Ulcerative colitis

August 6, 2014September 28, 2016

UC Seen From The Inside: Risk Factors, Daily Life & The Journey For An Effective Treatment

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Zoe Chloe Douglas, an ulcerative colitis patient, has recently released a new book about her experience with the disease. “The Mirror Inside: A Journey to Finding Answers to Ulcerative Colitis From Within” ... Read more

August 5, 2014August 5, 2014

UC Patients May Have New Treatment Options, Thanks To New, Experimental Drugs

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Patients suffering from ulcerative colitis (UC) now have access to new therapies for treating their disease. According to UC expert William J. Sandborn, chief of the Division of Gastroenterology at the University of ... Read more

July 31, 2014July 31, 2014

Canadian Organization Grants $3.4 Million to Support Finding Cure For Crohn’s and Colitis

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The Canadian organization Crohn’s and Colitis Canada announced that in 2014 alone they have already invested $3.4 million to support nine innovative research projects committed to finding the cure for Crohn’s ... Read more

July 25, 2014September 28, 2016

New Study On Adjunctive Use of E. coli Nissle Fails to Improve Ulcerative Colitis Outcomes

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Ulcerative colitis is a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), an inflammation of the colon characterized by ulcers, with a yearly incidence of 1 to 20 cases per 100,000 individuals, and a prevalence of 8 to 246 per 100,000 individuals. ... Read more

July 14, 2014

Consumer Lab Attests Sigma-Tau Probiotic Food VSL#3 as Certified Product For Managing UC

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The probiotic medical food VSL#3 for the dietary management of irritable bowel syndrome, ulcerative colitis and patients who have an ileal pouch, received a positive recommendation by the Consumer Lab’s quality ... Read more

July 7, 2014September 28, 2016

“Gutsy Walk” Raises Up To $3 Million for Crohn’s and Colitis

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The 2014 edition of the Gutsy Walk, a fundraising walk organized by Crohn’s and Colitis Canada (CCC) to raise the public’s awareness of IBD and to support scientific research for Crohn’s disease and ... Read more

July 3, 2014

Takeda’s Entyvio Approved By FDA for Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn’s Disease

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The Entyvio (vedolizumab) injection to treat adult patients with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn‘s disease (CD) was recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The drug, which was ... Read more

July 2, 2014July 2, 2014

Anti-TNF-a IBD Drugs Found to Not Be Associated with Cancer Risk

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A sigh of relief for many Chron’s and colitis patients: the class of drugs known as tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-a) antagonists do not cause an short-term increased risk of ... Read more

July 1, 2014

Takeda’s New Drug for Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Seen As Promising Treatment

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The recent FDA and European Commission approvals of Takeda Pharmaceuticals’ drug Entyvio for the treatment of ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease has given doctors and patients a promising new therapeutic option to tackle ... Read more