Re: New drugs for Crohn's disease?

From: Robert (RobertJ_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 10/30/04 

Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 19:16:24 -0700

"Kellie" <papergirl1974@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:72512b80.0410291259.6f8f9fab@posting.google.com...
> Hi!
>
> I have had crohn's since I was 16 and now being 30 was wondering about
> any new treatments for this. Does anyone know what's new if anything?
>
> I have heard of Rifabutin, Clarithromycin (Biaxin) and Clofazimine.
> Has anyone else and if so, what kind of results have you had?
>
> Thanks so much!
>
> Kellie

Maybe they mean this.

Antegren could ease the suffering of thousands afflicted with the painful
condition after trials in the U.S. showed half of test patients were back to
health after just one year of taking the drug.

Dr Miles Parkes, of the National Association for Colitis and Crohn's
disease. More than half of patients stayed well at the end of a year and it
was well tolerated, with no significant side effects.' The drug works by
blocking white cells moving into the gut where they trigger inflammation, he
said.

http://www.healthfinder.gov/news/newsstory.asp?docID=519056

and this
Remicade (infliximab) is a genetically engineered antibody that blocks
inflammation caused by a protein called tumor necrosis factor.

http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/1999/599_crohn.html

Those evil pharm companies are always finding new meds in which to make
money ;-)