Archives for the 'Crohn's Research' Category
Taking Accutane May Increase Risk of Crohn’s Disease…
A recent article published at OpedNews.com talks about the need for FDA to ban the use of the drug Accutane. Accutane is a drug used in patients with heavy and uncontrollable acne. However, an increased risk of IBD does not seem to be the only problem it has:
Unfortunately hundreds of parents already know that Accutane […]
New Research Initiative For Pediatric IBD
CCFA.org just relased a newsletter today where they just launched their new initiative to raise research funds for children with IBD.
When it comes to pediatric IBD, children are not simply “little adults.” They face unique issues, and the disease can come on during an important period of growth and development. To help address the challenges […]
$4 Million Gift Helps Create New Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
News from: EndoNurse.com
On Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2006, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center celebrated the opening of the Jill Roberts Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Made possible through a $4 million gift from Jill Roberts, a long-standing friend and patron of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Medical College of Cornell University, the center will support patient care, […]
Could Stem Cell Research Help in Crohn’s Disease?
I have not researched this too much myself but there seems to be a drug that has some “stem cell research” roots that is being tested for Crohn’s Disease…
The article with the brief mention is published by: LifeNews.com
The exact quote is “Osiris has another adult stem cell product, Prochymal, which helps patients with a life-threatening […]
40,000 Crohnees in Canada…
The following article by OttowaStart discusses the growing problem of Crohn’s Disease in Canada.
It seems from the sound of the article that there are less approved treatments for Canadians than Americans…
Here is the link to the article again:
Canada - A HotBed For Crohn’s Disease…
Over 50% of Crohnees Claim To Have Had Surgery…
Recently, we conducted a survey of nearly 1,000 of our CrohnsHelp.com subscribers and had a little over 130 respondents. The survey’s purpose was to learn more about the severity and general patterns of Crohn’s disease in the Crohn’s community.
Please note that this study is not complete and that there are many variables that go into […]
Crohn’s Disease: One Gene Copy Too Few Leads To Weakened Defense
Patients with Crohn’s disease of the colon have one copy less than healthy persons of the beta-defensin 2 gene, a gene coding for an important defense molecule of the body.
An international research team comprising scientists of the Robert Bosch Hospital in Stuttgart and the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) in Heidelberg have discovered […]
The Role of T-Cells in Crohn’s Disease
There is an excellent article recently published that discusses the role of T cells in Crohn’s Disease.
Well, it turns out that they are finding that those who have Crohn’s Disease (or other auto-immune diseases) actually have a LOWER T cell counts upon diagnosis.
But, as years go on, their T cell counts increase beyond those levels […]
Gene Variation Linked To More Severe Crohn’s Disease…
There seems to be very interesting research that is now showing how different variations (specifically 3 variants) of a single gene (TLR 5) can affect the severity of someone’s Crohn’s Disease…(for some reason particularly amongst Ashkenazi Jews).
There was another interesting research point mentioned in this study:
“It is estimated that American Jews are three times more […]
Recommend Treatments For Fistulas In Crohn’s Disease
[[ Taken from MedicalNewsToday.com ]]
“Fistulas are common in Crohn’s disease and occur in the perianal region or are internal, between intestinal structures or between the intestine and other organs such as the bladder or the abdominal wall. This article, published in the journal “Digestion”, presents treatments and their outcome.”
In this article, the author discusses the […]
