Crohn's Disease News

In patients with Crohn's disease, contrast-enhanced ultrasound can accurately assess disease activity, according to a study published in the July issue of Gastroenterology .

Diagnosis of vulvar ulcers involves evaluation of lesion morphology in correlation with the setting and other clinical findings, and it is relatively easy because ancillary lab testing is usually not necessary and the differential diagnosis comprises a short list, says Libby Edwards, M.D., clinical associate professor of dermatology, University of ...

There are a specific type of protein known as AMP's . These types of proteins are found in plants, invertebrates and vertebrates.

Treatment with anti-tumor necrosis factor agents is recognized as a risk factor for tuberculosis in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, Crohn's disease, psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis.

A unit of Johnson & Johnson said Monday that a federal jury has ordered Abbott Laboratories to pay $1.67 billion in a patent infringement suit over the companies' rheumatoid arthritis drugs.

Research into a cure for inflammatory bowel disease will be getting a boost. This year's Heel 'n' Wheel-a-Thon, held Saturday by the Thunder Bay chapter of the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation, raised $7,000. The money goes to the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada, and 90 per cent will go toward research, local chapter president Terri Carter ...

A special group of local kids had a great summer camp experience this week, and they didn't let chronic illness get in the way.

Main Category: Biology / Biochemistry Also Included In: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Article Date: 25 Jun 2009 The National Institutes of Health has awarded scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St.

SENIOR doctors in Britain have expressed concern over the number of Britons suffering from non-fatal illnesses such as rheumatoid arthritis and kidney disease who have used the Swiss suicide service, Dignitas.

June 24, 2009 Pharmaceutical business intelligence firm Cutting Edge Information announces the launch of its latest therapeutic area study, which provides forecasts for the autoimmune market.

Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. today announced six-month interim data from a Phase II clinical trial evaluating Prochymal, the Company's proprietary formulation of adult mesenchymal stem cells, for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease .

Main Category: Arthritis / Rheumatology Also Included In: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Article Date: 23 Jun 2009 - 5:00 PDT printer friendly view / write opinions rate article Neovacs, a biotechnology company developing proprietary immunotherapeutics for autoimmune and chronic diseases, announced that subject to regulatory consent, it plans to ...

Compugen Ltd. announced today that CGEN-25007, a novel peptide antagonist of gp96 with potent anti-inflammatory activity, has shown positive therapeutic effects in an animal model of inflammatory bowel disease , a commonly used term covering ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My 22-year-old nephew was diagnosed with Crohn's disease about a year and a half ago.

Dear Pat: Now that medical marijuana is legal, how does it work? Who qualifies? Does the state provide it? -- A Blackman Township reader Dear Reader: First, you must become a ``qualifying'' patient, one diagnosed with a debilitating disease, such as cancer, glaucoma, HIV or Crohn's disease.

By Megan Anderson June 17, 2009 A local teacher is getting her guts in gear on August 7 by riding her bike 210 miles in Seattle to support her brother, who was diagnosed with Crohn's disease nine years ago.

Editor's Choice Main Category: GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology Also Included In: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses ; Crohn's ; Irritable-Bowel Syndrome Article Date: 18 Jun 2009 - 12:00 PDT Gastroenteritis means irritation and inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, which includes the stomach and small and large intestines.

Abdominal pain can range in intensity from a mild stomach ache to severe acute pain.

Main Category: Irritable-Bowel Syndrome Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health ; GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology Article Date: 18 Jun 2009 - 6:00 PDT Scotland has one of the highest rates in the world of inflammatory bowel disease and its incidence is rising among Scots children.

Kidney stones , usually comprised of a compound called calcium oxalate, are the result of a build-up of dissolved minerals on the inner lining of the kidneys.