EndoNurse Magazine

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

Partnership May Speed Research for IBD, Other Diseases

SEATTLE—Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason (BRI), a non-profit biomedical research institute in Seattle, Wash., and Novo Nordisk, a global health care company headquartered in Denmark, recently announced a three-year collaborative agreement to potentially ...More
July 3, 2012
Posted in News
New Data: IBD Treatments are Safe During Pregnancy

NEW YORK, N.Y.—According to new data presented at 2012 DDW, there is no increased risk of birth defects among newborns of women who take certain biologic (infliximab, adalimumab and certolizumab) or immunomodulator (azathioprine and 6-mercaptopurine) therapy to control ...More
May 22, 2012
Posted in News
Study: Children with IBD Have Difficulty in School

COLUMBUS, Ohio—Children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may have difficulty functioning in school, particularly because their tendency to internalize problems can impact attendance. These are the findings from a Nationwide Children’s Hospital study appearing in the ...More
February 16, 2012
Posted in News
More Research Claims Fecal Transplants Treat C. difficile, IBD

It may gross people out, but apparently, it works. Evidence is growing regarding the effectiveness of fecal microbiota transplants as a treatment for patients with recurrent bouts of Clostridium difficile (C.difficile) associated diarrhea. ...More
November 2, 2011
Posted in Articles, Disorders, Procedures
American Idol's Casey Abrams Launches IBD Awareness Campaign

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
Peppermint May Relieve Irritable Bowel Syndrome

University of Adelaide researchers have shown for the first time how peppermint helps to relieve Irritable Bowel Syndrome, an affliction that affects up to 20 percent of the population. ...More
April 21, 2011
Posted in News, Disorders
Pearl Jam Guitarist Raises Awareness about Digestive Diseases

Mike McCready, lead guitarist and co-founder of iconic American rock band Pearl Jam, recently made a public service announcement to support community-based fundraising and awareness regarding digestive diseases. He did this through Crohn's & Colitis Foundation’s Take ...More
April 19, 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
Doctors See More Children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Once a medical rarity in children, inflammatory bowel disease today is increasingly common in kids, but many of them may not be diagnosed in a timely manner, according to experts from the Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center at Johns Hopkins Children’s. ...More
March 31, 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