Archive for the ‘Irritable Bowel Syndrome’ Category
For Irritable Bowel Syndrome, A Chronic Problem That’s Not Easily Identified, Vidazorb(R) Probiotics Offer A Promising Solution
March 31st, 2010 Posted 8:00 am
April is Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Awareness Month. IBS is a chronic condition affecting between 15 and 20 percent of all adults in the Western world. However, IBS is difficult to identify due to the numerous symptoms associated with it…
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Shift Workers At More Risk For Irritable Bowel Syndrome
March 26th, 2010 Posted 9:00 pm
Nurses participating in shift work, especially those working rotating shifts, face a significantly increased risk of developing Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and abdominal pain compared to those working a standard day-time schedule, according to research published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology…
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Inflammatory Effect On Intestinal Lining Explained By Feedback Loop
March 19th, 2010 Posted 11:00 pm
Signals released by immune cells during a bout of inflammatory bowel disease interfere with intestinal cells’ ability to regenerate. Yet people with inflammatory bowel diseases have a significantly higher risk of developing colon cancer: a hyper-activation of growth in those same intestinal cells…
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Discovery Of Barrier In Mosquito Midgut That Protects Invading Pathogens May Lead To New Strategies For Blocking Malaria Transmission
March 12th, 2010 Posted 11:00 pm
What: Scientists studying the Anopheles gambiae mosquito - the main vector of malaria - have found that when the mosquito takes a blood meal, that act triggers two enzymes to form a network of crisscrossing proteins around the ingested blood…
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The Therapeutic Effect Of Worm-Derived Proteins On Experimental Colitis
March 6th, 2010 Posted 1:00 am
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) suffer from chronic inflammation of the gut leading to gastrointestinal motility alterations with symptoms such as abdominal pain, cramps and diarrhea that profoundly affect their quality of life…
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Thiopurine Therapy For IBD Improves Quality Of Life
March 2nd, 2010 Posted 6:00 am
Patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) such as Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis do perceive a benefit from thiopurine treatment. A report in the open access journal BMC Gastroenterology has demonstrated improved health-related quality of life in 92 IBD patients…
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Behavioral Health Registry For Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease To Be Created With NIH Grant
February 24th, 2010 Posted 1:00 am
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a two-year development grant to researchers with Hasbro Children’s Hospital and the Bradley Hasbro Children’s Research Center to better understand the role behavioral health plays in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a condition that causes chronic and painful inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract…
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New Guideline Identifies Major Risk Factors In The Development Of Colorectal Cancer In Children And Adults With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
February 17th, 2010 Posted 5:00 am
Certain patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), both ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease of the colon, have an increased risk of developing colorectal cancer compared to individuals without IBD…
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Non-Hospitalised Patients With Active Inflammatory Bowel Disease Are 16 Times More Likely To Suffer A Blood Clot Than The General Population
February 10th, 2010 Posted 1:00 am
Non-hospitalised patients with active inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are 16 times more likely to suffer a blood clot (venous thromboembolism) than the non-hospitalised general population. These results suggest that active IBD in ambulatory patients might be a far greater risk factor for venous thromboembolism than previously recognised, and these patients could be a target for prophylaxis…
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Walkerton Tragedy: 10 Years Of Research Leads To Breakthrough
January 29th, 2010 Posted 12:00 am
Studies of the victims of the Walkerton, Ont. tainted drinking water tragedy have led researchers to discover DNA variations in genes that increase the risk of developing post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome (PI-IBS). The sheer scale of infection and the recording of the health of Walkerton’s citizens gave a team of researchers a unique opportunity to study the origin of this disorder…
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