Crohn's Disease News

Columbus Take Steps for Crohn's and Colitis Walk , 4:30 p.m. June 22, at the Franklin Park Community Gardens.

The modern age of industrial agriculture and manufacturing has dumped heavy metals, carninogens, plastics, and pesticides into the environment at alarming rates.

Using the Department of Defense Serum Repository , University of Cincinnati researchers have identified a number of biomarkers for inflammatory bowel disease , which could help with earlier diagnosis and intervention in those who have not yet shown symptoms.

The latest issue of the Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics investigates MRI enterography for assessment of small bowel involvement in pediatric Crohn's disease.

About 7 in 10 people track a particular health indicator for themselves or their loved one -- like weight, blood pressure, blood sugar, or their diet or exercise routine, according to a survey conducted by Pew Internet and released on Monday.

ALMOST 400 people from all over the country walked through York to raise funds for the charity Crohn's And Colitis UK.

Both Sophie Springett, and Nick Copsey have missed school as they struggled with Crohn's Disease - now they have raised cash for charity.

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease are at higher risk of melanoma , a form of skin cancer , report researchers at Mayo Clinic.

The abstracts highlight Prometheus' innovative technologies aimed at helping healthcare providers personalize patient care with the goal of ultimately helping to improve patient outcomes.

Researchers from Queen Mary, University of London have led the largest sequencing study of human disease to date, investigating the genetic basis of six autoimmune diseases.

Individuals suffering from Crohn's disease are often plagued by reduced muscle strength, fatigue and poor quality of life.

Digestive diseases can include anything from irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn's disease, diverticular disease or celiac disease to peptic ulcers.

Using the Department of Defense Serum Repository , University of Cincinnati researchers have identified a number of biomarkers for inflammatory bowel disease , which could help with earlier diagnosis and intervention in those who have not yet shown symptoms.

A new study from researchers in Denmark may lead to a method of determining how patients with inflammatory bowel diseases will react to a certain drug, before the treatment is administered.

AbbVie and Galapagos have extended their collaboration on the clinical development of GLPG0634 to include Crohn's disease.

Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel therapeutics to treat chronic liver diseases, today announced positive initial results from OBADIAH, an ongoing Phase 2a trial of obeticholic acid as a treatment for primary bile acid diarrhea presented at the ... (more)

Salvatore Barcia, center, participated in the Brooklyn Take Steps walk in October with his cousin, Ann Marie Gambino and his father, Frank Barcia.

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease are at higher risk of melanoma, a form of skin cancer, report researchers at Mayo Clinic.

Half of hospitalised Crohn's disease patients believe their recovery was hampered because of poor hospital food, a poll suggests.

Vitamin D supplements may help those with Crohn's disease overcome the fatigue and decreased muscle strength associated with the inflammatory bowel disease, according to new research.