A NEW CHAPTER of the non-profit, research-oriented National Foundation of Ileitis and Colitis has been formed in Central Florida. Ileitis and colitis are inflammatory diseases of the intestines.

Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammation of the large intestines. Symptoms of ulcerative colitis are repeated attacks of pain, diarrhea and bleeding from the rectum. The disease also has long ...

Thetis Pharmaceuticals LLC has presented preclinical data on their BLT1 receptor agonist TP-317 as an approach for treating inflammatory bowel disease. BLT1 activation promotes immune homeostasis and ...

Corriden, Thomas F. — Surgeon, Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Northampton, Mass. For record and address of author see "This Week's Issue," page 946.

The incidence and severity of Crohn’s disease (CD) are increased in female patients. Using SAMP1/YitFc (SAMP) mice, a spontaneous model of chronic intestinal inflammation that displays histologic and ...

Colitis in growing pigs is often referred to as grower scours. Its incidence increased dramatically in the early 1980’s and there are suggestions that the incidence has further increased since the ...