Prometheus Launches MyCeliacID(TM), the First Do it Yourself, Saliva-Based Genetic Test Dedicated to Celiac Disease
SAN DIEGO, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Prometheus Laboratories Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical and diagnostic company, today announced the launch of MyCeliacID(TM), the first do it yourself, saliva-based genetic test dedicated to
celiac disease. MyCeliacID identifies distinct genetic sequences associ...
Uno Chicago Grill(R) Partners With American Celiac Disease Alliance to Raise Money During Celiac Awareness Month in May
BOSTON, May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Uno Chicago Grill (R) ( www.unos.com ) will host a national Dough Rai$er beginning May 25 through 31 to benefit the American
Celiac Disease Alliance ( www.americanceliac.org ) in support of National
Celiac Awareness Month in May.
"Getting families to eat ou...
Toddler Health Products Help Children with Celiac Disease
Toddler Health introduces it's gluten free line of products to the
Celiac Disease Foundations members, giving them a tasty and healthier way to eat.
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) April 15, 2009 -- Toddler Health introduces it's gluten free line of products to the
Celiac Disea...
Are vitamin supplements effective in celiac disease patients?
Coeliac disease is a typical example of a malabsorption syndrome conferring increased risk for various deficiency states, including folate and vitamin B12. Hyperhomocysteinemia is significantly more frequent in patients with newly diagnosed coeliac disease than healthy controls.
A research team...
Genetic Link Between Type 1 Diabetes, Celiac Disease Seen
If connection holds up, it might lead to cures, researchers say
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have identified common genetic mutations between type 1 diabetes and
celiac disease, suggesting that the two inflammatory disorders may stem from a shared underlying mecha...
Enjoy Life Foods CEO Tells FDA Grocery Stores Remain A Dangerous Minefield for Food Allergic, Food Intolerant and Celiac Shoppers
At the invitation of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Scott Mandell, CEO, President and Co-Founder of Enjoy Life Foods, the country’s leading manufacturer of allergy-friendly and gluten-free foods, provided comments at a public meeting on the use of advisory labeling of allergen...
Intestinal Gluten Receptor Is Gateway for Celiac Disease
Finding could offer new treatments for other autoimmune disorders, study says
THURSDAY, July 24 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers believe they have finally answered a basic question about the cause of
celiac disease -- where in the body does the wheat protein gluten enter one's system? ...
July 2008 Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource Highlights Vitamin D, Savvy Use of Sunscreen and Gastrointestinal Upset and Celiac Disease
ROCHESTER, Minn., July 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Here are
highlights from the July issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource. You may
cite this publication as often as you wish. Mayo Clinic Women's
HealthSource attribution is required. Reprinting is allowed for a fee.
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Advances Aid Treatment, Diagnosis of Celiac Disease
Disorder triggered by gluten in common foods, such as bread, pasta, often goes unnoticed
MONDAY, May 19 (HealthDay News) -- New research could lead to improved diagnosis and treatment of
celiac disease, according to studies presented at the Digestive Disease Week meeting in San Diego. ...
80% of Customers Eat Out Less Due to Food Allergies and Celiac / Coeliac Disease Impacting Quality of Life
Landmark Global Market Research Reveals
CHICAGO, May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Over 2,700 consumers and businesses from
35 countries participated in the new three-dimensional research study --
Understanding Gluten and Allergen-Free Experiences of Guests & Hospitality
Worldwide. The int...
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Celiac in Medical Technology
Prometheus Announces New Findings Regarding Patients at Risk for Celiac Disease at DDW
New Insights into the Prediction of IBD Using Serology Testing Also Presented
SAN DIEGO, June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Prometheus Laboratories Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical and diagnostic company, announced new findings regarding a correlation between an important serologic marker used in the det...
Alba Therapeutics Announces Enrollment of Its First European Patient in Global Phase IIb Study of Larazotide Acetate for Treatment of Active Celiac Disease
- Milestone Marks the First Time a European Patient with Active Celiac
Disease has Enrolled in a Clinical Trial for an Investigational Medication from Alba Therapeutics -
BALTIMORE, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Alba Therapeutics Corporation
announced today that for the firs...
