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1. Does Feeding Baby Gluten Early On Cut Celiac Risk?
   

   By Kathleen Doheny HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Feb. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Modifying an infant's diet to include the protein gluten while the mother is still breast-feeding could lower the risk of celiac disease, a common intestinal disorder, according to a new Swedish study. That finding may sound

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2. Celiac Disease: New Hope for a Pill Treatment?
   

   By Barbara Bronson Gray HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- For people with celiac disease, everyday foods such as bread, pizza crust and muffins are potential enemies. But scientists anticipate that some day a simple pill could help prevent the digestive upsets caused by ingesting

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3. Scientists Working Toward Pill for Celiac Disease
   

   Dec. 21, 2012 -- Scientists say they’re working on a pill that may one day help people with celiac disease tolerate foods that contain gluten, a protein that is found in wheat and other grains. “It would be pretty much like the Lactaid pill,” says researcher Justin B. Siegel, PhD, an assistant profe

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4. Do You Need a Gluten-Free Diet? Probably Not
   

   Aug. 1, 2012 -- For a lot of people, gluten-free diets are more trend than treatment, a new study shows. The study estimates that 1.8 million Americans have celiac disease. Another 1.6 million are on gluten-free diets, the recommended treatment for celiac disease. Yet there's almost no overlap betwe

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5. Jennifer's Way: Helping Those with Celiac Disease
   

   When Jennifer Esposito was diagnosed with celiac disease three years ago, the actress was shocked and relieved. "It was hard, but it was also the day I realized the person I once knew as 'me' was gone," says Esposito, 39, who plays detective Jackie Curatola on the CBS hit police drama Blue Bloods. M

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6. Going Gluten-Free
   

   The gluten-free diet? You know that it’s fashionable when Oprah Winfrey does it. In 2008, the media mogul temporarily gave up gluten as part of a 21-day “cleanse diet.” Over the past decade, going gluten-free has been touted as a way to boost health and energy, lose weight, or cope better with ADHD,

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7. Guide to Gluten-Free Flours
   

   Are you on a gluten-free diet? Regular breads, bagels, muffins, and many other store-bought baked goods are not allowed on gluten-free eating plans.   Here's what you need to know before you buy gluten-free grain products or bake them at home. Gluten is a protein present in wheat flour, which is wid

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8. New Treatment for Celiac Disease?
   

   Feb. 9, 2011 -- Blocking an inflammatory protein called interleukin-15 (IL-15) may help treat the symptoms of celiac disease and prevent the development of celiac disease in certain at-risk people, according to new research in mice published in Nature. Celiac disease is an autoimmune and inflammator

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9. Celiac, Crohn's Disease Share Common Genetic Links
   

   Jan. 27, 2011 -- An international team of researchers has identified four genetic variants common to celiac disease and Crohn?s disease. The research may help to explain why people who have celiac disease appear to have a higher rate of Crohn?s disease than the general population. It may one day lea

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10. Celiac Disease Can Develop at Any Age
    

    Sept 27, 2010 -- New research shows that you can develop celiac disease at any age -- even if you previously tested negative for this autoimmune intestinal disorder. During the past 30 years, there has been a fivefold increase in the prevalence of celiac disease, and a lot of these cases occurred in

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