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Ulcerative colitis (Colitis ulcerosa, UC) is a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Ulcerative colitis is a form of colitis, a disease of the intestine, specifically the large intestine or colon, that includes characteristic ulcers, or open sores, in the colon. The main symptom of active disease is usually diarrhea mixed with blood, of gradual onset. Ulcerative colitis is, however, a systemic disease that affects many parts of the body outside the intestine. Because of the name, IBD is ...
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Ulcerative Colitis News Headlines
- FDA Approves LIALDA (mesalamine), The First Oral Once-Daily Mesalamine For Patients With Active, Mild To Moderate Ulcerative Colitis
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 22 Jan 2007 06:00 EST
- The Metabolic Response To Colitis Varies Depending Upon Whether Inflammation Is Chronic Or Acute
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
- The Majority Of Ulcerative Colitis Patients Are Not Compliant With Medications, CCFA Survey Finds
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 31 Dec 2006 05:00 EST
- National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals Commemorates 15 Years Of Trusted Leadership With Asacol(R) (Mesalamine) Delayed-Release Tablets
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Treatment Of Ulcerative Colitis With Asacol Improved Patient Quality Of Life In As Early As Three Weeks, According To New Data Analysis
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 02 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
- Spot The Difference: Proteasome Composition Differs In Crohn Disease And Ulcerative Colitis
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 28 Nov 2006 04:00 EST
- Novel Ulcerative Colitis Drug - Once-daily MMX Mesalazine Effective In Inducing Remission Of Mild-to-moderate Ulcerative Colitis
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 27 Oct 2006 12:00 EST
- Data Show Treatment With Remicade Reduced Hospitalizations For Ulcerative Colitis Patients By Half
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 28 Oct 2006 12:00 EST
- Sensitization Of Pelvic Nerve Afferents And Mast Cell Infiltration In The Urinary Bladder Following Chronic Colonic Irritation Is Mediated By Neuropep
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 08 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Doubles Risk Of Pregnancy Complications
ScienceDaily - Tue, 26 Dec 2006 04:00 EST
- Data Show Treatment With Remicade(R) Reduced Hospitalizations For Ulcerative Colitis Patients By Half
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 24 Oct 2006 07:00 EST
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Doubles Risk Of Pregnancy Complications
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 24 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
- Gene link to inflammatory bowel
BBC - Fri, 27 Oct 2006 11:01 EST
- Scientists Find Major Susceptibility Gene For Crohn's Disease
ScienceDaily - Thu, 26 Oct 2006 03:00 EST
- Stubborn Ulcerative Colitis Responds To Arthritis Drug, Review Finds
ScienceDaily - Mon, 18 Sep 2006 03:00 EST
- Crohn's Disease Gene Identified
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 27 Oct 2006 09:00 EST
- Review Finds That Stubborn Ulcerative Colitis Responds To Arthritis Drug
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 15 Sep 2006 12:00 EST
- Is Canada Too Clean? More Ulcerative Colitis And Crohn's Cases
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 26 Aug 2006 10:00 EST
- Crohn's And Colitis Awareness Month 2006 - Message From Tony Clement, Minister Of Health, Canada
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 06 Nov 2006 08:00 EST
- Canada High In Ulcerative Colitis And Crohn's Cases: Is Canada Too Clean?
