From Care To Cure for Celiac Disease - UChicago To Host International Symposium in 2013
The University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center has been selected to host the 15th International Celiac Disease Symposium in 2013. This is a short informational video about the host city Chicago. The video also includes "From Care To Cure," created to highlight the center's mission and activities, especially the path from Care to Cure, and the goal to cure celiac disease in the next 10-15 years.
New classification is being proposed for gluten-related disorders: celiac disease; dermatitis herpetiformis; gluten ataxia; wheat allergy; gluten sensitivity. WSJ, 2012.
Related reading:
Think Like a Doctor - The Right Test Solved the Mystery - Celiac Disease http://goo.gl/XagL3 - NYTimes published actual patient records online
Lack of awareness of celiac could be contributing to a delay of up to 11 years in diagnosis of adults in North America, http://goo.gl/sy778
Dr. Guandalini, a renowned UChicago celiac disease expert, answers patient questions on YouTube http://goo.gl/QADXY
Recent studies support the existence of the new condition nonceliac gluten sensitivity which is defined as symptoms with negative celiac antibodies and biopsy (http://goo.gl/57IlB).
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