More prescribing curbs mooted as gluten free scripts banned
NHS England has set out plans to curb the prescribing of items such as silk garments, bath oils, blood glucose testing strips, and needles for pre-filled and reusable insulin pens. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - November 28, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
GPs to be told to stop prescribing gluten-free pizza bases and custard creams
NHS doctors had been prescribing gluten-free pizza bases, Battenberg cakes and custard creams to patients with digestive disorders such as coeliac disease, which affects up to one in 100. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 28, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Silk garments for skin conditions set to come off NHS prescription
Consultation seeks views on curbing prescribing to save £68m a year Related items fromOnMedica Study shows huge variation in gluten-free food prescribing Prescription costs for low-value treatments have risen Green light for ban on prescription of ‘low value products’ on NHS NHS to give wider access to wearable glucose monitors (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - November 28, 2018 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Why a low-gluten diet may benefit everyone
New research suggests that a diet low in gluten may benefit health, even for people who do not have celiac disease or gluten intolerance. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news
Goodbye 'Gluten-Free'? Celiac Disease Vaccine May Make It Possible
Title: Goodbye 'Gluten-Free'? Celiac Disease Vaccine May Make It PossibleCategory: Health NewsCreated: 11/14/2018 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 11/15/2018 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Digestion General)
Source: MedicineNet Digestion General - November 15, 2018 Category: Nutrition Source Type: news
Gluten-free diets DO help you lose weight - because it drives people to eat fewer carbs and more veg
Any weight loss and reduction in tummy pain are due to eating more vegetables and other fiber-rich foods - rather than cutting out the composite of proteins specifically, say scientists. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 14, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Goodbye'Gluten-Free'? Celiac Disease Vaccine May Make It Possible
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 14, 2018 -- People with celiac disease must follow a very restrictive diet, but an experimental vaccine may offer many of them the freedom to eat more normally.
Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder. If someone with the disease... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 14, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Carers of diabetics risk mental health problems
Support needed for families, survey finds Related items fromOnMedica Preventing type 2 diabetes Type 2 diabetes cases among children and young people soar High gluten intake during pregnancy associated with diabetes 500 people die each week from avoidable complications of diabetes CCGs failing to offer access to ‘flash’ glucose monitoring devices (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - November 14, 2018 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Low-Gluten Diet Alters the Human Microbiome
A study of Danish adults reveals moderate changes in the abundance of multiple gut bacteria species, but the results might not be due to reduced gluten per se. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - November 13, 2018 Category: Science Tags: News & Opinion Source Type: news
Intestinal upset? Gluten's not necessarily the culprit
If you're suffering from intestinal upset, you might be tempted to eliminate gluten from your diet.
Many people follow gluten-free diets not because they have celiac disease, an autoimmune condition triggered by sensitivity to the grain component, but because they think avoiding it improves their digestive health.
But experts say that gluten is likely not the culprit giving people gas and diarr hea — it's another food component called fructans, The Washington Post reports.
The number of Americans… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - November 8, 2018 Category: American Health Authors: Anne Stych Source Type: news
Treatment would let people with celiac eat gluten
The treatment, Nexvax2, is currently in a phase 2 clinical trial in Australia. (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - November 7, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: GMA Source Type: news
Gluten-free fix? What to know about an experimental treatment for celiac disease
The treatment, Nexvax2, is currently in a phase 2 clinical trial in Australia. (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - November 7, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: GMA Source Type: news
Amgen And Provention Bio Announce Co-Development Collaboration In Celiac Disease
Provention to Lead Phase 2b Stage of Development for Anti-IL-15 Antibody AMG 714
Amgen Will Invest $20 Million in Provention Equity
Amgen Will be Responsible for Clinical Trial Supply and Manufacturing
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. and OLDWICK, N.J., Nov. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) and Provention Bio, Inc. (NASDAQ:PRVB), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on immune-mediated diseases, today announced a licensing and co-development agreement for AMG 714, identified by Provention as PRV-015. AMG 714 is a novel anti-IL-15 monoclonal antibody being developed for the treatment of gluten-free di...
Source: Amgen News Release - November 5, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
HEALTH NOTES: Gluten-free bread lacks key vitamins
Only five per cent of the gluten-free breads on supermarket shelves are fortified with calcium, iron and thiamine – crucial for bone and brain health. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 4, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
