Colitis News

Most people go day-to-day not knowing when their disease will strike again. Crohn's & Colitis Team Challenge is your chance to help.

The Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America North Florida Chapter will host the first support group in Tallahassee for patients living with either one of the chronic digestive diseases.

The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America invites patients, families and caregivers living with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis to the educational program Understanding Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: What Every Patient Needs to Know.

Pictured are, from left, Anne-Elyse Wachur, national Gamma Sigma Sigma representative; Lisa Taylor, of the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America; and Kate Ragghianti, president of Gamma Sigma Sigma at UD.

Jake Bryson, 10, and brother Jesse, 6, are hoping to help find a cure for Crohn's Disease, which mom Sherry Pang has lived with for 30 years, by participating in a ground-breaking study to trace the triggers of Crohn's and colitis.

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Oct. 29, 2009 -- A natural probiotic therapy may offer a new treatment option to ease symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease and promote the body's own healing process.

" Results from the largest prospective controlled ulcerative colitis trial conducted to date, called the QD dosing investigation for efficacy IN UC maintenance , found that once-daily dosing of AsacolA delayed-release 400 mg tablets at 1.6-2.4 g/day was comparable to twice-daily dosing for the maintenance of remission in patients with UC.

Insoluble dietary fibre, or roughage, not only keeps you regular, say Australian scientists, it also plays a vital role in the immune system, keeping certain diseases at bay.

Shire plc , the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, presented the results of three 5-aminosalicylic acid persistency analyses at ACG 2009 Annual Scientific Meeting, evaluating persistency of Lialda , Asacol , Pentasa , balsalazide [combined results from generic balsalazide disodium and Colazal ], and Dipentum .

Rare mutation that dramatically increases schizophrenia risk identified An international team of scientists has identified a mutation on human chromosome 16 that dramatically raises risk for schizophrenia.

The probiotic, Bacillus polyfermenticus , can help mice recover from colitis, a new study has found.

CHAPPAQUA - At age 25, when Amy Murray first experienced the symptoms of Crohn's disease - including stomach cramps and multiple trips to the bathroom - she mistook the problem for food poisoning.

Share + Oct 23, 2009 5:48 pm US/Eastern Help Find A Cure Reporting Andrea Fujii CLARKSVILLE, Md.

Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis are chronic inflammatory diseases of the digestive system.

The kids scaling the walls inside Petra Cliffs grabbed holds shaped and colored like wads of gum stuck to a desk.

The use of thiopurine drugs to treat inflammatory bowel disease increases the risk of cancers related to viral infection, according to a new study.

Dozens of people got to do some free cliff climbing Sunday. Petra Cliffs opened its indoor facility for free -- while asking for donations to help raise money for the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation .

Gotta hand it to 'em, it looks real: Shawn Vanek pours the finishing touch on a gruesome dislpay for the Haunted Yard frightening fund-raiser. Joel Andexler is most proud of stalking the ones who thought they could escape.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- University of Florida researchers have grown tumors in mice using cells from inflamed but noncancerous colon tissue taken from human patients, a finding that sheds new light on colon cancer and how it might be prevented.