Hidden and Accidental Gluten Exposure in Celiac Disease Hidden and Accidental Gluten Exposure in Celiac Disease
Inadvertent gluten exposure can pose a risk to patients with celiac disease.Medscape Internal Medicine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 23, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine Commentary Source Type: news
Coping with IBS and hysterectomy
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common bowel condition that can affect up to a quarter of the population — and is twice as prevalent in women than men. In addition to the many women who already have IBS prior to surgery, 3% of women develop it after their hysterectomy, according to a 2008 study. Common symptoms are abdominal pain, diarrhoea and/or constipation, and bloating, which is often reported as the most troublesome aspect of the disorder.
If you already have IBS, a hysterectomy can occasionally have the effect of improving symptoms, due to the settling of hormone levels in cases where ovaries are removed. Th...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - July 8, 2018 Category: OBGYN Authors: Julie Thompson Tags: Health IBS Source Type: news
Coping with IBS and hysterectomy
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common bowel condition that can affect up to a quarter of the population — and is twice as prevalent in women than men. In addition to the many women who already have IBS prior to surgery, 3% of women develop it after their hysterectomy, according to a 2008 study. Common symptoms are abdominal pain, diarrhoea and/or constipation, and bloating, which is often reported as the most troublesome aspect of the disorder.
If you already have IBS, a hysterectomy can occasionally have the effect of improving symptoms, due to the settling of hormone levels in cases where ovaries are removed. Th...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - July 8, 2018 Category: OBGYN Authors: Julie Thompson Tags: Health IBS Source Type: news
Undiagnosed celiac disease tied to miscarriages and stillbirths
(Reuters Health) - Women with undiagnosed celiac disease may be more likely to have miscarriages or stillbirths than women who never get this diagnosis, a Danish study suggests. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 29, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Uncovering Factors Linked to Celiac Disease
Recent studies provide important insight into celiac disease ’s prevalence and a possible trigger for the disease in genetically susceptible people. (Source: NIDDK News)
Source: NIDDK News - June 23, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Celiac Disease: More Prominent in Women, Underdiagnosed in Kids, and other Epidemiologic Trends
Studies of celiac disease at DDW 2018 found low rates of non-celiac gluten sensitivity, lower detection in women vs men, and that the pediatric poulation is underdiagnosed. (Source: ConsultantLive)
Source: ConsultantLive - June 10, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Veronica Hackethal, MD Tags: Conferences/Digestive Disease Week Source Type: news
Natural History and Detection of Undiagnosed Celiac Disease Natural History and Detection of Undiagnosed Celiac Disease
This study suggests that the majority of currently used indications to test for celiac disease are not predictive.Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 5, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news
Experimental drug eases effects of gluten for celiac patients on gluten-free diet
(Digestive Disease Week) An investigational new drug offers hope of relief for celiac disease patients who are inadvertently exposed to gluten while on a gluten-free diet. Findings of the first phase 2 study of a biologic immune modulator in celiac disease will be presented at the upcoming Digestive Disease Week ® (DDW) 2018. Inadvertent exposure to gluten can be a frequent occurrence for celiac patients that triggers symptoms, such as pain in the gut and diarrhea, due to intestinal damage. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - May 22, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Celiac Testing Paradigm Underdetects Disease
(MedPage Today) -- Case-control study highlights need for more physician awareness and a new strategy for detection (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - May 18, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Coeliac disease: 12 signs you might need to go gluten free
This week is coeliac awareness week and director of Coeliac UK, Norma McGough, says some symptoms such as depression, bad balance and tooth loss are not what people might expect. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 15, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
SQI Brings Diagnostics Direct to Consumers Through Collaboration
SQI Diagnostics is hoping to expand its presence into the rapidly growing direct-to-consumer diagnostic testing market, through a collaboration with Microdrop. The consumer diagnostic market is valued at $173 million and is predicted to grow to $350 million by 2020, according to statistics provided by Kalorama Information. The field is very lucrative and the collaboration with Microdrop would be an entry point for SQI Diagnostics.
“As a diagnostics company we always value and respect the diagnostic expertise of physicians and performing laboratories,” Russell Peloquin, VP of global commercial operations for SQI Diag...
Source: MDDI - May 11, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Omar Ford Tags: Business Source Type: news
' Gluten-Free' Means What It Says
The only way to manage celiac disease is to avoid eating foods containing gluten. Learn how FDA ' s definition of ' gluten free ' on food labels makes that possible. (Source: FDA Consumer Health Information Updates)
Source: FDA Consumer Health Information Updates - May 11, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
UPDATED: Van ’s Foods Voluntarily Recalls Gluten Free Waffles Due to Gluten, Undeclared Wheat & Undeclared Milk
Van ’s Foods is voluntarily recalling Van’s Gluten Free Waffles with a lot code date of #A640234710–WL2, BEST BY AUG 22, 2018 and UPC 0 89947 30206 4. The products are being recalled because a limited number of the wrong packaging were used during the production of Van’s Belgian Waffles. The pro duct inadvertently packaged in the Van’s Gluten Free Waffle box contains gluten, undeclared wheat and undeclared milk. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk, wheat or gluten run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products. These produ cts could also cause a s...
Source: Food and Drug Administration - April 29, 2018 Category: Food Science Source Type: news
