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Accurate celiac diagnosis in trial of new blood test

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. Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder that affects roughly one percent of people in the U.S. Those with the disease must avoid foods that contain the gluten protein from wheat, barley or rye. But far more than one percent of the population is following a gluten-free diet, which makes it harder to diagnose real cases of celiac disease.

Young gardeners eat more greens in first year at college

First-year college students who have gardening experience eat more fruits and vegetables while they´re away at school compared with peers who don´t have green thumbs, U.S. researchers say. The more gardening experience the college freshmen had, the greater their intake of produce, the study also found. Those who had gardened both during childhood and more recently ate 20 percent more servings of fruits and vegetables than classmates who had never gardened.

Concussion protocol altered after recent missteps

The NFL’s concussion protocol has been altered with late-season changes following recent incidents that have triggered investigations. The changes were implemented last weekend, Dr. Allen Sills, the NFL’s chief medical officer, told ESPN.

Israel’s Super-Pharm in talks to buy Teva Pharm plant: source

Israel’s largest pharmacy chain Super-Pharm (Israel) Ltd is in talks to acquire Teva Pharmaceutical Industries’ plant in the coastal city of Ashdod, a source familiar with the matter said on Sunday, confirming media reports. Super-Pharm would pay 60-80 million shekels ($17-23 million) and is prepared to commit to continue employing the factory’s 70 workers, said the source, who asked not to be named.

Parental-notification law appears to limit, delay abortions

Minors had nearly one-third fewer abortions in an Illinois clinic in the year after the state enacted a parental-notification law, according to new research questioning the legislation´s utility. Proponents claim parental-notification laws lead to increased family communication and parental support, but the study suggests that the law failed on that score and might have erected barriers to care.

Peers may influence how well type 1 diabetes is managed

How young people with type 1 diabetes relate to their peers may have important effects on how well they manage the disease and how distressing it is for them, a small study suggests. Peers can help teens and young adults accept their disease and follow their treatment plans, but youth who are too attuned to what their friends think of them may neglect disease management to fit in, the authors report in Diabetes Care.

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