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10 tips to feel better during flare-Ups

Posted: November 4 2018

You’ve had weeks on end symptom free, but you know it can’t stay this way forever. As people living with Crohn’s disease, we are often waiting for the other shoe to drop. When will Crohn’s rear its ugly head once again? Flares are a frustrating, unfortunate reality with Crohn’s. To help you the next time […]

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Crohn’s disease can’t stop Shane

Posted: October 22 2018

A Bunbury father is shaking off any ignominy around a disease many are reluctant to speak out about with an ultimate goal of finding a cure. Shane Maher was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease at the age of 26. “My life is different, I have to be mindful at all times of my condition,” the now […]

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Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded for using evolution to develop adalimumab (Humira)

Posted: October 8 2018

Scientists Frances Arnold, George Smith and Sir Gregory Winter have won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for research using directed evolution to produce enzymes for new chemicals and pharmaceuticals, the award-giving body says. “This year’s Nobel Laureates in chemistry have been inspired by the power of evolution and used the same principles — genetic […]

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Breastfeeding can limit Crohn’s progression in children

Posted: October 8 2018

Children with Crohn’s disease who are breastfed are less likely to experience progression to stricturing or penetrating disease, while other environmental factors, like smoking, are linked to adverse events among this population, according to research published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology. Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan, MD, MPH, of the division of gastroenterology at Massachusetts General Hospital, and colleagues examined […]

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Family history tied to nearly eightfold increased CRC risk for IBD patients

Patients with IBD who have a first-degree relative with a history of colorectal cancer have a higher risk for also being diagnosed with that cancer.

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease who have a first-degree relative with a history of colorectal cancer have a higher risk for also being diagnosed with that cancer, according to research published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. N. Jewel Samadder, MD, MSc, of the division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona, and colleagues wrote that although […]

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Colonoscopies: Why are they performed and when should you have them?

Posted: September 7 2018

A recent study found up to 20 per cent of all procedures performed in a New South Wales hospital were either unhelpful or harmful. Some of these, which included performing a colonoscopy for constipation, were becoming more prevalent. A colonoscopy is a test where a small, flexible tube is inserted into the bowel to check for abnormalities […]

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Crohn’s disease can’t stop Shane

Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded for using evolution to develop adalimumab (Humira)

Breastfeeding can limit Crohn’s progression in children

Family history tied to nearly eightfold increased CRC risk for IBD patients

Colonoscopies: Why are they performed and when should you have them?

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Living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

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Explore our e-books

Connect and get involved

The monthly digest

The latest news and Research

10 tips to feel better during flare-Ups

Crohn’s disease can’t stop Shane

Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded for using evolution to develop adalimumab (Humira)

Breastfeeding can limit Crohn’s progression in children

Family history tied to nearly eightfold increased CRC risk for IBD patients

Colonoscopies: Why are they performed and when should you have them?

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