Have you noticed that more and more Canadians now a days know what Crohn’s Disease is and how it effects its sufferers? There could be a big reason for that. Canada has been paired with Europe for having more cases of IBD than any other countries looked at in a global study done by an [...]
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Canada & UK top list of countries for inflammatory bowel disease
Posted: 11th January 2012 by brad-wd in Reports & Research InfoTags: Alberta, awareness, Canada, Colitis, crohn's, Health, IBD, Information, Kaplan, United Kingdom, University of Calgary
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Importance of Sleep
Posted: 14th July 2011 by brad-wd in Crohn's Information, IBS & Ulcerative Colitis Information, Reports & Research InfoTags: Colitis, crohn's, Health, Information, quote thursday, Ulcerative
As I was writing up my piece about getting a great nights rest, I realized that I should do a write up on the facts. Information taken from CBC.ca The importance of sleep Researchers looked at how lack of sleep may affect the immune system. Chronic sleeplessness may harm the immune system, since lack of [...]
University of Toronto Study Find New Information On Key Protiens In Crohn's
Posted: 21st June 2011 by brad-wd in Crohn's Information, Reports & Research InfoA new study was released a couple weeks ago from the University of Toronto identifying the role of key proteins in Crohn’s Disease. Let us hope that this can lead to more discoveries and better treatments! Hit the jump to see more on the story…
IBD Can Cause Post Traumatic Stress
Posted: 2nd December 2010 by brad-wd in Crohn's Information, IBS & Ulcerative Colitis Information, Reports & Research InfoNow this is a topic that hits home for myself, and that is stress and how it affects my health even more due to having Crohn’s Disease. Every doctor and every family member tells me how I need to reduce my stress but for those of you who have a lot of stress due to [...]
New study reveals how cannabis suppresses immune functions
Posted: 25th November 2010 by brad-wd in Reports & Research InfoNew study reveals that marijuana can suppress your immune system. Now I know there are a lot of us that use marijuana for several reasons to help cope with IBD. There is the obvious pain relief factor, but others like myself sometimes need it so that they can actually eat more than a couple bites of food. [...]
Information from The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) Canadian research team publishes findings in Journal of Biological Chemistry A new study has found that Vitamin D, readily available in supplements or cod liver oil, can counter the effects of Crohn’s disease. John White, an endocrinologist at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, [...]