They are identical in mechanism as they both bind anti-TNF. Remicade is an older drug and contains murine a-human TNF Fab fragments whereas Humira is fully humanized (hence the name). If you are...
The only thing I would add is that the p-value for remission was 0.069, so not 95% confidence, but still a "good" 90% confidence. Considering the delta in means (47% for vsl#3/5-ASA combination vs....
I don't know if folks saw this paper, but it adds more credence to the probiotic story (and counteracts my earlier statement that the VSL#3 folks wouldn't do the study :) ). Treatment of Relapsing...
There is this patient assistance program if you qualify..........
See my "2 cents on probiotics" thread from a week or so ago. I think it helped me out quite a bit and there is an increasing amount of literature that provides a mechanism for reduced inflamation....
My point was stay above 2 g/day at a minimum.......which would be six tablets (2.4 g/day). Matt...
This is from a 2011 Mett-analysis on remission stats with Asacol: Effi cacy of 5-Aminosalicylates in Ulcerative Colitis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Alexander C. Ford , MBChB, MD, MRCP 1 , 2...
Thanks DBwithUC for the comment. My apologies to the group if I came out to strong with the amount of probiotics needed....that's what I still struggle with? How much is the right amount, ect. All I...
InSoFlo, Thanks for the link on autism....I didn't realize that link was there. Its interesting....autism is also know as the rich man's disease as it preferentially forms in analytical...
The FDA is not compromised. They fail more drugs than they accept - the odds of a drug that enters Phase I getting through Phase III is 5%. If they were all in big Pharma's pocket they would let a...
One other comment....check out Amicus. The CEO has two kids with a chronic genetic disorder that his company is trying to build a drug to treat. If he could, he would invent a pill that would solve...
InSoFlo - I agree with a lot of what you are saying. Pharma companies will only conduct clinical trials if they can patent and control the drug for >7 years. This is due to the fact that a clinical...
InSoFla....I severely disagree with that statement - look at the vaccine business - measles, mumps, polio ect. Antibiotics are classic medications that treat illness completely. The fact of the...
The hygiene hypothesis has been pretty well documented for a significant amount of auto-immune disorders. RA, MS, UC, Crohn's, asthma all have strong links to the cleaner environment in the western...
I just posted on probiotics - its something that I diminished early on but really made a big difference for me - see "my 2 cents on probiotics."...
As a scientist with UC in biotech and married to a doctor, I can assure you that the establishment is not taking measured steps to keeping you sick. UC is just a tough disease to understand and its...
I understand that some folks have mixed results with probiotics, but I wanted to share my good story and some of the science I dug up. For some background, I was diagnosed with moderate UC about six...