Inflammatory disorders

Risk of serious infection even in low-active IBD, finds study

IBD is an umbrella term for chronic inflammatory bowel diseases, with a population prevalence of around 0.5%. The main types of IBD are ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Unlike irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), IBD results ...

Cardiology

Substance abuse in pregnancy doubles cardiovascular risk: Study

Pregnant women with a history of substance abuse face a dramatically increased risk of death from heart attack and stroke during childbirth when compared with women without history of substance abuse, a new Smidt Heart Institute ...

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