Oncology & Cancer

Fake Australian cancer blogger gets hefty fine

An Australian blogger who faked brain cancer and professed to have cured the disease with natural therapies was fined Aus$410,000 (US$320,000) on Thursday over the false claims.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Gluten-free beer from Witkop teff grains

For celiac patients and others on gluten-free diets, it seems like gluten is everywhere—cakes, cookies and breads. It's even in most beers. But now, one team reports in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry that ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Study links celiac disease, anorexia

(HealthDay)—Young women with celiac disease may face a heightened risk of being diagnosed with anorexia, a new study suggests.

Health

Gluten-free diet may increase risk of arsenic, mercury exposure

People who eat a gluten-free diet may be at risk for increased exposure to arsenic and mercury - toxic metals that can lead to cardiovascular disease, cancer and neurological effects, according to a report in the journal ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Common bacteria show promise for treating celiac disease

Researchers have isolated an enzyme from bacteria present in human saliva that has potential as a therapy for celiac disease (CD), an autoimmune disorder that causes severe digestive and other health problems among sufferers ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Following gluten-free diet for celiac disease

Dear Mayo Clinic: If someone has been diagnosed with celiac disease but has never had any symptoms, would eating a gluten-free diet still be necessary?

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