Alba Therapeutics Announces the Presentation of Results of a Phase IIa Clinical Trial for Larazotide Acetate for the Treatment of Celiac Disease at the Digestive Disease Week Conference
BALTIMORE, May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Alba Therapeutics Corporation
announced today that data from its Phase IIa clinical trial were presented
in the Clinical Advances in
Celiac Disease session at the Digestive Disease
Week (DDW) meeting in San Diego, California. Results of the randomized,
double-...
Mayo Clinic Finds Capsule Endoscopy Can Detect Intestinal Damage Caused by Celiac Disease
Study shows extent of intestinal damage does not explain patients'
symptoms
ROCHESTER, Minn., Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mayo Clinic
researchers have found that capsule endoscopy can provide a magnified view
of the intestinal damage caused by
celiac disease. This new information ca...
Alba Therapeutics Announces Phase IIb Clinical Trial for Oral AT-1001 for the Treatment of Celiac Disease
BALTIMORE, Sept. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Alba Therapeutics Corporation today
announced that it has dosed its first patient in a six-week Phase IIb trial
with oral AT-1001, an inhibitor of gastrointestinal barrier dysfunction,
for the maintenance of remission in patients with
Celiac Disease (CD). Th...
Non-Invasive Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease
Helen Londe, M.D. Contributing Editor
Celiac disease (CD) is an autoimmune inflammatory disease of the small intestine that is triggered in genetically susceptible persons by the ingestion of the gluten-containing grains wheat, rye, barley, and possibly oats. The condition is thought to ...
PROTECT-1 Phase II/III Induction-Stage Results for ChemoCentryx's Traficet-EN(TM) Presented in Oral Session at DDW 2009 Conference
...ease and ulcerative colitis. In addition to the ongoing PROTECT-1 clinical trial in Crohn's disease, Traficet-EN is being evaluated for patients with
celiac disease, a sensitivity to gluten and gluten derivatives in which digestive tract T cells are thought to play an important role. ChemoCentryx has comp...
Alba Therapeutics Corporation Announces the Next Clinical Trial of Its Lead Compound, Larazotide Acetate and Promotions
...rther clinical studies for patients diagnosed with
celiac disease with their lead compound, larazotide aceta...estigational medication conducted in patients with
celiac disease, was a randomized, double-blind, placebo c...f larazotide acetate in 184 adults with controlled
celiac disease during a gluten challenge. The data are p...
Prometheus Presents Findings From Development of PROMETHEUS(R) IBS Diagnostic, First Blood Test for IBS, at ACG Annual Scientific Meeting
... is not associated with any visible abnormality and symptoms often
overlap with other gastrointestinal conditions, such as inflammatory bowel
disease,
celiac disease and chronic functional constipation/diarrhea.
Symptom-based criteria have been established to make a positive diagnosis
of IBS; however, in pr...
Alba Therapeutics Presents New Data for Larazotide Acetate at the 2008 American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting
...Induced by Gluten in Patients with
celiac Disease
Additional Data Indicates Potential in Tr...N 1001-004, the first Phase IIa trial conducted in
celiac disease
and the first to assess the prevention of ...revention of gluten-induced immunologic changes in
celiac patients.
Results from the study showed that lar...
Celiac in Medical Products
Anti-Gliadin IgA (Ab) EIA Gastrointestinal Markers 027-GD17 Celiac Disease Food Allergy
Description: Anti-Gliadin IgA (Ab) EIA Gastrointestinal Markers 027-GD17
Celiac Disease Food Allergy...
Company:ALPCO Diagnostics
Anti-Gliadin IgG (Ab) EIA Gastrointestinal Markers 027-GD16 Celiac Disease Food Allergy
Description: Anti-Gliadin IgG (Ab) EIA Gastrointestinal Markers 027-GD16
Celiac Disease Food Allergy...
