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Gilles R. G. Monif, M.D. | Understanding Crohn’s Disease

DairyA governing principle within the doctrines of international law on food safety is reflected in the words “The importance of the precautionary measures should not be played down on the grounds that the risk is not proven.” The collateral damage from not adhering to the precautionary principle is partially reflected in the numbers. In 1998, the number of Crohn’s disease afflicted individuals numbered 358,000. In 2006, this number was 560,000. In 2010, it was an estimated 800,000. In 2015, crude estimates place the figure above a million. The 2015 expanded Hruska Postulate states that Crohn’s disease is the interaction of two immune responses to MAP occurring in different time frames. Learn more about these two immune responses and welcome our newest presenter, Gilles R. G. Monif, M.D.

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For Clinicians

Pic ChamberlinI was recently contacted by a physician with over 25 years of experience in designing and interpreting clinical trials who wanted to find out more about the role of mycobacteria in chronic inflammatory bowel disease. The following comments are quite interesting and should be reviewed by any physician remotely interested in advancing our understanding of the etiology, pathogenesis and treatment of Crohn’s disease. The conclusion is that there were major flaws in the design of the trial. Both sides can learn from this analysis.  Following the Selby Study analysis, an AMAT protocol is detailed for any clinician wishing to consider this therapy for Crohn’s disease.

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Crohn’s Disease Patient Raising Awareness of his Invisible Disease

Ste2Many of you may have seen the viral Facebook post by Ste Walker, a young man who detailed his battle with Crohn’s disease and the public perception of this illness. Rather than give up, Ste has courageously started a new campaign to bring awareness to the plight of Crohn’s disease patients around the world. Read on to learn more about Ste’s fight against Crohn’s and his #SickButInvisible Campaign.

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GeneThera Press Release Details Expansion Into Crohn’s Disease

Cow PhotoDr. Tony Milici, GeneThera founder and CEO, announced his company’s expansion into the Crohn’s disease research field in a press release on January 25, 2016. GeneThera is dedicated to improving food safety by applying the latest molecular technologies to eradicate zoonotic diseases (those which cross from animals to the human population) such as Johne’s disease. Since it has long been thought that Johne’s disease, which is caused by the pathogen Mycobacterium avium spp paratuberculosis (MAP), has a zoonotic link to Crohn’s disease, GeneThera’s research could provide critically needed solutions.

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The MAP Gap Newsletter | January 2016

cropped-Virus-Micrograph.jpgWelcome to the first edition of The MAP Gap newsletter! The months since the August Chicago Symposium have flown by in a flurry of activity. We are happy to announce that TheCrohnsInfection.org will continue as a permanent site, not only to house the videos from the Chicago Symposium, but also to provide new information about the role of mycobacteria in Crohn’s disease.  2016 promises to be a year of discovery in this field. The Crohns Infection is dedicated to providing the most up-to-date information in our field to assist patients around the world in making informed decisions about their treatment. We are grateful for the support of this community and look forward to taking this journey together.

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John Aitken | Victory

King George VIIt is now the end of 2015. For Crohn’s patients this year has been a time of great change. In the middle of the battle against this illness, there is some reason to hope.  In the midst of World War 2, Winston Churchill announced the change in fortunes for the British Empire, since the dark days of 1939, and instructed that the Church bells all over Britain be rung for the first time since the outbreak of the War. In his speech to the nation, he used the phrase: “Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.”

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The Forgotten Plague | Part 2

TB Book coverWelcome to Part 2 of a review of the captivating book The Forgotten Plague: How the Battle Against Tuberculosis was Won – and Lost by Frank Ryan, M.D. In many ways this story parallels the struggle that is being waged against Crohn’s disease, though the death toll of tuberculosis was far greater. The research presented on this site points to the involvement of a mycobacterial species in Crohn’s disease, the same genus of the bacteria that causes tuberculosis. Therefore, the lessons learned in the battle against tuberculosis could have some applicability in the modern day war on Crohn’s disease. If you missed Part 1, you may want to give it a quick read before starting in on this concluding post.

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Dr. William Chamberlin | Microbial Infection and Dysbiosis: All Part of the Same Process

Pic ChamberlinWestern culture tends to emphasize the importance of the individual more as an independent entity whereas Asian philosophy stresses the individual’s role as a component within a greater society. Both perspectives are valid; they are just different ways of conceptualizing what one is observing. This short paper is offered in an attempt to illustrate that the dysbiosis theory and the infectious theory of Crohn’s disease are not mutually exclusive.

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