Hedge Fund's Market-Beating ETF Strategy Aug 19, 2008
IBD: What is your "top down" trading strategy ... IBD: How do you spot the strongest sectors ... IBD: How do you pick which sector ETF to buy. (Investors Business Daily)
Higher Rates And Taxes Augur Ill For Whoever's The Next President Aug 5, 2008
Today in Investor's Business Daily stock analysis and business news. The event with the greatest political ramifications for the next president may have taken place at the Federal Reserve's last meeting in June. (Investors Business Daily)
Overly clean homes may up bowel disease risk Aug 2, 2008
Inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD, refers to a group of conditions marked by chronic inflammation in the intestines, leading to symptoms like abdominal pain and diarrhea ... In the new study, published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, researchers looked at whether the so-called "hygiene hypothesis" might be involved in young people's risk of developing IBD. ... For the current study, Dr. Eran Israeli and colleagues looked at the relationship between IBD risk and certain markers of... (MSNBC -- Health)
Alcohol Binges Early In Pregnancy Increase Risk Of Infant Oral Clefts Aug 2, 2008
Inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD for short, is an umbrella term. (July 6, 2007) Bacteria commonly found in the mouth and associated with periodontal diseases in the amniotic fluid of some pregnant women. (Science Daily)
Letters for Wednesday, July 30, 2008 Jul 31, 2008
Yet apart from IBD, Fox News Channel and parts of the foreign press, the media don t seem to consider this historic event a big story. John Valentine, Stevensville. (Missoulian, MT)
National Security: Cuban Bomber Crisis? Jul 24, 2008
Today in Investor's Business Daily stock analysis and business news. INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY. (Investors Business Daily)
Chelsea Therapeutics Reports Progress in Phase II Trial of CH-1504 in Rheumatoid Arthritis Jul 16, 2008
Early clinical data suggests that Chelsea's lead antifolate compound, CH-1504, is a safe and effective treatment alternative to methotrexate for RA and may have further applications for psoriasis, IBD and certain cancers. Chelsea's antifolate program is complemented by the development of the I-3D portfolio of therapeutics targeting immune-mediated inflammatory disorders and transplantation. (Primezone Releases)
Among Top Funds' Recent Purchases, Celgene, True Religion Are Holding Up Jul 8, 2008
Many IBD top-rated stocks, such as T3 Energy Services, () Research In Motion, () Flowserve () and Bucyrus International () saw big distribution days ... IBD found 38 top-performing funds adding Celgene, investing an estimated $454 million in their latest reporting periods ... Investor's Business Daily, IBD and CAN SLIM and their corresponding logos are registered trademarks of Data Analysis Inc.. (Investors Business Daily)
Use 10-Week Average To Recognize Sell Signals Jul 8, 2008
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Low Vitamin D May Harm the Bones of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients Jul 5, 2008
MedlinePlus: Low vitamin D may harm the bones of IBD patients. Low vitamin D may harm the bones of IBD patients ... NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Maintaining adequate vitamin D levels in the body may help guard against bone disease in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a study in which researchers found a link between inadequate vitamin D levels and lower bone mineral density in a group of IBD patients. (MEDLINEplus)
Genes for Crohn's identified Jul 2, 2008
The study was a joint effort of the Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium, the NIDDK IBD Genetics Consortium and the French-Belgian IBD Consortium. It was funded by the Medical Research Council and The Wellcome Trust. (NHS Choices)
Mutual Funds &Personal Finance Jul 2, 2008
"They probably have 20 years of visibility into their reserves, which is very hard to find. Copyright 2000-2008 Investor's Business Daily, Inc. Trading Center Elevated fear and unnerving daily market gyrations are hallmarks of classic bull market corrections... ? Investor's Business Daily, Inc. 2000-2008. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction or redistribution is prohibited without prior authorized permission from Investor's Business Daily. For information on reprints, webprints, permissions or back... (Investors Business Daily)
Dorel's Pacific Cycle further strengthens mass market position with purchase of PTI Sports assets Jun 26, 2008
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A sporting chance Jun 23, 2008
When I did, she told me that she remembered that her brother's son, when he was 15, had the same symptoms," recalls Washington. Washington immediately dialed her uncle's number in California and described Mark's behavior. "He said that it sounded like Crohn's disease, which was what his son had had when he was a teenager," say Washington. Crohn's disease -- a chronic, episodic inflammatory bowel disease also known as IBD -- can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract, from the mouth to the... (NJ.com -- Times)
Choice of hospital impacts outcomes for inflammatory bowel disease surgery Jun 19, 2008
Hospitals with higher annual volumes of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who undergo surgery have lower in-hospital mortality rates than hospitals with lower volumes of IBD patients, according to a new study by researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. The study also found a trend toward shorter post-operative hospital stays for patients who undergo surgery for Crohn's Disease, a form of IBD, at high-volume centers ... IBD-related diseases are chronic... (EurekAlert!)
