Thursday, April 5, 2007

Zelnorm pulled, try gluten free diet

Big news. I read in the WSJ yesterday that Zelnorm (which treats IBS) is being taken off the US market. This provides us awareness junkies with a marketing opportunity, as many Zelnorm patients are likely undiagnosed Celiacs.

"IBS sufferers losing Zelnorm pills should try gluten-free diet" -- something like that. I seem to recall reading research from a Novartis-funded doctor that said perhaps 1 in 13 sufferers of IBS actually had Celiac instead.

I wonder if Novartis would send a note out as a public service announcement...

Workouts are going terrible right now.

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