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Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome Not More Likely to Develop Polyps, Colon Cancer
March 9, 2010 Patients with irritable bowel syndrome are at no greater risk of having polyps, colon cancer or inflammatory bowel diseases than healthy people undergoing colonoscopies, according to a new ... > full story -
Therapeutic Effect of Worm-Derived Proteins on Experimental Colitis
March 4, 2010 Worms are important source of immunomodulatory proteins that could be used in the development of new drugs for the treatment of immune-mediated diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). A ... > full story -
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Thiopurine Therapy Improves Quality of Life for Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Study Finds
March 1, 2010 Patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) such as Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis do perceive a benefit from thiopurine treatment. A new study demonstrates improved health-related ... > full story -
Reversing Remodeling in Chronic Inflammation
February 24, 2010 Scientists have discovered that remodeling of lymphatic vessels may be more persistent than blood vessel remodeling as a result of ... > full story -
Protein Found to Be Key in Protecting the Gut from Infection
February 17, 2010 A signaling protein that is key in orchestrating the body's overall immune response has an important localized role in fighting bacterial infection and inflammation in the intestinal tract, according ... > full story -
New Recommendations for Colorectal Cancer Surveillance for Certain Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
February 16, 2010 Certain patients with inflammatory bowel disease, both ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease of the colon, have an increased risk of developing colorectal cancer compared to individuals without IBD. ... > full story -
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Walkerton Tragedy: 10 Years of Water Contamination Research Leads to Breakthrough
January 27, 2010 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 ... > full story -
Vitamin D Supplements Could Fight Crohn's Disease
January 27, 2010 A new study has found that Vitamin D, readily available in supplements or cod liver oil, can counter the effects of Crohn's ... > full story -
Inflammation 'on Switch' Also Serves as 'Off Switch'
January 21, 2010 In a surprising finding, researchers have discovered the critical importance of a protein previously believed to be a redundant "on switch" for certain immune-system ... > full story -
Promising Probiotic Treatment for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
January 19, 2010 Bacteria that produce compounds to reduce inflammation and strengthen host defenses could be used to treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Such probiotic microbes could be the most successful ... > full story
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