Dramatic rise in IBD cases
Posted Jan 11, 2012 1:23 pm.
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Alberta research findings published in a prestigious international medical journal point to a dramatic global increase in cases of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
The study finds the risk of IBD, or Crohn’s and Colitis, is highest in urban settings with Canada having one of the highest rates in the world.
Ultimately, Dr. Gil Kaplan hopes the research will be an essential resource for doctors and health care decision makers by compiling what’s known already about IBD and, from that, developing a road map on where to go from here.
“And that will then focus us on doing the great research that will lead us down the road to eventually have better diagnosis, better therapeutics and hopefully prevent the disease altogether,” says Kaplan.
Kaplan is one of 36 IBD experts and a consortium of doctors, scientists and researchers, funded by Alberta Innovates Health Solutions.
