The Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University is currently seeking volunteers to participate in a clinical trial. This clinical trial will study the effectiveness of a new drug that may help patients with celiac disease. In this study we are determining whether this drug allows people to heal the intestinal damage faster than the gluten-free [...]

Everyone wants a deal these days. Take advantage of this one! Here's the email I received from the owner of S'Mac: Hi Everyone, Our new dedicated Takeout and Delivery location serving the east village is now open. We hope that this space, separate but next door from our current 12th street space, will allow for [...]

This list of gluten-free drugs is maintained by the Columbus Children's Hospital. www.glutenfreedrugs.com If your pharmacist seems clueless, here is a handy flyer from the NFCA that will help to ensure that your drugs are gluten-free.  Celiac Flyer For Pharmacists Related Info: Gluten-Free Hospital Food Update & Allergy Info Gluten-Free Hospital Food & Allergy Info [...]

I'm a little nervous. I'm having surgery tomorrow. Don't worry- due to the miracles of modern medicine I won't have to spend the night, but I'll still have to have full anesthesia. I'll spare you the details because, trust me, you don't want the details. Besides, guessing will be more fun! Labotomy? J-Lo implants? Fripple [...]

So, you may have seen all of the same news reports that I did a few weeks ago about Gwyneth Paltrow's seven day gluten-free diet cleanse. I found it interesting that most reporters (if you can really call them that) painted her as an ascetic, as if it was a bad or weird thing to [...]