Blocking ICE gene may pave way for drug treatment, suggests study.
TUESDAY, Oct. 23 (HealthScoutNews) -- Patients with fiery bowel flare-ups may one day find relief in a block of ICE.
ICE, the abbreviation for the interleukin-1beta-converting enzyme, spurs the formation of chemicals that aggravate the lining of the intestine in ulcerative colitis. A new study shows that blocking the enzyme in mice can reduce the symptoms of gastric inflammation of both acute and chronic ulcerative colitis. The findings appear in the latest issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Another Reason Not To Miss Your Appendix
Those without it less prone to ulcerative colitis
WEDNESDAY, March 14 (HealthScout) -- You don't think much about your appendix until it causes trouble and you're glad to have it removed. A new study will give many of you another reason not to mourn its loss. People who've had an appendectomy are less likely to develop chronic bowel inflammation later in life, according to Swedish researchers. But there's a catch: The link only seems to hold for those who had an appendectomy before their 20s, and only for certain appendix patients
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Get the Gum Out
Common food additive can clog you up, new research contends
FRIDAY, Oct. 26 (HealthScoutNews) -- Here's something else to add to that growing list of things to avoid -- carrageenan. It's a common food additive, and one researcher says it may play a role in the development of colon cancer and inflammatory bowel diseases, like ulcerative colitis. Other experts, however, are not convinced that there is enough evidence to say that the substance poses a health risk to humans. "Carrageenan is a wolf in sheep's clothing," says Dr. Joanne Tobacman, an assistant professor of clinical ...
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