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December 12, 2018December 12, 2018

Second Annual IBDHorizons Conference Will Focus on IBD Management

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The second annual IBDHorizons (IBDH) Conference will focus on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) management and include a host of renowned experts. The conference, set for Feb. 23 in Columbus, Ohio, at ... Read more

December 5, 2018December 5, 2018

Potential IBD Therapy PTG-200 Safe, Well-tolerated in Healthy Volunteers, Phase 1 Results Show

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PTG-200, being developed by Protagonist Therapeutics in collaboration with Janssen Biotech for the treatment of moderate and severe Crohn’s disease, was found safe and well-tolerated in healthy volunteers, according to top-line results of ... Read more

November 28, 2018November 28, 2018

Cosentyx May Increase Risk for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Italian Researchers Say

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Italian researchers are calling attention to what they say is an alarming number of newly diagnosed cases of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in people treated with the human monoclonal antibody ... Read more

November 16, 2018November 16, 2018

Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis Prevalence in Canada — Already High — Will Almost Double by 2030, Report Warns

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Canada has the world’s highest prevalence of the two main forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) — Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis — and the incidence of IBD is increasing fast ... Read more

November 12, 2018November 12, 2018

FDA Approves Humira Biosimilar Hyrimoz for Treatment of IBD, Other Conditions

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Hyrimoz (adalimumab-adaz, by Sandoz), a biosimilar to AbbVie’s Humira (adalimumab) for the treatment of Crohn’s disease (CD) in adults and ulcerative colitis (UC). A biosimilar ... Read more

November 5, 2018November 5, 2018

Cannabis Oil Eases Symptoms of Crohn’s Disease But Not Gut Inflammation, Scientists Report

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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

November 2, 2018November 2, 2018

Antibiotic Use May Promote IBD Development by Disrupting Gut Immune Cells, Mouse Study Suggests

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Antibiotics can disrupt immune cells residing in the gut, triggering the rise of pro-inflammatory cells and reducing healthy bacteria — two steps key in the development of inflammatory bowel disease ... Read more

October 31, 2018October 31, 2018

Depression Raises Risk of IBD, but Antidepressants May Have Protective Effect, Study Finds

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People diagnosed with depression have a higher risk of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, but taking antidepressants may protect against the development of these inflammatory bowel diseases, a British study reports. ... Read more

October 23, 2018October 24, 2018

IBD Diagnosed in Children Can Put Them at Risk of Earlier Death, Study Finds

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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease, diagnosed in childhood puts these patients — particularly those with severe disease or complications like cancer — at a higher ... Read more

October 22, 2018October 22, 2018

Kenneth Rainin Foundation Awards $2.6M to Leading Researchers in IBD

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