Consumer Confidence Hits Record Low: IBD Survey Jun 11, 2008
Investor's Business Daily and TechnoMetrica Market Intelligence said their IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index fell to 37 ... 1, IBD/TIPP said in a statement ... The IBD/TIPP surveyed more than 900 adults in early June. (ABC News -- Wire)
Defense Policy: Obama's Plan To Disarm The U.S. Jun 7, 2008
Today in Investor's Business Daily stock analysis and business news. Obama's Plan To Disarm The U.S.. (Investors Business Daily)
Discovery Of New Family Of Genetic Mutations Involved In Inflammatory Intestinal Disease Jun 6, 2008
Dr. Festen's team analysed the genetic variants in the immune pathway in a three-step design in a group of 1851 patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and 1936 controls ... "In spite of the large number of studies on the heritability of IBD", said Dr. Festen, "only very few of the genes responsible have been identified to date. 3Interestingly, one of the new genes we found for IBD is also involved in coeliac disease, lending more weight to the theory that the genetics of these... (Science Daily)
New Approach To Treating Autoimmune Disease Developed Jun 4, 2008
In healthy people, a small but crucial group of immune cells called regulatory T cells, or T-regs, keeps autoimmunity in check, but in people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), one of the most common autoimmune disorders, too few of these cells appear in the diseased intestine, and the ones that do fail to function properly ... As reported in the journal Gastroenterology, the approach proved effective in laboratory mice with a disease that simulates human IBD: Most of the mice treated with... (Science Daily)
Research Team Clones Genes Responsible for Amino Acid Absorption May 24, 2008
May 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Researchers at the West Virginia University School of Medicine have discovered ways to block substances that interfere with absorption of nutrients in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to Uma Sundaram, M.D., Section Chief of Digestive Diseases at WVU. "The most important step before development of drugs that could replace steroids in treating this chronic condition is to find out the specific bodily immune substance that causes the... (PR Newswire)
Gene Therapy: Oral Gene Delivery System For Inflammatory Bowel Disease Works, Study Shows May 23, 2008
ScienceDaily (May 22, 2008) Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) afflicts as many as 10 out of 100,000 people in the United States and currently available treatment options are short-term and invasive with toxic side effects ... The article discusses the effectiveness of oral interleukin-10 or IL-10 (anti-inflammatory protein molecules) gene therapy for the treatment of IBD. The findings indicate that upon oral administration of NiMOS, transfection and local expression of IL-10 can not only suppress... (Science Daily)
Is biodiversity way out for food crisis? May 23, 2008
NAIROBI, May 22 (Xinhua) - Another possible way out for coping with the global food crisis is stressed here on Wednesday amid United Nation (UN) sets "Biodiversity and Agriculture" as theme of the International Day of Biological Diversity (IBD) this year ... His remarks are clearly supported by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon who sent his message to IBD earlier, saying "of the 7,000 species of plants that have been domesticated over the 10,000-yearhistory of agriculture, only 30 account for the... (Xinhuanet, China)
Surgical Outcomes Depend on a Host of Variables May 23, 2008
A second study found that hospitals with a high annual volume of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) had lower death rates among IBD patients who had surgery and had shorter post-surgery stays for patients with Crohn's disease ... Hospitals that handled more than 151 IBD patients a year were classified as high-volume, those with 51 to 150 patients were medium-volume, and those with one to 50 patients were low-volume ... Both conditions are forms of IBD.. (MEDLINEplus)
