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show first aired November 5, 2009
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Last year, we told you about a nationwide study of pregnant women who have Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Well that study continues...and the results are answering some important questions. On this week’s Health Show, we’ll hear about the ongoing PIANO study and its clinical registry. Then we’ll hear about a center that treats postpartum problems in new mothers...problems no one told them they’d experience. And a story about women in Ghana who are risking their health to lighten their skin color.
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HAVING I-B-D FOR TWO - THE STUDY CONTINUES
Earlier this year at the Digestive Disease Week conference in Chicago, preliminary data were presented to an international gathering of gastroenterologists, on the subject of pregnancy in patients with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, collectively known as inflammatory bowel disease. The study, called the PIANO study, included information on the relative safety of prevalent treatments for inflammatory bowel diseases in pregnant women. This is a top priority for Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America and its Clinical Alliance - a nationwide network of medical centers committed to improving care for IBD patients through effective clinical research. To learn more about the study and these preliminary results, we spoke with Dr. Uma Mahadevan, an associate professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco.
If you would like more information about this study, including information on how to become a part of the research go HERE, or contact Yelena Idomski at 415-353-7871.
Her e-mail address is: yelena.idomski@ucsfmedctr.org
Postpartum Ailments? No One Told ME!
Childbirth may be the most natural thing in the world, but that certainly doesn’t mean it’s easy! Over half of new mothers suffer from postpartum ailments. Many of these women suffer in silence, embarrassed to talk with their doctor or even their friends about these difficulties. Andi McDonnell reports on a unique program assisting these new moms.
Skin Bleaching By African Women
In parts of India and Africa people use caustic chemicals to lighten their skin. Bleaching dates back to the days of colonialism when prostitutes bleached their skin to attract whites. Over time, it became more common and fair skin became synonymous with beauty. But, as Michelle Betz reports from Ghana, bleaching comes at a heavy cost. Cremes with steroids can lead to thinning skin, ulcers, and infections. Doctors say it can even kill you. This story comes to us courtesy of The World Vision Report.
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