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Measles travel advisories, New Canadian Pharmacare not covering the cost of Ozempic for people with type 2 diabetes, and a possible new treatment pathway for people suffering from Crohn’s disease.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 26, 2024 Source:Treating newly-diagnosed Crohn’s patients with advanced therapy leads to dramatic improvements in outcomes
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Invasive form of E. Coli may be a contributing factor to Crohn’s Disease
Health Headlines Commentary for October 21, 2016 Source: Food poisoning may be linked to higher risk of Crohn’s disease: study Reference: Acute Infectious Gastroenteritis Potentiates a Crohn’s Disease Pathobiont to Fuel Ongoing Inflammation in the Post-Infectious Period
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A move forward in our understanding of Crohn's disease
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 19, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Study sheds light on workings of Crohn’s disease, colitis Reference: Activation of neuronal P2X7 receptor–pannexin-1 mediates death of enteric neurons during colitis
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Vitamin D receptors identified on genome: How does this influence the expression of certain diseases?
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 25, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Genetic effects of vitamin D studied
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Crohn's Disease update
Original broadcast date: February 24, 2008 Dr. Richmond Sy will be answering questions about Crohn’s disease and some of the recent treatment advances. If time permits a discussion about other gastrointestinal disorders, colon cancer prevention and the role of food and diet on reducing cancer risk Dr. Richmond Sy, MD, FRCPC, Gastroenterologist at the Ottawa…
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Human genome used to search for genetic clues for Crohn's disease
A consortium of Canadian and American researchers led by Dr. John D. Rioux, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine at the Montreal Heart Institute and the Université de Montréal, report in the April 15, 2007 online edition of Nature Genetics the results from a search of the entire human genome for genetic risk factors leading to…
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Genetics of inflammatory bowel disease
Last week I talked about how researchers had uncovered a new genetic mechanism that could explain why some people develop inflammatory bowel diseases like Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s. The discovery by a six-member Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Genetics Consortium of a genetic risk factor for IBD was reported in Science Express, the online publication of…
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Crohn's disease can be controlled
Mandy (not her real name) came to the office complaining of nausea and intense abdominal cramping with bloody mucousy diarrhea. She could not sleep or eat because of the severe pain. Investigations led to a diagnosis of Crohn’s disease.