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Thiopurine therapy effective in about half of pediatric ulcerative colitis cases

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Children diagnosed with ulcerative colitis have a good chance of attaining remission after 1 year of treatment with azathioprine or 6-mercaptopurine, according to the results of an observational cohort study. Writing in the American Journal of Gastroenterology online January 11, Dr. Jeffrey S. Hyams, with Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford, and colleagues note that …

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Men don’t need to stop IBD meds before conceiving a baby

By Robert Saunders NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When couples want to conceive, it’s unnecessary for men with inflammatory bowel disease to stop taking thiopurine medications, a Spanish group has shown. This practice has been routine due to concerns that by interfering with purine metabolism, thiopurines can cause DNA mutations. “The general perception is that thiopurines can be safely administered …

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Médicos del Marcide diseñan una web única sobre el Crohn

  Ana Echarri, responsable de la unidad que existe en el servicio de Digestivo del área sanitaria de Ferrol dedicada en exclusiva a la enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal crónica (mal de Crohn y colitis ulcerosa, sobre todo), presentó ayer en un congreso internacional que se desarrolla en la Fundación Caixa Galicia un proyecto único en el mundo, especialmente importante para los …

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Stress affects the balance of bacteria in the gut and immune response.

Stress can change the balance of bacteria that naturally live in the gut, according to research published this month in the journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. “These bacteria affect immune function, and may help explain why stress dysregulates the immune response,” said lead researcher Michael Bailey. Exposure to stress led to changes in composition, diversity and number of gut microorganisms, …

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Casey Abrams de American Idols Padece de Colitis Ulcerosa.

El concursante de American Idol Abrams Casey fue el gran ausente durante el show de anoche la eliminación en vivo. Ahora, podemos saber más acerca de por qué. Fuentes de hoy sugieren que Abrams está sufriendo de colitis ulcerosa, una enfermedad inflamatoria del intestino “, que afecta a la mucosa del intestino grueso. Abrams ha sido hospitalizado dos veces desde …

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