Efficacy of Cannabinoids in Treating IBD Examined
Significant improvements in both clinical symptoms (ie, abdominal pain, general well-being, nausea, diarrhea, and decreased appetite) as well as QoL scores were observed with cannabinoids.
Significant improvements in both clinical symptoms (ie, abdominal pain, general well-being, nausea, diarrhea, and decreased appetite) as well as QoL scores were observed with cannabinoids.
23andMe, a consumer genetics company, has licensed its first drug compound to Almirall, a global pharmaceutical company.
Trends in the utilization of emergency department (ED) care and hospitalization among patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) were investigated in a new study.
The safety profiles of various IV iron products were compared in a study involving patients with inflammatory bowel disease IBD being treated for iron deficiency anemia.
The following article is a part of conference coverage from the 2019 Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (AIBD) Meeting, being held in Orlando, Florida. The team at MPR will be reporting on the latest news and research conducted by leading experts gastroenterology. Check back for more from the 2019 AIBD Meeting. Combination biologic therapy may…
In older patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), tumor necrosis factor alpha antagonist (anti-TNF) therapy and vedolizumab (an integrin receptor antagonist) were found to be comparable with regard to both safety and effectiveness, according to a study published in Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics.
The authors point out how, unlike other autoinflammatory conditions, “IBD has the benefit of effective and safe gut specific anti-integrin therapies which can provide a platform off of which combinations can be employed.”