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Article: 'Celiac Disease: A Hidden Epidemic', by Peter H.R. Green, M.D. and Rory Jones is First and Only Authoritative Guide on the Disorder
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- February 6, 2006
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NEW YORK, Feb. 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Celiac disease strikes three
million people in the U.S. -- more than multiple sclerosis or crohn's
disease -- yet 97 percent are undiagnosed due to poor awareness. Lack
of treatment can result in type 1 diabetes, thyroid disease, lupus,
liver disease, infertility, and cancer.
CELIAC DISEASE: A Hidden Epidemic (Collins Books; On-Sale Feb 7,
2006; ISBN: 006076693X ; Hardcover, $22.95) is the first and only
authoritative guide to this serious autoimmune disease. As co-
author Dr. Peter Green explains "celiac disease has been dubbed the
'great pretender.' Its symptoms can easily masquerade as a number of
other illnesses...and it is those conditions that ...