Celiac disease, the little-known autoimmune disease

Daily Record, The Wooster, OH;  April 22, 2007 ;     538 words ...Determining the prevalence of celiac disease is spotty due to the lack of reported data...in Ireland about one in 300 people, have celiac disease. Recent data indicates that celiac disease may be more common in Africa, South America...

'Celiac Disease: A Hidden Epidemic', by Peter H.R. Green, M.D. and Rory...

U.S. Newswire;  February 6, 2006 ;     700+ words ...NEW YORK, Feb. 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Celiac disease strikes three million people in the...liver disease, infertility, and cancer. CELIAC DISEASE: A Hidden Epidemic (Collins Books; O...co- author Dr. Peter Green explains "celiac disease has been dubbed the 'great pretender...

Mild Celiac Disease May Be First Diagnosed in Adulthood. (Clinical...

Internal Medicine News;  November 1, 2001 ;     589 words ...STANFORD, CALIF. -- Celiac disease is protean in its clinical manifestation...for example, indicates that celiac disease is as common in the United States...prevalence of roughly 1 in 250 people, celiac disease is one of the most common genetically...

Gluten the enemy for those with celiac disease

Maryland Gazette;  August 17, 2005 ;     700+ words ......years ago when she was diagnosed with celiac disease, or an intolerance to a wheat protein...appetizing is it's no flash in the pan. Celiac disease is an incurable, lifelong condition...the University of Maryland Center for Celiac Disease. Gluten intolerance is believed to...

Sen. Inhofe Introduces Resolution Designating National Celiac Disease...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 16, 2006 ;     493 words ......designating Sept. 13, 2006, as 'National Celiac Disease Awareness Day'. The resolution, introduced...563Designating September 13, 2006, as `National Celiac Disease Awareness Day'. Whereas celiac disease affects 2,200,000 people in the United...

Sen. Nelson Introduces Resolution Concerning National Celiac Disease...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 16, 2008 ;     621 words ......designating Sept. 13, 2008, as 'National Celiac Disease Awareness Day'." The resolution, introduced...657Designating September 13, 2008, as `National Celiac Disease Awareness Day'. Whereas celiac disease affects approximately 1 in every 130...

Going gluten-free*; More people are learning that they have celiac...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  October 5, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Al Sicherman; Staff Writer *CELIAC DISEASE (SE-le-ak) A lifelong genetic disorder...fatigue and other odd symptoms, making celiac disease an elusive diagnosis in many cases...news - and bad - when Barbara Wojcik's celiac disease was diagnosed four years ago. The good...

Celiac disease: The hidden epidemic

Colorado Springs Business Journal;  January 5, 2007 ;     700+ words ......head. Lilly, however, suffered from celiac disease. A gluten-free diet restored her health...gastroenterologist Dr. Scot Lewey said celiac disease - gluten sensitivity - affects one...than 250 symptoms are associated with celiac disease, Lewey said. He defined celiac ...

Eruptive lichen planus in a child with celiac disease

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology;  March 1, 2008 ;     481 words ......investigated and was found to have celiac disease. His complete blood count, liver...duodenal biopsy showed evidence of celiac disease (Marsh grade 2). He was started on gluten-free diet and his celiac disease improved. Two months before seeking...

Gluten-free diet only way to battle celiac disease

Daily Record, The Wooster, OH;  April 29, 2007 ;     575 words ...Individuals with celiac disease may demonstrate no symptoms. Though...not be present, complications of celiac disease still exist including malnutrition...to play a role in when and how celiac disease might appear in one's life. Symptoms...

Celiac disease association

Dermatology Times;  August 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......patients at higher risk for celiac disease Orlando, Fla. - Patients with psoriasis are at higher risk for celiac disease than the general population...at Gemelli Hospital in Rome. Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder characterized...

Celiac disease is no picnic.

Monterey County Herald (Monterey, CA);  May 25, 2007 ;     586 words ......so easy for those who have celiac disease, a condition that affects...133 persons in this country. Celiac disease is a genetic-linked, permanent...and rye. When a person with celiac disease eats gluten, the intestinal...

Celiac Disease Raises Risk of Several Cancers, Mild Cases Often Go...

Internal Medicine News;  December 1, 2001 ;     593 words ...LAS VEGAS -- People who prove to have celiac disease have twice the risk of cancer as is...documented an association between cancer and celiac disease, but this is the first time that a...shown an association between cancer and celiac disease. The risks of cancer were greatest...

Waiter, Please Hold The Wheat.(Health For Life)(Celiac disease)

Newsweek;  September 17, 2007 ;     700+ words ......at first. But once doctors diagnose celiac disease, patients can take advantage of a growing...had obtained a formal diagnosis of celiac disease -- an intolerance for gluten, the protein...benefit from her work. Until recently, celiac disease was thought to be rare in this country...

Celiac Disease in Men Threatens Bone Health.

U.S. News & World Report;  September 19, 2008 ;     556 words ......vigorous presidents, actually have celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder triggered by...says Peter Green, the director of the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University. Though...from a slew of ailments that hint at celiac disease, including abdominal pain, diarrhea...