Pain Free Without Numbness: Substance Combination With Chili Peppers May 20, 2008
(May 1, 2003) Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have found that a specific nerve cell receptor appears to be necessary to initiate the development of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), findings they. . (Science Daily)
Navamedic licenses world wide rights for two products ... May 13, 2008
Scientists have found and documented, in a long row of Clinical studies, that people suffering from IBD, Mb Meniere and severe diarrhoea, have low amounts of protein AF. Both Swedish and international studies have shown that SPC-Flakes and Salovum can be used effectively of regulating the level of protein AF to therapeutic levels ... SPC-Flakes is used in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and Mb Menieres disease causing dizziness. (Fox News)
Mothers' High Normal Blood Sugar Levels Place Infants At Risk For Birth Problems May 9, 2008
Inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD for short, is an umbrella term. (Aug. (Science Daily)
Eurand Reports First Quarter 2008 Key Achievements and Financial Results May 9, 2008
Highlights: * EUR-1008 (Zentase(r)) NDA accepted and granted priority review status by FDA * EUR-1008 (Zentase(r)) MAA received eligibility for centralized review procedure in European Union * In-licensed corticosteroid product for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in the U.S. and Canada from Chiesi Farmaceutici SpA * OTC Unisom(r) SleepMelts(tm), developed by Eurand, launched in U.S. by Chattem, Inc. * Amrix(r) patent application received notice of allowance from USPTO * EUR-1025, once-daily... (Primezone Releases)
McCain Prescribes More Choice To Address Health Care Woes May 6, 2008
"The lesson of the Clinton debacle (i.e., her 1993 health care initiative) is that we need to be incremental. We cannot rip up the system and start over with it," Gruber told IBD last year ... Investor's Business Daily, IBD and CAN SLIM and their corresponding logos are registered trademarks of Data Analysis Inc. ... The William O'Neil + Co. Database and all data contained herein are provided by William O'Neil + Co. Incorporated and are used by IBD under license agreement. (Investors Business Daily)
Eurand in Licenses Corticosteroid GI Product From Chiesi Farmaceutici SpA Apr 15, 2008
The product, marketed in Europe as Clipper(tm) 5 mg tablets, is an enteric coated, controlled release formulation of beclomethasone dipropionate, a corticosteroid which is marketed in Europe for use in the treatment of Ulcerative Colitis, the most prevalent type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) ... Corticosteroids, as single agents or in combination, are effective treatment options for IBD such as Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's disease; however, corticosteroids, including the most frequently... (Primezone Releases)
Takeda to Acquire Millennium for US$25.00 Per Share in an All Cash Tender Offer Valued at $8.8 Billion Apr 10, 2008
This includes a potential therapy for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which is expected to enter Phase III clinical trials in late 2008/early 2009 ... "Both companies share a common vision to develop breakthrough medicines for patients, become a global leader in oncology and expand the global reach of our IBD product candidates. We expect this transaction to help accelerate that vision and deliver tremendous value to patients, shareholders and our employees." Key Strategic Benefits Takeda... (PR Newswire)
Scientists ID New Genetic Markers for Bowel Disease Apr 8, 2008
Up to 30 percent of people in the United States with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have a family history of the condition, and about 25 percent of those families have histories of both Crohn's and ulcerative colitis, according to background information in this multi-center American and Canadian study. People of Ashkenazi Jewish (eastern European) descent are at least twice as likely to develop a form of IBD and are more likely to have a family history of IBD. ... Until now, no gene regions... (MEDLINEplus)
Pluris Energy Provides 2007 Year-End Review Apr 6, 2008
