Colitis

Anyone taking daily baby aspirin that has UC?
Curious if anyone taking a daily 80 mg baby aspirin that has a form of UC? ... 5 Aug 2008 11:09

ibs vs ibd
what is the difference? -- Message posted using http://www.talkaboutsupport.com/group/alt.support.crohns-colitis/ More information at http://www.talkaboutsupport.com/faq.html ... 24 Jul 2008 23:12

Treatment of the cholangiocarcinoma.
All patients with cholangiocarcinoma require individualized management, the following general treatment recommendations can be made, depending on whether disease is localized and potentially resectable, or advanced and unresectable.Surgery provides the only possibility for a cure. Distal cholangiocarcinomas have th... 21 Jul 2008 16:10

Health tips
70% Restaurant lemons are contaminated. More bacteria in Restaurant ice machine than their toilet water. Skin cancer prevention using broccoli extract. People with blood type O that use alot of salt and alcohol face a higher risk of lung cancer says Danish scientist. Sweet n low causes more weight gain than reg... 21 Jul 2008 07:55

Clinical Trials at Rush U in Chicago.
More trials/research info for anyone interested and able/willing to participate - for both Crohn's and UC patients: http://www.rush.edu/rumc/page-1144692715094-More-CT.html -- - Rufus ... 20 Jul 2008 23:45

Red Wine and IBD?..
I just finished a glass, and I'm curious...my mother mentioned seeing something about drinking red wine being helpful for IBD a few weeks ago, and I recall my doc telling me once that I could feel free to drink all the red wine I wanted... I Googled and couldn't find anything definitive - anyone got any poin... 28 Jul 2008 18:15

Iron Induced Injury
Iron-induced mucosal pathology of the upper gastrointestinal tract: a common finding in patients on oral iron therapy. Kaye P, Abdulla K, Wood J, James P, Foley S, Ragunath K, Atherton J Histopathology 2008 Jul 5. Aims: Upper gastrointestinal injury from iron tablets at therapeutic dose is not widely recognize... 20 Jul 2008 09:23

Regulatory T-cell numbers directly related to allergic response
This shouldn't come as a shock given that helminths raise regulatory T-cell numbers and areas with high helminth infection rates have almost no allergies. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080714155301.htm Researchers Identify Immune Cells That Block Allergic Reactions ScienceDaily (July 16, 20... 20 Jul 2008 03:17

HDAC inhibitors like butyrate reduce autoimmunity via IDO/tryptophan
While it shouldn't come as any surprise that butyrate and other HDAC inhibitors have potential against autoimmunity since they boost FoxP3 expression and regulatory T-cell numbers, this recent link to IDO is an interesting twist. IDO is indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase. It degrades tryptophan which is essential to... 20 Jul 2008 03:17

Rx: (5ASA) New Formula Allows for Greater Absorption, Fewer Doses
http://www.med.cornell.edu/science/sci/new/science-briefs-junejuly-2.shtml Scroll down to New Formula Allows for Greater Absorption, Fewer Doses Physician-scientists from NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell, involved in clinical trials for a new drug for those who suffer from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD),... 18 Jul 2008 00:03