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Studying The Causes Of Irritable Bowel Syndrome - GENIEUR
Source: Irritable-Bowel Syndrome News From Medical News Today [2013.02.06]
Experts and scientists from 19 European countries are getting together to investigate the causes of IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) with the aim of better understanding the condition and improving diagnosis and treatment. The team is led by researchers from the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg and Karolinska Institutet, both in Sweden...
Linaclotide Given Positive CHMP Opinion For Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Constipation
Source: Irritable-Bowel Syndrome News From Medical News Today [2012.10.01]
Almirall, S.A. (ALM:MC) and Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: IRWD) have announced that the European Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has issued a positive opinion recommending the marketing approval for Constella® (linaclotide 290 micrograms), for the symptomatic treatment of moderate to severe irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) in adults...
European Medicines Agency Recommends Authorisation Of First Medicine Specifically For Irritable Bowel Syndrome Constella
Source: Irritable-Bowel Syndrome News From Medical News Today [2012.09.25]
The European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended the authorisation of the first medicine specifically for the symptomatic treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in the European Union (EU)...
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Source: MedicineNet Dyspepsia Specialty [2012.09.18]
Title: Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 2/25/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/18/2012 12:00:00 AM
Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Children
Source: MedicineNet Swallowing Specialty [2012.07.13]
Title: Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Children
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 6/24/2009 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/13/2012 12:00:00 AM
Biomarkers For Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Source: Irritable-Bowel Syndrome News From Medical News Today [2012.05.09]
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is hard to diagnose as well as treat, but researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have discovered a way of confirming the disorder using stool samples. (IBS) causes chronic or recurring problems with pain and discomfort in the abdomen together with changes in bowel habits...
Drugs Identified With Fewest Side-Effects For Treating Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Source: Irritable-Bowel Syndrome News From Medical News Today [2012.03.28]
Cedars-Sinai researchers have determined that two prevalent drug therapies - rifaximin and lubiprostone - offer some of the best options for treating irritable bowel syndrome, a widespread disorder that affects up to one in five Americans...
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Among Returning Veterans
Source: Irritable-Bowel Syndrome News From Medical News Today [2012.03.23]
Last August, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has implemented a new assessment rule for disability benefits, given that a high rate of veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan experience irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and other functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorders...
IBS Pictures Slideshow: Understanding Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Source: MedicineNet alosetron Specialty [2011.10.07]
Title: IBS Pictures Slideshow: Understanding Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Category: Slideshows
Created: 2/12/2010 11:58:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 10/7/2011 12:00:00 AM
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Triggers and Prevention
Source: MedicineNet alosetron Specialty [2011.05.12]
Title: Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Triggers and Prevention
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 5/12/2011 12:39:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/12/2011 12:39:24 PM
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptoms
Source: MedicineNet tegaserod Specialty [2005.10.31]
Title: Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptoms
Category: Health Facts
Created: 10/19/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 10/31/2005 12:00:00 AM
The Benefits Of Probiotics For Patients With Stress-Associated Gastrointestinal Disorders
Source: Irritable-Bowel Syndrome News From Medical News Today [2013.03.17]
For those with irritable bowel syndrome who wonder if stress aggravates their intestinal disorder, a new University of Michigan Health System study shows it's not all in their head...
Linzess (Linaclotide) For IBS With Constipation Or Chronic Idiopathic Constipation Now Available, USA
Source: Irritable-Bowel Syndrome News From Medical News Today [2012.12.27]
Linzess (linaclotide), a medication for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with constipation or chronic idiopathic constipation is now available in American pharmacies, Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Forest Laboratories Inc announced...
Hypnotherapy Helps IBS Patients With Severe Symptoms
Source: Irritable-Bowel Syndrome News From Medical News Today [2012.12.20]
A study in Sweden found that hypnotherapy can help many people with IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) alleviate their symptoms. Perjohan Lindfors, a doctoral student at Sahlgrenska Academy, the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, came to this conclusion in a thesis titled "Implementation of gut-directed hypnotherapy for irritable bowel syndrome in clinical practice...
Possible Overlap Of IBS Symptoms And Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Source: Irritable-Bowel Syndrome News From Medical News Today [2012.10.23]
Research unveiled at the American College of Gastroenterology's (ACG) 77th Annual Scientific meeting in Las Vegas suggests a possible overlap of symptoms of two prevalent GI disorders: irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and further suggests a possible link between subtle GI tract inflammation and IBS symptoms - a link that is also the focus of t...
Purdue-Designed Fiber May Improve Digestive Health
Source: Irritable-Bowel Syndrome News From Medical News Today [2012.09.24]
Fiber designed by a Purdue University food scientist may improve digestive health and decrease the risk of colon cancer, irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn's disease and diverticulosis. Bruce Hamaker, the Roy L...
IBS-C And Chronic Idiopathic Constipation Treatment LINZESS (Linaclotide) Receives FDA Approval
Source: Irritable-Bowel Syndrome News From Medical News Today [2012.09.06]
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: IRWD) and Forest Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: FRX) announced today that LINZESS™ (linaclotide) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a once-daily treatment for adult men and women suffering from irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) or chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC)...
Linzess (Linaclotide) Approved For IBS And Constipation, And Chronic Idiopathic Constipation
Source: Irritable-Bowel Syndrome News From Medical News Today [2012.08.31]
Linzess (linaclotide), for the treatment of chronic idiopathic constipation and irritable bowel syndrome with constipation, has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), USA. The approval is for adult patients only. "Idiopathic" means "of unknown cause". Chronic constipation affects approximately 63 million Americans, says the NIH (National Institutes of Health)...
Irritable Bowel Linked To Gut Bacteria, Definitively
Source: Irritable-Bowel Syndrome News From Medical News Today [2012.05.26]
A new study of Greek patients shows that overgrowth of bacteria in the gut is definitively linked to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). It is the first to use the "gold standard" method of examining gut bacterial cultures to connect bacteria to the cause of a disease that affects some 30 million Americans...
IBS Drugs With Fewest Side Effects Identified
Source: Irritable-Bowel Syndrome News From Medical News Today [2012.03.27]
A new review of published research has identified drugs for treating irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with the fewest side effects. The researchers find that two commonly used drugs, rifaximin and lubiprostone, offer the best options for treating the widespread disorder that affects one in five Americans...
IBS study shows benefit from targeted antibiotics
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Gastroenterology
The study findings support the theory that irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is caused by bacterial overgrowth in the gut.
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