Celiac Disease (CD) By Ahmet Aybar, MD, FAAP Celiac Disease (CD) is one of the autoimmune disease processes affecting susceptible individuals with gluten sensitivity. Ingestion of gluten containing grains, especially the gliadin fraction of wheat gluten triggers the intestinal damage. This eventually causes a spectrum symptoms ranging from a silent disease to full blown CD.
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Barrett’s Esophagus By Anthony J. Calabrese, M.D. FACG Remember that antacids act like fire extinguishers. They can relieve heartburn, but repeated burns can lead to irreversible damage. Barrett’s esophagus is such a complication. In response to chronic acid injury, the lining or “mucosa” of the esophagus can change from the normal squamous lining (like in
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Traveler’s Diarrhea Michael N. Peters, M.D., FACG/mfr Congratulations. The time for your big trip has finally arrived. If your travel will take you to a developing nation in Central or South America, the Middle East, Asia or Africa, you are aware that certain precautions are needed so that diarrhea will not spoil your trip or
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Obesity and Your Liver: What We Eat Now Will Affect Us Later Melanie L. Jackson, M.D. Listen to Dr. Jackson’s Pod Cast: Obesity and Your Liver (you may also “right click” the link and hit “save as” to save the file for later listening) Over the past decade, obesity rates in the Unites States have
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