IBD & Intestinal Disorders
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What is the future of celiac disease management?
CHICAGO – Investigators are studying new drugs, as well as existing treatments for other indications, as potential...
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Hadlima approved as fourth adalimumab biosimilar in U.S.
Hadlima gets seven of Humira’s indications.
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Atypical food allergies common in IBS
Many patients with irritable bowel syndrome have atypical food allergies and improve with appropriate elimination diets.
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Fewer antibiotics prescribed with PCR than conventional stool testing
SAN DIEGO – Endoscopy, abdominal imaging also less common with polymerase chain reaction–based testing.
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Persistent fatigue plagues many IBD patients
SAN DIEGO – More than one-third of patients in remission continue to experience the disabling symptom.
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Crohn’s: Red meat avoidance won’t prevent flares
There were no significant differences in time to any symptomatic relapse between the high– and low–red meat diet groups at the end of the study....
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Zoster vaccination is underused but looks effective in IBD
For men with inflammatory bowel disease, herpes zoster vaccination was associated with about a 46% decrease in risk of associated infection...
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Infections within first year of life predicted IBD
The correlation was strongest for onset by age 10 years.
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Appendectomy linked to increased risk of subsequent Parkinson’s
The findings give pause to the notion of performing discretionary appendectomies in patients who are having surgery for another reason.
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Studies link TMAO to microbiome, reveal new heart disease target
MIAMI – TMAO alters cholesterol and bile acid metabolism, upregulates inflammatory pathways, and promotes foam cell formation, all of which worsen...