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Tue 10 Oct 2008Research could take the biscuit
New research means that coeliacs could soon be enjoying the taste of real bread and biscuits, writes Alex Gazzola
TO DATE, the only treatment for the Republic's estimated 20,000 people diagnosed with coeliac disease has been very strict adherence to a gluten-free diet. However, that may be about to change, as new research is just emerging which may go some distance towards tackling the problem.
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