Marilyn’s Message June 2016
Having a child diagnosed with a chronic autoimmune disease can be very scary. When Gabbi Saft was diagnosed with celiac disease, her parents, Warren and Amber, turned to the Celiac…
Continue ReadingHaving a child diagnosed with a chronic autoimmune disease can be very scary. When Gabbi Saft was diagnosed with celiac disease, her parents, Warren and Amber, turned to the Celiac…
Continue ReadingThank you to our more than 1,000 iCureCeliac participants for your amazing commitment to help researchers advance treatments and a cure for celiac disease and gluten sensitivity. I am pleased to share…
Continue ReadingThere is a growing understanding in the celiac disease community and among the medical professionals who treat the disease that the presence of celiac disease and its many symptoms can…
Continue ReadingAs part of our agenda to dramatically advance celiac disease research in 2016 and beyond, Celiac Disease Foundation has launched iCureCeliac, a massive patient registry database that promises to shorten the…
Continue ReadingCeliac disease and gluten sensitivity research are desperately underfunded around the world, especially here in the United States. The National Institutes of Health’s Estimates of Funding for Various Research, Condition…
Continue ReadingThank you for making our 2015 Gift of Hope campaign a tremendous success! As you know, our goal was $100,000. As of yesterday, our fundraising total had reached $137,000. The…
Continue ReadingYou have surely already received emails from Celiac Disease Foundation (CDF) that tell the stories of many in our community who are living with celiac disease. Some of these emails…
Continue ReadingBecause the consequences can be so devastating and persistent, accidental exposure to gluten has always been a leading concern of the celiac disease community. I know from personal experience as…
Continue ReadingFor the past 25 years, Celiac Disease Foundation has fought tirelessly for the food industry to provide celiac disease patients, and those with gluten sensitivity, safe, abundant, and affordable dietary…
Continue ReadingIn a rare moment of bipartisan cooperation in Washington, D.C., the landmark 21st Century Cures legislation passed the U.S. House in early July by a vote of 344-77. The bill,…
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