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                         THE SPRUE-NIK PRESS

       Published by the Tri-County Celiac Sprue Support Group,
       a chapter of CSA/USA, Inc. serving southeastern Michigan

Volume 9, Number 5                                    June-August 2000
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         : What's Inside                        Look in Part :
         : -------------                        ------------ :
         : Miscellaneous Notes  . . . . . . . . . .   -2-    :
         :   Our Founding President Passes Away . .   -2-    :
         :   Helpful Tips from the Readers  . . . .   -2-    :
         : Highlights from the CCA Conference . . .  -3,4-   :
         :   Prevalence of CD . . . . . . . . . . .   -3-    :
         :   Getting Physicians to Change . . . . .   -3-    :
         :   New Research in Bone Loss  . . . . . .   -3-    :
         :   CD and Other Autoimmune Diseases . . .   -4-    :
         :   What the 2lst Century Holds  . . . . .   -4-    :
         :   Is CD a Chronic Condition? . . . . . .   -4-    :
         :   Vitamin and Mineral Therapy  . . . . .   -4-    :
         : You Think We've Got Problems?  . . . . .   -5-    :
         : Tissue Transglutaminase Blood Tests  . .  -6,7-   :
         :   Anti-Gliadin Antibodies  . . . . . . .   -6-    :
         :   Endomysial Antibodies  . . . . . . . .   -6-    :
         :   Laboratories Offering tTG Testing  . .   -7-    :
         : Newsletter Roundup . . . . . . . . . . . -8,9,10- :
         :   Living Without--Not! . . . . . . . . .   -8-    :
         :   Thiamin, Riboflavin, and Niacin  . . .   -8-    :
         :   Hints for Making Pasta . . . . . . . .   -8-    :
         :   Have a Very Veggie New Year  . . . . .   -9-    :
         :   Gluten Solutions . . . . . . . . . . .   -9-    :
         :   Traveling in Europe  . . . . . . . . .   -9-    :
         :   You Never Know . . . . . . . . . . . .   -9-    :
         :   Taste Test Results . . . . . . . . . .  -10-    :
         :   Update on Diagnostic Dilemmas  . . . .  -10-    :
         :   Genetically Engineered Foods . . . . .  -10-    :
         : Recipe Page  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  -11-    :
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References
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<1> "tTG Testing", by Tom Ryan, from the CELIAC Listserv archives on
    the Internet, posted June 19, 2000.  To obtain a copy, go to
    <http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/celiac.html> and click on
    "June 2000, week 3".

<2> "tTG Testing, part 2, list of labs", by Tom Ryan, from the CELIAC
    Listserv archives on the Internet, posted June 16, 2000.  To
    obtain a copy, go to
    <http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/celiac.html> and click on
    "June 2000, week 3".



Tri-County Celiac Sprue Support Group Officials:
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Physician Advisor:     Thomas Alexander, M.D.
Pediatric Advisor:     Robert Truding, M.D.
Dietitian Advisor:     Dorothy Vaughan, R.D.

President:             Mary Guerriero           [log in to unmask]
Vice President:        Sue Gentilia             [log in to unmask]
Past President:        Diane Morof
Finance Committee:     Tom Sullivan             [log in to unmask]
                       Sue Gentilia             [log in to unmask]
Recording Secretaries: Marilynn Ponto
                       Pat Michael
Materials Order:       Marcia Campbell          [log in to unmask]

Web Page Editor:       Pam Murphy               [log in to unmask]
Newsletter Editor:     Jim Lyles                [log in to unmask]
Contributing Editors:  Tom & Carolyn Sullivan   [log in to unmask]

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Group web page:        http://community.mlive.com/cc/celiac



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