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Two Clinical Studies Recommend Use of PillCam SB as Screening Tool for Diagnosing Cause of Iron Deficiency Anemia.

Publication: PR Newswire
Publication Date: 14-SEP-05 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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- Data Presented this Week at 2005 World Congress of Gastroenterology -

YOQNEAM, Israel, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Given Imaging Ltd. today announced two studies concluding that PillCam SB capsule endoscopy is a modality of choice in diagnosing the cause of unexplained iron deficiency anemia (IDA) following negative endoscopy and can lead to a definitive diagnosis in this group. The studies were presented this week at The 13th World Congress of Gastroenterology (WCOG), taking place in Montreal, September 10th -14th.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) estimates that 20% of women and 3% of men in the United States have IDA. Iron is an essential component of hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying pigment in the blood. The causes of iron deficiency are too little iron in the diet, poor absorption of iron by the body, and loss of blood (including from heavy menstrual bleeding). According to the NIH, in men and postmenopausal women the cause of IDA...

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