A blackboard is seen at Fonuts bakery, which offers unfried, gluten-free and vegan donuts in Los Angeles, California September 19, 2011. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson By Will Boggs MD (Reuters Health) - An ...

The increased popularity of gluten-free diets has been accompanied by well-publicized debates as to whether widespread gluten intolerance is a real "thing" or just a fad. As a clinician, I leave the ...

Restaurants, office parties, potlucks, meals while traveling -- they're a minefield for people with celiac disease and gluten sensitivity who can suffer from stomach pain and upset, swollen joints, ...

An experimental blood test accurately identifies people who do, or don’t, have celiac disease, even if they are following gluten-free diets, researchers say. The two main blood tests used to screen ...

There is not enough evidence to encourage or discourage doctors from testing all their patients for celiac disease, according to a U.S. government-backed panel. Even when close relatives have been ...

Testing for celiac disease isn’t an easy process — in other words, you can’t go to the doctor and request a single blood test and get a definitive “yes” or “no.” Fortunately, that may be changing in ...

A recent study discovered that a blood test called WBAIL-2 could aid in diagnosing celiac disease and even contribute to biopsy-free diagnosis. Celiac disease occurs when someone’s immune system ...

Gluten, the simple wheat protein found in a vast number of processed food products, causes a serious reaction in a small percentage of people who consume it. At this point in time, celiac disease — ...

For people with gluten allergies or celiac disease, the idea of eating out in restaurants can be terrifying. It typically involves scrutinizing menus and food labels, interrogating waiters, or having ...

For people with food allergies or sensitivities, the pleasure of dining out can be dampened by the stress of not knowing exactly what goes into what you're ordering. Now a San Francisco startup wants ...

Celiac disease occurs when someone’s immune system responds abnormally to gluten. Efforts to improve celiac disease diagnosis are ongoing. A study recently published in Gastroenterology evaluated the ...