Dr. Steven W Carlson MD

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• What Causes Jaundice?

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• Pete Davidson of SNL Quits Weed After Smoking for Crohn's

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• Vaccine for Celiac Disease is THISCLOSE

  With the growing number of patients diagnosed with celiac disease, researchers are finally spending time, money and resources searching for new treatment options. A group of researchers are currently working on a vaccine to reduce the effects of gluten exposure for celiac patients. This vaccine,...

• What is a Hiatal Hernia?

  The hiatus is the opening in the diaphragm through which the esophagus goes and attaches to the stomach. Hiatal hernia is a condition that results in a part of the stomach pushing upwards through the opening into the chest. Small hiatal hernia may not affect you, and you may not realize unless the...

• Celiac Disease Patients No Longer Considered High-Risk for Cancer

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