Digestive Health Related News
The importance of gut microbiome for Type 1 diabetes risk
A new study has highlighted that children with a high risk of type 1 diabetes have a different gut microbiome to children at low...
IBD standards launching today aim to drastically improve how we care for those suffering
IBD UK, a partnership of 17 professional patient organisations chaired by Crohn’s & Colitis UK, campaign a groundbreaking opportunity to promote better IBD standards.
People...
What do you know about the therapeutic benefits of Cannabis oil?
Does cannabis oil affect gut inflammation? Can it be used to treat autism spectrum disorder? Discover more as we explore the dynamic world of...
A closer look at the relationship between inflammation and bowel cancer
Health Europa spotlights recent research into the relationship between inflammation and inflammatory bowel cancer and bowel disease.
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is the name given...
Colorectal cancer and colonoscopy
Jolanta Gore-Booth, the CEO of Digestive Cancers Europe, discusses the value of colonoscopy in diagnosing and preventing colorectal cancer.
In a recent survey by specialist...
Towards a better understanding of gastric cancer treatment and prevention
Health Europa explored with United European Gastroenterology about the efforts regarding gastric cancer treatment, understanding and prevention.
Organised by the Healthy Stomach Initiative (HSI), 2...
HepatoPredict: stratifying liver cancer patients for transplantation
The HepatoPredict - a powerful predictive tool to accurately select hepatocellular carcinoma patients for successful liver transplantation.
Dr José Pereira Leal, the founder and executive...
Do fibre foods reduce brain inflammation?
New research suggests brain inflammation to be reduced by foods high in fibre.
According to a new study from the University of Illinois, dietary fibre...
Reducing the burden of obesity-related liver disease in children
Professor Deirdre Kelly CBE, of the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, discusses what can be done to tackle the particular threat...
The burden of chronic digestive diseases
UEG’s Professor Markus Peck considers how Europe can rise to the challenge of chronic digestive diseases, following on from the launch of the MEP...
Connecting patients with a rare digestive disorder to research and cures
Life with a rare digestive disorder often means suffering with disabling symptoms for years before receiving the correct diagnosis and appropriate care. Patient advocacy...
Europe struggling to deal with burden of chronic digestive diseases
Europe is currently failing to manage the increasing burden of chronic digestive diseases, according to a report published today by leading digestive health experts.
The...
A platform for pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer is set to be Europe’s second leading cause of cancer death by 2020. Why, then, is funding so low? Pancreatic Cancer Europe...
