Celiac Disease

Three New Research Projects Into Coeliac Disease
           

Coeliac UK, the national charity for people with coeliac disease, announces it has granted funding for three medical projects totaling £300,000 over three years. 1 in 100 people in the UK has coeliac disease, an autoimmune disease caused by intolerence to gluten but only 1 in 8 or 12.5% of those have been diagnosed. There i...

The chefs have spoken. Upcoming food trends, it seems, will lead diners into deeper healthier, but unfamiliar, territory. The Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association (CRFA) surveyed 400 chefs last January and February, and asked them to ...

Q: I have recently had to adjust my diet to avoid gluten and wheat products. Despite many efforts, I have been unable to make a decent baking powder biscuit or Irish soda bread or scone ... all of which I could make quite handily with my "old ...

Other less common but no less important reasons include appendicitis, irritable bowel syndrome, celiac disease and inflammatory bowel ... or urine samples or imaging studies to help rule out certain diseases. Dietary and family history can also aid ...

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) - Many people who think they're lactose intolerant may not be. This suggestion, released Wednesday in a U.S. National Institutes of Health draft consensus statement, could pave the way for more people to eat more ...

Coeliac UK, the national charity for people with coeliac disease, announces it has granted funding for three medical projects totaling £300,000 over three years. 1 in 100 people in the UK has coeliac disease, an autoimmune disease caused by intolerence to gluten but only 1 in 8 or 12.5% of those have been diagnosed. There is no cure and no medication for coeliac disease and the only treatment is a life-long, strict gluten-free diet. Without a gluten-free diet, coeliac disease can lead to infertility, multiple miscarriage, osteoporosis, neurological deficits and bowel cancer... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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Coeliac UK, the national charity for people with coeliac disease, announces it has granted funding for three medical projects totaling £300,000 over three years. 1 in 100 people in the UK has coeliac disease, an autoimmune disease caused by intolerence to gluten but only 1 in 8 or 12.5% of those have been diagnosed... (Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today)

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered seven new sites of common DNA variation that increase the risk of this skin condition. They also found that variations in one genetic region link psoriasis and ...

Emergency room doctors see it all the time: A panicked parent comes into the hospital with child in tow, fearing for the child’s life because he has eaten something to which he might be allergic. Maybe it was some peanut butter, a shrimp, a bite of ...

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) - Many people who think they're lactose intolerant may not be. This suggestion, released Wednesday in a U.S. National Institutes of Health draft consensus statement, could pave the way for more people to eat more ...

Celiac disease is a condition in which a person can’t eat foods with gluten, a protein found in grains, like wheat, rye and barley. If someone with celiac disease eats gluten, the immune system damages the fingerlike projections (villi) that line ...

The record shows that Charleston Southern was no better than an average team on Jan. 23. The Buccaneers sat 9-9 overall and 1-4 in the Big South Conference. Would this be a fourth straight sub-.500 record for Haskell native and former Hardin-Simmons ...

Now is the time many when many couples are trying to decided on where to have that special romantic dinner before prom. In Grand Rapids MI there are many wonderful romantic restaurants to enjoy that special time before the big event. Here are just ...

Taken From The Coeliac Society of Ireland Message Board

How a gluten-free diet powers one of the best cycling teams in the world — and how it can help you perform better and recover faster.


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David

One mother’s story: celiac disease
           

The Tafts have turned Erica's gluten-free diet into a family affair.

Although my husband called her “Smiley,” our happy baby, Erica, was clingy and cranky. For two months, we cleaned up after our 22-month-old as she vomited every day and watched in growing alarm as her tummy grew more and more distended, while her arm and leg mus...

Banner Community Education and Wellness Centers offers the following free support groups to provide understanding and a nurturing atmosphere where you receive education about the disease or condition, information on care-management issues and support ...

I was wondering what to blog about when I got a call from Hazel Kelly, who works for Frieda’s, a company that supplies produce to local Schnuck's stores. She was calling to suggest blogging about jicama, an ugly vegetable she swears is delicious ...

IBS patients often undergo colonoscopies because physicians are particularly concerned about missing colorectal cancer or inflammatory bowel diseases like ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease, Chey says. This research shows that it is unnecessary ...

As a teenager who's been coping with celiac disease for the past seven years, Sara Diana Friedman has become something of an expert on gluten-free eating. Last month, the Sleepy Hollow 13-year-old also become an author — of a book aimed at helping ...

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