Crohn's Disease News Articles

X-Ray Radiation Exposure Maybe Greater For Patients with Digestive Disorders Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and other gastrointestinal (GI) disorders may be exposed to significant doses of diagnostic radiation…
From medicalnewstoday.com Published at Yesterday
10 SImple Tips to Achieve Optimal Digestive Health Most of the Americans are aware of the relationship that exists between fiber, probiotics and prebiotics and maintaining a…
By Sheela Philomena Published at February 8
Tysabri (natalizumab): Drug Safety Communication - New Risk Factor for Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML) Audience: Neurology, Gastroenterology ISSUE: FDA notified healthcare profesisonals that testing positive for anti-JC virus (JCV) antibodies has been identified as…
By FDA News Alert Published at January 22
Antibiotic Use Tied to Crohn's, Ulcerative Colitis NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who are prescribed a large number of antibiotics tend to have a higher risk…
By Linda Thrasybule Published at January 21 Likes 1
Probiotics Effective in Combating Antibiotic-Associated diarrhea, Studies Find; 'Good Bugs' Look Promising as Anti-Inflammatory Agents In four different studies presented at the American College of Gastroenterology's (ACG) 76th Annual Scientific meeting in Washington, DC, researchers…
From sciencedaily.com Published at December 31
NSAIDS Can Raise Risk for Crohn's Disease November 2, 2011 (National Harbor, Maryland/Washington, DC) — High doses of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), longer duration of use, or…
By Sandra Yin Published at November 11
Flu Symptoms With Crohn's Disease Fever Inflammation within the intestinal tract can cause patients with Crohn's disease to develop fever as a flu-like symptom of this…
By Rachel R. Ahmed Published at September 28
How Inflammation Can Lead to Cancer A new study shows how inflammation can help cause cancer. Chronic inflammation due to infection or to conditions such as…
From medicalnewstoday.com Published at September 14
Broccoli Fiber May Prevent Crohn's Disease Broccoli and plantain plants could be a quick fix solution towards blocking a key stage in the development of Crohn's…
From medicaldaily.com Published at September 8
15 Healthy Eating Tips for People with Crohn's Disease Crohn's disease is a chronic, incurable inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Symptoms include severe belly pain and diarrhea, among others. Certain foods…
By Amanda MacMillan Published at August 29
What Your Bowel Movements are Telling You about your Health It may not be a topic typically talked about at the dinner table or a cocktail party, but most people…
By Sally Wadyka, Medically Published at August 29
New Drug Target Discovered for Inflammatory Bowel Disease : Cytokine ( IL - 23 ) A new discovery published in the April 2001 issue of Journal of Leukocyte Biology raises hope that new treatments for…
From sciencedaily.com Published at August 28
Colitis Patients Diagnosed Later in Life Tend to Have Better Disease Outcomes Adults diagnosed with ulcerative colitis after age 50 are more likely to achieve remission from their symptoms than patients diagnosed…
By sciencedaily.com Published at May 16, 2011 Comments 2 Likes 1
Study Shows Stelara Has Promise For Treating Crohn's Disease A study done on Stelara (ustekinumab) precipitated a clinical response in 40% of patients with moderate to severe Crohn's disease…
By Amber J. Tresca Published at May 10, 2011
Probiotic Bacteria Could Help Treat Crohn's Disease New research suggests that infection with a probiotic strain of E. coli bacteria could help treat and reduce the negative…
By Medical News Today Published at May 10, 2011