Company:ALPCO Diagnostics
Anti-Gliadin IgG & IgA (Ab) EIA Gastrointestinal Markers 027-GD77 Celiac Disease Food Allergy
Description: Anti-Gliadin IgG & IgA (Ab) EIA Gastrointestinal Markers 027-GD77
Celiac Disease Food Allergy...
Company:ALPCO Diagnostics
Anti-tissue transglutaminase IgG Assay
Description:... immunofluorescence (EMA) tests (Bio-Rad catalog number 29003 and 29060). Anti-tTg IgA and
IgG serologic tests are highly sensitive and specific for
celiac disease diagnosis.
Bio-Rad anti-tTG assays are used for the semi-quantitative and qualitative determination of IgA or IgG antibodies to tissue tran...
Company:Bio-Rad Laboratories
Anti-tissue transglutaminase IgA Assay
Description:...dy immunofluorescence (EMA) tests (Bio-Rad catalog number 29003 and 29060). Anti-tTg IgA and IgG serologic tests are highly sensitive and specific for
celiac disease diagnosis.
Bio-Rad anti-tTG assays are used for the semi-quantitative and qualitative determination of IgA or IgG antibodies to tissue tran...
Company:Bio-Rad Laboratories
ImmuLisa Anti-hu tTG IgA ELISA
Description:... An enzyme-linked immuno-sorbent assay for the detectionand quantitation of anti-tissue Transglutaminase in serum of patients with
celiac Disease and Dermatitis Herpetiformis....
Company:IMMCO Diagnostics
ImmuGlo Anti-Endomysial Antibody (EMA) Test System
Description:...rescence antibody test for the qualitative and semi-quantitative detection of endomysial antibodies (EMA) in human serum as an aid in the diagnosis of
celiac disease and dermatitis herpetiformis....
Company:IMMCO Diagnostics
ImmuLisa™ anti-gliadin(AGA)IgA Kit
Description:... An enzyme-linked immuno-sorbent assay for the detection and quantitation of anti-tissue Transglutaminase in serum of patients with
celiac Disease and Dermatitis Herpetiformis....
Company:IMMCO Diagnostics
ImmuLisa™ anti-gliadin-IgG Kit
Description:... An enzyme-linked immuno-sorbent assay for the detection and quantitation of anti-tissue Transglutaminase in serum of patients with
celiac Disease and Dermatitis Herpetiformis....
Company:IMMCO Diagnostics
Celiac in Medical Definition
Pathology
...omach
Peptic ulcer - Abdominal pain - Stomach cancer - Non-ulcer dyspepsia - Gastroparesis - Abdominal angina - Malabsorption (e.g.
celiac disease , giardiasis ) - Pyloric stenosis
Small intestine
Peptic ulcer - Intussusception - Malabsorption (e.g. coeliac , lactose ...
Celiac in Medical Dictionary
Celiac
Coeliac disease, also spelled
celiac disease, is an autoimmune disorder of the small intestine that occurs in genetically predisposed people of all ages from middle infancy on up. Symptoms include chronic diarrhoea, failure... Provides information related to
celiac disease and the glu...
Tropical sprue
...rption syndrome occuring mainly in residents of ... Overview: Tropical sprue (TS) is a syndrome characterized by acute or chronic ...
celiac Sprue (Gastroenterology) Tropical Splenomegaly Syndrome (Pediatrics: ... tropical sprue ( ′träpəkəl ′ sprü ) ( medicine ) A malabsorptio...
Tetany
...rt Hypoparathyroidismis ... Tetany . Disorder Subdivisions. None. General Discussion ... Tetany caused by chronic diarrhea in a child with
celiac disease: A case report. ... Tetany in kala azar patients treated with paromomycin (Indian Journal of Medical ... Information about tetany in ...
Sprue
...gature), c(o)eliac sprue , non ... Testing for
celiac sprue in irritable bowel syndrome with predominant diarrhea: ...
celiac Sprue 4/2002 ... What is
celiac sprue ?...
Short stature
...nics, genetic counselors and geneticists Short stature is well described as the only symptom of CD in some older children ... Prevalence of
celiac disease in Iranian children with idiopathic short stature . ... If short stature is associated with a treatable medical condition, the...
