EndoNurse Magazine - Colitis

'Gutrunners' Race Raises GI-Health Awareness

Procter & Gamble today announced its sponsorship of the 2nd-annual Gutrunners™ 5K Run/1 Mile Walk, taking place Sunday, May 8, 2011, in Chicago, Ill. In the U.S., every three minutes someone is diagnosed with colon cancer and every 10 minutes someone dies from colon ...More

April 28, 2011

Posted in News, Disorders

ACG Releases New IBD Recommendations

The American College of Gastroenterology published a new evidence-based systematic review on the management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) as a supplement to The American Journal of Gastroenterology (AJG) for April 2011, a special issue entirely dedicated to IBD. ...More

April 12, 2011

Posted in News, Disorders, Industry Issues

Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Launches Patient Website

Coping with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis—collectively known as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)—chronic and often debilitating digestive diseases that affect over 1.4 million Americans—is a journey of choices. To help educate patients on the right choices to make ...More

April 4, 2011

Posted in News, Disorders

Comprehensive Crohn's & Colitis Program First in the Dallas Area

The new Crohn’s and Colitis Program at UT Southwestern is the only program of its kind in the Dallas area. ...More

March 25, 2011

Posted in News, Disorders

Medical Journal: Patient Got Colitis Because of Kung-Fu Kick

A kick in the stomach at jujitsu class led to bloody diarrhea, a visit to the emergency department and a diagnosis of colitis for an otherwise healthy young man, as reported online today in a case study published in Annals of Emergency Medicine ("Jujitsu Kick to the ...More

March 7, 2011

Posted in News, Disorders

Crohn's Teen Wins Award for Service to Crohn's & Colitis Group

Since his diagnosis five years ago at age 12 with Crohn’s disease, Joseph Melenick, 17, of Bay Village, Ohio, has gone above and beyond to raise much-needed awareness of Crohn’s and a similar disease called ulcerative colitis, and nearly $50,000 for the Crohn’s & ...More

March 3, 2011

Posted in News, Disorders

Study: Loneliness Triggers Inflammatory Illnesses

UCLA researchers reported today that chronically lonely people may be at a higher risk for certain types of inflammatory disease, because their feelings of social isolation trigger the activity of pro-inflammatory immune cells. ...More

February 9, 2011

Posted in News, Disorders

Colitis Patient Develops App for Colonoscopy Prep

A Colitis sufferer has developed an application to help people with their colonoscopy prep. ...More

January 10, 2011

Posted in News, Disorders, Industry Issues, Procedures

New Tool for Early Detection of Bowel Disease

An international team of researchers led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) have developed a new kind of endoscope to aid the early detection and diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease. ...More

December 6, 2010

Posted in News, Disorders, Procedures

Researchers: Worms May Soothe Ulcerative Colitis

A study involving a man who swallowed worm eggs to relieve symptoms of ulcerative colitis sheds light on how worms promote healing in the intestine. The study, published today in Science Translational Medicine, also identifies potential targets for more conventional ways of ...More

December 1, 2010

Posted in News, Disorders, Procedures

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