Treatment « Celiac Disease
Dec 22 2009

Possible Treatments for Celiac Disease

There are many conflicting opinions about whether or not we should be placing our hopes on a medication for celiac or gluten intolerance. Many people would take a drug in a New York minute if they could, just so they could eat a ”normal” diet so to speak. Others argue that ”normal” for us is avoiding gluten [...]

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Jun 6 2009

Celiac Disease and Physical Activity

Due to the large variety in symptoms often found with a Celiac Disease diagnosis, each individual will suffer from Celiac Disease differently.   Symptoms may include neurological symptoms, physical symptoms and overall feelings of fatigue or depression.  As a result, each individual with Celiac Disease must find their own individual balanced lifestyle. Balanced lifestyles are especially [...]

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Mar 30 2009

Celiac Disease Vaccine Goes to First Trials

According to The Australian, it looks like this April 40 volunteers will be tested with the worlds first Celiac Disease vaccine.  This trial will last a total of 11 months and attempt to determine if the vaccine does any harm. The second trial for this new vaccine will attempt to determine whether or not the [...]

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Dec 16 2008

Going Gluten Free Can Save on Medicine Costs

I had heard this from someone once at a Celiac conference, but I had yet to see anyone documenting it online anywhere that I could reference…until today.   Going gluten free can save you money!  Chances are, because it often takes close to 10 years for a correct Celiac diagnosis, it is likely most Celiacs are [...]

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Oct 29 2008

Progress Made in Therapy for Celiac Disease

If you’ve been reading this site for awhile, you may remember we mentioned the ALV003 drug (oral protease therapy in development to detoxify gluten in patients with Celiac Disease) would be going into Phase 1 of testing soon.   According to Market Watch, it looks like Phase 1 has been completed and the results were positive, confirming that single doses [...]

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Oct 14 2008

New Data Regarding the Larazotide Acetate Drug

Ever heard of Larazotide Acetate?  Apparently there has been a study going on of a drug called Larazotide Acetate which was designed to prevent the immune system’s negative reaction to gluten.  As you can imagine, this could be pretty significant for those of us that suffer from celiac disease and follow a strict gluten-free diet, so I wanted to share some of [...]

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