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A small step towards answering questions regarding fecal bacteria transplants to treat ulcerative colitis
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 9, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Experimental fecal transplants could revolutionize treatment of bowel diseases
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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…
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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…