Archives for the 'Crohn's Research' Category
Interesting Information on Remicade…
Yesterday when I got my shot, it was after a year. My doctors were very worried that I may have developed antibodies to the medicine.
Well luckily I did not have any reactions, I feel great today. BUT my nurses told me that the REAL reaction can happen the 2nd time after you get Remicade after […]
Interesting News on Humira…
Humira is a rheumatoid arthiritis drug (much like Remicade was) and has lately been applying for approval as treatment of Crohn’s patients.
Today when I was at the hospital receiving my dosage of Remicade, the nurse eluded to the difference between Humira and Remicade.
A) Humira is a weekly ’self-administered’ shot
B) Humira is NOT made of Mouse […]
Prednisone Can Lead to Bone Loss…
As many of you may know, I have been on prednisone now for 8 months straight (with only 1 month break in the middle). In the middle, I had hit as high as 160 mg a day through I.V. (when I was in the hospital).
Put directly - that is A LOT of prednisone.
I never knew […]
Myoconda - Treatment For Crohn’s?
Thanks to a reader, Adam, I was pointed to a drug that has been under development for quite some time in Australia - it’s already in Phase III of trials.
This drug is made to treat the “MAP bacteria” string and is showing great promise. Even those who are not responding to Remicade and being put […]
Crohn’s Can Lead To Anemia
Dr. Donohue recently answered a question at The Herald Tribune regarding the onset of anemia in Crohn’s disease…
A part of his reply was…
“Anemia is all but expected in Crohn’s disease. It’s partly from the loss of blood in the bloody stools and partly from malabsorption of vitamins and minerals, particularly iron. Also, it’s a […]
Remicade Gets Priority Review For Children…
Remicade has now received priority review by the FDA for treatment of children.
More information, Click here…
As TheStreet.com reported:
“In the clinical trial, after 10 weeks of treatment, 88.4% of children with moderately to severely active Crohn’s disease who didn’t adequately respond to conventional treatment responded to Remicade. After one year, 63.5% of patients who took Remicade […]
Is President Bush Against IBD Research?
“Contact your Legislators About the Fiscal Year 2007 Budget (via e-mail or fax)President Bush’s fiscal year 2007 budget request calls for significant cuts to crucial IBD research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).”
(Quote taken from CCFA.org)
What’s at stake?
$11 million dollars in much-needed research funding. And […]
New Survery For Crohn’s Patients…
As you know currently if you have sever obstruction in your, the main treatment is surgery where they remove a part of your intestine.
However, with Crohn’s Disease, there is a good chance that it will come back - and there is only so much intestine you can remove.
A new doctor has found a way to […]
