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Enzyme from oral bacteria could be potential therapy for celiac disease

Enzyme from oral bacteria could be potential therapy for celiac disease

Researchers have isolated an enzyme from bacteria present in human saliva that has potential as a therapy for celiac disease (CD), an autoimmune disorder that causes severe digestive and other health problems among sufferers when they consume gluten.An estimated 3 million people in the U.S. have celiac disease.Currently, the main course of treatment for people with CD is adherence to a strict gluten-free diet.The study, published in the American Journal of Physiology—Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, was chosen as an APSselect article for September.


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Treatment that could aid sufferers of the crippling Crohn's disease has been discovered

Treatment that could aid sufferers of the crippling Crohn's disease has been discovered

Incurable condition is caused by inflammation blocking intestinesA TREATMENT that could save thousands of Crohn's disease sufferers from crippling symptoms and repeated surgery has been discovered.The incurable condition is caused by inflammation blocking intestines.PA:Press Association 3 Anastacia is a high profile suffer of Crohn's diseaseCrohn's disease sufferers include pop star Anastacia, currently in Strictly Come Dancing, and Queen Victoria's husband Prince Albert.But now scientists believe drugs already on the shelves could prevent the inflammation that leads to blockages.


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Lung disease caused by smoking could cost NHS more than £2 BILLION

Lung disease caused by smoking could cost NHS more than £2 BILLION

GETTY Lung disease can be caused by smokingExperts project that rising healthcare costs will be caused by a 'substantial increase' in the number of people living with the condition in the next fifteen years.Estimates suggest that by 2030 1.3 million in England and 120,000 people in Scotland will suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which causes breathing difficulties and persistent coughing, according to mathematical modelling.Researchers say that healthcare services should adapt now to be able to meet the rising demand.Edinburgh University experts assessed COPD rates from 2011 and information about the number of smokers at that time.