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Article: ITALY SCREENS STUDENTS FOR CONDITION; CHANGING THINGS UP; A FAMILY LEARNS TO DEAL WITH CELIAC DISEASE BY SWITCHING TO A DIET FREE OF GLUTEN; "IT'S A COSTLY DIET, BUT IT'S A HEALTHY DIET'; KAREN DORAZIO MAKES GLUTEN-FREE FOOD FOR HER DAUGHTER, WHO HAS CELIAC DISEASE 1ITALY.(Neighbors East)
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- The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
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- March 27, 2008
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Byline: Dyana Smolen Contributing writer
Pizza. Chicken nuggets. Cookies.
Ask any group of children to list their favorite foods and these three will no doubt land in the top 10.
But for children - and adults - with celiac disease, these foods, when made with gluten, are not only forbidden but dangerous.
Celiac disease, also known as celiac sprue, is a subject the Dorazio family, of Jamesville, received a crash course in about eight years ago.
Mary Dorazio, now 9, was diagnosed with the condition when she was 13 months old, following months of chronic diarrhea and diminished growth.
After many visits to the ...