Posts by: Patricia Inacio PhD

Patricia Inacio PhD

Patricia holds a Ph.D. in Cell Biology from University Nova de Lisboa, and has served as an author on several research projects and fellowships, as well as major grant applications for European Agencies. She has also served as a PhD student research assistant at the Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Columbia University, New York.

October 21, 2014October 21, 2014

Iron-Deficiency Anemia in IBD Children Correctable With Injection, According To New Study

IBD News, News

A new study entitled “Effectiveness and safety of ferric carboxymaltose treatment in children and adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease and other gastrointestinal diseases” published in October issue of BMC Gastroenterology ... Read more

October 17, 2014October 17, 2014

New Ulcerative Colitis Drug Study Results To Be Presented By Avaxia Biologics

News, Ulcerative colitis

New research and development news for ulcerative colitis (UC) indicates that a promising, new front-line therapy for the disease that can be taken in pill form may be making its ... Read more

October 10, 2014October 10, 2014

Crohn’s Disease Costs Could Be Lowered By Monitoring Biotherapeutic Treatments

Crohn's Disease, News

THERADIAG is a company that specializes in theranostics — a new therapeutic paradigm capable of diagnosis, drug delivery and monitoring therapeutic response. The company recently announced that anti-TNF monitoring, together ... Read more

October 8, 2014October 8, 2014

IBD Patients Respond Well To Restarting Remicade, According To Study

IBD News, News

A new study entitled “Early Trough Levels and Antibodies to Infliximab Predict Safety and Success of Reinitiation of Infliximab Therapy” published in the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology reports the safety and ... Read more

October 6, 2014October 6, 2014

CT Scans Don’t Benefit Crohn’s Disease Patients in 50% of ER Visits

Crohn's Disease, News

A new study entitled “Risk Stratification of Emergency Department Patients With Crohn’s Disease Could Reduce Computed Tomography Use by Nearly Half” published in Clinical Gastroenterology & Hepatology reports new models ... Read more

October 2, 2014

Restrictive Diets’ Effect on IBD Studied in New Review

IBD News, News

A new review on inflammatory bowel disease, entitled “Diet and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Review of Patient-Targeted Recommendations” and published in October issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology summarizes the scarce ... Read more

October 1, 2014October 1, 2014

IBD Outcomes For Medication Therapy Management To Be Discussed at Upcoming Summit

IBD News, News

Curant Health today announced the launch of project “A.L.I.V.E.” (Adherence and Long-term IBD Value-added Effectiveness) in partnership with the Meyerhoff Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. ... Read more

September 29, 2014September 29, 2014

IL-22RA1 Receptor Associated With IBD May Offer Protection Against Gut Infections

IBD News, News

A team of scientists at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute recently identified the IL-22 receptor Il22ra1 as a new factor that protects human intestine against opportunistic pathogens, such as the bacteria Enterococcus ... Read more

September 26, 2014September 26, 2014

FDA Approves Humira for Pediatric Crohn’s Disease

Crohn's Disease, News

Abbvie reported today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved HUMIRA® (adalimumab) as a new treatment for Crohn’s disease in children over six years of age, when other treatments ... Read more

September 25, 2014

Common CMV Virus May Cause Inflammatory Bowel Disease

IBD News, News

The Center for the Biology of Chronic Disease (CBCD) recommends two natural cytomegalovirus (CMV) remedies after revising data from a team of researchers at the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic, Department ... Read more