Health

Q&A: Is gluten-free the way to be? A dive into the science

In the past decade, products bearing "gluten-free" labels have taken grocery store shelves by storm. But for generations of people who learned about food groups from visuals of pyramids with "breads and cereals" as their ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

A natural protein, Elafin, against gluten intolerance?

Scientists from INRA and INSERM (France) in collaboration with scientists from McMaster University (Canada) and the Ecole polytechnique fédérale of Zurich (Switzerland) have shown that Elafin, a human protein, plays a key ...

Health

Is a gluten-free diet right for you?

Chances are you know at least one person who's given up eating gluten. Maybe you've even given it up yourself. But who can really benefit from a gluten-free diet?

Health

Gluten-free kids' foods fall short on nutrition

(HealthDay)—Gluten-free foods are one of the latest nutritional trends, with many parents assuming foods with a gluten-free label are healthier than foods with gluten.

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

What is celiac disease?

Celiac disease is a chronic disease that can't be cured, but treatment can help with symptoms.

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