Colitis

  • Foundation Releases Report on Future of Crohn's and Colitis
    PHILADELPHIA—Every five years, the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) gathers top researchers in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) to set the research agenda for the next five years. The findings and recommendations of these expert workgroups are presented in ...More
    March 27, 2013
    Posted in News, Industry Issues
  • Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Unveils Website
    NEW YORK, N.Y.—The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA), a national nonprofit organization dedicated to curing Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, this week introduced its newly designed website, www.ccfa.org. ...More
    June 29, 2012
    Posted in News
  • Western Diet Triggers Colitis in Those at Risk
    CHICAGO—Certain saturated fats that are common in the modern Western diet can initiate a chain of events leading to complex immune disorders such as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) in people with a genetic predisposition, according to a study to be published early online ...More
    June 19, 2012
    Posted in News
  • Senate Supports First Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Week
    The week of December 1-7 has been designated by the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) as Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Week. The intention of the week is to encourage Americans to join in the effort to find cures for these diseases, help raise awareness and ...More
    December 1, 2011
    Posted in News, Disorders, Industry Issues
  • Researchers Explore Solutions to 'Embarrassing' Digestive Problems
    Stomach
    As a researcher in neurogastroenterology for 40 years, professor Khalil Bitar has spent his professional life studying the causes of perplexing and what frequently become embarrassing problems for humans—issues such as constipation, diarrhea and colon disease. ...More
    November 17, 2011
    Posted in News, Disorders
  • UV Exposure Affects Chronic Digestive Diseases
    Sun
    New research points to a potential role for UV light exposure and vitamin D levels in chronic digestive conditions; Crohn’s disease, a serious inflammatory condition in the small intestine; and ulcerative colitis (UC), which similarly affects the colon. ...More
    November 9, 2011
    Posted in News, Disorders
  • Mayo Clinic Develops New Way to Rate Colitis Severity
    Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a new way to assess a common cause of chronic diarrhea, microscopic colitis, using the Microscopic Colitis Disease Activity Index. A study describing the index was released today during the American College of Gastroenterology 2011 ...More
    November 1, 2011
    Posted in News, Disorders
  • American Idol's Casey Abrams Launches IBD Awareness Campaign
    American idol
    One of last year’s most popular American Idol contestants, Casey Abrams, is launching a national disease awareness campaign, IBD Icons, to let people know that living with an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) does not have to stop them from pursuing their goals. Starting ...More
    July 28, 2011
    Posted in News, Disorders
  • Mesalamine Now Approved for Ulcerative Colitis
    Shire plc , a global biopharmaceutical company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Lialda® (mesalamine) Delayed Release Tablets for the maintenance of remission in patients with ulcerative colitis. ...More
    July 18, 2011
    Posted in News, Disorders, Industry Issues
  • Bowel-Disease Patients Eager to Test Fecal Therapy
    The first study associated with a provocative approach to treatment for ulcerative colitis has found that a majority of potential patients are eager for "fecal microbiota transplantation" to become available. However, many have concerns about donor selection, screening, and ...More
    June 2, 2011
    Posted in News, Disorders, Procedures
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