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News: May 28, 2012
Birth Control Pills, HRT Tied to Digestive Ills
MONDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) -- The use of oral contraceptives by younger women or hormone therapy by older women may be linked with inflammatory bowel disease, new research indicates. Birth control pills are associated with a higher risk for C...
Kids With Crohn's Disease, Colitis Often Struggle at School: Study
FRIDAY, Feb. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Children with inflammatory bowel disease may have difficulty in school due to frequent absences that are largely the result of mental struggles such as depression rather than the disease itself, a new study find...
Tropical Trip OK for Most With Crohn's, Colitis
FRIDAY, Jan. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Among people with inflammatory bowel disease -- a chronic intestinal disorder that commonly takes the form of Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis -- those who travel to developing nations or tropical locales d...
Endometriosis Tied to Higher Risk of Crohn's, Colitis
MONDAY, Dec. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Women with endometriosis may be up to 80 percent more likely to develop inflammatory bowel disease such as Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis compared to women without the uterine disorder, according to a new...
Remicade Approved for Ulcerative Colitis in Children
MONDAY, Sept. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Remicade (infliximab) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat moderate-to-severe active episodes of ulcerative colitis in children aged six and older who haven't responded to other t...
Worm Therapy Shows Promise for Ulcerative Colitis
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) -- The case of a man who swallowed parasite eggs to treat his ulcerative colitis -- and actually got better -- sheds light on how "worm therapy" might help heal the gut, a new study suggests. "Our findings in thi...
Remission From Ulcerative ColitisMore Likely After 50
THURSDAY, August 5 (HealthDay News) -- People diagnosed with ulcerative colitis after age 50 are more likely to achieve symptom relief than people diagnosed at a younger age, even when they receive similar treatments, finds a new study. Ulcerative...
Olive Oil May Protect Against Bowel Disease
SATURDAY, May 1 (HealthDay News) -- Increasing your intake of olive oil may help protect against ulcerative colitis, a new study finds. Ulcerative colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease that causes ulcers in the lining of the rectum and colon, r...
Gene Discovery Gives Clues to Crohn's Disease, Colitis
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 4 (HealthDay News) -- People with painful, chronic bowel conditions such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis could see a glimmer of hope from new research. Scientists say they've spotted a genetic flaw that could drive a rare...
Drug May Help Colitis Patients Avoid Surgery
FRIDAY, Oct. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Treatment with the drug infliximab (Remicade) reduced the need for surgery in ulcerative colitis patients by almost half, a new study found. Ulcerative colitis causes chronic inflammation of the colon and often l...
New Clues to Stopping Colitis-Linked Cancer
MONDAY, Feb 2 (HealthDay News) -- Two immune system proteins may someday help doctors treat and prevent colitis-associated cancer (CAC), a new study suggests. The Interleukin 6 (IL-6) cytokine, a protein released by cells in the immune system, pla...
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