Digestive Disease Week® 2006 Booth 644 --Given Imaging (NASDAQ: GIVN) announced today that 86 abstracts on PillCamcapsule endoscopy will be presented at this year's Digestive DiseaseWeek® 2006 (DDW®) medical meeting from May 20 to 25 in Los Angeles.Given Imaging will host several educational "Meet the Experts" sessionsthroughout the week at booth number 644.

Among the clinical data to be presented on PillCam capsule endoscopy are:

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-- "Comparison of Wireless Video Small Bowel Capsule Endoscopy (CE) and Upper Endoscopy (EGD) in Evaluation of Iron-deficiency Anemia (IDA) in Patients with Negative Colonoscopy," (Abstract M1301) Monday, May 22, 2006, 8:00 a.m. West Hall A (Los Angeles Convention Center Clinical Practice/Outcomes

-- "Capsule Endoscopy Findings and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding," (Abstract S1463) Sunday, May 21, 2006, 8:00 a.m. West Hall A (Los Angeles Convention Center)-- "Capsule Endoscopy: Benefit in Evaluation of 'Missed' Endoscopic Lesions in Obscure GI bleeding," (Abstract M1247) Monday, May 22, 2006, 8:00 a.m. West Hall A (Los Angeles Convention Center)-- "Impact of Capsule Endoscopy on Clinical Outcomes," (Abstract M1323); Monday, May 22, 2006, 8:00 a.m. West Hall A (Los Angeles Convention Center)-- "Capsule Endoscopy for Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Report of 100 Consecutive Cases to Investigate Long Term Clinical Outcomes," (Abstract M1259); Monday, May 22, 2006, 8:00 a.m. West Hall A (Los Angeles Convention Center)-- "Long Term Follow-up of Patients with Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding after Negative Endoscopy," (Presentation # 500) Tuesday, May 23, 2006, 9:30 a.m. 511 A/B/C (Los Angeles Convention Center Crohn's Disease

-- "Mucosal Healing in the Small Intestine Detected by Wireless Capsule Endoscopy," (Abstract S1407) Sunday, May 21, 2006, 8:00 a.m. West Hall A; (Los Angeles Convention Center)-- "Usefulness of the Capsule Endoscopy in the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Preliminary results," (Abstract T1122) Tuesday, May 23, 2006, 8:30 a.m. West Hall A (Los Angeles Convention Center) Given Imaging will also host teleconference on Friday, May 26th at 10:30 amET to summarize the key abstracts presented at this year's DDW. Toparticipate in the teleconference, please dial 800-289-0572 fifteen minutesbefore the conference begins. International callers should dial913-981-5543. The call will also be webcast live at www.givenimaging.com.A replay of the call will be available on the company's website by dialing888-203-1112. International callers should dial 719-457-0820. The replayparticipant code is 8747793.

About Digestive Disease Week

Digestive Disease Week (DDW) is the largest international gathering ofphysicians, researchers and academics in the fields of gastroenterology,hepatology, endoscopy and gastrointestinal surgery. Jointly sponsored bythe American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), theAmerican Gastroenterological Association (AGA), the American Society forGastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and the Society for Surgery of theAlimentary Tract (SSAT), DDW takes place May 20-25, 2006 in Los Angeles, atthe Los Angeles Convention Center. The meeting showcases approximately5,000 abstracts and hundreds of lectures on the latest advances in GIresearch, medicine and technology. For more information, visitwww.ddw.org.

About Given Imaging

Given Imaging is redefining gastrointestinal diagnosis by developing,producing and marketing innovative, patient-friendly products for detectinggastrointestinal disorders. The company is developing a complete line ofPillCam™ video capsules for detecting disorders of the gastrointestinaltract. The company's technology platform is the Given® System, featuringthe PillCam video capsule, a disposable, miniature video camera containedin a capsule, which is ingested by the patient. The PillCam SB capsule is anaturally ingested method for direct visualization of the entire smallintestine. It is currently marketed in the United States and in more than50 other countries and has benefited more than 340,000 patients worldwide.The PillCam ESO video capsule, which provides visual examination of theesophagus, has been cleared for marketing by the FDA. Additional capsulesfor visualization of the stomach and colon are under development. GivenImaging's headquarters, manufacturing, and R&D facilities are located inYoqneam, Israel; it has direct sales and marketing operations in the UnitedStates, Germany and France, and local offices in Japan, Spain, andAustralia. For more information, visit http://www.givenimaging.com.

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