ScienceDaily - Thu, 24 Aug 2006 03:00 EST
- RELM-beta: A New Link In The Chain Between Bacteria And Inflammatory Bowel Disease
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 07 Oct 2006 08:00 EST
- Colitis patients need better immunization: report
Reuters - Wed, 30 Aug 2006 09:05 EST
- Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Of America And ConvaTec Announce 2006 Great Comebacks Regional Awards Recipients
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 06 Oct 2006 07:00 EST
- Clostridium Difficile Infection On The Rise
The Earth Times - Mon, 16 Oct 2006 06:32 EST
- New Link In The Chain Between Bacteria And Inflammatory Bowel Disease
ScienceDaily - Sun, 08 Oct 2006 03:00 EST
- VSL#3 Probiotic Now Generally Recognized As Safe (Gras) For The Dietary Management Of Irritable Bowel Syndrome
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 25 Aug 2006 07:00 EST
- Colonoscopy lowers cancer risk in colitis patients
Reuters - Sat, 08 Jul 2006 02:00 EST
- Infertility common after ulcerative colitis surgery
Reuters - Fri, 16 Jun 2006 02:56 EST
- Common colectomy procedure renders women patients infertile: study
The Earth Times - Fri, 16 Jun 2006 07:30 EST
- MMX Mesalamine Induces Remission Of Ulcerative Colitis
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 25 May 2006 06:00 EST
- Risk Of Infertility In Women Triples After Common Inflammatory Bowel Disease Surgery
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 15 Jun 2006 09:00 EST
- Pivotal Phase III Studies Presented During Digestive Disease Week (DDW) Show MMX Mesalamine (Mesavance(TM)) Induced Remission Of Ulcerative Colitis
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 25 May 2006 01:00 EST
- Serious fungal infections of the eye on the rise
Reuters - Fri, 16 Jun 2006 02:57 EST
- REMICADE(R) Is First Biologic Approved In European Union To Treat Ulcerative Colitis
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 09 Mar 2006 11:00 EST
- Learn The Signs And Symptoms Of Colorectal Cancer - March Is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 11 Mar 2006 11:00 EST
- CHMP Recommends Approval Of Remicade(R) For Treatment Of Moderately To Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis, Europe
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 30 Jan 2006 07:00 EST
- Promising New Treatment For Ulcerative Colitis Sufferers
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 03 Jan 2006 04:00 EST
- Carbon Monoxide Soothes Inflammatory Bowel Disease
ScienceDaily - Tue, 03 Jan 2006 03:00 EST
- Promising New Treatment For Ulcerative Colitis Sufferers
ScienceDaily - Thu, 05 Jan 2006 03:00 EST
- Carbon monoxide curbs colitis, in mice
Reuters - Tue, 27 Dec 2005 05:51 EST
- Good bacteria useful for ulcerative colitis
Reuters - Thu, 28 Jul 2005 08:48 EST
- ''Good'' Bacteria Helps Ease Pain Of Colitis
ScienceDaily - Mon, 25 Jul 2005 02:00 EST
- ''Good'' bacteria helps ease pain of colitis
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 26 Jul 2005 11:00 EST
- Cannabis drugs might relieve bowel disease
MSNBC - Fri, 12 Aug 2005 09:12 EST
- IBS - Hundreds of identified genes involved in the pathophysiology of inflammatory bowel disease
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 22 Aug 2005 11:00 EST
- Cannabis-based drugs might relieve bowel disease
Reuters - Fri, 12 Aug 2005 06:41 EST
- People with Crohn''s and Colitis at Greater Risk of Asthma, Researchers Say
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Sep 2005 09:00 EST
- Remicade® Granted Priority Review by U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 01 Jun 2005 06:00 EST
- ''Good'' Bacteria May Ease Ulcerative Colitis
WebMD - Tue, 26 Jul 2005 04:31 EST
- Alternative to prevent Ulcerative Colitis associated colon cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 17 May 2005 01:00 EST
- Supplement May Ease Ulcerative Colitis
WebMD - Fri, 08 Apr 2005 08:41 EST
- Remicade May Treat Ulcerative Colitis Symptoms
WebMD - Wed, 18 May 2005 11:00 EST
- Nutritional supplement reduces need for traditional ulcerative colitis treatment
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 09 Apr 2005 06:00 EST
- Supplement May Ease Ulcerative Colitis
MedicineNet - Mon, 11 Apr 2005 07:00 EST
- Holdover In the ER
Washington Post - Tue, 31 May 2005 03:00 EST
- Worm Eggs Improve Bowel Disorder
Reuters - Fri, 15 Apr 2005 08:28 EST

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