News & Events
Event Archives
December 2007 - University of San Diego School of Medicine presents "What You Need to Know about Celiac Disease and the Gluten-Free Diet" featuring Martin F. Kagnoff, MD, Director, William K. Warren Medical Research Center for Celiac Disease at UCSD and CDF Medical Advisory Board Member Click Here
CDF's Executive Director, Elaine Monarch talks to PREVENTION magazine in The 10 health “rules” you should break, February issue. For complete article click here
December 10, 2007 - Alessio Fasano, MD, UM gastroenterologist and CDF Medical Advisory Board Member, is looking for a cure to celiac disease, a perplexing disorder triggered by a common protein: gluten see story in the Baltimore Sun
December 6, 2007 - Not so long ago, celiac disease was considered to be an allergy to gluten, a protein found in wheat and other grains, that predominantly affected children. see story in Baltimore Sun
November 30, 2007 - CDF is proud to announce that we have once again been approved by the Independent Charities of America for 2008. go
November 28, 2007 - Celiac Disease story on Fox News
Go to www.foxnews.com/health and click on "Is Food Making You Sick?"
to see the video clip.
Request for Nominations - Research Grants from Celiac Center in San Diego go
September 17, 2007 issue - CDF's Executive Director, Elaine Monarch talks to Newsweek. For complete article click here
August 27, 2007 -- Livermore, California -- Most children don't attend summer camp for the food. But for the celiac children at Camp Arroyo, the special gluten-free menu was a highlight of their four-day August camp. View Full Story
August 2007 - U.S. Celiac Community Mourns the Loss of "Gluten-Free Gourmet" Bette Hagman go
August 8, 2007 - Chesapeake Tidewater Celiacs' Kathleen Davis speaks to the Virginian-Pilot go
July 24, 2007 - Trish Cyrs, President of CDF Chapter - Chesapeake Tidewater Celiacs and Beverly Wymer appear on WVEC-TV story on celiac disease go
May 2007 - The May-August issue of Fibromyalgia Aware magazine, published by National Fibromyalgia Association, has an article on Celiac Disease by Elaine Monarch, Executive Director of CDF on page 28 Download PDF here
March 2007 - National Institutes of Health, National Digestive Diseases Clearinghouse (NIDDK) has just released a new handout -- What I Need To Know About Celiac Disease
March 14, 2007 -- Director of Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University in New York and CDF Medical Advisory Board Member, Peter Green, MD speaks about celiac disease on THE VIEW go
March 6, 2007 -- CDF Medical Advisory Board member, Cynthia Rudert, MD speaks on celiac disease on CNN go
Lowey Bill Endorses May as National Celiac Awareness Month
ACTION Alert - Ask Congress to Pass H.Con.Res.70 go
FDA Proposes to Define the Term "gluten-free"
For Voluntary Use in Food Labeling. CDF encourages you to submit your comments. For more information go
American Celiac Disease Alliance press release On FDA's Gluten-Free Proposal go
NIH launches new celiac disease awareness website go
Celiac Disease: It's Common, And Commonly Misdiagnosed, article on USAtoday.com, http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2006-11-01-celiac_x.htm
Alessio Fassano, MD speaks at Digestive Disease Week in Los Angeles. To read his article, Celiac Disease in the Clinical Spotlight, click here
Could Your Stomach Trouble Be 'Celiac Disease?'
http://cbs4boston.com/seenon/local_story_287191815.html
September 26, 2007 - - Celiac Disease Health Fair presented by CDF Chapter Chesapeake Tidewater Celiacs was a big success! go
Good Morning America segment on CD on 1/26!
Online summary - go
Cynthia Rudert, MD spoke on celiac disease via an internet radio program Feb. 23 go
Press release from the FDA regarding the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act.
Belatedly, an Illness of the Intestines Gets Notice in U.S. (Wall
Street Journal article)
University of California San Diego announces new Research Center for Celiac Disease
Listen to radio program on celiac disease with Dr. Michelle Pietzak
Elaine Monarch speaks at XII International Symposium on Celiac Disease in New York City - November 9-11, 2006
CDF Connections group in Lexington, Kentucky, lunch and support group meeting.
Lake Placid Marathon, Half Marathon, June 11, 2006 Lake Placid, New
York - www.lakeplacidmarathon.com
Grandma's Marathon June 17, 2006 Duluth, Minnesota - www.grandmasmarathon.com
CDF Las Vegas Support Group Meeting - April 22, 2006
CDF Fundraiser - Clippers game in Los Angeles - February 27, 2006
Marathon and Half Marathon in Phoenix, Arizona - January 15th, 2006
Ventura Connections Event - October 22nd, 2005
Westside Connections Event - October 2nd, 2005
Introducing R.O.C.K. (Raising Our Celiac Kids) Los Angeles - September 18th, 2005
South Bay Connections Event - September 17, 2005
Danna Korn receives Channel 10 News Leadership Award - September 1, 2005
Orange County Connections meeting - September 1, 2005
FDA Public Hearing - August 19, 2005
Introductory Cooking Class Gluten-Free and Eating Smart - July 27th
Wheat Free - Gluten Free Food Fair - July 17, 2005
Macy’s Sherman Oaks Shopping - Friday, May 20, 2005
CDF received Proclamation from City of Los Angeles on May 13th
