New Treatments For Chron's Disease
- Crohn's Disease
- What Is It? & Symptoms
- Diagnosis & Expected Duration
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Prevention
There is no way to prevent Crohn's disease, but you can keep the condition from taking a heavy toll on your body by maintaining a well-balanced, nutritious diet. By storing up vitamins and nutrients between episodes or flare-ups, you can decrease complications from poor nutrition, such as weight loss or anemia. Your doctor will monitor your blood for complications of poor nutrient absorption.
Crohn's disease can cause a higher risk of colon cancer, particularly if it affects a large...
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From Our Experts
Study Shows New Approach to Crohn's Disease Treatment is More...
Crohn's and Biologics--- At What Point Should They Be Used? For years, the treatment of Crohn's disease has been based on a "step-up"... Read more »
Newer Medications for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treatment: Are they...
I have to take many pills each day. I have heard that there is an extended release version that I may be able to take instead. Is this... Read more »
Heart Disease, Thyroid Disease, and Statins: New Links, New Solutions
It should be no secret that heart disease is inextricably linked to thyroid disease, especially hypothyroidism caused by such maladies as... Read more »
Digestive Disease Week Updates
If you or someone you love has inflammatory bowel disease, you may be hearing more about the following six letters: CLE and CFM. These... Read more »
Quality of Life for MS Patients: The Role of Disease-Modifying...
In Part One, Quality of Life for MS Patients: Is it Health-Related?, we outlined four aspects to quality of life which include clinical... Read more »
From Our Sources
Many new Crohn's treatments in development
Patients with Crohn's disease may soon have new treatment options. Medications such as the rheumatoid arthritis drugs Humira and Orencia and the... Read more »
New Crohn's treatments due soon
Patients whose Crohn's disease has stopped responding to Remicade may soon have other treatment options. A reporter from The Boston Globe discusses... Read more »
Lyme Disease
Source: Harvard Decision Guide
Prevention If you are in a region where Lyme disease is more common, you can: Avoid the woods, high brush, and grasses where ticks hide ... Read more »
New Treatments for Rheumatoid Arthritis
On May 20, 2006, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) ran a story about the drug choices available to people with RA. Reporter David Hamilton reviews the... Read more »
Niemann-Pick Disease Treatment
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Sphingomyelinase deficiencyTreatmentAt this time, there is no effective treatment for Type A.Bone marrow transplantation has been performed on a few... Read more »
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