The Crohnsicle

I found an extremely interesting article about a Europe-wide trial (which is currently recruiting patients) to treat Crohn’s Disease. The study will attempt to find out if stem cells taken from the sufferer’s own body can provide effective long-term remission.
Aside from this being a possible cure (or at an alternative treatment), I find this quite [...]

Another drug to aid in the maintenance of Crohn’s Disease… not a cure, but an alternative. This is a new one to me, so I thought I would share it.. here is a link to the article I found. http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/852571020057CCF68525737E00610EE9It is not approved for treatment, but it appears to be in clinical trials.

These are some Crohn’s Disease resources I gathered a while back. I have not had time to go back and check them, but will and update this post as needed.
Thanks!
-Ben

Crohn’s Resource http://www.crohnsresource.com/
Crohn’s Sanity Support http://www.crohns-sanity.org
Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America http://www.ccfa.org
Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America – Rocky Mountain Chapter
http://www.ccfa.org/chapters/rockymountain/
Mayo Clinic http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00104
HealingWell.com [...]

I just stumbled upon some articles that stated Todd Helton (the amazing Colorado Rockies first baseman) was diagnosed with “acute terminal ileitis” back in May of 06. I saw it on several blogs, but this was on the mlb site. It stated “The ailment, acute terminal ileitis, is an infection at the end of the [...]