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The Manitoba IBD Cohort Study: A population-based study of the prevalence of lifetime and twelve-month anxiety and mood disorders
(American Journal Gastroenterology, 2008)
BACKGROUND AND AIMS:
Given the impact of anxiety and mood disorders on health, it is important to consider these disorders in persons with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We assessed the prevalence of anxiety and mood ...
Stress coping, distress, and health perceptions in inflammatory bowel disease and community controls
(American Journal Gastroenterology, 2009-12)
OBJECTIVES:
This study compares a community inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) sample of individuals with a matched non-IBD community sample of individuals on psychological functioning and health perceptions.
METHODS:
P ...
Depression and anxiety in inflammatory bowel disease: A review of comorbidity and management
(Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 2009-07)
While there has been a great deal of speculation over the years on the importance of emotional factors in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), it is only in the last decade or so that studies with stronger designs have been ...
A population-based controlled study of social support, self perceived stress, activity and work issues and access to health care in IBD
(Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 2008)
Body Mass and Composition Affect Bone Density in Recently Diagnosed Inflammatory Bowel Disease: The Manitoba IBD Cohort Study
(Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 2009-01)
BACKGROUND:
This prospective study was undertaken to clarify the role of body mass and composition as a determinant of bone mineral density (BMD) in recently diagnosed inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
METHODS:
A nested ...
Vitamin D Status and Bone Density in Recently Diagnosed Inflammatory Bowel Disease: The Manitoba IBD Cohort Study
(American Journal Gastroenterology, 2008-06)
OBJECTIVES:
Bone mineral density (BMD) is usually normal at the time of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) diagnosis. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of vitamin D metabolism in recently diagnosed ...
Autopneumonectomy with Compensatory Lung Growth
(2003-1-1)
A 23-year-old female immigrant from Ethiopia presented with a history of hemoptysis and an abnormal chest x-ray. A computed tomography scan showed that her left lung was greatly shrunken and her right lung was very large ...
Ventrolateral Partial Dorsal Root Entry Zone Rhizotomy for Occipital Neuralgia
(2005-1-1)
OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE: Medically refractory occipital neuralgia (ON) has been treated with a variety of neuroablative procedures. The present case report supports the effectiveness of ventrolateral partial rhizotomy ...
PKA and Epac cooperate to augment bradykinin-induced interleukin-8 release from human airway smooth muscle cells
(2009-09-29)
Abstract
Background
Airway smooth muscle contributes to the pathogenesis of pulmonary diseases by secreting inflammatory mediators such as interleukin-8 (IL-8). IL-8 production ...