A survey of more than 60 of the nation's largest medical examiner and coroner offices by ProPublica, PBS Frontline and NPR found 105 doctors who have not passed the exam -- or more than 1 in 5 doctors on their full-time and part-time staffs. survey of more than 60 of the nation's largest medical examiner and coroner offices by ProPublica, PBS Frontline and NPR found 105 doctors who have not passed the exam -- or more than 1 in 5 doctors on their full-time and part-time staffs.
Anti-inflammatory drugs are often the first step in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. They include: 1  Aminosalicylates. 2  Sulfasalazine (Azulfidine) can be effective in reducing symptoms of ulcerative colitis, but it has a number of side effects, including digestive distress and headache.
There is no role of antibiotics in patients with severe colitis without signs of systemic toxicity [3,4]. Bowel rest is not recommended in patients with severe ulcerative colitis in the absence of fulminant disease (see 'Treatment of fulminant ulcerative colitis' below). Although bowel rest can help reduce stool volume, it has no established benefit on disease activity [5,6].