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Merck, Schering Keep Taking Heat For Vytorin Flub Apr 5, 2008
IBD: Why do you think Merck and Schering-Plough didn't come clean back in January about Vytorin's shortcomings ... IBD: How does a humiliation like Vytorin affect drug companies ... IBD: Is it lack of understanding, or disingenuousness. (CNNMoney.com)
Allergy-drug sales surge as yellow haze descends Apr 5, 2008
Grater, a vice president at IBD Insurance Services, alternates between prescription and OTC medications. At this time of year, "my eyes are always irritated," she said. (News & Observer)
Obama: 'Tough Enough' to Handle 'Right Wing Radio?' Apr 4, 2008
Wednesday' Investor's Business Daily (IBD) dug out the numbers and percentages from Department of Agriculture data and, in a Wednesday editorial, "Media 'Depression,'" scolded journalists: "It's been said the press notice the homeless problem only when a Republican's in office. The same could be said for food stamps, which the media now are using as an economic indicator.". The April 2 editorial detailed. (MediaResearch.org)
Researchers seek cause of inflammatory bowel disease (1) Mar 30, 2008
Together, Crohn's and ulcerative colitis are frequently referred to as inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD. ... The 19th floor of the Mayo Clinic is dedicated to research and treatment of IBD. So far, researchers have been unable to pinpoint the exact cause of IBD. The most popular theory is that the body's immune system reacts to a virus or bacteria with ongoing inflammation in the intestinal wall ... "The same cells that attack viruses and bacteria attack the colon causing bleeding, diarrhea,... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
What's Happening On The Corner? EveryBlock.com Wants To Tell You Mar 29, 2008
" Copyright 2000-2008 Investor's Business Daily, Inc. Trading Center Stocks delivered a fifth straight positive year in 2007, but increased volatility and a negative fourth quarter depressed already low market sentiment... ? Investor's Business Daily, Inc. 2000-2008. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction or redistribution is prohibited without prior authorized permission from Investor's Business Daily. For information on reprints, webprints, permissions or back issue orders, go to . Enter Email... (Investors Business Daily)
Honeywell Takes Off As Airlines Make Fleets More Efficient, Safer Mar 29, 2008
"The challenge facing the industry going forward is to cut fuel consumption and improve efficiency," Gillette told IBD. "And the way to do that is by enabling more capabilities on the aircraft itself." ... " Copyright 2000-2008 Investor's Business Daily, Inc. Trading Center Stocks delivered a fifth straight positive year in 2007, but increased volatility and a negative fourth quarter depressed already low market sentiment... ? Investor's Business Daily, Inc. 2000-2008. All Rights Reserved.... (Investors Business Daily)
New Form Of Inherited Risk Of Cancer Identified Mar 27, 2008
Dr. Barany and his colleagues report* Identity by Descent (IBD) segments that are the same in sequence (autozygous) among individuals who have colorectal cancer ... The simplest explanation for their IBD segments is that they were inherited from a long-ago, shared ancestor ... The investigators compared IBD regions among 74 colorectal cancer patients to two control groups, and found the segments to be twice as numerous and longer among the cancer patients. (Science Daily)
Large multicenter study suggests new genetic markers for Crohn's disease Mar 27, 2008
The study examined changes in DNA associated with the two most common forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): Crohns Disease (CD), which is most frequently marked by inflammation of the final section of the small bowel (ileum) and parts of the colon, and ulcerative colitis (UC), an inflammation of the internal lining of the rectum and colon. Results of the study, published in this months edition of Genes and Immunity, included information gleaned from 993 families with IBD, 244 of whom were... (EurekAlert!)
