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Harry Smith To Get Colonoscopy On 'Early Show'
Early Show co-anchor Harry Smith is scheduled to have a colonoscopy Wednesday - and the show plans live reports as he undergoes the procedure. Viewers will also learn what Smith had to do to prepare for it. (Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire)

Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patients Not More Likely To Get Colon Cancer
Patients with irritable bowel syndrome are at no greater risk of having polyps, colon cancer or inflammatory bowel diseases than healthy people undergoing colonoscopies, according to new research published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology. Patients and doctors get nervous about the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), says William D. Chey, M.D., professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical School. They think the symptoms represent something more sinister... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)