Irritable Bowel Syndrome News

Positron emission tomography imaging was used to assess the brain response of patients with chronic abdominal pain to induced intestinal discomfort both before and after a 3-week placebo regimen.

These changes could reflect report bias rather than analgesia. This functional magnetic resonance imaging study examined whether placebo analgesia is accompanied by reductions in neural activity in pain-related areas of the brain during the time of stimulation.

Results from a recent retrospective cohort study presented at the American College of Gastroenterology's annual meeting has shown that people with IBD who take a class of drugs called thiopurines are at an increased risk for non-melanoma skin cancer .

Do you think you have irritable bowel syndrome? If you do, you're among 20% of men and women who are all too familiar with the symptoms of this condition.

Millions of Americans suffer from digestive problems such as heartburn, GERD, Irritable Bowel Disease and Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

Main Category: Irritable-Bowel Syndrome Also Included In: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Article Date: 04 Nov 2009 - 2:00 PST printer friendly view / write opinions rate article Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Q: What is irritable bowel syndrome? A: Irritable bowel syndrome has been called spastic colon or functional bowel disease.

Who says healthy has to be boring? A new cookbook from top Australian chefs shows it is possible to eat a balanced meal, and enjoy it, even if you've got a sensitive stomach.

What is an Elimination Diet? Is it IBD or IBS? Check you symptoms and find out if it's time to see your doctor.

Halloween is another one of those holidays that leaves you buried in a heap of paper...paper candy wrappers that is.

Main Category: Irritable-Bowel Syndrome Also Included In: Melanoma / Skin Cancer Article Date: 27 Oct 2009 - 1:00 PDT printer friendly view / write opinions rate article Findings from a new retrospective cohort study presented at the American College of Gastroenterology's 74th Annual Scientific meeting in San Diego indicate that patients with ...

Two new research studies discover a significant association between high-stress, high-exposure occupations and long-term gastrointestinal disorders.

Positive glucose breath testing is more prevalent in patients with IBS-like symptoms compared with controls of similar age and gender distribution, finds the latest issue of Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology.

A recent study in the journal The Lancet has shown that people with IBD who take a class of drugs called thiopurines are at an increased risk for lymphoproliferative disorders, including Hodgkin's lymphoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoproliferative disorder .

In both primary care and medical specialty samples, patients who have syndromes with ill-defined pathologic mechanisms have been shown to have significantly higher rates of anxiety and depressive disorders than do patients with comparable, well-defined medical diseases and similar symptoms.

Thursday, October 22 11:44:58 Dublin-listed AGI Therapeutics, a speciality pharmaceutical development company, said today that Dr David Young, President of US Operations, and Dr Sian Bigora, Vice President, Clinical Research and Regulatory Affairs, are to leave the Company in the next few weeks.

Medical marijuana has been victim to a catch-22 -- state laws may allow it, but federal laws did not.

Oct. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pharmos Corporation ; on September 14, 2009, Pharmos announced the results of its Phase 2b Dextofisopam trial for the treatment of diarrhea predominant and alternating diarrhea and constipation irritable bowel syndrome.

Probiotics are living microbial bacteria that are found in the human digestive tract.

There are a lot of questions surrounding the H1N1 flu and the vaccine that is starting to become available.