Annual UK Flusurvey tracks the spread of flu and extends monitoring to schools
Are Northerners really more likely to get flu? Does regular exercise help you to recover faster? And what impact will the new childhood flu vaccinations have on the spread of the virus in schools?...
View ArticleIn lab tests researchers find compound that stymies polyomaviruses
A team of scientists reports that a small molecule compound showed significant success in controlling the infectivity and spread of three polyomaviruses in human cell cultures. To date there has been...
View ArticleCommon chemo drug thwarts graft rejection in bone marrow transplants
Results of a Johns Hopkins study may explain why a chemotherapy drug called cyclophosphamide prevents graft-versus-host (GVHD) disease in people who receive bone marrow transplants. The experiments...
View ArticlePotential therapy for some cancers, rheumatoid arthritis following...
A molecule that helps cells stick together is significantly over-produced in two very different diseases - rheumatoid arthritis and a variety of cancers, including breast and brain tumors, concludes a...
View ArticleDecrease in Sepsis Mortality Rates
A recent study from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) shows a significant decrease in severe sepsis mortality rates over the past 20 years. More...
View ArticlePersonalized therapy using antitumor T cells from a patient's own cancer
Patients with tumors that contain increased numbers of T lymphocytes generally survive longer than those with tumors without T-cell involvement, suggesting that T cells with potent antitumor function...
View ArticleEngineered veggies target intestinal lipids, improve cholesterol
UCLA researchers report that tiny amounts of a specific type of lipid in the small intestine may play a greater role than previously thought in generating the high cholesterol levels and inflammation...
View ArticleКАЛЬПРОТЕКТИН
Назначили анализ на кальпротектин... по месту жительства сдать негде, даже через Инвитро... где в Москве это можно сделать?
View ArticleОснованный на доказательствах Европейский консенсус по диагностике и лечению БК
Консенсус по диагностике и лечению БК был принят Европейской организацией по изучению болезни Крона и язвенного колита (European Crohn’s Colitis Organisation (ECCO)) в Праге 23 сентября 2004 г. [1–3]....
View ArticleAntioch woman with Crohn's disease eats her way to health
The 34-year-old Antioch native not only speaks openly about her six-year battle with Crohn's disease but even manages to find some levity in it now that she's found a diet to ease the symptoms. More...
View ArticleКлизмы с кровью для лечения НЯК
Мой муж болен НЯК и тут недавно он нашел женщину, которая всю жизнь проработала врачом. Занималась она лечением кишечника. И она сказала, что какого-то мужчину вылечила одним способом. Этот способ...
View ArticleСобираемся на обследование
Здравствуйте, уважаемые участники форума!! Уже достаточно долго и внимательно вас читаю и хочу посоветоваться. Моему сыну 5,5 лет, практически всегда у него слизь в стуле, иногда (реже) сначала слизь,...
View ArticleNew treatment approaches for patients suffering from frequent bacterial...
Scientists at A*STAR's Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN) have discovered the exact mode of action by plerixafor, a drug commonly prescribed to stimulate immune responses in patients suffering from...
View ArticleFatal mitochondrial defect treated with FDA approved immune-modulating drug
The transplant anti-rejection drug rapamycin showed unexpected benefits in a mouse model of a fatal defect in the energy powerhouses of cells, the mitochondria. Children with the condition, Leigh...
View Article'MEATY': Reality TV is nothing compared to Samantha Irby
From the outside, Chicago non-fiction writer Samantha Irby doesn't have much to laugh about. More...
View ArticleDetroiter Lily Tomlin helped to ConQuest
With Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Week coming up the first week of December, two local organizations have had recent fundraisers to combat those suffering with Crohn's Disease and Inflammatory Bowel...
View ArticleAntioch woman changes diet, recovers from Crohn's
The 34-year-old Antioch native not only speaks openly about her six-year battle with Crohn's disease but even manages to find some levity in it now that she's found a diet to ease the symptoms. More...
View ArticleMy wife died two years ago today.
She had end stage liver disease, brought on by blood given during here 8 surgeries for Crohn's disease. More...
View ArticleНЯК-главное выстоять!!!
Здравствуйте....прочитала много историй с диагнозом НЯК...Что это и как тяжело с этим бороться испытала на себе и могу сказать что оставался один шаг до полного очаяния...Мне 25 лет,я за мужем,ростим...
View ArticleExercise Linked to Lower Risk for Crohn's Disease
Higher levels of physical activity in women are associated with reduced risk for Crohn's disease, but not ulcerative colitis, according to a BMJ study. More...
View Article