News

GI Society and SOSCuisine.com

"Montreal – 1 May 2013 – The GI (Gastrointestinal) Society has teamed up with Sukha Technologies Inc. to help Canadians affected by gastrointestinal conditions eat well while managing GI symptoms..." [Read More]

New Medication for C. difficile Infection

"Toronto - July 5, 2012 - Optimer Pharmaceuticals Canada, Inc. announced today the approval of DIFICID (fidaxomicin) by Health Canada for the treatment of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in patients 18 years of age and older. DIFICID was approved in Canada on a priority basis recognizing the critical need for new options to treat this disease and is the first new treatment for CDI in over 20 years..." [Read More]

Where Business Meets Philanthropy

"Vancouver - October 14, 2010 - The GI Society was thrilled to learn that Iveta Markova and Anna Mihalik, of Marine Hairstyling for Men in Vancouver, were planning to take on more than great hairstyling this past summer. When they heard that the GI Society needed support for its Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis projects, the women claimed it as their personal mission, raising funds from their cozy, popular downtown shop. It is difficult now to know what is more inspiring: the remarkable amount of money the women raised simply by asking individual clients to make donations, or their unflinching humility at the end of it all..." [Read More]

BC Government's Drug Policy Cost $43.5 million

"Vancouver - January 22, 2009 - A new study published in the journal, Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, reveals that a BC Government PharmaCare policy introduced in July 2003, which was intended to reduce costs by $42 million with minimal impact on patient health, in fact, cost the healthcare system and patients $43.5 million and had a significant impact on patients' quality of life..." [Read More]

UCan Speak From the Gut

"Vancouver - November 28, 2007 - Balancing Olympic Dreams with Chronic Disease Inspires Successful Steps to Managing Ulcerative Colitis..." [Read More]

IBS Medication Withdrawn

"Toronto - April 5, 2007 - On the eve of IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) Awareness month, the prescription medication Zelnorm™ (tegaserod hydrogen maleate) was withdrawn from the market to permit further evaluation of important safety information..." [Read More]

Hundreds to Gather for Information on Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn's and Colitis)

"Vancouver - Wednesday, November 1, 2006 - As part of an interactive forum, the Canadian Society of Intestinal Research (CSIR) is putting top inflammatory bowel disease medical experts in front of the public to offer practical advice on how to manage the debilitating symptoms of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis..." [Read More]

Therapeutic Substitution - Why All Canadians Should be Concerned

"Tuesday, February 8, 2005 - Pressure on managers of healthcare and drug benefit plans is prohibitive. We all know that cost-saving measures are necessary. In the zeal to chop excess from the budgets, plan managers must not lose sight of the very reason such plans exist - to help the patients by providing reasonable access to medications, not harm them!..." [Read More]

Hundreds to Gather for Information on Irritable Bowel Syndrome

"Toronto, October 25, 2004 - Irritable Bowel Syndrome Public Forum planned for Saturday, November 13th at the Cinplex Odeon Cinema, Square One Shopping Centre in Mississauga..." [Read More]

CSIR's 6th Annual Golf Marathon

"Vancouver - September 14, 2004 - The most successful event to date, netting over $50,000.00 to support education and research regarding digestive diseases and disorders..." [Read More]

Canadian Patient Groups Proclaim April as First Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month

"Vancouver and Toronto - March 31, 2003 - In recognition of the more than six million Canadians who suffer with the pain and discomfort caused by the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), three patient groups - the Canadian Society of Intestinal Research (SIR), the IBS Self Help and Support Group and the Association des maladies gastro-intestinales fonctionnelles (AMGIF) - have joined together to proclaim April 2003 as the first-ever IBS Awareness Month in Canada..." [Read More]