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New Immune-Suppressing Treatment Forces Multiple Sclerosis Into Remission In Mice

gihelp — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:48:50 +0000

(Source: mediLexicon) A new experimental treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS) completely reverses the devastating autoimmune disorder in mice, and might work exactly the same way in humans, say researchers at the Jewish General Hospital Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research and McGill University in Montreal. Commenting on the study, Helen Yates, Multiple Sclerosis Resource Centre Chief Executive [...]

Sussex woman suffering from ovarian cancer was misdiagnosed

gihelp — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 20:58:26 +0000

(Source: The Argus) A Sussex nurse has revealed how her doctor misdiagnosed her with irritable bowel syndrome instead of potentially deadly ovarian cancer. Lindy Waldron, 59, was working as a community nurse when she started to feel unwell. Her GP told her it was just IBS but a scan revealed a complex mass of cancer on her uterus. According [...]

Student solves her own medical mystery

gihelp — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:23:15 +0000

(Source: Sammamish Reporter) A high school project to study and report on different tissue diseases became a lot more than a quest for a good grade when one student found the answer to a question that had puzzled her doctors for years. Eastside Catholic High School senior Jessica Terry was diagnosed as a child with an indeterminable [...]

IBD Patient Launches iPhone Application To Help Doctors Treat Crohn’s And Ulcerative Colitis

gihelp — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:11:47 +0000

(Source: MediLexicon) WellApps, Inc. launched an iPhone application to help people with (IBD) Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis provide accurate symptom data to their doctors for optimal treatment. The application, called GI Monitor, was developed by an 18-year Crohn’s patient after a recent flare up of his condition. Inspired by a long battle with Crohn’s disease, 34-year old [...]

Stem cell focus for IBD wound healing

gihelp — Wed, 13 May 2009 04:17:08 +0000

(Source: PHYSORG) Scientists at The University of Nottingham are investigating whether stem cell markers could have a role to play in speeding up wound healing in patients suffering from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The study could eventually lead to the development of new drugs which use natural molecules to spark the recovery of patients suffering from [...]

Illness doesn’t stop teen ODU student

gihelp — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 23:34:04 +0000

(Source: DailyPress) NORFOLK, Va. – Pair up, Julie Manthey told the students in her Old Dominion University writing class. Critique your partner’s work and discuss it. Manthey walked among the college students as they huddled. Spencer Lane, in his gray ODU sweatshirt, shades perched on his head, blended in. He’s as tall as the rest and walks [...]

When Medicine Makes You Fat

gihelp — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 04:20:47 +0000

(Source: New York Times) Sometimes drugs that heal your body can cause side effects that dampen your spirit. Loren Berlin, who has ulcerative colitis, writes about gaining weight as a result of a drug treatment. By Loren Berlin Two years ago, when I was 29 years old, I experienced my first flare from ulcerative colitis, an autoimmune disorder [...]

CCFA Camp Oasis

gihelp — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 06:25:28 +0000

This summer, kids with IBD can attend a camp with kids just like them. Camp Oasis, offered by the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA), is open to kids with medical stable Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis. For 2009, camps are located in California, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, [...]

Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of america

gihelp — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 06:11:27 +0000

I came across the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America website and noticed something. It is a fantastic resource for those dealing with any gastrointestinal disease. It even talks a little about the SC diet under the diet and nutrition area. With a strong community and great articles, it’s definitely a website to go check [...]

A Fantastic Voyage Brought To Life

gihelp — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:22:13 +0000

(Source: PHYSORG) Ever since the 1966 Hollywood movie, doctors have imagined a real-life Fantastic Voyage — a medical vehicle shrunk small enough to “submarine” in and fix faulty cells in the body. Thanks to new research by Tel Aviv University scientists, that reality may be only three years away. The blueprints for the submarine and a map [...]