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Bone marrow transplant helps cure genetic cause of girl's inflammatory bowel disease
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 11, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Bone-marrow transplant cures girl’s inflammatory bowel disease
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The second brain that controls our gut
Original broadcast date: May 10, 2009 When we talk of the human nervous system, we tend to think about the brain, spinal cord and the nerves that emanate from it to spread throughout the body. What is becoming clearer is that there is what some call a “second brain” that controls the functions of the…
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Ulcerative colitis: Approach to treament
Original broadcast date: February 24, 2008 Ulcerative Colitis is one of several inflammatory bowel diseases that damages the large intestine. It is a chronic autoimmune disease affecting about 65,000 Canadians with 4,000 new cases reported annually. Treatments are varied and each confronts various aspects of the pathophysiology of the disease. Dr. Hillary Steinhart, MD MSc…