Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis remission rates up for patients in ImproveCareNow program

Young people with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, their parents and doctors have been working together in an innovative program, ImproveCa...

Young people with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, their parents and doctors have been working together in an innovative program, ImproveCareNow.org, that uses new tools and a new approach to treat these inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Based on preliminary data recently released by ImproveCareNow, the percentage of patients in remission from Crohns disease and ulcerative colitis has increased dramatically under the program. Translating this success to the entire US population of …

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3 Responses to “Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis remission rates up for patients in ImproveCareNow program”

1. Anonymous says:

   November 17, 2009 at 11:13 am

   These doctors & nurses are heroes — figuring out how to get kids w/ Crohn’s & Colitis into remission without new drugs or treatments. Every child deserves this kind of care.
2. Anonymous says:

   November 17, 2009 at 11:13 am

   This is a great description of the important work the collaborating institutions are performing. Very exciting for IBD patients!
3. Anonymous says:

   November 17, 2009 at 11:13 am

   This is an amazing video about an amazing group of people. Jesse Dylan – who did the “Yes we can” video – is the director