Colitis Ulcerosa - Articles
Genistein (Soy Isoflavone) & Prostate Cancer
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Robert W.
Health Report: Genistein (Soy Isoflavone) & Prostate Cancer "A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers..." By, Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS Updated: 11/22/2009The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute medical advice or recomm ...
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Minnesotan Kid Great Comebacks Winner
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Dennis
Great Comebacks is an awards program recognizing inspiring individuals who have made a difference in the inflammatory bowel disease community. You may remember our friend Nadia won an award earlier this year.The Comeback Kids program recently announced the 2009 winners, and the winner of the central region was Laurel Schwartz, a camper who I met pe ...
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Colitis Surgery
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Michael Tasker
I have had a few emails recently about the topic of surgery and I thought I would copy a response I gave to a young guy who has been suffering from symptoms for apprx 10 months but was only diagnosed about two months ago.He is already considering surgey which, as I have stated, is a huge step to take.Here is my response to this question:“You ...
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Ostomy & me
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Martin
Sometimes I think I don’t blog enough about being an ostomate. This might be because I know I’m not going to be one forever. To use a footballing analogy, I feel like I’m only on loan to the ostomates. And early next year when I have my reversal I’ll go back to being just a UC person. Or if I can emulate Guy Cohen, I mig ...
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New Links Posted
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Dennis
You may have noticed I added some new links to the sidebar this week. If you haven’t noticed…well, here’s what they are and why they are important!Take Steps This is a fundraiser walkathon sponsored by the CCFA. Many people are involved with it and it has raised millions of dollars for research. If you are looking to get involved ...
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Ostomy & me
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Martin
Sometimes I think I don’t blog enough about being an ostomate. This might be because I know I’m not going to be one forever. To use a footballing analogy, I feel like I’m only on loan to the ostomates. And early next year when I have my reversal I’ll go back to being just a UC person. Or if I can emulate Guy Cohen, I mig ...
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Ramadan and home from Hospital
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Neo-Conduit
Finally Home. I had been feeling really awful from last Monday. Tummy pains, back ache etc. I thought that maybe it was a mid cycle thing as I have experienced in the past haemorrhagic Cysts on my ovaries, that have necessitated peritoneal lavage for removal of blood and infection. I just thought I would wait it out, and by day three the pain was ...
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Tony Snow’s Cancer Recurrence
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Lisa E. L.
My sympathies go out to Tony Snow and his family for the latest news about his colon cancer recurrence. In 2005, Snow wasdiagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer, had his colon removed andunderwent six months of chemotherapy. Now a second cancer has been removed, and reports say it has metastasized to his lever.Cancer news is never good news. Snow&rsquo ...
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Is There a Doctor in House?
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Shauna M.
Anyone watch "House" the other night? For the first time since the show began, I actually figured out the illness before too long. It had to do with the Hygeine Hypothesis - eating dirt as a kid offers some protection against things like asthma and Crohn's and Colitis...and, I might add, MS. I've explained this theory before - see Diet o ...
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Think You Know Stress?
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Kristy Mills, ND, CNHP
Everyone knows about stress, but do you know the real damage caused by stress?According to the National Institute of Health, approximately 90% of all illness, mental and physical, is caused or aggravated by stress.We've all heard the list of big stresses: death of a loved one, divorce, money problems, moving, etc. Yet just about anything can crea ...
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