EndoNurse Magazine

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

Fecal Bacteriotherapy Treatment for Clostridium difficile Infection

Dr. Alan Karp walked into our endoscopy suite with a printed protocol for “fecal bacteriotherapy” and my eyes popped out of my head. This was not science fiction or something conjured up by a mad scientist. This was real medicine and we were going to embark on a journey ...More
July 14, 2010
Posted in Articles, Disorders, Procedures
Virus Works with Gene to Cause Crohn's-Like Illness

Scientists have shown that a specific virus can interact with a mutation in the host's genes to trigger disease. The observation may help explain why many people with disease risk genes do not actually develop disease. ...More
June 24, 2010
Posted in News, Disorders
Vitamin D3 Helpful in Crohn’s Disease

Vitamin D supplementation may not only address low vitamin D levels present in Crohn’s disease (CD), but also reduce the risk of relapse, according to a recent trial reported in Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics journal (published online ahead of print, May 11, ...More
June 2, 2010
Posted in News, Disorders
New ACG Podcast Series Covers Latest IBD Therapies

The American College of Gastroenterology this week announced the release of a new podcast series, “Audio Q&A on Inflammatory Bowel Disease,” featuring ACG experts answering questions on topics of most concern to IBD patients, their caregivers and loved ones. ...More
May 28, 2010
Posted in News, Disorders, Industry Issues
Corporations Support Crohn’s & Colitis Walkathon

The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation announced today that Centocor Ortho Biotech, Lifeway Kiefr, and Shire will participate as official national sponsors of the Foundation’s Take Steps Walk program in 2010. The corporate sponsors are supporting 100 Take Steps Walks this ...More
May 24, 2010
Posted in News, Disorders
ACG Supports Global IBD Awareness, World IBD Day

The ACG is making the latest ACG practice guidelines for the management of Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis in adults available to physicians and patients via a new IBD online resource page, where the College also unveils a patient must-have, “ACG Expert Tips for ...More
May 19, 2010
Posted in News, Disorders, Industry Issues
Apple Pectin May Fight Colitis, Cancer

Researchers have long thought inflammation was linked to cancer; and colitis, inflammation of the colon, increases the developmental risk of colon cancer. In a recent Chinese study published in Carcinogenesis, researchers obtained an oligogalactan composed of five ...More
April 26, 2010
Posted in News, Disorders
Two-Drug Combo Twice as Effective for Crohn’s Disease Remission

A study led by Mayo Clinic suggests remission from Crohn’s disease may be more likely if patients get biologic therapy combined with immune-suppressing drugs first instead of immune-suppressing drugs alone. The study, published in the April 15, 2010 issue of the New England ...More
April 14, 2010
Posted in News, Disorders
Immune Sensors Suppress Colitis-Associated Cancer

Particular components of inflammasomes—protein complexes needed for generating immune responses to pathogens and cellular damage—lessen the severity of colitis and colitis-associated colon cancer in mice, according to a study published online this week in the Journal of ...More
April 12, 2010
Posted in News, Disorders
Study Details Immune Protection Against Inflammatory Diseases

Scientists report a protein made by a gene already associated with a handful of human inflammatory immune diseases plays a pivotal role in protecting the intestinal tract from colitis. ...More
March 23, 2010
Posted in News, Disorders, Industry Issues