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MedInsight(SM) Announces Clinical Trial Results Of Low-dose Naltrexone; Potential Breakthrough For Crohn's Disease Patients

Wednesday 31 01 07
The forthcoming edition of the American Journal of Gastroenterology (early release now online) reports the results of a successful clinical trial using low-dose naltrexone (LDN) to treat Crohn's disea.....

Stress and Ulcerative Colitis Flare-Ups

Tuesday 30 01 07
Title: Stress and Ulcerative Colitis Flare-Ups
Category: Ask The Experts
Created: 1/30/2007
Last Editorial Review: 1/30/2007.....

FDA Approves LIALDA (mesalamine), The First Oral Once-Daily Mesalamine For Patients With Active, Mild To Moderate Ulcerative Colitis

Monday 22 01 07
Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY, TSX: SHQ) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved LIALDATM (mesalamine) with MMX(R) technology, indicated for the induction of.....

Diet and Nutrition: Poor Diet and Crohn's Disease

Wednesday 03 01 07
Title: Diet and Nutrition: Poor Diet and Crohn's Disease
Category: Ask The Experts
Created: 1/3/2007
Last Editorial Review: 1/3/2007.....

The Majority Of Ulcerative Colitis Patients Are Not Compliant With Medications, CCFA Survey Finds

Sunday 31 12 06
A new, large survey supported by the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) finds that 65 percent of ulcerative colitis (UC) patients are less than fully compliant with first-line therapies to.....

Bowel problems 'pregnancy risk'

Thursday 21 12 06
Inflammatory bowel disease doubles the risk of pregnancy complications, a study says......

Should people [under 65] on daily prednisolone 10mg for PMR be considered immunocompromised and therefore be given the fluvaccine?

Monday 11 12 06

The PRODIGY guideline on influenza vaccine [1] has a table (Table 2) of high risk categories.   One of these categories is immunosuppression, which states:

"Due to disease or treatme.....

IBS, Crohn's Disease, and Ulcerative Colitis Related?

Monday 11 12 06
Title: IBS, Crohn's Disease, and Ulcerative Colitis Related?
Category: Ask The Experts
Created: 12/11/2006
Last Editorial Review: 12/11/2006.....

"Biologic" rheumatoid drugs safe for heart

Friday 01 12 06
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Treating rheumatoid arthritis with "biologic" immunosuppressive drugs, such as TNF-blockers, neither increases nor decreases the risk of heart attack or stroke compared wit.....

Spot The Difference: Proteasome Composition Differs In Crohn Disease And Ulcerative Colitis

Tuesday 28 11 06
Crohn disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are the two most common inflammatory bowel diseases. Both are caused by chronic inflammation in the intestine, although the types of inflammation underly.....

Corticosteroid Side Effects

Tuesday 28 11 06
Title: Corticosteroid Side Effects
Category: Doctor's Views
Created: 5/2/2000 7:33:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 12/26/2006.....

Cryptitis associated with colitis?

Tuesday 14 11 06
Title: Cryptitis associated with colitis?
Category: Ask The Experts
Created: 7/18/2001 3:30:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 11/14/2006.....

Crohn's And Colitis Awareness Month 2006 - Message From Tony Clement, Minister Of Health, Canada

Monday 06 11 06
November is Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Month. As Minister of Health, I encourage all Canadians to use this opportunity to raise awareness about these two most common forms of inflammatory bowel dis.....

Gene link to inflammatory bowel

Saturday 28 10 06
A new gene mutation linked to Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis is identified by US and Canadian researchers......

Humira (REG) Induced Clinical Remission In Patients With Crohn's Disease Who Lost Response To, Or Were Intolerant To, Remicade (REG)

Tuesday 24 10 06
Abbott today announced results from a study showing HUMIRA (REG) (adalimumab) induced significantly higher rates of clinical remission compared to placebo in patients with moderately to severely activ.....

Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Of America And ConvaTec Announce 2006 Great Comebacks Regional Awards Recipients

Friday 06 10 06
The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) and ConvaTec, a world-leading manufacturer of ostomy and wound care products, announced today the five regional recipients for the 2006 Great Comebac.....

Crohn's Disease Is The Fourth Autoimmune Disease For Humira Submitted For Regulatory Approval In Both The U.S. And Europe

Sunday 10 09 06
Abbott announced it has simultaneously submitted a supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and a Type II Variation to the European Medicines .....

Is Canada Too Clean? More Ulcerative Colitis And Crohn's Cases

Sunday 27 08 06
Canada has among the highest incidences of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease cases per capita in the world, a new study shows.About one in 350 Canadians suffer from ulcerative colitis or Crohn's .....

Colostomy: A Patient's Perspective

Monday 14 08 06
Title: Colostomy: A Patient's Perspective
Category: Procedures and Tests
Created: 12/31/1997
Last Editorial Review: 8/14/2006.....

A Surgery For Crohn's That Saves The Intestine

Thursday 04 05 06
Surgeon Dr. Fabrizio Michelassi's "side-to-side isoperistaltic stricturoplasty" procedure can alleviate the pain of Crohn's disease while sparing the intestine and safeguarding patients from developin.....

Probiotics may ease gut disorders

Tuesday 25 04 06
Probiotics may help ease gut disorders such as Crohn's disease linked to long-term stress, research suggests......

Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Intestinal Problems

Sunday 18 09 05
Title: Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Intestinal Problems
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 6/5/2000
Last Editorial Review: 9/18/2005.....

Abdominal Pain

Saturday 27 08 05
Title: Abdominal Pain
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 12/31/1997
Last Editorial Review: 7/1/2008.....

Bowel study backs cannabis drugs

Monday 01 08 05
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease may benefit from cannabis-based drugs, UK scientists believe......

How gut bacteria escape detection

Monday 21 03 05
Bacteria in the human intestine escape detection by mimicking gut cells, researchers say......

Should we top up our friendly bacteria?

Monday 01 11 04
The question of the value of probiotics is examined after doctors called for tougher controls on products claiming to contain 'friendly' bacteria......

Red meat and alcohol bowel 'risk'

Tuesday 14 09 04
A diet high in red meat and alcohol could trigger relapses in sufferers of a bowel disease, according to Tyneside scientists......

Friendly bacteria 'target ulcers'

Sunday 22 08 04
People with bowel ulcers could soon be topping up their "friendly" bacteria to beat their illness......

Bowel disease treatment discovery

Tuesday 17 08 04
University of Dundee scientists develop a treatment which could help treat one of the most common forms of inflammatory bowel disease in the UK......

Scientists identify Crohn's gene

Monday 12 04 04
A gene that predisposes people to Crohn's disease has been identified by researchers......

Worm diet 'treats bowel disorder'

Wednesday 07 04 04
People with inflammatory bowel disease could soon be swallowing worms in an effort to relieve their symptoms......

Blood clot link to bowel disease

Saturday 13 03 04
People with inflammatory bowel disease may have a high risk of blood clots, a study suggests......

Chilling theory on bowel disease

Friday 12 12 03
The rising popularity of domestic fridges during the 20th century may be responsible for a similar rise in Crohn's disease......

Eat worms - feel better

Wednesday 03 12 03
Who would deliberately drink a dose of gut worms? The answer is Anna Glanz, an ordinary mother-of-two from Iowa. .....

Spit chemical eases bowel disease

Thursday 24 07 03
A chemical found naturally in saliva could hold the key to helping patients with a painful and dangerous bowel disease......

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