A new study has found a possible ulcerative colitis treatment. Researchers say mice that were given the probiotic Bacillus polyfermenticus during the non-inflammatory stage of the disease showed reduced rectal bleeding, less inflamed tissue and gained...

Children with newly diagnosed cases of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have higher concentrations of folate in their blood than other children. These findings bring into question the previously held theory that patients with IBD tend to be prone to a...

They are extremely small and most of us probably never give them any thought. Millions of red blood cells circulate through our bodies carrying oxygen to all our tissues and taking away the carbon dioxide. When we don't have enough healthy red blood...

Researchers have found patients undergoing treatments that require immunosuppressive drugs may be more susceptible to non-melanoma skin cancers, requiring greater care with their skin treatments. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients who are being...

Probiotics -- whether they are dietary supplements or foods that contain live, non-disease-causing bacteria normally found in the body -- have been shown to provide numerous benefits to your overall health. There is currently great enthusiasm for foods...