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Help My Hurt

April 10th, 2008

Older people with IBD may develop more frequent infections

According to a study published in this month’s issue of Gastroenterology, patients 50 years old and older who take multiple immunosuppressive medications for inflammatory bowel disease have a higher risk for developing infections.
Researchers studied the records of 300 patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and they found patients 50 years old and older were three […]

By Marijke Durning, RN -- 0 comments