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1. Doctors Study Mind/Body Techniques for Treating Celiac Disease
   Gastroenterologists at Rush University Medical Center are conducting a new study to see if mind/body techniques could help patients with celiac disease adhere to the very strict diet. (January, 2010)
2. Is Duodenal Biopsy Necessary in CD Diagnosis for Children and Adults?
   Duodenal biopsy remains the gold standard for celiac disease (CD) diagnosis. However, it has several pitfalls....(November, 2009)
3. Gluten Free Diet Reduces Bone Problems in Children With CD
   A new article in the journal Nutrition Reviews examines the literature on the topic and reveals that a gluten-free diet can affect children's recovery. (October, 2009)
4. Is Fingertip Blood Test as Effective as Conventional Blood Test in Detecting CD?
   This study looks at the effectiveness of fingertip blood testing. (October, 2009)
5. Is Wheat Starch Suitable for Celiac Patients?
   This study looks at the suitability of wheat starch in the celiac diet. (November, 2008)
6. Understanding the Genetics of Gluten Sensitivity
   All of us have patterns of proteins on the surface of our white blood cells. The proteins are known as human leukocyte antigens (HLA), one of which is DQ. Celiac Disease (CD) and non-Celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS), and several autoimmune conditions occur more frequently with certain HLA DQ types. (March 2007)
7. Gluten Gut-Brain Connection Seen in Reversible Abnormal SPECT Brain Scan
   SPECT brain imaging of the majority of the few celiac disease patients studied reveals abnormalities that are usually most severe in the frontal areas of the brain. (February, 2007)
8. CD and Gluten Linked to Brain Disease by Deposits in Intestine and Brain
   Antibodies for tissue transglutaminase found in the intestines of blood test negative celiac disease patients are also found in the intestine and brain in people with brain disease due to gluten. (January, 2007)
9. What is Upper Endoscopy and Small Intestine Biopsy That is Recommended for CD?
   Endoscopy in celiac: What is it and how is it done? (October, 2006)
10. What People With CD Need to Know About Osteoporosis
    A "fact sheet" from the NIH.
11. Diagnosis of Gluten Sensitivity in the 21st Century by Kenneth Fine, M. D.
    Dr. Fine discusses celiac sprue and the stool test his lab has developed.
12. CELIAC DISEASE: IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK! by Carole Moore, RN, BSN, NCSN
    A School Nurse talks about Celiac Disease and what school nurses can do about it.
13. Dermatitis Herpetiformis by John J. Zone, M.D. and Martha McMurry, R.D.
    Dr. Zone answers common questions about DH.