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In an effort to determine the accuracy of claims that rates of celiac disease are on the rise, a team of researchers recently examined rates of celiac disease in a well-defined US county.

"Overall, rates of celiac disease have continued to rise over the last decade in this North-American population. This study supports the observation that celiac disease rates in America are, in fact, going up."

Enteropathy-associated T cell lymphoma (EATL) is a gut cancer that often ends in death.

A peak body for coeliac sufferers says better diagnosis is needed to help the 183,000 who don't yet know they have the disease.

- Senza, the gluten-free fine dining restaurant in Lakeview that opened last year, has just made life even better for those who avoid wheat. Now, in addition to dining on steak and foie gras at dinnertime, fans of Senza can buy a whole range of baked goods. Operating out of the same space (but in the mornings), the bakery will be selling gluten-free breads, cookies, english muffins and pastries. The bakery is open 9 a.m. - noon, Tuesday through Friday.

Ever wonder what happens to all those celiac disease patients who volunteer to do a gluten-challenge in the name of science? Well, the short answer is that they likely suffer, and may incur gut damage, at least in the short term.

"Even though they did not find anything revolutionary, the results and design of their study will likely be helpful in shaping future gluten-challenge studies in patients with celiac disease."

Their investigation revealed elevated levels of the pro-inflammatory IL-8, IL-17 and sCD25 in both active celiac disease and in refractory celiac disease, types I and II. They also found that RCDII patients displayed higher serum levels of soluble granzyme-B and IL-6 in comparison to active celiac disease patients. Furthermore, EATL patients showed higher levels of IL-6 as compared to all other groups. Otherwise, the team found no differences between RCDI and active CD or RCDII.

Joe Simpson's survival in the face of extreme odds inspired 2003 docu-drama Touching The Void, he is now facing a new challenge: overcoming coeliac disease.

Allergic Living is the leading magazine for those with food allergies, celiac disease, gluten sensitivity or environmental allergies. It features in-depth articles, news and safe recipes.

A team of researchers recently took a look at how well the hepatitis B vaccine protected people with celiac disease over time, and how well they responded to a vaccine booster.

"...compared with healthy control subjects, people with celiac disease have lower seroprotective levels of anti-HBs eleven years after main vaccination, in addition to having a substantially lower response rate to a booster dose of the hepatitis B vaccine."

"People are wary (for good reason) of products that are derived from gluten-containing ingredients, and few products have received quite as much heat as beer."

"The article [recently published in Medical Daily] seems well-meaning enough; after all, there's nothing wrong with taking a precautionary stance when one's health is on the line. However, the cited study clearly states that they are using the Sandwich R5 ELISA. It has already been established that the Sandwich R5 ELISA is unreliable for testing beer, and for this reason, most companies do not use it when testing for hydrolyzed gluten. This makes the article's title highly misleading, as the inaccuracy of the Sandwich R5 ELISA for detecting beer is, in most cases, irrelevant."

Celiac Disease Symptoms Vary from Country to Country, Study Shows

No clear evidence exists to support the idea that celiac disease is increasing in prevalence because farmers are growing strains of wheat that contain more gluten.

Villous atrophy (VA) in the small intestine is one of the prime features of celiac disease, and has been associated with increased mortality, but it is unknown if mortality is influenced by mucosal recovery.

Some case studies point to a connection between celiac disease and systemic lupus, but there hasn't been much in the way of population-based studies.