Accurate Home Test for Celiac Disease

Accurate Home Test for Celiac Disease

Looking to get tested for celiac disease? Conventional testing methods, such as intestinal biopsies and blood testing, can often be inaccurate. However, now you can bypass a doctors visit and test yourself for the disease with one-hundred-percent accurate DNA testing. How does it work? A test kit is mailed to one’s home which doesn’t require […]

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Home Genetic Testing for Celiac Disease

Home Genetic Testing for Celiac Disease

Celiac disease affects 1 in every 100 Americans, causing a variety of painful physical and mental symptoms, yet once it’s diagnosed, it can be easily treated with a change in diet, without even the administration of drugs. Unfortunately, it’s as difficult to diagnose as it is easy to treat. Why is that? Doctors don’t know […]

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Gene Research May Lead To Celiac Drug Search

Gene Research May Lead To Celiac Drug Search

Studies on the genetic links to celiac disease are leading to more research and new and more effective treatment, an exciting prospect for celiacs who may want to enjoy some gluten now and then! David van Heel, a gastrointestinal genetics professor at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, headed a group of […]

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You Can Raise Awareness for Celiac Disease

You Can Raise Awareness for Celiac Disease

     How do we get the estimated three million Americans with celiac disease properly diagnosed and adequately treated? The answer lies in increased awareness and research. There are currently 49 autoimmune diseases, and celiac disease is the only one which isn’t supported in research by the government. This needs to change.        In my […]

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