http://www.rxpgnews.com/ Medical News and Information Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:00:28 PST en-us http://www.rxpgnews.com/ulcerativecolitis/Why_smokers_rarely_suffer_from_ulcerative_colitis_3028_3028.shtml Ulcerative Colitis Doctors have long known that smokers rarely suffer from a common form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) called ulcerative colitis, but they didn't know why. A new study in the December 19 issue of The Journal of Experimental Medicine might help explain this apparent resistance. Scott Plevy and his colleagues at the University of Pittsburgh now show that carbon monoxide (CO), a component of cigarette smoke, helps shut down the intestinal inflammation that causes ulcerative colitis. Tue, 20 Dec 2005 00:16:00 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/ulcerativecolitis/Why_smokers_rarely_suffer_from_ulcerative_colitis_3028_3028.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/ulcerativecolitis/Probiotic_bacteria_mixture_VSL_3_ease_ulcerative_c_1928_1928.shtml Ulcerative Colitis A mixture of bacteria developed in part by University of Alberta researchers has been proven highly effective in treating people suffering from ulcerative colitis. Tue, 26 Jul 2005 01:05:00 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/ulcerativecolitis/Probiotic_bacteria_mixture_VSL_3_ease_ulcerative_c_1928_1928.shtml