IBD News

March 23, 2016March 23, 2016

Ulcerative Colitis Patients Appear More Worried About IBD Complications Than Treatment Side Effects

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People with ulcerative colitis (UC) are more concerned about the long-term complications of their inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) than they are about possible side effects from its treatment, according to an online survey of UC patients ... Read more

March 22, 2016March 24, 2016

Device for Detecting IBD via Calprotectin Levels in Stool Being Evaluated in UK Study

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Origin Sciences Ltd has initiated a performance study of its OriCol device in measuring calprotectin, a validated biomarker of inflammation, in the stool and rectal mucus of people with known or suspected cases of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). IBD ... Read more

March 16, 2016September 28, 2016

Ulcerative Colitis IND Trial Application Cleared by FDA for InDex’s Cobitolimod

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The U.S. FDA has cleared InDex Pharmaceuticals AB’s Investigational New Drug (IND) application to launch a Phase 2b clinical trial for cobitolimod (Kappaproct) in patients with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis (UC). ... Read more

March 8, 2016May 17, 2016

Crohn’s Patients Report Making 10 or More Doctor Visits Before Receiving a Diagnosis

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A nationwide survey of Crohn’s disease patients found a considerable delay in diagnosing the disease, with patients reporting multiple visits with healthcare professionals and numerous diagnostic tests before receiving a proper determination. In fact, 44 ... Read more

March 7, 2016March 7, 2016

IBD Patients with Prior Cancer May Run ‘Mild Risk’ of Recurrence with Use of Anti-TNF Therapy

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Research into the risk of new cancers in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients treated for a prior malignancy and undergoing anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) therapy supported the treatment’s use, but found a slight risk ... Read more

March 3, 2016March 4, 2016

For Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, Company Reveals Results of New Study and Is Recruiting for Clinical Trial

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Immune Pharmaceuticals recently published new data on the impact of eotaxin-1 in ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD). The article, “The Importance of Intestinal Eotaxin-1 in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: New ... Read more

March 2, 2016March 2, 2016

Gut Microbiome in IBD Patients Responds Differently to Iron Supplements Given Oral and Intravenously

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Researchers from the Technical University of Munich, Germany, found that iron supplementation in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) affects the gut microbiome differently, depending on the route of administration. Intravenous ... Read more

March 1, 2016March 1, 2016

Crohn’s Disease Relapses Strongly Tied to Tobacco Smoking

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Disease relapses in patients with Crohn’s disease and smoking appear to be strongly linked, a study titled “Impact of Smoking Cessation on the Clinical Course of Crohn’s Disease Under Current ... Read more

February 25, 2016May 17, 2016

Possible Treatment for Ulcerative Colitis: Common Vinegar

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New research has investigated the therapeutic power of vinegar – a common ingredient in the Mediterranean diet – in the fight against ulcerative colitis (UC), an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that researchers think ... Read more

February 17, 2016February 17, 2016

Children with Ulcerative Colitis May Be Safely Treated with Multimatrix Mesalamine

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A study from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine reported that children and adolescents with ulcerative colitis (UC) reacted to multimatrix mesalamine treatment in ways similar to adults, with the ... Read more