Crohn’s sufferer aiming for nursing career – Otago Daily Times

May 16, 2012

Otago Daily Times Crohn's sufferer aiming for nursing careerOtago Daily TimesSaturday is World IBD Day, highlighting Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and indeterminate colitis. With about 15000 sufferers, New Zealand had a high rate of irritable bowel disease. While there were theories about diet and upbringing, …and more » View full post on Irritable Bowel Syndrome – [...]

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Reita Agarwal, MD, MBA, MS — Internal Medicine Physician – The Daily News Journal

May 16, 2012

Reita Agarwal, MD, MBA, MS — Internal Medicine PhysicianThe Daily News JournalA: IBS is a functional bowel disorder of large-intestine (colon), characterized by chronic abdominal pain, discomfort, bloating, and alteration of bowel habits. Diarrhea or constipation may predominate, or they may alternate. IBS is called “nervous or … View full post on Irritable Bowel Syndrome [...]

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Ironwood and Forest to Present 17 Linaclotide-Related Abstracts at Digestive … – EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)

May 15, 2012

Ironwood and Forest to Present 17 Linaclotide-Related Abstracts at Digestive …EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)Linaclotide is an investigational guanylate cyclase type-C agonist (GCCA) for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) and chronic constipation. The oral presentation titled “Efficacy of Linaclotide in Improving Abdominal …and more » View full post on Irritable Bowel [...]

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Parkinson’s disease may be diagnosed by studying colon, reports say – Los Angeles Times

May 15, 2012

Parkinson's disease may be diagnosed by studying colon, reports sayLos Angeles TimesThey observed abnormal levels of alpha-synuclein in biopsied tissues from all 10 patients, but not in samples from 23 healthy subjects and 23 patients with irritable bowel syndrome. In the second study, they examined biopsy samples from three …and more » View full post on [...]

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Irritable Bowel Syndrome: New Dietary Guidelines – Medscape

May 15, 2012

Irritable Bowel Syndrome: New Dietary GuidelinesMedscapeMay 15, 2012 — The British Dietetic Association (BDA) has issued evidence-based guidelines for the dietary management of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in adults. The new recommendations were published online April 10 and in the June print issue of … View full post on Irritable Bowel Syndrome – Google News

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Don’t Let Your Stomach Slow You Down – Triathlete Europe

May 15, 2012

Don't Let Your Stomach Slow You DownTriathlete EuropeBy Press Release Up to a whopping 22% of people in the UK are thought to suffer from IBS, with symptoms ranging from abdominal pain and bloating to bouts of diarrhoea or constipation. Although the symptoms may vary, one thing is for definite, … View full post on [...]

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Probiotic Remedies: 6 Ways Live Active Bacteria Can Boost Your Health – Huffington Post

May 15, 2012

Probiotic Remedies: 6 Ways Live Active Bacteria Can Boost Your HealthHuffington PostResearch has shown that probiotics can be helpful for people with irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS — a hard-to-treat condition that can have a range of intestinal symptoms, such as abdominal pain, cramps, bloating, diarrhea and constipation.and more » View full post on Irritable Bowel [...]

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Ventrus Hits Trifecta in Pivotal Phase III VEN 307 Trial – BioWorld Online

May 15, 2012

Ventrus Hits Trifecta in Pivotal Phase III VEN 307 TrialBioWorld OnlineThe primary endpoint is the proportion of subjects who responded to repeat treatment in both IBS-related abdominal pain and stool consistency compared to placebo during a four-week treatment-free follow-up period. Salix plans to submit the analysis …and more » View full post on Irritable Bowel Syndrome [...]

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Ventrus Hits Trifecta in Pivotal VEN 307 Trial – BioWorld Online

May 15, 2012

Ventrus Hits Trifecta in Pivotal VEN 307 TrialBioWorld OnlineThe primary endpoint is the proportion of subjects who responded to repeat treatment in both IBS-related abdominal pain and stool consistency compared to placebo during a four-week treatment-free follow-up period. Salix plans to submit the analysis …and more » View full post on Irritable Bowel Syndrome – Google [...]

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Why mid-life health kicks can WRECK men’s bodies: Jogging and low-fat food … – Daily Mail

May 14, 2012

Daily Mail Why mid-life health kicks can WRECK men's bodies: Jogging and low-fat food …Daily MailThis keeps the bowel's contractor muscle moving, prevents constipation and prevents many of the typical diseases that occur in middle age such as cancer, irritable bowel syndrome, colitis and peptic ulcers. Correct posture is vital for the health of … [...]

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