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Celiac.com 12/18/2014 - Clam chowder has always been one of Mica's favorite soups. This is Mica's newest gluten-free creation, and perfect for a cold winter day! Ingredients: ¼ cup gluten-free flour blend 2 cups chopped leeks ½ cup half and half 4 cups of clam juice 1 Tablespoon thyme 2 bay leaves 1 can of whole baby clams 2 cubed potatoes 2 slices bacon salt & pepper ½ cup diced celery tablespoon butter Directions: Dice the bacon, cube the potatoes, and chop the leeks and celery. Melt butter in pan and fry diced bacon for 10-15 minutes until it is lightly browned. Add celery and leeks to the bacon and continue cooking until soft. Add gluten-free flour blend, clam juice, salt & pepper, bay leaves and thyme, and stir well and allow to thicken for 10-15 minutes, then add the can of clams and continue to stir. Add potatoes and cook another 15-20 minutes until the potatoes are soft, then add half & half and stir. Let simmer for several more minutes and server.

Celiac.com 04/26/2020 - This carrot cake recipe is perfect for Springtime! It's spongy textured cake tastes wonderful when covered with this cream cheese-based frosting. Ingredients: 1 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar packed 1 cup canola oil or vegetable oil 3 eggs room temperature 2 cups Bobs Red Mill gluten-free flour 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon cinnamon 1/2 cup milk 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract 2 cups pureed carrots Frosting Ingredients (double the recipe if you like a thick layer of frosting) 8 oz cream cheese room temperature 4 tablespoons unsalted butter room temperature 2 cups confectioners sugar may need more to thicken if desired 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract Instructions Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease and flour (with flour) 2 (9-inch) cake pans. Set aside. In a large bowl cream together oil, sugars, and eggs. Set aside. In a separate bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Gradually add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, alternating with the milk. Mix just until fully combined. (careful not to over mix) Fold in shredded & pureed carrots, and vanilla extract. Pour batter evenly into prepared pans. Bake for 20-25 minutes until center is set. (do not over bake!) Place pans directly into freezer to cool. While cakes are cooling prepare the frosting by first creaming together the butter and cream cheese. Add in the confectioners sugar and vanilla extract. Mix until silky and creamy. Add more sugar if a thicker texture is needed. When the cake is cool remove them from pans and frost, then sprinkle additional toppings.

Celiac.com 12/27/2019 - School surveillance video of a nurse and teacher dragging a child with autism, celiac disease, and assorted other physical issues down a hallway has shocked concerned parents and authorities in Lexington Kentucky, where the incident took place. According to the boy's mother, Jo Grayson, her 11-year-old son, Thatcher, has autism, epilepsy, celiac disease and hyper-mobility according to news reports. Thatcher is largely non-verbal. Grayson said the incident at Tates Creek Middle School left Thatcher with cuts and bruises across his upper body. A video, provided by Grayson, appears to show a boy refusing to get up. The nurse and teacher then pick up the boy and his service dog and drag them down a long hallway. According to Grayson, Thatcher was "having a meltdown...[and] refused to get up off the gym floor." She said that the "teacher had messaged me that they had to pick him off of the gym floor earlier in the day. But she did not say that he was dragged down the hallway.” A statement from the Fayette County School district reads: “We are committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of our students and take any and all reports of this nature seriously. While we cannot discuss individual personnel matters, we can say that in a situation involving these types of allegations, we would make a report to the cabinet for health and family services and place the employee involved on administrative leave until the investigation is complete.” A statement from the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department, which employs the nurse, reads: “A school health nurse has been placed on paid administrative leave pending the investigation. We continue to work with Fayette County Public Schools to investigate the matter. We cannot comment further at this time.” Since Thatcher is non-verbal, it took some time before Grayson noticed the cuts and abrasions on his body, she said. The video was released sometime after the Sept. 18, 2018, and a lawsuit was filed on September 13th, 2019. The lawsuit said that as a result of the dragging, Thatcher was seriously injured physically and mentally, with injuries to his stomach, back and left shoulder. The lawsuit alleges that the school failed to adequately train staff on appropriate supervision of students, including those with special needs. Certainly, this type of thing should never happen to any student in any school anywhere. That it happened to a child with special needs is especially heartbreaking. Learn more at Live5News.com

Celiac.com 11/15/2016 - The YouTube video that helped to spark litigation against blood pressure drug Olmesartan, also marketed as Benicar, was made by celiac disease expert Dr. Joseph Murray, a gastroenterologist and a professor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, New York, who is very familiar with the drug's side effects. In July 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning to patients and doctors that the popular blood pressure medication Benicar had been linked to a severe side effect called sprue-like enteropathy. The side effect was easily confused with celiac disease or a gluten sensitivity, and caused serious problems in many patients, including cases of irreparable gut damage. A week after the FDA's warning, Dr. Joseph Murray took to YouTube to notify patients about the drug's risks. In the video, Dr. Murray advises anyone who is taking Benicar, and who has also been diagnosed with celiac disease, to consult a doctor about the FDA warning. Many Benicar patients learned the hard way the drug can cause debilitating side effects, but Dr. Murray's video no doubt helped spread awareness to patients who suffer from sprue-like enteropathy. Many patients feel Benicar's manufacturer, Daiichi Sankyo, failed to warn consumers of the risks associated with the drug and are now trying to hold the company responsible through legal action. There are more than 1,700 lawsuits currently pending against the company. Plaintiffs have called into question the validity of the clinical trial leading to Benicar's approval with the FDA. Managing high blood pressure is a long-term proposition, but the clinical trial testing Benicar's safety and efficacy only lasted three months. Plaintiffs believe the short clinical trial caused the makers to overlook the risk of sprue-like enteropathy, but plaintiffs are also pointing to the fact that drug maker Daiichi Sankyo spent $1 billion on Benicar advertising between 2002 and 2008. The plaintiffs say that company advertising focused more on the benefits of Benicar, while downplaying potential risks. The suit has been slate for court docket in 2017. Stay tuned for developments on this and related matters.

