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Anti-vaccinationists give Gluten-Free a bad name

Published on February 4, 2008 by in Random Stuff

Greetings Orac, I thought this might be of interest to you in particular because you seem quite up to date with the mercury/autism/naturalism noise that is circulating the internet. My name is John and I’m fairly new to blogging. I’m a big fan of http://scienceblogs.com particularly because there is so much skepticism of untested medical

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Wheat and Celiac Disease – Gluten Protein as a “Killer” Plant Defense

Published on February 2, 2008 by in Food

What is Celiac Disease? Celiac Disease is basically an intestinal condition caused by a negative auto-immune response to gluten, a protein that can be found in wheat, rye, and barley. This is distinct from an allergic reaction to wheat, but it is no less dangerous. The criteria for diagnosing Celiac is traditionally a small intestine

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