Irritable Bowel Syndrome News Archives

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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.

Do you suffer from rheumatoid arthritis, irritable bowel syndrome, psoriasis, or some other inflammatory condition? Did you know that these problems can also cause a condition in your eye known as an iritis? This common condition is associated with inflammation of structures in the eye that make up what is known as the uvea.

Most women now know that folic acid is important to prevent neural defects and other complications in unborn babies.

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Irritable bowel syndrome occurs when the intestines squeeze too hard -- or not hard enough -- as food passes through.

I was recently thinking that we should be rewarded for getting this uncomfortable, yet useful and life saving test: the colonoscopy.

A study in Neurogastroenterology and Motility finds that neuroendocrine profiles during sleep may contribute to our understanding of symptom expression in irritable bowel syndrome.

Design Randomised controlled trial. Setting General practice. Participants 275 patients aged 18-65 years with irritable bowel syndrome.

Children can be taught to use their imagination to tackle frequent bouts of stomach pain, research shows.

IBD is largely a disease of young people -- most people are diagnosed as young adults.

The 20-year-old face of Uncover Ostomy proves that ostomates are from all walks of life and can be any age.

According to Winston and Maimes turmeric has a wide variety of healing properties such as: *Turmeric is full of powerful anti-inflammatory components that are able to reduce the characteristic pain and swelling of arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, bursitis and tendonitis.

Main Category: Pain / Anesthetics Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health ; GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology ; Irritable-Bowel Syndrome Article Date: 02 Oct 2009 - 0:00 PDT When used "off-label," the antidepressant amitriptyline works just as well as placebo in treating pain-predominant gastrointestinal disorders in children, according ...

Meridian Bioscience Inc. said Wednesday its European business will distribute a test that helps determine the difference between inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome.

According to the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America , between 25 and 40 percent of people with ulcerative colitis will eventually need surgery to treat their disease.

Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition whose symptoms include muscle and tissue pain, fatigue, depression, and sleep disturbances; it often mimics or appears together with other chronic conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome , lupus, and arthritis.