Autism and vaccines: What's the link? Mar 22, 2008
A study of the rates of IBD and autism among 6100 French school-aged children found no association between MMR and these diseases ... A study in the United States looked at patients with IBD born over a 32 year period, found that vaccination with MMR or other measles-containing vaccines, or the timing of vaccination early in life, did not increase the risk for IBD. ... At least 3 laboratory-based studies by different research groups using technical methods similar to those in the Uhlmann study,... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Campaign 2008: Obama's Real Faith (IBD, Jan. 23, '07) Mar 21, 2008
Obama's Real Faith (IBD, Jan. 23, '07) ... Recent media questions about Barack Obama's Afrocentric faith were, in fact, raised by an IBD editorial more than a year ago ... Investor's Business Daily, IBD and CAN SLIM and their corresponding logos are registered trademarks of Data Analysis Inc.. (Investors Business Daily)
They Find Charm In The South Mar 21, 2008
"They want to get top dollar for their existing house, and this isn't the time to do it. So my guess is that there will be a little more 'aging in place' until the market picks up," he wrote in an e-mail to IBD. ... Investor's Business Daily, IBD and CAN SLIM and their corresponding logos are registered trademarks of Data Analysis Inc. ... The William O'Neil + Co. Database and all data contained herein are provided by William O'Neil + Co. Incorporated and are used by IBD under license agreement.... (Investors Business Daily)
New Defense Mechanism Against Intestinal Inflammation Found Mar 16, 2008
12, 2003) Researchers at the University of Virginia Health System have discovered that a protein expressed by the immune system, called TL1A, is linked to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in patients. (Aug. (Science Daily)
Health & Medicine Mar 9, 2008
The 10 stocks in IBD's wholesale drugs and supplies distributors group are down 12% since mid-January and hit a five-and-a-half month low on Friday ... Investor's Business Daily, IBD and CAN SLIM and their corresponding logos are registered trademarks of Data Analysis Inc. ... The William O'Neil + Co. Database and all data contained herein are provided by William O'Neil + Co. Incorporated and are used by IBD under license agreement. (Investors Business Daily)
Scientists successfully treat new mouse model of inflammatory bowel disease Mar 7, 2008
March 6, 2008 -- Researchers trying to improve cancer immune therapy have made an unexpected find: They've produced the most accurate mouse model to date of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a cluster of conditions that afflict approximately 1 ... The two most common forms of IBD are Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (UC); in extreme cases, they can be fatal ... Allen decided to consult with Stappenbeck, an expert in IBD.. (EurekAlert!)
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by Posted: 03/05/2008. A new war among Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador would be inevitable this year but for the fact that its main promoter, Hugo Chavez, is having problems trying to make himself heard by his army and his people. (Human Events Online)
Great Comebacks(R) Program Announces 2007 National Award Winner Feb 28, 2008
4 million people are affected by inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)(1), a collective term for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Additionally, 750,000 Americans are living with an ostomy due to either IBD, colorectal cancer or other chronic bowel or bladder diseases. (PR Newswire)
Access To Success: The Second Annual UCBeyond Scholarship Program Feb 27, 2008
"Congratulations and continued success to UCB with this program! Overcoming the effects of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), rather than letting it control you, can be an extremely difficult task. Students who demonstrated an ability to accomplish this exceptional feat were recognized in 2007, and we are delighted that these scholarships will continue in 2008," says Dr. Kevin Glasgow, CEO of the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada - a voluntary, not-for-profit, medical research foundation... (Canada Newswire)
Do patients with inflammatory bowel disease receive optimal care? Feb 23, 2008
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic recurrent gastrointestinal disease ... A number of guidelines for management of inflammatory bowel disease are available for bringing evidence-based medicine into full play to improve IBD patient care ... What about the actual quality of care for patients with IBD in China. (EurekAlert!)
IBD Investor Profile: Investor Forsook MBA Skills, Found Success With CAN SLIM Feb 22, 2008
IBD: How did you become interested in CAN SLIM investing ... IBD: Describe your learning process ... Krull: I read the first edition of "How to Make Money In Stocks" (by IBD's chairman and founder, William J. O'Neil). (Investors Business Daily)
Editorial: Questions for climate center Feb 16, 2008
" IBD is not a scientific source...heck I wouldn't even take investment advice from it. As to the Director of the Max Plank Institute, Dr Solanki said that the brighter sun and higher levels of greenhouse gasses, BOTH (emphasis mine) contributed to the change in the Earth's temperature and it is impossible for him to say which had the GREATER (emphasis mine) impact. Again you source was incorrect. ". Illusions wrote on Feb 12, 2008 4:48 PM:" Roy W. Spencer.....isn't he the guy who says the... (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Nuclear Terror: Iran's Mirages Feb 15, 2008
