Yesterday on The Early Show, Harry Smith and nutritionist/TV host Emma Buckley discussed celiac disease and its treatment—a gluten-free diet. Here's the segment. (I removed the embedded video due to technical difficulties.) It's good coverage, though Buckley (who recently interviewed NFCA spokesperson Heidi Collins of CNN) overrates the efficacy of FDA oversight. Also, the accompanying PDF probably should have omitted mentions of stamp and envelope adhesives due to lack of evidence that the gum includes gluten. (I also question the warning about distilled alcohol—as the Canadian Celiac Association (CCA) put it, "Distilled alcoholic beverages such as gin, vodka, scotch whisky and rye whiskey are made from the fermentation of wheat, barley or rye. Since they are distilled, they do not contain prolamins and are allowed unless otherwise contraindicated.")
Showing posts with label Heidi Collins. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Heidi Collins. Show all posts
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Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Sanjay Gupta for Surgeon General?
Judging from recent reports including these from The Washington Post and Reuters, it appears that CNN's Sanjay Gupta is Barack Obama's top pick for Surgeon General.
To the best of my knowledge, Gupta is not known for his coverage of the condition, but he is a colleague of anchor Heidi Collins, spokesperson for the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA).
This is another sign of hope that celiac disease might become part of the health and food agenda of the Obama administration.
To the best of my knowledge, Gupta is not known for his coverage of the condition, but he is a colleague of anchor Heidi Collins, spokesperson for the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA).
This is another sign of hope that celiac disease might become part of the health and food agenda of the Obama administration.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
A BIG WEEK FOR CELIAC TV
As has been reported elsewhere, it seems that today (Wednesday) Joy Bauer will present a Today show segment on gluten-free diets for kids.
And CNN Newsroom is in the midst of a celiac week featuring daily segments hosted by anchor Heidi Collins, spokesperson for the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness. Here's the schedule:
Photo: David Marc Fischer
As has been reported elsewhere, it seems that today (Wednesday) Joy Bauer will present a Today show segment on gluten-free diets for kids.
And CNN Newsroom is in the midst of a celiac week featuring daily segments hosted by anchor Heidi Collins, spokesperson for the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness. Here's the schedule:
Monday: What is celiac disease?
Dr. Aline Charabaty of Georgetown University Medical Center's Division of Gastroenterology will join CNN's Heidi Collins in the Newsroom to discuss the basics of celiac disease, diagnosis and treatment with a gluten-free diet.
Tuesday: "Non-Gastrointestinal Complications of Celiac Disease"
Dr. Richard Mandel of the Center for Advanced Orthopedics in Philadelphia will discuss the orthopedic complications of celiac disease and celiac patients can improve bone health. Also in the CNN Newsroom, Dr. Robert Mangione, dean of the St. Johns University College of Pharmacy, will explain how gluten in medication can impact celiac patients and discuss the immediate need for labeling of gluten in medication.
Wednesday: "Gluten-Free School Lunches"
Rep. Steve Kagen (D-WI) will offer tips for safely sending celiac children to school and federal school lunch requirements to provide gluten-free meals.
Thursday: "Hope with Celiac Disease"
Vanessa Maltin of the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness and Beyond Rice Cakes author will be on CNN discussing new resources available to help patients cope with celiac disease including cookbooks, video podcasts, cupcake parties and celiac camps.
Friday: "Gluten-Free Dining in Restaurants"
Tips for managing food allergies at restaurants and how patients can ensure a safe dining experience.
Photo: David Marc Fischer
Monday, March 12, 2007
HEIDI COLLINS PSA
Here's a public service announcement that CNN anchor Heidi Collins made for the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA). It's only thirty seconds long, but it makes some important points: Many Americans don't realize they have celiac disease, and the symptoms (which, I note, vary widely) can include diarrhea, headache, osteoporosis, and pregnancy complications.
The NFCA wants people to contact local television stations to get them to air this PSA. Here are details about the campaign.
Source (00:30)
Here's a public service announcement that CNN anchor Heidi Collins made for the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA). It's only thirty seconds long, but it makes some important points: Many Americans don't realize they have celiac disease, and the symptoms (which, I note, vary widely) can include diarrhea, headache, osteoporosis, and pregnancy complications.
The NFCA wants people to contact local television stations to get them to air this PSA. Here are details about the campaign.
Source (00:30)
Sunday, March 11, 2007
MEET ALICE BAST
Alice Bast is the founder and Executive Director of the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA), which has become very visible in New York City in recent months. Just last weekend, the NFCA hosted the Winter 2006 Gluten-Free Cooking Spree in Chelsea and then became the honoree at a special gluten-free dinner at Centrico hosted by Redbridge Beer, attended by gluten-free celebs Heidi Collins and Elisabeth Hasselbeck, and blogged about beautifully by CeliacChick Kelly.
