Crohn's Disease
Patient claims Acne medication caused Crohn's Disease
Submitted by pamelan on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 22:29NEW ORLEANS - After being diagnosed with Crohn's Disease, an Assumption Parish resident has filed a lawsuit against a local doctor for prescribing an acne medication that he claims caused the disease.
Herbert claims defendant Ricardo Mora, M.D. prescribed Accutane, a brand name for isotretinoin, to treat his acne in 2009.
Study Shows Metallothionein Genes has No Association with Crohn's Disease
Submitted by tammyg on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 11:56Metallothioneins (MTs) are exceptional candidate genes for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and have formerly been shown to have altered expression in both human & animal studies of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Symposium Highlights, Immune Function: Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Enzymes.
Submitted by tammyg on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 11:22On October 1 and 2, 2010, Health Education and WorldLink Medical, in partnership with Klaire Labs, a division of ProThera Inc., sponsored the Fourth Annual Probiotic Symposium on Immune Function: Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Enzymes, held in New Orleans.
Crohn's Disease Can Lead to Complications
Submitted by tammyg on Fri, 01/28/2011 - 12:46Crohn's disease causes inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, most commonly the lower part of the small intestine (the ileum).
Crohn’s Disease Prevents Absorption Of Crucial Vitamin
Submitted by tammyg on Fri, 01/21/2011 - 12:31Gastrointestinal health experts at the Boston University School of Medicine have found that Crohn's Disease, a chronic digestive condition, may prevent the body from absorbing Vitamin D, a nutrient crucial for maintaining bone health.
Their results appeared in the Journal Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD).
ACG: Smoking Limits Response to Biologics in Crohn's
Submitted by tammyg on Fri, 12/24/2010 - 11:45Crohn's disease patients who smoke or use narcotics appear to be less likely to respond to treatment with biologic agents, researchers suggested here.
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New studies Highlight Obesity's impact on Gastrointestinal Health
Submitted by tammyg on Thu, 12/09/2010 - 13:08IBD likely independent risk factor for coronary artery disease
Inflammatory bowel disease leads to post traumatic stress
Submitted by tammyg on Fri, 12/03/2010 - 13:02A new research has indicated that the inflammatory bowel disorder Crohn's disease produces its own variant of post traumatic stress (PTSD).
PTSD creates a vicious circle by worsening the Crohn's symptoms, indicates the study.
Crohns Genes
Submitted by tammyg on Mon, 11/29/2010 - 14:04With new genetic links coming up every second day, genetics seems to be a burgeoning field.
Many genome-wide association researchers have unveiled that aim to offer fresh links between genetics and disease and human development.
Recently, a new research spearheaded by a Cambridge consultant has offered a new insight into Crohn’s disease.
Accutane and Crohn’s Disease
Submitted by tammyg on Wed, 10/13/2010 - 12:09For twenty seven years, innocent Americans unknowingly ingested the “miracle” acne treatment medication called Accutane.
