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Celiac Disease May Raise Risk of Dying

September 15, 2009 - 1:44pm

TUESDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- People with milder symptoms of celiac disease face a slightly higher risk of dying than other people, a new study finds.

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Treating Celiac Disease: An Autoimmune Disease With Many Faces - Part 2

Written by Dr. Daemon Jones on August 6, 2009 - 8:30am

Welcome to the second of a two part post created to inform you about Celiac disease. In the first post, I talked about celiac disease, the symptoms and how it is associated with other autoimmune diseases. In this post I will talk about the ways it is diagnosed, and successful naturopathic treatments to heal the body and alleviate the symptoms. So let’s get started.

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Treating Celiac Disease: An Autoimmune Disease With Many Faces - Part 1

Written by Dr. Daemon Jones on August 4, 2009 - 2:07pm

Celiac disease affects many people without them even realizing it. Many people report fatigue, digestive problems, inability to lose weight, or joint pain and they cannot figure out what is causing these symptoms. Celiac may be the cause.

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Celiac Disease Making Inroads in U.S.

July 1, 2009 - 12:27pm

WEDNESDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- Celiac disease, a serious digestive system disorder, has become far more common in recent years, a new Mayo Clinic study has found.

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Intestinal Gluten Receptor Is Gateway For Celiac Disease -- Finding Could Offer New Treatments for Other Autoimmune Disorders

July 24, 2008 - 7:21am

THURSDAY, July 24 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers believe they have finally answered a basic question about the cause of celiac disease -- where in the body does the wheat protein gluten enter one's system?

A study published in the July issue of Gastroenterology identifies the CXCR3 receptor in the intestine as a gluten gateway. When people with celiac disease eat gluten, the protein triggers their immune system to attack the body, causing a wide range of serious health problems.

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