Sensible Celiac Forum

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...

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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.


http://www.mensjournal.com/winning-without-wheat

 

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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...

Researchers take aim at digestive disorder
           

Canadian researchers are testing a new drug for patients who suffer from a chronic digestive disorder called celiac disease, which appears to be afflicting a growing number of people. (Source: CTV Health)MedWorm Sponsor Message: Find a vast selection of gluten free food and GF cookbooks at the Sensible Celiac.
           

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In Adults With Celiac Disease, Intestinal Damage Doesn't Always Heal
           

When celiac disease is diagnosed in adulthood, mucosal damage might never completely resolve, even on a gluten-free diet, according to a February 9th online report in The American Journal of Gastroenterology.  Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)MedWorm Sponsor Message: F...

Health Tip: What's Lactose Intolerance?


Title: Health Tip: What's Lactose Intolerance?Category: Health NewsCreated: 3/5/2010 10:10:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/5/2010


http://www.medicinenet.com/guide.asp?s=rss&a=114139&k=Celiac_Disease_Specialty

New celiac disease-specific quality of life questionnaire developed
           

Researchers have developed a new instrument specifically for measuring quality of life in patients with celiac disease. (Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology)MedWorm Sponsor Message: Find a vast selection of gluten free food and GF cookbooks at the Sensible Celiac.
           

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Does Vitamin D Deficiency Cause Symptoms?


Title: Does Vitamin D Deficiency Cause Symptoms?Category: Doctor's ViewsCreated: 3/3/2010 1:48:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 3/3/2010 1:48:43 PM


http://www.medicinenet.com/guide.asp?s=rss&a=113974&k=Celiac_Disease_Specialty

Diagnostic value of confocal endomicroscopy in celiac disease
           

Endoscopy 2010; 42: 197-202DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1243937 Improved endoscopic screening with targeted biopsies might enhance diagnostic yield in celiac disease. Confocal endomicroscopy (CEM) allows high-resolution in vivo histological analysis. We compared the endomicroscopic findings during ongoing endoscopy with th...

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13 New Variants Associated With Celiac Disease Risk
           

In a genomewide study, more than half the variants associated with celiac disease correlated with altered activity of nearby genes.  Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)MedWorm Sponsor Message: Find a vast selection of gluten free food and GF cookbooks at the Sensible Celiac.
           

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Infant Diets & Food Allergies
           

We begin today with two items about what we eat, and why sometimes, it's not so simple as rinsing off an apple or opening a jar.

In a moment, we'll speak with an expert on celiac disease who believes that it's more common than you might think, but at the same time, often misdiagnosed.

But first, the question of when to start babies on solid food...

IgG Antibodies against Deamidated Gliadin Peptides for Diagnosis of Celiac Disease in Patients with IgA Deficiency [Brief Communications]
           

Conclusions: IgG-anti-dGli and IgG-anti-tTG have comparable diagnostic sensitivities for IgA-deficient celiac patients. IgG-anti-dGli may be useful for diagnosing CD in IgA-deficient patients. (Source: Clinical Chemistry)MedWorm Sponsor Me...

Clinics of coeliac disease in children in the 2000s
           

Objective: To describe the clinical picture of patients with coeliac disease (CD) and the change in its presentation over the past decades.Study design: Patients with CD were identified and clinical data collected from hospital records over a 6-year period (2000[ndash]2005).Results: Altogether 197 patients aged 0.6[ndash]15...

Lactose Intolerance: Too Little Is Known


Title: Lactose Intolerance: Too Little Is KnownCategory: Health NewsCreated: 2/25/2010 11:28:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 2/25/2010 11:28:53 AM


http://www.medicinenet.com/guide.asp?s=rss&a=113682&k=Celiac_Disease_Specialty

Intestinal dysbiosis and reduced immunoglobulin-coated bacteria associated with coeliac disease in children
           

Background:
Coeliac disease is a chronic intestinal inflammatory disorder caused by an aberrant immune response to dietary gluten proteins in genetically predisposed individuals. Mucosal immune response through IgA secretion constitutes a first line of defence responsi...

Infectious Disease Not Linked to Future Celiac Disease
           

Children with an infectious disease at the time of gluten introduction do not appear to have an
  increased risk of developing celiac disease, according to a study published online Feb. 22 in
  Pediatrics. (Source: Modern Medicine)MedWorm Sponsor Message: Find a vast selection of gluten free food and GF cookbooks at the ...

Nutritional status of children with coeliac disease
           

Conclusions: Children with CD more commonly present with atypical symptoms than with classical features. Variations in nutrition (under to overnutrition) may be seen at diagnosis, without relationship to the presence of symptoms. Leptin levels were not altered specifically in the setting of CD. Nutritional assessment remain...

IBS Pictures Slideshow: Understanding Irritable Bowel Syndrome


Title: IBS Pictures Slideshow: Understanding Irritable Bowel SyndromeCategory: SlideshowsCreated: 2/12/2010 11:58:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 2/17/2010


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Arcadia Biosciences Receives $855,500 Grant To Fund Next-Stage Development Of Wheat With Reduced Celiac Disease Potential
           

Arcadia Biosciences, Inc., an agricultural technology company focused on developing technologies and products that benefit the environment and human health, today announced that it has received a two-year, $855,500 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR...