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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 7, Number 8                              November/December 1998
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       : What's Inside                            Look in Part :
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       : Miscellaneous Notes  . . . . . . . . . . . .  -2-     :
       : Gluten-Free Pharmaceuticals  . . . . . . . .  -2-     :
       : CSA Governing Board Report . . . . . . . . .  ***     :
       : Report from the CSA Conference . . . . . .  -3,4,5-   :
       :   Research Review of Transgenic Foods  . . .  -3-     :
       :   Review of Dermatitis Herpetiformis . . . .  -3-     :
       :   Parnering for GF Medications . . . . . . .  -4-     :
       :   Bread Machine Primer . . . . . . . . . . .  -5-     :
       : CD & Bone Disease  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  -6-     :
       : A New Way of Eating  . . . . . . . . . . . .  -7-     :
       : Traveling in the US and Germany  . . . . . .  -7-     :
       : Newsletter Roundup . . . . . . . . . . .  -8,9,10,11- :
       :   What Do These Children Have In Common? . .  -8-     :
       :   10 Ways to Keep Your Child Healthy . . . .  -8-     :
       :   A Whole New Me!  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  -9-     :
       :   Quinoa, Amaranth, and Buckwheat  . . . . . -10-     :
       :   Pharmaceutical Updates . . . . . . . . . . -11-     :
       :   The Importance of Family Testing . . . . . -11-     :
       : Recipe Page  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -12-     :
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*** This article has already been posted to the CELIAC list.  It has
    been deleted here because it already appears elsewhere in the
    archives.<1>



References
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<1> "Report of the CSA Conference", by Janet Rinehart, from the CELIAC
    Listserv archives on the Internet, posted November 19, 1998.  To
    obtain a copy on the internet, go to
    <http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/celiac.html> and click on
    "November 1998, week 3."

<2> "Identification of tissue transglutaminase as the autoantigen of
    celiac disease", Dieterich W, Ehnis T, Bauer M, et al., _Nat.
    Med_ 1997; 3:797-801

<3> See also "Recipe Box", _CSA/USA Lifeline_, Fall 1998, vol. XVI,
    no. 4, pg. 17

<4> From an article by Julie Jette, appearing in the _Berkshire
    Eagle_, Sep. 28, 1998.

<5> "Oat Derivative May Put Junk Food On Health List", David L.
    Chandler, _The Boston Globe_, Aug. 25, 1998.



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])
Secretary:            Pam Murphy

Newsletter Editor:    Jim Lyles   ([log in to unmask])
Contributing Editors: Tom & Carolyn Sullivan   ([log in to unmask])


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