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Risk for Most Cardiovascular Diseases No Higher With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

FRIDAY, May 3, 2024 – Among postmenopausal women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), there is no higher risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared with women without IBD, although the risk...

Some Gut Bugs May Help Lower Your Cholesterol

WEDNESDAY, April 17, 2024 – Changes in gut bacteria have been linked to a variety of different diseases, including type 2 diabetes, obesity and inflammatory bowel disease. Now, a new study indicates...

Study IDs Risk Factors for Extraintestinal Manifestations of IBD

WEDNESDAY, April 17, 2024 – Certain demographic, clinical, and genetic factors heighten the risk for extraintestinal manifestations (EIMs) with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a study...

Higher Vitamin D Levels Cut Bowel Resection Risk With IBD

WEDNESDAY, April 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) – An increased serum level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) is independently associated with a lower risk for bowel resection with inflammatory bowel ...

Interventions That Boost Mood Cut Inflammation With IBD

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 31, 2024 – Interventions that improve mood can reduce levels of inflammation in people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a review published online Jan. 24...

Higher Use of Any Rx Medications Seen Years Before IBD Diagnosis

FRIDAY, Jan. 19, 2024 – Individuals with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) universally show increased prescription medication use years before diagnosis, according to a study published in the...

Malnutrition Often Seen in Patients Treated for IBD

FRIDAY, Jan. 12, 2024 – Some patients seen in an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) clinic screen positive for malnutrition, according to a research letter published online Nov. 20 in Gastro Hep ...

Persistent Fluorinated Chemicals Tied to Higher Risk for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

FRIDAY, Jan. 12, 2024 – Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) exposure is associated with later occurrence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a research letter published...

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Phenotypes Vary by Race, Birthplace

MONDAY, Jan. 8, 2024 – For patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), phenotype varies by race, and foreign-born patients of all races have later onset and milder disease, according to a study...

Changes in Biochemical, Hematological Parameters Seen Before IBD Diagnosis

MONDAY, Dec. 11, 2023 – Changes in multiple biochemical and hematological parameters occur up to eight years before diagnosis of Crohn disease and up to three years before diagnosis of ulcerative...

Histologic Inflammation With IBD Tied to Serious Infections

FRIDAY, Dec. 8, 2023 – Histologic inflammation with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an independent risk factor for serious infections, according to a study published online Oct. 29 in Clinical ...

Higher Visceral Adipose Tissue May Need Higher Infliximab Levels for IBD Remission

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 15, 2023 – Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and high visceral adipose tissue (VAT) may have more difficulty achieving higher infliximab levels necessary to achieve...

Subtle Changes Could Predict Inflammatory Bowel Disease Years Before Symptoms Hit

MONDAY, Nov. 13, 2023 (Healthday News) – Inflammatory bowel disease starts to develop years before patients come down with symptoms, a new study suggests. Gut changes can be detected in blood tests...

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Increases Risk for Later Arrhythmias

MONDAY, Nov. 6, 2023 – Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) overall, as well as Crohn disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) individually, have an increased risk for developing later...

Monthly News Roundup - October 2023

FDA Clears Loqtorzi as First Treatment for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC) In October, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Coherus BioSciences’ Loqtorzi (toripalimab-tpzi) to treat a...

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