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April 2007 - Posts

• Benirschke seeks out stories of inspiration

  Here's a nice story about Rolf Benirschke. Benirschke was a placekicker for the professional football team the San Diego Chargers. He had a great career playing for 10 years and setting all kinds of records. The really astounding part is that he played Read More... Posted Thursday, April 26, 2007 10:30 PM by bustagut | 1 Comments Filed under: Celebrities, Ostomy, Personal Stories

• Kids lobby Texas legislature on gutsy issue

  For many of sufferers of IBD it can be a pain to leave the house for fear that they won't be able to find a public restroom when the need arrives... and with IBD it often does. Some kids in Texas took it upon themselves to try an relive some of that pain Read More... Posted Thursday, April 26, 2007 10:07 PM by bustagut | 0 Comments Filed under: Children, Personal Stories

• Guanilib moves into Clinical Trials in Ulcerative Colitis

  Callisto Pharmaceuticals announced a few weeks back that they're feeling pretty good about Guanilib. So good, in fact, that they intend to move the drug into clinical trials in ulcerative colitis. They announced that they have new animal data that suggest Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 25, 2007 10:24 PM by bustagut | 0 Comments Filed under: Experimental

• Tequila Fruit May be Useful in Treating Colon Problems

  Shooters all around! Researchers in Mexico report that certain compounds found in agave fruit (the fruit used to make tequila) may be effective in treating diseases of the colon including IBD, IBS and cancer. "This study shows that the agave fruit is Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 25, 2007 10:11 PM by bustagut | 0 Comments Filed under: Experimental

• Test helps to quickly distinguish between IBD and IBS

  Inverness Medical recently announced that they've added the TechLab enteric panel to their portfolio. This panel of tests enables helath professionals to distinguish rapdily patients with Infalmmatory Bowel Disease (IBD) from patients with Irratable Bowel Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 25, 2007 10:00 PM by bustagut | 0 Comments Filed under: Diagnosis

• Pearl Jam's McCready Keeps Rocking For Crohn's

  I check out a lot of sites online looking for information about IBD but I never expected to find one on the Billboard web site. Yeah, that Billboard. I found this article about Pearl Jam's Mike McCready. He's done a ton of work to help the Northwest Chapter Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 25, 2007 9:43 PM by bustagut | 0 Comments Filed under: Celebrities, Children, Fund-Raising

• REMICADE Recommended For Pediatric Crohn's Disease in European Union

  It was recently announced that Remicade was recommended by the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) for use in Europe in treating severe active Crohn's disease in kids aged 6 to 17. That'll make Remicade the first therapy approved in Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 25, 2007 9:21 PM by bustagut | 0 Comments Filed under: Children, Remicade, Treatment