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FDA Warns of Fracture Risk From Acid Reflux Drugs
May 25, 2010 -- Popular PPI antacids -- Aciphex, Dexilant, Nexium, Prevacid, Prilosec, Protonix, Vimovo, and Zegerid -- raise the risk of bone fracture, especially when used for a year or more or at high doses, the FDA warns. The warning comes after U.S. and Canadian researchers linked the use of PP
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Are Hospitals Doing Enough to Fight C. diff?
May 20, 2010 -- Hospitals and other health care facilities have been taking steps to stop the spread of C. diff, a potentially life-threatening bacterium, but a new survey concludes that more needs to be done. The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) says it is
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Infections, Fractures Linked to Acid Reflux Drugs
May 10, 2010 -- The popular class of antacids that includes Aciphex, Dexilant, Nexium, Prevacid, Prilosec, and Protonix increases the risk of C. diff infection and bone fracture, new studies find. The drugs all are proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), the most powerful class of antacid drugs. It's the th
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IBD May Raise Risk of Pancreatic Cancer
May 5, 2010 -- People with inflammatory bowel disease -- especially men and those with ulcerative colitis -- may be at increased risk for developing pancreatic cancer, preliminary research suggests. Up to 1 million Americans have inflammatory bowel disease (IBD); the main types are ulcerative coliti
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C. diff May Be Worse With Low Vitamin D
May 5, 2010 -- Patients with low vitamin D levels who catch the nasty superbug Clostridium difficile, or C. diff, are more likely to have persistent diarrhea than those with normal levels, preliminary research suggests. C. diff infections resolved in 15 of 28 (53%) hospitalized patients with normal
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Combination Therapy Treats Crohn's Disease
April 14, 2010 -- Patients with moderate to severe Crohn's disease are most likely to get better if treated with a combination of biologic and immune-suppressing therapies, a clinical trial suggests. It's a "landmark trial," says gastroenterologist David Kerman, MD, assistant professor of clinical m
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Ulcerative Colitis: 5 Ways to Work With Your Doctor to Reduce Symptoms
Stephanie McDonald was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in 1987, at the age of 49. In the 23 years since then, she has had several doctors. But none have compared to Jenny S. Sauk-Mauer, MD -- or “Dr. Jenny,” as McDonald calls her -- a gastroenterologist at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York. N
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Seasonal Digestive Distress: 10 Tips for Coping
End of summer and early fall is a time for barbecue, seaside clambakes, and fair food. And unless we’re careful, we suffer some unpleasant results: stomachaches, nausea, heartburn, and constipation or diarrhea. Outdoor events can trigger digestive problems in a number of ways: Picnic and party food
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Coping With Ulcerative Colitis at the Office
Many people who are diagnosed with ulcerative colitis are able to continue working. Even so, they may be anxious about being open about their disease at work. Talking about UC to a boss or co-worker is very different from talking about it with friends and family members. Who should you tell and when
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Ulcerative Colitis: Avoiding the Temptations of College Life
If college is the first time that you're living away from home, it's probably also the first time you're completely in charge of managing your inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). To keep your ulcerative colitis symptoms at bay, you'll want to live healthily, which can sometimes be at odds with the "ty
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