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.
20/01/2010 | Laboratories should routinely test faecal samples for a little-known parasite, Australian experts say, with research suggesting the organism is twice as common as Giardia intestinalis.
11/11/2009 | Chronic diseases can often be treated effectively with lower doses of medication than are commonly used, according to a 'Viewpoint' in the MJA.
10/11/2009 | Assuming all gastrointestinal symptoms reported by inflammatory bowel disease patients are caused by the condition could lead to incorrect treatment and exposure to unnecessary risks, experts say.
10/11/2009 | Patients with inflammatory bowel disease on thiopurines such as azathioprine and 6-mercaptopurine are at increased risk of developing lymphoma, but the absolute risk is small, a study finds.
03/11/2009 | Current medical education may result in interns and medical students spending increasingly less time talking to patients, taking clinical histories and performing clinical examinations, senior doctors have warned.
26/10/2009 | Hookworms may provide a key to treating coeliac disease, according to research presented at the AGW conference last week.
21/10/2009 | Melbourne doctors have trialled a new plan to improve the care of patients who die in general hospital wards in Australia.
02/09/2009 | Adding soluble fibre such as psyllium to the diet is more likely to improve irritable bowel syndrome symptoms than adding insoluble fibre such as bran, research suggests.