Malabsorption
...n can be the failure to absorb specific sugars, fats, ... Learn about
celiac disease (sprue) symptoms such as diarrhea, foul smelling flatulence ... How are malabsorption and malnutrition evaluated in
celiac disease? ... Malabsorption is not a disease by itself, but rather ...
Gallbladder Disease
...ll Bladder a pain? Want to know what to eat or avoid for gallbladder attack? ... Gallbladder Disease . General Nutrition Questions. Gluten &
celiac Disease ... What are Gallstones and Gall Bladder Disease ? ... the same symptoms as gall bladder disease , including difficulty digesting ...
Esophagus
...s may cause no symptoms itself, ... Home : Digestive Diseases A-Z List of Topics and Titles : Esophagus . Esophagus . Barrett's Esophagus ...
celiac Disease Awareness Campaign | Additional ... The esophagus or food pipe is the ... Cancer of the Esophagus . Endoscopy. Gastroesophageal Reflu...
Celiac disease
... Coeliac disease , also spelled
celiac disease , is an autoimmune disorder of the small ...oms include chronic diarrhœa, failure to...
celiac Disease 101. Overview. Symptoms. Testing. Diagnosis. Treatment. Factsheets.
celiac Video. Living with ...
Celiac sprue
... Coeliac disease, also spelled
celiac disease, is an autoimmune disorder of the small ...e chronic diarrhoea, failure... Learn about
celiac disease ( sprue ) symptoms such as diarrhea, foul smelling ... gluten free diet, symptoms,
celiac sprue , in children, malabsorption symptoms, ....
Celiac in Biological News
Immune genes adapt to parasites
...es, bacteria, and fungi than by that of worms. SNPs in some of these genes are known risk alleles for inflammatory bowel diseases, such as Crohn's and
celiac disease. These "risky" alleles were probably maintained during evolution because they promote the kind of immune response needed to fend off viruses a...
American Chemical Society's weekly PressPac -- Jan. 2, 2008
...f enzymes structure may lead to new treatments for
celiac disease
Chemical & Engineering News
Research...d a new structure for a key enzyme associated with
celiac disease, a finding that could lead to the design o...l & Engineering News, ACS weekly newsmagazine.
celiac disease is a condition in which the stomach cannot...
New GI technologies improve internal organ visualization
... EUS to perform angiography in three pigs. EUS was conducted on each pig to identify major blood vessels, including the thoracic and abdominal aorta,
celiac axis, superior mesenteric artery, splenic vein, portal vein, splenic artery and hepatic veins. During the EUS, the researchers injected contrast to i...
UCLA paper examines how one disease may prevent another
...o medication. During the 1994 winter of starvation when bread supplies to the children's hospital were interrupted at The Hague, young patients with
celiac disease, a digestive disease that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food, thrived on their "non-bread" diet...
Celiac in Biological Technology
Alba Therapeutics Announces the Enrollment and Randomization of the First Patient in the Phase IIb Clinical Trial for Larazotide Acetate (AT-1001) for the Treatment of Active Celiac Disease
BALTIMORE, May 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Alba Therapeutics Corporation
announced today that it has enrolled and randomized its first patient in a
twelve-week Phase IIb trial with oral larazotide acetate, an inhibitor of
intestinal barrier dysfunction, for the treatment of patients with active
celiac ...
Shire Expands its Gastrointestinal Portfolio Through In-Licensing Celiac Disease Phase 2 Product From Alba Therapeutics Corporation
Worldwide Rights for All Potential Uses, Excluding U.S. and Japan
No Other Existing Therapeutic Treatment for
Celiac Disease BASINGSTOKE, England and PHILADELPHIA, December 14
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY, TSX: SHQ),
the global specialty biopharmaceutical comp...
Shire begins the year with a strong performance
...cipated for the fourth quarter of 2009.
SPD550 - for the treatment of
celiac disease
- In study 006, a Phase 2 study of larazotide acetate for treatment of
celiac disease, the primary endpoint was not met. An exploratory,
predefined...
