The stress of the worldwide financial meltdown is enough to affect just about everyone -- either directly or indirectly. We all know someone (or are the someone) who has lost ... Read More

The recent outbreak of swine flu in Mexico and several U.S. states has spurred a flurry of news reports around the country. While the medical community is stressing that there ... Read More

A free iPhone application helps people stay on top of their Crohn's disease. The Crohn's Toolkit contains Crohn's-specific yoga, tips on diet, a medication guide, and inspirational quotes. It also ... Read More

The estate of the late Leona Helmsley, the hotelier dubbed "Queen of Mean" by the press, is valued in the billions of dollars. Helmsley had apparently left instructions in her ... Read More

The idea of getting a second opinion has a bad reputation. As patients, we think our doctors are going to react with shock and horror that we would even think ... Read More

Over the years while managing my site here at About.com, I've heard from folks who have suffered through a terrible GI illness, such as gastroenteritis ("stomach flu") or food poisoning, ... Read More

When you have a chronic illness you are sometimes forced to think about life situations before other people, such as your friends and family. With IBD, there may be difficult ... Read More

You may have heard that bacteria are becoming more and more resistant to antibiotics and that you should not get antibiotics unless you truly need them. Antibiotics can also be ... Read More

Wanted: Kids between the ages of 11 and 17. Do you ever feel like you are the only teenager with an ostomy or j-pouch? Do you have questions and concerns ... Read More

The Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America will host a live teleconference/webcast entitled "Interview with an Expert: Answers to Key Questions in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases" on May 7 at 7PM ... Read More

Sleep can be a huge problem for people with IBD. And not just because you may wake up every few hours to go to the bathroom, although that's a huge ... Read More

Sites that review doctors seem to be springing up all over the Internet. Some are free, but many will cost you a fee if you want to take a peek ... Read More

I've seen a lot of weird things made into plush critters (like my son's Ugly Dolls), but nothing quite like this. These are body parts. As in internal organs ... Read More

The University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison is opening a new clinic specifically for women with gastrointestinal disease who are pregnant or who want to become pregnant. The conditions specifically ... Read More