Posts by: Diogo Pinto

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Cannabis oil significantly reduced the symptoms of Crohn’s disease and improved patients’ quality of life, but did not ease the underlying gut inflammation as was expected, researchers in Israel reported. These results — ... Read more

September 17, 2018September 17, 2018

Possible Link Found Between IBD and Risk of Thyroid Cancer, Study Reports

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Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), especially those with ulcerative colitis, may be at a higher risk of developing thyroid cancer. Use of immunosupressant drugs was also found to possibly ... Read more

August 29, 2018August 29, 2018

Researchers Identify Stool Proteins that Could Help Predict IBD

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Researchers in the U.S. have made an important discovery that may soon help to identify inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) earlier and predict its behavior, which could benefit treatment. Chandra Mohan, a researcher ... Read more

August 20, 2018August 20, 2018

Remicade at Higher Than Usual Doses Seen as Effective and Safe in Controlling Inflammation in IBD Patients

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Higher doses of Remicade (infliximab) can ease the symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) by better controlling inflammation with raising the risk of adverse effects — like more infections — in patients, ... Read more

August 8, 2018August 8, 2018

Complete Start Wins First-ever Lyfebulb and UnitedHealth Group Innovation Award

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The CEO of Complete Start, a company selling nutritious breakfast shakes for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients, won the first-ever Lyfebulb and UnitedHealth Group Innovation Award “Empowering Patients: An Innovation Challenge ... Read more

June 29, 2018June 29, 2018

Compound Used in Food Packaging Linked to Severe IBD Symptoms in Animal Study

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Bisphenol-A, a compound used in the production of some plastics and resins that line containers of canned foods and beverages, was seen to worsen symptoms and increased mortality in a ... Read more

May 11, 2018May 11, 2018

PredictImmune Awarded £4.3M to Evaluate Ability of Prognostic Test to Guide Crohn’s Treatment

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PredictImmune has received a £4.3 million (US$5.85 million) grant to fund a prospective clinical trial to determine if its prognostic biomarker test can help personalize treatment strategies for patients with Crohn’s ... Read more

April 9, 2018April 9, 2018

New Analysis Challenges Common Belief that Links NSAID Use to IBD Exacerbation

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A recent analysis found no consistent association between the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications (NSAIDs) or acetaminophen and exacerbation of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), challenging a long-held belief about the ... Read more