Publication of Shire plc's Annual Report 2008
...believe that it can have important implications for patients suffering
from
celiac disease.
Three and a half years ago, when Shire acquired what has si...ent of
Celiac disease
SPD550 is being developed for the treatment of
celiac disease. In
December 2007 Shire acquired the worldwide rights to SPD550 (La...
Prometheus Receives New York State Approval for PROMETHEUS(R) IBS Diagnostic, First Blood Test for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
... is not associated with any visible abnormality and symptoms often overlap with other gastrointestinal conditions, such as inflammatory bowel disease,
celiac disease and chronic functional constipation/diarrhea. Without a blood-based biomarker, the diagnosis of IBS is typically made through a process of el...
Alba Therapeutics Corporation Announces Promotions
...k was focused on the
pathogenesis and diagnosis of
celiac disease. He completed a residency in
Clinical Immu...orked in managing complex projects in
the areas of
celiac disease, oncology, CNS, vaccines, and diagnostics ...ng treatments for a wide range of diseases such as
celiac disease,
Crohn's disease, and Asthma/COPD or acute...
Alba Therapeutics Announces Appointment of Bruce A. Peacock as its Chief Executive Officer
...ssful proof-of-concept for Alba's
clinical candidate, larazotide acetate in
celiac disease and the
establishment of a licensing and collaboration agreement wo...antly improve upon
existing treatments for a wide range of diseases such as
celiac disease,
Crohn's disease, and Asthma/COPD or acute lung injury.
Contact...
Blake M. Paterson MD, CEO and Co-founder of Alba Therapeutics, Wins Greater Baltimore Committee 2008 Leadership in Bioscience Award
... hard to create a new medicine for the
unmet medical needs of patients with
celiac disease and other inflammatory
conditions, and our perseverance and determi...antly improve upon
existing treatments for a wide range of diseases such as
celiac disease,
Crohn's disease, and Asthma/COPD or acute lung injury.
Contact...
Three CEOs and University President Named Winners of Greater Baltimore Committee's 2008 Baltimore Region Bioscience Awards
...o a thriving biotechnology
company with 45 employees at its headquarters at the University of
Maryland, BioPark. Alba is a pioneer in the treatment of
celiac disease, an
autoimmune disorder.
-- President's Award: Dr. David J. Ramsay, president, University of
Maryland, Baltimore. Dr. Ramsay has champione...
Alba Therapeutics Appoints Wendy Perrow as its Vice President, Marketing and Alliance Management
...ur success in developing AT-1001
(larazotide acetate) as the first drug for
celiac disease," added Dr.
Paterson.
"Alba is focused on discovering and commerc...compound, AT-1001 (Larazotide acetate), is targeted
toward the treatment of
celiac Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Type
1 Diabetes.
Contact: Dr....
Celiac in Biological Definition
Liver
...t kidney .
The liver is supplied by two major blood vessels: the hepatic artery and the portal vein . The hepatic artery normally comes off the
celiac trunk . The portal vein brings venous blood from the digestive tract, so that the liver can process the nutrients and toxins extracted from food. The ...
Celiac in Biological Dictionary
Complementary sequence
...ntary periodic sequence pairs. that minimize the merit factor. ... have suggested choosing one sequence from a complementary ... ... BRCA 2,
celiac disease, complementary sequences , CYP2C19, CYP2C9, CYP2D6, Cystic ... Most Emailed. complementary sequences . Name. Address. City. State. Zip ....
Complementary sequences
...strand is complementary to the other in that the base pairs between them are non-covalently connected via two or three hydrogen... ... BRCA 2,
celiac disease, complementary sequences , CYP2C19, CYP2C9, CYP2D6, Cystic ... Most Emailed. complementary sequences . Name. Address. City. State. Zip ....
Cardiac stomach
...us coming into the stomach . cardiac notch. fundus. body. gastric folds or rugae ... The arteries that supply the stomach are branches of the
celiac ... Cardiac glycosides are a class of medications used to treat heart failure. ... Cardiac glycoside is a chemical that has effects on the ...