroenterologists as part of its strategic initiative to sell the Company's patented proprietary hemorrhoid banding technology directly to physicians. The Company believes this distribution approach complements its core strategy of operating Centers for Colorectal Health where the CRH technology is administered. The Company currently...
U.S. parents are taking their children to Mexico for lower cost weight-loss surgery, a U.S. surgeon says. Gastric bypass and stomach banding typically cost half as much in Mexico as they do in the United States, but U.S. health officials are concerned about proper pre-screening and post-surgical care, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported Monday. Medical complications can surface days after a patient returns home and patients lacking follow-up care can suffer malnutrition or regain the...
According to recent evidence, Gastric bypass surgery results in more successful weight loss than gastric banding. Patients who had the bypass surgery showed more consistent weight loss says Dr. Nancy Puzziferri of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, who contributed to the report.Evidence during the study showed that more rapid weight loss came with the gastric bypass surgery, but 3 years after the surgery, gastric bypass and banding showed similar...
Two years ago Jane Crook was told she was too overweight to have children, so she took drastic action and had her stomach stapled. Now, as she beams down at the son she thought she'd never have, she says having a gastric band fitted to her stomach was the best thing she ever did and she hopes it will give other people hope. Proud parents Jane, 40, and her fiancee Andrew Hay, 45, have not stopped smiling since baby Charlie was born two weeks ago. Jane suffered from a rare medical condition...
The first webcast of weight-loss surgery using a new gastric band will be presented by The Hospital of Central Connecticut and OR-Live on Aug 6 at 6 p.m. The procedure, utilizing the REALIZE(TM) Adjustable Gastric Band and the latest laparoscopic techniques, will be performed by Dr. Carlos Barba. Narration will be in both English and Spanish. "The REALIZE band is one of the newest options in weight loss surgery," said Barba. It is similar to other laparoscopic bands, he explained, but offers...
