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Fall 2016
Anti-TNF therapy is effective for the induction and maintenance of remission in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The benefits of anti-TNF therapy include improved quality of life, steroid discontinuation, and reduced hospitalization and surgery rates. Due to their high costs and...
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Reproductive Knowledge Specific to Inflammatory Bowel Disease Among Women with IBD and Physicians who Treat Women with IBD
DownloadFall 2014
BACKGROUND: Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) affects women in their reproductive years. Women with IBD often choose not to have children, and this voluntary childlessness may be due to their concerns regarding the adverse effects of their IBD and its treatment on fertility, pregnancy, and the...
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The influence of iron therapy on the clinical outcomes, the colonic bacteria microbiome and the urinary metabolomics in iron deficient subjects
DownloadFall 2011
Iron deficiency is a common problem facing subjects with inflammatory bowel disease and it is of recurrent nature. It is associated with lethargy, fatigue and poorer cognition independent of anaemia. These symptoms could be reversed with iron supplementation either via oral or intravenous route....
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The Role of Vitamin D in Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha-Induced Response in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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Vitamin D is an important immunomodulator of the immune system and has been suggested to play a role in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Drugs targeting TNF-alpha are effective IBD therapies, and vitamin D has been demonstrated to suppress TNF-alpha as well as work...