FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Stern Linda B 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/13/2006 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol EZ EM INC [EZEM] (Last) (First) (Middle) 23 WILLETS ROAD 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) OLD WESTBURY, NY 115681522 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 1,947,804 I (1) As Executor/Beneficiary-H. Stern Estate

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Common Stock Option (2)	06/01/2003	06/28/2006	Common Stock	1,825	$ 5.82	I (1)	As Executor/Beneficiary-H. Stern Estate
Common Stock Option (2)	05/31/2004	06/28/2006	Common Stock	1,825	$ 5.43	I (1)	As Executor/Beneficiary-H. Stern Estate
Common Stock Option (2)	05/29/2005	06/28/2006	Common Stock	1,825	$ 12.1	I (1)	As Executor/Beneficiary-H. Stern Estate
Common Stock Option (3)	01/17/2005	12/28/2006	Common Stock	24,000	$ 12.66	I (1)	As Executor/Beneficiary-H. Stern Estate
Common Stock Option (3)	12/28/2005	12/28/2006	Common Stock	4,000	$ 14.68	I (1)	As Executor/Beneficiary-H. Stern Estate

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Stern Linda B 23 WILLETS ROAD OLD WESTBURY, NY 115681522	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

By: Joseph A. Cacchioli, as Attorney-In-Fact		01/23/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	On January 13, 2006, the Nassau County Surrogate's Court issued Letters Testamentary appointing Linda Stern, Howard S. Stern's wife, the executor of the H. Stern Estate under the last will and testament of Howard Stern (the ''H. Stern Will''). Under the H. Stern Will, Mrs. Stern is a discretionary beneficiary of a ''credit shelter'' trust, the sole lifetime beneficiary of a ''QTIP'' trust, which is the beneficiary of one-half of Mr. Stern's residuary estate, and the direct outright beneficiary of the other-half of the residuary estate.
(2)	Options granted under E-Z-EM's Directors and Consultants Stock Option Plan.
(3)	Options granted under E-Z-EM's 2004 Stock and Incentive Award Plan.

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