Tag Archives: inflammatory bowel disease

Crohn’s Disease Activity Index (CDAI) & Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) – IBD in the News

April 30th, 2013 - 8:51 am

Edward Loftus Jr., M.D., a gastroenterologist at Mayo Clinic specializing in the care and evaluation of patients with IBD, discusses the implications of recent article published in Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics that found a group of patients with IBS to … Continue reading →

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IBD & Increased Risk for Pneumonia – IBD in the News

April 24th, 2013 - 11:40 am

Edward Loftus Jr., M.D., a gastroenterologist at Mayo Clinic specializing in the care and evaluation of patients with IBD, discusses a recent study published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology that found patients with inflammatory bowel disease were at an … Continue reading →

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Using Parasites to Treat Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

March 10th, 2013 - 1:59 pm

Edward Loftus Jr., M.D., a gastroenterologist at Mayo Clinic specializing in the care and evaluation of patients with IBD, discusses studies conducted by Joel Weinstock, M.D., that examined the usage of parasites to treat IBD. While some of Dr. Weinstock’s … Continue reading →