Celiac disease (CD) is an intolerance of gluten, the protein composite present in certain grains, notably wheat. It causes intestinal damage that can lead to symptoms ranging from mild discomfort to severe malnourishment. Though it was once considered rare, new data suggest that CD may, in fact, affect three million men, women and children in...Read More

Our use of proven equipment and sterilization procedures provides patients the highest level of confidence. You may have seen news reports this spring about a number of hospital patients in California who were infected with a powerful bacterium between October 2014 and January 2015. As many as 179 patients may have been exposed to Carbapenem-Resistant...Read More

“For the last thirty years, the best we could do for our patients with celiac disease was advise them to go on a gluten-free diet. Not only is complying with this diet difficult, contamination introduces gluten to many supposedly gluten-free foods. Unfortunately, a significant percentage of patients who rigorously follow the diet, will still experience...Read More

Living microorganisms in foods and supplements may provide health benefits. The challenge is in discovering which ones to use. The average person has several trillions of microorganisms which inhabit their body and particulalry the gut.  Most of these microorganisms are bacteria but they also consist of other organisms such as yeast. This community of microorganisms...Read More

Biologics have been effective for many patients, but not for all. New drugs, with new mechanisms of action, promise more help and hope. Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) affecting the lining of the digestive tract, often spreading deep into the lining of the affected organ. The cause of the disease remains a...Read More