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Todd Eisner

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posted 07/23/2008, comments (0)

Dr. Eisner Answers Your IBD Questions: Steriods & Antibiotics

I have been taking Pentasa for my Crohn's disease and had been doing well until recently. My doctor wants to now change me to a steroid, Entocort. I am nervous about steroids, but he says it is safe. What do you think?   Entocort is a nonsystemic steroid used to treat Crohn's disease. Because only about 10% of the ingested drug gets into... Read moreChevron
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Tracy Davenport

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posted 07/23/2008, comments (0)

Best Book of the Summer

Are you conscientious, responsible, and hardworking? Does your drive come primarily from within? Are you self-motivated, self-disciplined, and your own severest critic? In his book Mind Over Back Pain, Dr. John Sarno describes these personality traits as common in patients who experience chronic back pain, ulcers or ulcerative... Read moreChevron
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posted 07/17/2008, comments (0)

Omega-6 & Sushi - you choose

FOOD - good, bad, how do we keep track?   There was some news this week that has made me wonder about the food we're told to eat, then told could be bad for us. I'm talking about the fish, Tilapia. The news is that the farm-raised fish we've all be snarfing down these past years is, apparently, very high in Omega-6 essential fatty acids... Read moreChevron
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Jennifer Rackley

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posted 07/14/2008, comments (0)

Anemia Part 2: Folic Acid and B-12

A lack of certain B vitamins can also cause anemia.  Two of the most common culprits are folic acid (b9) and vitamin b12.  In this type of anemia the number of red blood cells is diminished and the cells present become larger.  The lower numbers and change in red blood cells result in a decreased amount of oxygen to the body. ... Read moreChevron
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