21/07/2010 | The number of adults needing endoscopies to diagnose inflammatory bowel disease would be reduced by more than two-thirds if faecal calprotectin screening was implemented in tertiary care, a meta-analysis has found.
07/07/2010 | Patients with inflammatory bowel disease who are under the care of a gastroenterologist are significantly less likely to have a bowel resection, Australian research shows.
12/05/2010 | Researchers have identified a new gene that potentially influences susceptibility to ileal Crohn’s disease in Australian and New Zealand populations.
13/04/2010 | Patients taking the acne drug isotretinoin are four times more likely than non-users to develop ulcerative colitis within a year, research shows.
13/04/2010 | New research adds to growing evidence that psychological factors contribute to irritable bowel disease (IBD) symptom flares.
31/03/2010 | Doctors must ensure that all aspects of patient care receive emphasis according to their importance, rather than their current funding status, a review addressing the 'un-promoted' issues of inflammatory bowel disease concludes.
30/03/2010 | Patients presenting with non-axial bone fractures should be screened for coeliac disease, say the authors of a study that found these patients had a five-fold increased risk of the disease.
17/03/2010 | New Australian guidelines have been released on the use of the anti-TNF agents infliximab and adalimumab to treat inflammatory bowel disease, stressing the need for a careful assessment of likely risks and benefits.
17/02/2010 | A large case-control study in the Canterbury region of New Zealand has confirmed the role of known risk factors for inflammatory bowel disease and proposed some novel risk modulators including childhood exposure to a home vegetable garden.
17/02/2010 | Patients with inflammatory bowel disease should take precautions against thromboembolism during flare ups because they face up to a 16-fold higher risk of VTE at this time, a study in the Lancet suggests.