Health - Crohn's Disease latest news

Cardiff has the highest incidence of Crohn's Disease in the UK. The University hospital of Wales is conducting research into the condition with eminent gastroenterologist Dr Hawthorne of Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust who himself is part of a national study. Researchers are analysing data from the last 25 years in an attempt to explain what could cause the condition to be more prevalent in Cardiff isolating such factors as diet, bacterial infection and genetic impact.