Toward A Pill To Enable Celiac Patients To Eat Foods Containing Gluten
Scientists are reporting an advance toward development of a pill that could become celiac disease's counterpart to the lactase pills that people with lactose intolerance can take to eat dairy products without risking digestive upsets. They describe the approach, which involves an enzyme that breaks down the gluten that causes celiac symptoms, in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. Justin Siegel, Ingrid Swanson Pultz and colleagues explain that celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder in which the gluten in wheat, rye or barley products causes inflammation in the digestive tract... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Food Intolerance Source Type: news
Ritter Pharmaceuticals: Survey: 75% of People With Lactose Intolerance Avoid Dairy Foods
LOS ANGELES, CA (MARKET WIRE) A recent survey of patients with Lactose Intolerance revealed that more than three fourths of them reduce or eliminate dairy from their diets as the primary means of "managing" their symptoms. What's more, a majority (56%) of them worry about the long-term risks to their health due to this dietary restriction. (Source: Market Wire - Pharmaceuticals and Biotech)
Source: Market Wire - Pharmaceuticals and Biotech - January 30, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Pharmaceuticals and Biotech Medical and Healthcare Source Type: news
Part I: Excipient Blends Poster
The flowability based on Carr’s Index measurement decreased slightly with the addition of lactose monohydrate for both Avicel PH200 and Prosolv HD90 blends. In general, Avicel PH200 blends flowed better as compared to Prosolv HD90 blends. Addition of lactose monohydrate did not have an impact on the compressibility profiles of Avicel PH200 blends whereas a slight reduction in compressibility was observed in the case of Prosolv HD90 blends. With Avicel PH200 blends there was an increase in the compatibility and tabletability with addition of lactose and the 25% level, but further increase to 50% lactose resulted in a ...
Source: Pharmaceutical Online News - January 17, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Boba Direct Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Milk in BD Flavored Powders
Boba Direct (BD) announced the voluntary recall of the following BD Flavored Powders: Almond, Avocado, Banana, Blueberry, Café Latte, Cherry, Chocolate, Coconut, Honeydew, Lavender, Lychee, Mango, Matcha Green Tea, Milk Tea, Passionfruit, Peppermint, Pineapple, Red Bean, Strawberry, Taro, Vanilla and Watermelon in the 2.2 lb. plastic bags because of the incorrect label failing to declare milk as the source of sodium caseinate and lactose. Individuals with allergies to milk run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products. (Source: Food and Drug Administration)
Source: Food and Drug Administration - January 15, 2013 Category: Food Science Source Type: news
