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Reviewed July 2009

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Title:   Ulcerative colitis - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Ulcerative colitis is one of 2 types of inflammatory bowel disease - a condition that causes the bowel to become inflamed and red.
Date:   Jul 2009
Title:   Ulcerative colitis: treatment - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Read about the medications and types of surgery that can help treat ulcerative colitis.
Date:   Mar 2009
Title:   Unfractionated or low-molecular weight heparin for induction of remission in ulcerative colitis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Ulcerative colitis has a limited number of treatment options. Unfractionated heparin and low molecular weight heparins have not shown any benefit for treating patients with active ulcerative colitis. Neither of these therapies should be used to treat pa...
Date:   Feb 2009
Title:   Methotrexate for maintenance of remission in ulcerative colitis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   One study that tested the effectiveness of low dose oral methotrexate (12.5 mg/week) as treatment for inactive ulcerative colitis was reviewed. Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the colon. Typical symptoms include bloody diarrhea a...
Date:   Nov 2008
Title:   Collagenous colitis
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Collagenous colitis is inflammation of the colon, the last portion of the digestive tract that ends at the rectum and anus. The most common symptom is chronic watery, non-bloody diarrhoea. Collagenous colitis is sometimes called microscopic colitis. There is no cure but the symptoms can be managed.
Date:   Nov 2008
Title:   Open versus laparoscopic (assisted) ileo pouch anal anastomosis for ulcerative colitis and familial adenomatous polyposis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Resection of the entire colon and creation of an ileal pouch by means of an ileo pouch anal anastomosis (IPAA) is a last resort for many patients with ulcerative colitis and familial adenomatous polyposis. In recent years this operation has increasingly...
Date:   Nov 2008
Title:   Humanized antibody to the alpha4beta7 integrin for induction of remission in ulcerative colitis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the colon. MLN-02 is a synthetic antibody that blocks the adhesion and migration of white blood cells into the gut, reducing intestinal inflammation. One study met criteria for review. This six-we...
Date:   Oct 2008
Title:   Cyclosporine A for induction of remission in severe ulcerative colitis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammation of the large bowel. Symptoms include bloody diarrhea and abdominal pain. The disease can also have manifestations outside the bowel with involvement of the joints, skin, eyes and liver. While the 'first ...
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Tacrolimus (FK506) for induction of remission in refractory ulcerative colitis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   One study that tested the effectiveness of tacrolimus as therapy for treatment resistant ulcerative colitis was reviewed. Ulcerative colitis is a relapsing inflammatory disease restricted to the colon. Symptoms include bloody diarrhea, passage of pus an...
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Type I interferons for induction of remission in ulcerative colitis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Interferons (IFNs) are mediators of the immune system and have been used to successfully treat a number of chronic inflammatory disorders. The purpose of this systematic review was to examine the effectiveness of type I IFNs for the treatment of active ...
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Interventions for treating lymphocytic colitis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Budesonide is a corticosteroid drug that is quickly metabolized by the liver thereby decreasing drug-related side-effects. This review demonstrates that budesonide may be effective for treating chronic diarrhea associated with lymphocytic colitis over a...
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Interventions for treating collagenous colitis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Budesonide is a corticosteroid drug that is rapidly metabolized by the liver thereby reducing corticosteroid-related side effects. This review demonstrates that budesonide is effective for treating chronic diarrhea associated with collagenous colitis ov...
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Probiotics for treatment of Clostridium difficile-associated colitis in adults
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is a bacterium that attaches itself to the gut wall and is responsible for causing severe diarrhea and sometimes death in patients who have undergone antibiotic therapy for unrelated diseases. Antibiotics tend to wi...
Date:   Oct 2007
Title:   Probiotics for prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) is a serious disease that affects the bowel of premature infants in the first few weeks of life. Although the cause of NEC is not entirely known, milk feeding and bacterial growth play a role. Probiotics (dietary suppleme...
Date:   Aug 2007
Title:   Probiotics for induction of remission in ulcerative colitis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a common condition resulting in inflammation of the colon. Current treatments for this condition result in side effects in a significant proportion of patients and consequently alternative treatments are being sought. Probioti...
Date:   Jul 2007
Title:   Fish oil for induction of remission in ulcerative colitis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Ulcerative colitis is an inflammation of the large intestine that causes diarrhea, abdominal pain, rectal bleeding and fever. Since there is no cure for the disease the aim of treatment is to cause a reduction of the unpleasant and painful signs and sym...
Date:   Jun 2007
Title:   Methotrexate for induction of remission in ulcerative colitis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Low dose oral methotrexate (12.5 mg/week) was not shown to be effective for inducing remission in chronic active ulcerative colitis. A trial in which larger numbers of patients receive a higher dose of methotrexate should be considered. A new study coul...
Date:   Jun 2007
Title:   Omega 3 fatty acids (fish oil) for maintenance of remission in ulcerative colitis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Fish oil contains omega 3 fatty acids that may be beneficial in reducing inflammation, such as seen in the bowel of ulcerative colitis patients. Randomized placebo-controlled studies that evaluated the effect of daily intake of omega-3 fatty acids to ma...
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Azathioprine and 6-mercaptopurine for maintenance of remission in ulcerative colitis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Studies of azathioprine and 6-mercaptopurine for maintenance treatment of ulcerative colitis.Six studies were reviewed and provide the best evidence we have. Study quality was mostly poor. The studies tested 286 people over the age of eighteen who had u...
Date:   Nov 2006
Title:   Oral 5-aminosalicylic acid for maintenance of remission in ulcerative colitis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Although oral 5-ASA preparations are effective for maintaining remission in ulcerative colitis, they are no more effective than sulfasalazine (SASP) therapy. People who have become well can remain so by continuing to take either medication. There is no ...
Date:   Feb 2006
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