Copyright 2009 Medical News Today Latest Irritable-Bowel Syndrome News From Medical News Today. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/ibs/ admin@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Admin) editors@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Editors) en-us Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155284.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155284.php Compugen Ltd. (NASDAQ:CGEN) announced that CGEN-25007, a novel peptide antagonist of gp96 with potent anti-inflammatory activity, has shown positive therapeutic effects in an animal model of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a commonly used term covering ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. CGEN-25007 was initially discovered using Compugen's Disease-Associated Conformation (DAC) blockers discovery platform. Irritable-Bowel Syndrome Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154555.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154555.php Gastroenteritis means irritation and inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, which includes the stomach and small and large intestines. The condition is usually due to bacteria, food poisoning, parasites, or viruses, and it often results in diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. Gastroenteritis is commonly called gastric flu or stomach flu although it has no relation to the influenza virus. GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154471.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154471.php Scotland has one of the highest rates in the world of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and its incidence is rising among Scots children. Now researchers have begun a major Scotland wide study into IBD - which encompasses Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis - which afflicts around 1,000 people under 18 years old in Scotland. Their work - led by the University of Aberdeen - is being supported by a research grant of £182, 235 from the Chief Scientist Office. Irritable-Bowel Syndrome Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153721.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153721.php Given Imaging Ltd. (NASDAQ: GIVN) announced a new study that shows over half of the eligible patients with occult or obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB) may benefit from the additional diagnostic information provided by small bowel capsule endoscopy in accordance with existing gastrointestinal (GI) society guidelines, which call for the patient-friendly, non-invasive procedure following a negative upper endoscopy and colonoscopy. GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology Tue, 09 Jun 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153136.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153136.php Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), the Naval Medical Research Center and the National Institutes of Health, have solved the structure of thin hair-like fibers called "pili" or "fimbriae" on the surface of bacteria that cause traveler's diarrhea. The findings, appear in the June issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and have important implications for creating better therapeutics against diarrheal diseases. Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/152995.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/152995.php When pouches begin to protrude outwards from the colon wall the person has diverticular disease or diverticulosis. When one of these pouches becomes infected and inflamed, that infection is called diverticulitis. People may have lots of protruding pouches and feel fine. However, when one of them becomes infected it can be very painful. Recap - What is the difference between diverticulitis, diverticulosis and diverticular disease? 1. GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/152764.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/152764.php Clinical investigators presented new data from three sub-studies in patients with short bowel syndrome (SBS) who received GATTEX™ (teduglutide) during a 24-week, placebo-controlled Phase 3 clinical trial. Results were presented at the annual Digestive Disease Week (DDW) Congress taking place in Chicago. Irritable-Bowel Syndrome Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/152518.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/152518.php An electronic diagnostic tool called the SmartPill is swallowed by patients in order to take measurements as it travels through the gastrointestinal tract. A new study by physician-scientists at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center used the device in patients with mild to moderate ulcerative colitis (UC), determining that they have significantly more acidic pH in their colons, compared with the average person -- a finding that may impact treatment strategy. GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology Wed, 03 Jun 2009 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/152439.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/152439.php Researchers at Penn State College of Medicine, working with biochemists, geneticists and clinicians at the University of Bern, Switzerland and in the United Kingdom, have discovered an enzyme that has a key role in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The team, co-led by Judith Bond, Ph.D. Crohn's Tue, 19 May 2009 01:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/150486.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/150486.php PharmaVentures Ltd, announced that it has been engaged by InDex Pharmaceuticals AB to advise and assist in out-licensing its first in class therapeutic, Kappaproct (DIMS 0150), for the treatment of steroid resistant / dependent Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). The engagement will utilise PharmaVentures' transactions experience in the healthcare and investment business sectors. Irritable-Bowel Syndrome Sat, 16 May 2009 13:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/150322.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/150322.php The word constipation comes from the Latin constipare meaning "to press, crowd together", and from 1400 A.D. Latin Constipationem. According to Medilexicon's medical dictionary, constipation is "A condition in which bowel movements are infrequent or incomplete". Constipation is also known as costiveness, and irregularity. Constipation is a condition of the digestive system. GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/150071.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/150071.php One of Laurie Keefer's patients was afraid to be a bridesmaid in a friend's wedding, others worried about traveling with the boss or even going to parties in peoples' homes. The patients have ulcerative colitis, a nasty gastrointestinal disease that flares without warning and makes it vital for them to find a bathroom fast. The disease is often diagnosed when people are in their late 20s and early 30s. The flare-up is like having a severe stomach bug that can drag on for weeks. GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology Wed, 06 May 2009 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/148972.