Colitis

Research: (mouse) Marijuana Has Anti-Inflammatory That Won't Get You High
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/pf/59195471.html Marijuana Has Anti-Inflammatory That Won't Get You High Richard A. Lovett for National Geographic News June 24, 2008 A compound in marijuana may be a potent anti-inflammatory agent that won't get people high, scientists say. The finding could be a bo... 30 Jun 2008 19:57

Research: International team identifies 21 new genetic risk factors for Crohn's disease
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/mgh-iti062608.php International team identifies 21 new genetic risk factors for Crohn's disease Study combines efforts of 3 research groups, brings total risk sites to 32 An international consortium of Crohn's disease researchers has combined data from three inde... 29 Jun 2008 19:20

Heparanase and autoimmunity
I'm considering beta-glucuronidase therapy for my numerous allergies, so I've been researching the pathways that might be involved. Beta-glucuronidase and heparanase are on branches of the HIF-1a pathway recently discovered to be so important for gut integrity. While hunting, I stumbled on a paper linking hep... 28 Jun 2008 22:55

Lampes fluocompacts et gradateurs.
S�hk� [Jukka Lukkari, 14.05.2008] S�hk�n kulutus jatkaa laskuaan S�hk�n kulutus j�i huhtikuussa runsaan prosentin edellisvuotta pienemm�ksi. Vuoden nelj�n ensimm�isen kuukauden aikana s�hk�� on Suomessa kulunut 32,3 gigawattituntia eli yli kaksi prosenttia viime vuotta v�hemm�n. � ... 28 Jun 2008 21:54

Trichuris suis ova whipworm and Necator americanus hookworm therapy for Crohn's disease - New York Times article
Trichuris suis ova whipworm and Necator americanus hookworm therapy for Crohn's disease - New York Times article http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/29/magazine/29wwln-essay-t.html?_r=1&ref=magazine&oref=slogin June 29, 2008 Idea Lab The Worm Turns By MOISES VELASQUEZ-MANOFF In the early 1990s, Joel Weinstock, ... 28 Jun 2008 21:54

Does anyone with Crohns get the shakes/shivers and feel cold from time to time?
I have had Crohns now for about 15 years and am currently on Humira. Every now and then I get the shakes/shivers and feel cold (even on a hot summer day). It lasts for a couple of hours during which time I usually need to go to bed and sleep. Afterwards I feel OK but very tired. Does anyone else get similar... 30 Jun 2008 16:52

Ileal anastomosis - stomach fistula
Been scoped, CTed and diagnosed with a fistula between my previous anatomosis site (removed half colon and part of ileum) and the stomach even after being under HUMIRA for a year. Now on 40 Mg Pred and looking to surgery to solve the problem. Has anyone else had the same problem? Any recurrences or does ths sur... 25 Jun 2008 15:01

Better News.
Went to see my gastro at UCLA yesterday for a three month follow up on my last scope/biopsy procedure. I'm doing well enough that he doesn't want to see me for checkup for another year, unless I have any difficulty - then I'm to call him straight away. In the meantime I'm to continue my nine pill/day Colazal... 25 Jun 2008 22:13

Choice of hospital impacts outcomes for inflammatory bowel diseasesurgery
Purely opinion, but I believe that top notch teaching hospitals are the best place to go. Most physicians follow a protocol, the teaching hospitals are where the protocols are written. anon wrote: This is sheer ignorance. Crohn's is more prevalent among certain population groups such as people descended ... 26 Jun 2008 21:50

The Disease Scam.
The Disease Scam. It works like this. Science is manipulated to ignore the obvious, case in point, ulcers, were once thought to be psychosomatic. Once scientest believed that ulcers were caused by an infection, and he was laughed at. History did prove him right. Now it seems that similar infections are b... 22 Jun 2008 21:25