Inflammatory bowel diseases

Breakthrough in diagnosis of enteric lesions

harminka — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:19:34 -0600

Capsule endoscopy (CE), which is virtually a micro-camera, is a revolutionary diagnostic tool in diagnosing small bowel diseases, and CE can obtain 40-60 thousand images of the GI tract, though the number of the images for the lesions is smaller than 500 in most of the patients.

Researchers contribute to Crohn's disease study

harminka — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:23:32 -0500

Breakthrough study more than doubles the genetic information about Crohn’s disease offering hope for better-targeted therapyfor millions of people with inflammatory bowel diseases

Alternative cure for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis

harminka — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:37:38 -0500

Two research studies evaluating dietary changes and complementary medicine for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) have been launched at Rush University Medical Center.

Eeffective strategy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease patients

harminka — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 08:01:44 -0500

Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are chronic-relapsing diseases, the clinical courses of which are characterized by periods of remission and periods of acute flare up, determining clinical symptoms which have a strong impact on the quality of life for patients.

Molecular basis of inflammatory bowel disease identified

harminka — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 13:19:27 -0500