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/148972.php About 8 percent of patients with IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) say they are willing to accept a 1 in 100 chance of death if offered a medication that would give them total relief of symptoms, according to a study conducted by the International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD) in collaboration with the University of North Carolina Center for Functional GI and Motility Disorders. Irritable-Bowel Syndrome Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/148058.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/148058.php 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). Stem Cell Research Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/147878.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/147878.php The Texas Academy of Family Physicians and TCL Institute, LLC has announced the launch of a performance improvement (PI) initiative designed to improve primary care provider (PCP) management of chronic constipation and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Irritable-Bowel Syndrome Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/147076.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/147076.php Second only to the common cold as the leading source of workplace absenteeism in the Western world, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is suffered by between 15 and 20 percent of all adolescents and adults in Western populations - and 40 percent of those have symptoms severe or frequent enough to disrupt their work and/or social lives. Symptoms of IBS include abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation, bloating, flatulence and urgency of elimination. Irritable-Bowel Syndrome Fri, 17 Apr 2009 04:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/146423.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/146423.php While more than six per cent of Canadians suffer from this troublesome disease characterized by on-going abdominal pain, discomfort, bloating, and severe bouts of either diarrhoea or constipation most Canadians, including many physicians, know little about it. New Canadian research is exploring the causes of this disease, including bacterial infections from food or water poisoning, which lead to a chronic low-level infection that in turn results in IBS symptoms. Irritable-Bowel Syndrome Mon, 06 Apr 2009 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/145199.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/145199.php A unique health supplement could give fresh hope to those living with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) as trials reveal it can reduce symptoms of the chronic condition, affecting up to one in five of the UK population1. "Second generation" galactooligosaccharide Bimuno® was found to reduce abdominal pain and bloating, ease bowel movements and improve stool consistency in those diagnosed with IBS. Irritable-Bowel Syndrome Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/143693.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/143693.php The second national audit of patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) has found that many services for patients with IBD have improved; however, there was still wide variation in the provision of care and many services had not improved at all. Irritable-Bowel Syndrome Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/143524.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/143524.php A new study published in the March issue of Postgraduate Medicine found that a strain of probiotic bacteria, Bacillus coagulans GBI-30, PTA-6086 was effective in relieving abdominal pain and bloating in subjects with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). As many as 25 percent of the U.S. population suffer from IBS, a condition characterized by a number of uncomfortable digestive symptoms and associated with a severe reduction in quality of life. Irritable-Bowel Syndrome Tue, 24 Mar 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/143460.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/143460.php Study adds to growing evidence of B. infantis 35624 efficacy in IBS population A review by researchers at Northwestern University (Chicago, IL. Irritable-Bowel Syndrome Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/143333.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/143333.php A review by researchers at Northwestern University (Chicago, IL) and University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI) of the utility of probiotics in the treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) found that Bifidobacterium infantis 35624 was the only probiotic strain out of 13 different individual strains or preparations reviewed to significantly improve symptoms of IBS, including abdominal pain, bloating and bowel movement difficulty. Irritable-Bowel Syndrome Wed, 18 Mar 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/142723.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/142723.php USA300 - the major epidemic strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) causing severe infections in the United States during the past decade - inherits its destructiveness directly from a forefather strain of the bacterium called USA500 rather than randomly acquiring harmful genes from other MRSA strains. This finding comes from a new study led by scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. MRSA / Drug Resistance Mon, 16 Mar 2009 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/142395.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/142395.php Estimates indicate that up to 20 percent of North Americans, possibly as high as 30 per cent in some countries, cope with the painful and debilitating symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). According to the American College of Gastroenterology, all patients with symptoms of IBS should be tested for celiac disease, a lifelong hereditary disorder which has some of the same symptoms. Celiac disease can make IBS symptoms worse. In some cases, it might even be the cause. Irritable-Bowel Syndrome Mon, 16 Mar 2009 04:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/142394.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/142394.php Estimates indicate that up to 20 percent of North Americans, possibly as high as 30 per cent in some countries, cope with the painful and debilitating symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). According to the American College of Gastroenterology, all patients with symptoms of IBS should be tested for celiac disease, a lifelong hereditary disorder which has some of the same symptoms. Celiac disease can make IBS symptoms worse. In some cases, it might even be the cause. Irritable-Bowel Syndrome