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Title: | The development of a polymeric site specific delivery device to aid in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome using alternative therapeutic agents |
Authors: | Gately, Noel |
Keywords: | Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) Polymeric Therapeutic agents |
Issue Date: | 18-Jun-2012 |
Publisher: | Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) |
Citation: | p. 1286 |
Series/Report no.: | The 2nd International Malaysia-Ireland Joint Symposium on Engineering, Science and Business 2012 (IMiEJS2012); |
Abstract: | Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic, recurrent, functional bowel disorder characterized by recurrent abdominal pain and disturbed bowel movements usually together with bloating. IBS affects 10–20% of the adult population worldwide and causes significant morbidity, quality-of life impairment, and burden on the healthcare system (Longstreth, et al., 2006). Despite sometimes being regarded as a trivial condition, IBS is in fact a major and under recognised health problem. Studies have suggested that in severely affected patients, their quality of life is comparable with that of life threatening conditions such as end stage renal failure and diabetes mellitus (Gralnek, et al., 2000). The field of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) appears to be entering a new and exciting phase; evidence that at least some aspects of this disorder represent an organic or neurologic bowel disease has firmed, and novel management approaches are currently under investigation |
Description: | The 2nd International Malaysia-Ireland Joint Symposium on Engineering, Science and Business 2012 (IMiEJS2012) jointly organized by Universiti Malaysia Perlis and Athlone Institute of Technology in collaboration with The Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) Malaysia, Education Malaysia and Malaysia Postgraduates Student Association Ireland (MyPSI), 18th - 19th June 2012 at Putra World Trade Center (PWTC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. |
URI: | http://dspace.unimap.edu.my/123456789/30891 |
ISBN: | 978-967-5760-11-2 |
Appears in Collections: | Universiti Malaysia Perlis |
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