New study will compare the Mediterranean and specific carbohydrate diets The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) is sponsoring what it is calling the first-ever national study of the effect of dietary interventions to treat Crohn’s disease. The study will compare the Mediterranean-style diet with the specific carbohydrate diet (SCD) in order to evaluate
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Study links eating red meat to higher diverticulitis risk Men with the highest percentages of red meat consumption had a 58% greater likelihood of developing diverticulitis, compared with men who had the lowest intake levels, according to a study in Gut. Men in the highest consumption group ate, on average, more than 12 servings of
Study shows IBD relapse rates are high when patients quit their anti-TNF medication Almost half of inflammatory bowel disease patients who stop anti-TNF drugs when they achieve remission have a relapse, researchers reported in The American Journal of Gastroenterology. Researcher Dr. Maria Jose Casanova of Hospital Universitario de la Princesa in Madrid, said the study
NIH Panel Recommends Early Peanut Introduction for High-Risk Infants Babies as young as 4 months can be exposed to peanuts Babies at high risk for developing peanut allergies should be introduced to peanut-containing foods in a controlled way as early as 4 to 6 months of age, according to new guidelines from an expert panel
The CDC has issued guidance recommending the use of non-opioid pain relievers, such as ibuprofen, aspirin or acetaminophen, for most chronic pain; limiting opioid prescriptions for acute pain to three to seven days; prescribing the lowest possible effective dose; and giving patients immediate-release formulations, among other measures designed to limit abuse of the highly addictive
