IBD

August 8, 2016August 8, 2016

Vitality Biopharma Developing Cannabis-derived Prodrugs for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

News

Vitality Biopharma of California has developed a new class of cannabis-derived cannabinoid prodrugs, known as cannabosides, which can enable the selective delivery of cannabidiol (CBD), a cannabinoid compound, to the intestinal tract, ... Read more

July 28, 2016

To Raise Awareness of IBD, Soccer Star Brandi Chastain and AbbVie Create ‘Game Plan’

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Brandi Chastain, a former member of the United States women’s national soccer team and a retired world class professional soccer player recently elected to the U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame, ... Read more

May 4, 2016

IBD Treatments

A proper approach to treating patients with IBD or Crohn’s disease includes both symptomatic care and supportive care, coupled with close monitoring of the mucosal healing process and appropriate dosage ... Read more

May 3, 2016June 20, 2016

What NOT to Say to People with IBD

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease, such as Crohn’s or ulcerative colitis, know how challenging it can be to live with such diseases, although in some cases it may not show ... Read more

April 27, 2016September 6, 2016

Managing Fatigue in IBD

In this video from Crohns and Colitis UK, we enter patients’ lives as they reveal how even in remission, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients may struggle with severe fatigue in numerous ... Read more

April 27, 2016

What NOT to Say to People with IBD

Emily Ellen is a musician, versed in the piano, flute, clarinet, and guitar. She also suffers from severe ulcerative colitis. She carries out her daily routine around people who constantly ask ... Read more

April 20, 2016

Crohnology in a Nutshell: A Network for IBD Patients

In this video, take a look at an in-depth view of Sean Ahrens, IBD patient, and his website Crohnology – a patient-based global research network that allows patients to contribute to finding ... Read more

April 19, 2016

Ulcerative Colitis: Words of Advice for New Patients

In this short video by “You and IBD”, patients share information, advice and experience with people who have recently been diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, and tell us what they’ve learnt ... Read more