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With ever-expanding research supporting the benefits of probiotics for all of us, consumers are now seeking reliable products like Vidazorb® for everyday use. Beltsville, MD (Vocus) December 17, 2010 Probiotics have recently caught the attention of mainstream media, as regular usage has demonstrated beneficial results for both children and adults. Just as vitamins were initially embraced by holistic and integrated practitioners, probiotics have taken a similar path. Now that big...

Scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have described for the first time a key inhibitory role for the IL-1 signaling pathway in the human innate immune system, providing novel insights into human inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and potential new treatments.The research, led by Jose M. Gonzalez-Navajas, PhD, and Eyal Raz, MD, a professor of medicine at UC San Diego, is published as a Brief Definitive Report in the December issue of The Journal of...

The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation was proud to honor three leaders in the field of IBD research and treatment on Friday, December 10th at its 2010 Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Clinical & Research Conference (http://www.AdvancesInIBD.com) in Hollywood, Florida. New York, NY (Vocus) December 13, 2010 The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation was proud to honor three leaders in the field of IBD research and treatment on Friday, December 10th at its 2010 Advances in Inflammatory...

An international team of researchers led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) have developed a new kind of endoscope to aid the early detection and diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease.The Confocal Laser Endomicroscope (CLE) contains a powerful microscope which allows clinicians to view the bacteria that are thought to trigger diseases of the bowel such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis."Bacteria within the wall of the gut are already believed to play an important role in...

Researchers at the University of Queensland Diamantina Institute in Brisbane, Australia, have found that a form of spinal arthritis is genetically linked to Inflammatory Bowel Disease. The study will be published on December 2 in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics. Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) is a common form of arthritis involving chronic inflammation particularly of the spinal and pelvic joints, which causes pain, stiffness, and often disability. Affecting up to 0.5% of the population,...

Findings identify potential strategies for treating inflammatory bowel diseasesA new study involving a man who swallowed worm eggs to relieve symptoms of ulcerative colitis sheds light on how worms promote healing in the intestine. The study, published today in Science Translational Medicine, also identifies potential targets for more conventional ways of treating colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease."The idea for treating colitis with worms is not new, but how this therapy might work...

OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 30, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Kenneth Rainin Foundation announced today its 2011 Innovator Awards Program for Inflammatory Bowel Disease. The Program, now in its second year, is designed to accelerate the pace of discovery in IBD research. Approximately four million people worldwide suffer from some form of IBD. Although the disease can occur at any age, the peak onset is between the ages of 15 to 30. Approximately 10% of the cases occur in children, which...

CLEVELAND, Nov. 29, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DATATRAK International, Inc. (OTCQX: DATA), a technology and services company focused on global eClinical solutions for the clinical trials industry, today publically congratulated its sponsor partner Cosmo Pharmaceuticals S.p.A. (SIX: COPN) who last week announced positive top-line results from their second pivotal Phase III clinical study which was conducted in the EU utilizing DATATRAK's unified eClinical product suite and services team...

New interactive components lead to better Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis education and disease management NEW YORK, Nov. 15, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America today announced the launch of new enhancements and resources to its online community (www.ccfacommunity.org). Developed to meet the dynamic needs of patient groups, this site serves as a free resource to provide patients and families with the vital peer support they need in...

Helicobacter pylori in the mouse stomach put the brakes on colitis by reducing the immune response in the lower GI tract, U-M study showsHelicobacter pylori, a common stomach bacterium, reduced the severity of inflammation of the colon caused by Salmonella in mice, according to research from U-M Medical School scientists.More than half the people in the world are infected with H. pylori, although it is very unusual to find it in the United States. But this research shows there may be an...