Los Angeles, CA (January 20, 2017) – Celiac Disease Foundation, the nation’s leading voluntary health organization for celiac disease, announces the appointment of two officers to its Board of Directors. The new appointments are Chair James J. Watson of Park West Asset Management LLC and Treasurer Christopher J. Holland of AXIS Re US. The Foundation also…
Continue ReadingThe first annual Team Gluten-Free Turkey Trot in Oyster Bay, NY drew 125 participants and raised nearly $25,000! A picture perfect day on the beach greeted our families, who were welcomed by tables filled with gluten-free food and Team Gluten-Free swag. This year’s participants ranged from age four through 85, with our youngest medal winner…
Continue ReadingA study published November 3, 2016 in the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology, found that nearly 20% of children with celiac disease continued to show intestinal damage, despite adhering to a gluten-free diet for one year or more. The study, conducted by researchers at the Celiac Research Program at Harvard Medical School, sought to assess the accuracy…
Continue ReadingÉclair Naturals Partners with Celiac Disease Foundation (Chatsworth, CA – November 2016) ‒ Éclair Naturals, a new luxuriously pure gluten-free bath, body, and hair care line (eclairnaturals.com) is excited to announce that is it now a Proud Sponsor of Celiac Disease Foundation through 2017. Celiac Disease Foundation (CDF)) is a non-profit organization that drives…
Continue ReadingResearchers recently screened stored serum samples of over 6,000 individuals who participated in a National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III: 1988-1992). Each sample was tested for IgA anti-tTG and IgA endomysial antibodies, with the intention of determining whether a positive test correlated with increased risk of mortality in those age 50 and older.…
Continue ReadingOn November 4, 2016, Celiac Disease Foundation was invited to present a live session of the Celiac Disease Patient Advocacy Program at the Center for Celiac Research and Treatment 20th Anniversary Celebration and Symposium at Massachusetts General Hospital. CDF CEO, Marilyn Geller, and Communications Manager, Talia Hassid, educated a packed room of people about patient-centered…
Continue ReadingA new study published online in The American Journal of Gastroenterology used fecal gluten immunogenic peptide (GIP) measurement to assess for patient compliance with the gluten-free diet. Gluten immunogenic peptides are pieces of gluten proteins that don’t get digested and produce immunotoxic reactions in patients with celiac disease. Traditionally, methods used to assess compliance ranged…
Continue Reading“Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food”… Hippocrates has never been more accurate with this statement when it comes to celiac disease and non-celiac wheat sensitivity. Many people today (doctors included) feel that enough information is available online to learn how to follow the gluten-free diet; in fact, only 15% of patients…
Continue ReadingUnderscoring its role as the leading resource for millions of Americans with celiac disease, Celiac Disease Foundation (CDF) announced the launch of its Adult and Pediatric Celiac Disease Follow-Up Checklists.
Continue ReadingThe considerable overlap between celiac disease and type 1 diabetes (T1D) is well known; the same can be said of celiac disease and autoimmune thyroid disease (ATD). The question remains, do individuals (notably, children) with celiac disease need to be routinely screened for development of these other conditions?
Continue ReadingLast month, the Celiac Disease Foundation had the privilege of sponsoring the 2024 International Celiac Disease Symposium in Sheffield, UK. As the first patient advocate invited to chair and present on a scientific panel, CEO Marilyn Geller co-chaired the End Points in Clinical Trials session with Dr. Francisco Leon, CEO...