Why is adherence important?

One definition of adherence is: attachment or commitment to a person, cause, or belief. When talking about medication, adherence refers…

8 years ago

Benefits of Exercise for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Patients

For most people, regular exercise will improve your overall health. Patients with IBD are no exception and may see additional…

8 years ago

Understanding Clostridium Difficile (C. Diff)

In recent years, there has been an increase in Clostridium Difficile (commonly known as C. Diff) which is a bacteria…

8 years ago

New Methotrexate Injection Available

In some of our recent blogs we discussed ways to manage adverse effects of methotrexate.  One strategy to reduce potential…

8 years ago

Food Additives and Your Health

I have touched on additives in food that may be impacting your health in the past and this week I…

8 years ago

Managing Methotrexate Adverse Effects (Part 3)

In our last two blogs we discussed the importance of folic acid supplementation while on methotrexate,  and the use of…

8 years ago

Managing the Adverse Effects of Methotrexate

In our last blog, we looked at the role of folic acid and its importance when taking methotrexate. Even though…

8 years ago

Is Folic Acid Needed With Methotrexate?

Methotrexate is a medication used in low weekly doses in the treatment of many autoimmune conditions, from rheumatoid arthritis to psoriasis…

8 years ago

Predicting Active Disease in IBD

Most  patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are familiar with certain blood and stool tests that can assess how active their…

8 years ago

Are dry eyes and dry mouth related?

People with autoimmune conditions such as Rheumatoid Arthritis and Lupus may also complain of dry eyes and mouth. This combination…

8 years ago