Celiac News « Gluten Free Resource - Part 2
Jun 7 2008

Will We Soon Have Gluten Free Wheat?

This is something I had never considered before, but it looks like gluten free wheat may be on the way. According to Washington State University, scientists are working on developing a gluten free wheat for people with Celiac Disease.
Here is an excerpt from their post:
Thanks to the research of Diter von Wettstein and a [...]

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Jun 4 2008

Celiac News and Notes – June 4, 2008

Here is the latest batch of interesting notes regarding Celiac and the Gluten Free Diet from around the internet:

AJC.com takes a look at how to get rid of gluten while still being a glutton. This post covers how far Celiac awareness has come and talks a bit about Gluten Free Girl’s cookbook.
US News and [...]

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May 30 2008

AT-1001 Medicine to Treat Celiac Disease?

Today I was reading about a new medicine that is currently in the early testing phase that may perhaps be a treatment for Celiac Disease. According to Yahoo Health:
In one study, researchers found that an investigational medicine called AT-1001 may protect celiac disease patients from exposure to gluten. The drug does this by [...]

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May 27 2008

Kentucky.com Features Celiac Disease

Celiac Disease continues to get featured in more high profile places.   The most recent is Kentucky.com, who has posted that Celiac Disease is a growing problem.
I’m not sure I would classify it as a growing problem, but I think there is a problem with people having the disease and not knowing it.  Here is an [...]

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May 23 2008

Celiac Disease Is More Common In Women?

When you attend Celiac events, are there are overwhelming number of women there compared to men? According to a post at Newswise, Celiac Disease affects twice as many woman.
Many people haven’t ever heard of celiac disease, but for the millions of people unable to eat bread, cookies, pizza crust and pasta, it’s a reality [...]

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