Like many of us, Alice only found out she had celiac disease after a long, drawn-out period involving many frustrating visits to doctors. As Alice herself puts it, she suffered diarrhea, fatigue, bloating, a general malaise, and the trauma of a full-term stillbirth as well as several early miscarriages. Her teeth began to deteriorate and her sister-in-law wondered if she had anorexia, though doctors often observed that she looked fine.
An interesting aspect of celiac disease is that, while the above-mentioned symptoms are common, the condition can be accompanied by symptoms that are markedly different. Or no symptoms might be noticed at all. That is why testing by a well-informed doctor can be crucial. Here's the NFCA on diagnosing celiac disease.
And here's Alice on Moms on the Move with Linda Swain.
Source (3:07)
Alice Bast is the founder and Executive Director of the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA), which has become very visible in New York City in recent months. Just last weekend, the NFCA hosted the Winter 2006 Gluten-Free Cooking Spree in Chelsea and then became the honoree at a special gluten-free dinner at Centrico hosted by Redbridge Beer, attended by gluten-free celebs Heidi Collins and Elisabeth Hasselbeck, and blogged about beautifully by CeliacChick Kelly.
Like many of us, Alice only found out she had celiac disease after a long, drawn-out period involving many frustrating visits to doctors. As Alice herself puts it, she suffered diarrhea, fatigue, bloating, a general malaise, and the trauma of a full-term stillbirth as well as several early miscarriages. Her teeth began to deteriorate and her sister-in-law wondered if she had anorexia, though doctors often observed that she looked fine.
An interesting aspect of celiac disease is that, while the above-mentioned symptoms are common, the condition can be accompanied by symptoms that are markedly different. Or no symptoms might be noticed at all. That is why testing by a well-informed doctor can be crucial. Here's the NFCA on diagnosing celiac disease.
And here's Alice on Moms on the Move with Linda Swain.
Source (3:07)
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
VIDEO: CNN NEWSROOM WITH HEIDI COLLINS
CNN Newsroom spent just over four minutes covering celiac disease on Monday morning, March 5, 2007. The video is already online at the website of the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA). You can find the transcript about halfway down this page.
The segment, hosted by CNN anchor and NFCA spokesperson Heidi Collins basically consisted of two subsections plus newsroom banter.
The first subsection, presented by CNN's medical correespondent Judy Fortin, covered Virginia Brookhart and the effect of celiac disease on her family, with medical commentary from Dr. Cynthia Rudert. Some of the outstanding points: Celiac disease is a common ailment that is very commonly misdiagnosed or undiagnosed; it can be mistaken for other conditioons (such as spastic colon and Irritable Bowel Syndrome); the condition runs through families, so it is not unusual for more than one family member to have it; treatment with the gluten-free diet often yields very good results.
The second subsection covered Friday's NFCA Gluten-Free Cooking Spree, with footage of competing chefs Carrie Levin, Ralph Pagano, and Jehangir Mehta. [NOTE: My original post incorrectly stated that Pagano was the winner; the winner was actually Brett Reichler.]
Collins seemed very happy with the event. An interesting aspect of the newsroom banter was how it touched on celiac disease and the gluten-free diet being unfamiliar to many people, including those in the food industry. Food for thought: There was more than one reference to "gluten-free" not being an especially "delicious-sounding" label for foods.
For more coverage of the NFCA Gluten-Free Cooking Spree, click here and check out Gluten Free Guide and Gluten-Free Fun.
CNN Newsroom spent just over four minutes covering celiac disease on Monday morning, March 5, 2007. The video is already online at the website of the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA). You can find the transcript about halfway down this page.
The segment, hosted by CNN anchor and NFCA spokesperson Heidi Collins basically consisted of two subsections plus newsroom banter.
The first subsection, presented by CNN's medical correespondent Judy Fortin, covered Virginia Brookhart and the effect of celiac disease on her family, with medical commentary from Dr. Cynthia Rudert. Some of the outstanding points: Celiac disease is a common ailment that is very commonly misdiagnosed or undiagnosed; it can be mistaken for other conditioons (such as spastic colon and Irritable Bowel Syndrome); the condition runs through families, so it is not unusual for more than one family member to have it; treatment with the gluten-free diet often yields very good results.
The second subsection covered Friday's NFCA Gluten-Free Cooking Spree, with footage of competing chefs Carrie Levin, Ralph Pagano, and Jehangir Mehta. [NOTE: My original post incorrectly stated that Pagano was the winner; the winner was actually Brett Reichler.]
Collins seemed very happy with the event. An interesting aspect of the newsroom banter was how it touched on celiac disease and the gluten-free diet being unfamiliar to many people, including those in the food industry. Food for thought: There was more than one reference to "gluten-free" not being an especially "delicious-sounding" label for foods.