Celiac.com 02/26/2015 - This great potato salad recipe was my grandma's. It is perfect for a Summer BBQ, a party, or any other gathering. You can also just make it as a side dish for your favorite dinner. Ingredients: 8 medium potatoes, cubed 4-5 hard-cooked eggs, chopped 1½ cup chopped onion ¼ cup chopped celery ¼ cup chopped dill pickle Salt and pepper to taste Dressing Ingredients: 1½ cups salad dressing, or mayonnaise 1 cup sour cream ¼ cup sugar ¼ cup red wine or cider vinegar 2 TBs mustard Directions: Peel and dice the potatoes into 1 inch cubes. Dice the onion, celery and dill pickles. Fill a large pot half way with water (enough to cover the potatoes), cover and bring it to a boil. Poke pinholes into the top of each egg to prepare to hard boil them. Add the potatoes to the pot, then use a large spoon to carefull add the eggs. Cook the potatoes until they are tender, which is normally about 15-20 minutes, and hard boil the eggs, which normally takes about 15 minutes. Carefully remove the eggs with the spoon, peel and dice them. Pour out the potatoes into a large colonder, and run cool water over them to cool them down. Add the potatoes to a large mixing bowl, or back in into the pot you cooked them in, and add in the eggs, onion, celery and pickle. Combine the dressing ingredients into a separate mixing bowl and mix well. Then add the dressing to the potatoes and remaining ingredients and mix well using a large spoon. Add salt and pepper to taste. Cover and refrigerate for 6 hours or overnight. Tips: If I use red potatoes I don't bother to peel them before I cube them. I like a lot of pepper and I usually use about 1 teaspoon of salt. You can put more or less of any of the items. I've even used the dried minced onion in place of chopping a fresh onion. You can also use a red onion or green onions if you prefer. Yield 8-10 servings.

Celiac.com 11/07/2014 - This gluten-free lemon cheesecake recipe is great to make for a dessert or special treat for your family and friends. It is one of my all time favorites! Ingredients: 2 cups almond meal 1/2 stick butter 19 oz. cream cheese 1 cup sugar 3 eggs 1 tablespoon vanilla 1 tablespoon lemon zest 1 tablespoon lemon juice Directions: Mix almond meal and room temperature butter with your and until it is evenly mixed. Use your hand to coat the bottom of a pan with the almond meal mixture until it is even, and then bake crust at 325F for 10 minutes, or until it is golden brown. Grate the skins of 2 lemons to make lemon zest. Add the cream cheese to a mixing bowl and mix until fluffy, then add the sugar, eggs, vanilla, lemon zest and lemon juice and continue to mix for 1 minute. Spoon the mixture into the pan with the crust until just below the top. Put the cake onto a cookie sheet that is covered with a layer of water and bake in the oven for 30 minutes at 350F. Chill and serve.

Celiac.com 12/10/2012 - In celiac disease, doctors use video capsule endoscopy (VCE) mainly to follow-up on stubborn cases, and to diagnose adenocarcinoma, lymphoma or refractory celiac disease. However, some doctors are suggesting that VCE could replace standard esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) and biopsy in certain circumstances. A team of researchers recently evaluated the use of VCE to diagnose celiac disease in place of esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) and biopsy under certain circumstances. The research team included Matthew S. Chang, Moshe Rubin, Suzanne K Lewis, and Peter H. Green. They are variously affiliated with the Celiac Disease Center, Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases of the Department of Medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York, and with the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology of the Department of Medicine at New York Hospital Queens, Weill Cornell Medical College in Flushing, New York. For their study, the team evaluated eight patients with suspected celiac disease who were diagnosed by VCE. Of the eight patients, four underwent EGD and biopsy, with negative biopsy results. Two patients declined the procedure, and two showed contradictory results due to hemophilia and von Willebrand disease. Using VCE, the team found that all patients showed mucosal scalloping, mucosal mosaicism and reduced folds in either the duodenum or jejunum. After treatment with a gluten-free diet, seven patients who participated in follow-up showed improvement in either their blood tests, or their presenting clinical symptoms. From this small study, the team concludes that VCE and the observation of the classic mucosal changes of villous atrophy may replace biopsy as the mode of diagnosis for celiac disease in patients who either decline EGD, or show contradictory results, or in suspect patients with negative duodenal biopsy. They encourage further study to determine the role and cost of using VCE to diagnose celiac disease. Source: BMC Gastroenterolohy. 2012;12(90)