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October 8, 2014October 8, 2014

IBD Patients Respond Well To Restarting Remicade, According To Study

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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 7, 2014October 7, 2014

Needle Coated Capsules May Soon Replace Injections For IBD Medication Delivery

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While swallowing pills coated with tiny needles might at first blush evoke a plot device from a grade B horror movie, drug-delivery capsules with micro needle coating that can deliver drugs ... Read more

October 7, 2014October 7, 2014

Whole-Foods Diet May Protect Against Leaky Gut and Multiple Sclerosis Progression

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A decade ago, Shahram Lavasani, PhD, from Lund University in Sweden, was hard-pressed to find fellow scientists who agreed “leaky gut syndrome” could play a role in multiple sclerosis. “Back ... Read more

October 2, 2014

Restrictive Diets’ Effect on IBD Studied in New Review

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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

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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

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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 25, 2014

Common CMV Virus May Cause Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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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

September 24, 2014September 24, 2014

Researchers Offer Groundbreaking Insights into IBD Genetics

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A recent review on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) entitled “Advances in IBD Genetics” was published in Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology by Johan Van Limbergen, M.D., FRCPCH, Ph.D., assistant professor and clinician ... Read more

September 22, 2014September 22, 2014

Phase II Trial for Bertilimumab for Ulcerative Colitis Launched

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Massachusetts-based Immune Pharmaceuticals Inc., a company that specializes in creating antibody therapeutics for chronic inflammatory conditions, recently announced the start of participant screening for its Phase II clinical trial of one of ... Read more

September 16, 2014

Obesity May Be Related To Around 20 Percent Of Gastric Diseases

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Around 20 percent of people in the United Arab Emirates suffer from gastric problems like acid reflux, ulcerative colitis and irritable bowel syndrome due to obesity and poor diets, which are also ... Read more