For more coverage of the NFCA Gluten-Free Cooking Spree, click here and check out Gluten Free Guide and Gluten-Free Fun.
Friday, February 16, 2007
GLUTEN-FREE COOKING SPREE!
I just got the latest lineup for the Gluten-Free Cooking Spree--a fund-raising event organized by the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA).
Hosted by CNN Newsroom anchor and NFCA spokesperson Heidi Collins and honoring Dr. Peter Green (right), the event matches up chefs with medical types in a competition to make the best gluten-free meal. Gluten-free food and drink will be served. There will be a raffle and a silent auction, with a donation going to the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University.
The event is scheduled for Friday, March 2, 2007 from 6:30-9:00 pm at the Institute for Culinary Education at 50 West 23rd Street. Admission costs $50; for an additional $25 you can purchase a VIP ticket and attend a 6:00 pm "meet and greet" with the doctors and chefs.
Here's the current roster of chefs:
RSVP via this page. (At this time, nearly 20 members of The New York City Celiac Disease Meetup Group have indicated that they would attend.)
I just got the latest lineup for the Gluten-Free Cooking Spree--a fund-raising event organized by the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA).
Hosted by CNN Newsroom anchor and NFCA spokesperson Heidi Collins and honoring Dr. Peter Green (right), the event matches up chefs with medical types in a competition to make the best gluten-free meal. Gluten-free food and drink will be served. There will be a raffle and a silent auction, with a donation going to the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University.The event is scheduled for Friday, March 2, 2007 from 6:30-9:00 pm at the Institute for Culinary Education at 50 West 23rd Street. Admission costs $50; for an additional $25 you can purchase a VIP ticket and attend a 6:00 pm "meet and greet" with the doctors and chefs.
Here's the current roster of chefs:
Carrie Levin, Good Enough to EatThe medical types include celiac specialist Green of Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center as well as fellow gastroenterologist Michael Blechman of Beth Israel Medical Center, registered nurse Maureen Higgins of Memorial Sloan-Kettering, pediatrician Suzanne Loiselle of Mt. Sinai Hospital, and pharmacist Robert Mangione of St. Johns University. From Westchester the attending physicians will be internist Michael Contillo of Lawrence Hospital, internist Rafael Soltren of Phelps Memorial Hospital, and internist Zoovia Hamid and pediatrician Marc Wager of Sound Shore Medical Center.
Julian Medina, Zócalo
Jehangir Mehta, Graffiti
Ralph Pagano, Hell's Kitchen
Brett Reichler, B.R. Guest
Aarón Sanchez, Centrico
Patricia Williams, District Restaurant
RSVP via this page. (At this time, nearly 20 members of The New York City Celiac Disease Meetup Group have indicated that they would attend.)
Thursday, January 25, 2007
TV COVERAGE: THE VIEW
By now you've heard the buzz: The ABC morning talk show The View will cover celiac disease soon--perhaps on Friday, perhaps next week. I've had trouble confirming when the momentous event will occur, but I'm working on that.
Almost from the moment that Elisabeth Hasselbeck became a View co-host late in 2003, there has been talk about her being on the gluten-free diet. CeliacChick Kelly posted about a related exchange she had with Hasselbeck on March 31, 2005. In December 2006, there was this exchange at Celiac.com. Then, on Tuesday, came word of the upcoming coverage: next week or this Friday.
Among the relative few TV personalities who have already disclosed that they have celiac disease are Keith Olbermann and Heidi Collins. Whenever Hasselbeck talks about being gluten-free and/or having celiac disease, public awareness is likely to increase significantly. Handled well, the publicity could have a huge positive impact on public health, leading to more diagnoses and a better of understanding of the gluten-free diet.
Photo: David Marc Fischer
By now you've heard the buzz: The ABC morning talk show The View will cover celiac disease soon--perhaps on Friday, perhaps next week. I've had trouble confirming when the momentous event will occur, but I'm working on that.
Almost from the moment that Elisabeth Hasselbeck became a View co-host late in 2003, there has been talk about her being on the gluten-free diet. CeliacChick Kelly posted about a related exchange she had with Hasselbeck on March 31, 2005. In December 2006, there was this exchange at Celiac.com. Then, on Tuesday, came word of the upcoming coverage: next week or this Friday.
Among the relative few TV personalities who have already disclosed that they have celiac disease are Keith Olbermann and Heidi Collins. Whenever Hasselbeck talks about being gluten-free and/or having celiac disease, public awareness is likely to increase significantly. Handled well, the publicity could have a huge positive impact on public health, leading to more diagnoses and a better of understanding of the gluten-free diet.
Photo: David Marc Fischer
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