Today in Investor's Business Daily stock analysis and business news. INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY. (Investors Business Daily)
Your Inner Life: Science is starting to explore the life and use of the trillions of microbes that live inside us Feb 13, 2008
The link with IBD (inflammatory bowel disease), Binion said, is that researchers suspect it is due to inflammation that results from an inappropriate reaction of the gut to bacteria ... Leaky gut is seen in patients with IBD but also in the relatives of people with IBD, Salzman said, which means the disease must come from a leaky gut combined with some other factor. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Mutual Funds &Personal Finance Feb 9, 2008
Regular IBD readers, for instance, are likely to have experience identifying leading stocks and growth-oriented mutual funds ... If you haven't yet built up skill at buying and holding mutual funds or using IBD's CAN SLIM strategy to pick stocks, you might want investment advice ... IBD readers can use the Investors. (Investors Business Daily)
Coaches vs. Cancer hits home for SMU men's basketball coach Trewick Feb 2, 2008
I ve known for 20 years that this day may come, said Trewick, who was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). I have had a colonoscopy about every two years, and at my last one, the doctor said that my colon had become precancerous and needed to be removed. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Unions, Dems Wrangle Over Nevada • • • • • • • • Company In The News:• Henry Schein Sells Supplies To Docs, Dentists and Vets Jan 31, 2008
"The more volume you pump through that fixed-cost infrastructure, the greater the operating margins," Bergman told IBD. ... Schein's CFO, Steven Paladino, told IBD the company has delivered a compounded annual growth rate of 18% at the earnings level from 1995, the year it went public, through 2006 ... Investor's Business Daily, IBD and CAN SLIM and their corresponding logos are registered trademarks of Data Analysis Inc.. (Investors Business Daily)
Naval Superiority: The Hunt By Red October Jan 25, 2008
Today in Investor's Business Daily stock analysis and business news. The Hunt By Red October. (Investors Business Daily)
Chelsea Therapeutics Initiates Phase II Clinical Program in Rheumatoid Arthritis Jan 23, 2008
Early clinical data suggests that Chelsea's lead antifolate compound, CH-1504, is a safe and effective treatment alternative to methotrexate for RA and may have further applications for psoriasis, IBD and certain cancers. Chelsea's antifolate program is complemented by a strategic partnership with Active Biotech AB for the joint development of a portfolio of therapeutics targeting immune-mediated inflammatory disorders and transplantation. (Primezone Releases)
Worms good for bowels, research shows Jan 15, 2008
Both are incurable and potentially serious disorders collectively known as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) ... He came up with the idea after noticing that a sharp rise in western rates of IBD in the past 50 years coincided with a fall in infections by parasites, such as roundworms and human whipworms. (Yahoo News -- Alternative Medicine)
UCB Crohn's Scholarship Program to Award $300,000 to Students with Crohn's Disease Jan 11, 2008
Yet, Riva had the courage to board a plane to Washington, D.C., to lobby for funding for research in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Her experience ignited a passion for public policy that has continued to grow. (PR Newswire)
Drugs Affect Mortality Risk in Crohn's Disease Jan 9, 2008
Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are classified as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) ... "Despite improved therapy, IBD patients, particularly those with Crohn's disease, continue to face an increased risk of death," lead author Dr. Lisa J. Herrinton, of Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, told Reuters Health ... In the current study, Herrinton and colleagues examined the IBD death risk in a group of Kaiser Permanente members and looked at the medications they used to treat... (MEDLINEplus)
Crohn Disease: Gene Decreases Intestinal Inflammation Jan 8, 2008
7, 2008) There are two major types of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Crohn disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). Conflicting reports have indicated that the soluble factor IL-22 can have both IBD promoting and IBD controlling effects ... Expression of IL-22 is much higher in the intestines of individuals with CD than UC. To investigate the role of IL-22 in IBD, the authors used a new microinjection-based strategy to deliver the gene that makes IL-22 to the walls of the intestine of mice... (Science Daily)
Bush Still Mum Over Stimulus, But Political Pressure Building Jan 8, 2008
Whatever the administration proposes, he says, "the Democrats will say it's not enough and they will up the ante. Copyright 2000-2008 Investor's Business Daily, Inc. Trading Center Despite the hullabaloo, the third quarter ended with a positive return for both US and global stocks. Equity investments were again the right choice, highlighting why we believe trying to time short-term volatility isn't a good idea... ? Investor's Business Daily, Inc. 2000-2008. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction or... (Investors Business Daily)
Investor Education Jan 8, 2008
Students Win Contest Using IBD ... An A Industry Group RS reflected its No. 25 rank among IBD's 197 groups ... for a FREE trial of IBD.. (Investors Business Daily)
