]> http://www.healthedia.com/tags/colitis Blog Articles Tagged with 'colitis' at http://www.healthedia.com en http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/cancer-commentary/925812?rsstype=tag&tag=colitis African Americans have a 45% higher death rate from colorectal cancer than do their white counterparts. This flies in the face of the progress that doctors and researchers are making in detecting and fighting the disease.According to a press release ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/cancer-commentary/925812?rsstype=tag&tag=colitis Mon, 15 Dec 2008 07:08:24 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/925480?rsstype=tag&tag=colitis There are many facts about anemia that may be of interest to you if you or someone you know has one of the many types of anemia. Anemia is a blood disorder. When a person has anemia they have a lower than normal number of red blood cells.They may als... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/925480?rsstype=tag&tag=colitis Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:50:35 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/925484?rsstype=tag&tag=colitis Eating right is not always an option. When you consider how busy you are every day, then it is no wonder why you can t eat healthy for every meal. Fast food and unhealthy quick meals seems to be a way of life for many. However, there is a price t... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/925484?rsstype=tag&tag=colitis Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:41:59 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/924115?rsstype=tag&tag=colitis Fecal transplants have been mentioned as a possible cure for C Difficile colitis. Val Jones interviews a gastroenterologist on the procedure, who notes that the data is purely observational, and that although it has potential, we have to temper our ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/924115?rsstype=tag&tag=colitis Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:00:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-zs-medical-report/923986?rsstype=tag&tag=colitis It s not often that I recommend natural remedies because there s rarely any scientific evidence that they work better than a placebo. But when there s data supporting their use I m all for it. Such is now the case in the treatment of irrita... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-zs-medical-report/923986?rsstype=tag&tag=colitis Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:47:08 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/921938?rsstype=tag&tag=colitis Acid reflux can range in severity from a minor annoyance to a debilitating condition. But it is a potentially dangerous condition, as it has been linked to cancer of the esophagus. That s why it is so important to treat it.There are numerous pr... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/921938?rsstype=tag&tag=colitis Sun, 02 Nov 2008 14:44:12 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/baseline-of-health/920748?rsstype=tag&tag=colitis A new study confirms yet one more reason why it pays to eat your fruits and vegetables. Turns out the gelatinous substance pectin, which naturally occurs in all fruits and vegetables, protects against cancer.While the benefits of pectin have been ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/baseline-of-health/920748?rsstype=tag&tag=colitis Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:53:15 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/917428?rsstype=tag&tag=colitis Doug Farrago riffs on C Diff. I talked about this previously, but two regulations are putting doctors in a difficult situation.On one hand, there is a 6-hour mandate that antibiotics be started on patients suspected with pneumonia. This despite the... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/917428?rsstype=tag&tag=colitis Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:13:37 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/916741?rsstype=tag&tag=colitis Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the hospital there s a tough bug to worry about. Even as hospitals are taking bolder steps to fight MRSA, a nasty infection often contracted during hospital stays, another microbe is quickly becoming ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/916741?rsstype=tag&tag=colitis Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:40:08 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/disease-proof/916025?rsstype=tag&tag=colitis Troubling news, new research claims that two-thirds of U.S. hospitals FAIL to check colon cancer patients well enough for signs that their tumor is spreading. Being that colon cancer is a MAJOR killer in this country, you d think they d be a litt... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/disease-proof/916025?rsstype=tag&tag=colitis Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:33:04 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/915807?rsstype=tag&tag=colitis Everybody s trying to figure out how to create a health system that ties payments to the quality of care. But measuring quality of care is maddeningly difficult.In an essay in this morning s New York Times, a physician describes the unintended co... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/915807?rsstype=tag&tag=colitis Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:41:51 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/915760?rsstype=tag&tag=colitis Cardiologist-author Sandeep Jauhar with another excellent piece in today's NY Times, where he eviscerates the P4P movement.When non-clinical policy wonks try to regulate physician behavior, unintended consequences invariably arise. This often worsen... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/915760?rsstype=tag&tag=colitis Tue, 09 Sep 2008 09:04:19 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/how-to-cope-with-pain/915403?rsstype=tag&tag=colitis Pain + Work = ???The combination can go well, like a burger with fries. You may be able to accomplish great things despite pain, and work can be a focus away from discomfort.Or it can feel like trying to whip up a 10-course gourmet dinner in... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/how-to-cope-with-pain/915403?rsstype=tag&tag=colitis Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:48:57 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-news-from-dlife/914336?rsstype=tag&tag=colitis August 25, 2008 (Newswise) - Data from a recent study demonstrate the anti-inflammatory and pathogen protection benefits of Bifidobacterium infantis 35624 a probiotic bacterial strain of human origin. Gastrointestinal benefits of probiotics have been... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-news-from-dlife/914336?rsstype=tag&tag=colitis Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:04:40 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/909559?rsstype=tag&tag=colitis Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) comprises a number of disorders, such as ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn disease (CD). A retrospective cohort study of pedi patients published in the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition has identifie... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/909559?rsstype=tag&tag=colitis Tue, 15 Jul 2008 04:06:36 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/disease-proof/906381?rsstype=tag&tag=colitis Working with patients who have autoimmune diseases is one of the most rewarding aspects of my medical practice. Autoimmune and immune-mediated illnesses include diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, psoriasis, multiple sclerosis, connective t... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/disease-proof/906381?rsstype=tag&tag=colitis Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:17:05 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/mh-today/904537?rsstype=tag&tag=colitis This news is enough to make you sick: A new study shows the number of people hospitalized with a dangerous intestinal superbug has been growing by more than 10,000 cases a year, and could be responsible for thousands of deaths annually.The bug, Clost... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/mh-today/904537?rsstype=tag&tag=colitis Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:38:35 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/disease-proof/904097?rsstype=tag&tag=colitis Exposure to lead as a child could lead to a life behind bars. Amanda Gardner of HealthDay News reports: I never would have thought that we would be seeing these effects into the later 20s, said study co-author Kim Dietrich, a professor of enviro... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/disease-proof/904097?rsstype=tag&tag=colitis Thu, 29 May 2008 10:00:42 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/903973?rsstype=tag&tag=colitis Dr. Sarkis K. Mazmanian, assistant professor of biology at Caltech, and colleagues have been investigating the symbiotic relationship between bacteria in the gut and the human body. What they found might have implications for the development of thera... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/903973?rsstype=tag&tag=colitis Wed, 28 May 2008 14:32:11 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-wes/903858?rsstype=tag&tag=colitis A 77 year old woman with a long-standing history of Crohn's colitis presents to the ER for left lower quadrant abdominal discomfort, nausea, and loose stools for a week. She denied fever, chills, syncope, lightheadedness, palpitations, or chest disc... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-wes/903858?rsstype=tag&tag=colitis Tue, 27 May 2008 19:12:35 -0400