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You will find below the elements identified by the HONcode team at a precise date to justify the respect of the 8 ethical principles.
The content of this certificate has been collected and written by the Health On the Net Foundation (HON) and should not be used without previous permission granted by HON. A request for permission can be sent to:
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Celiac.com was founded in 1995 by Scott Adams, co-author of the book Cereal Killers, founder and publisher of Journal of Gluten Sensitivity, and founder and owner of The Gluten-Free Mall, who had a single goal for the site: To help as many people as possible with celiac disease get diagnosed and living a happy, healthy gluten-free life.
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This is a moderated bulletin board and all Moderators are volunteers who have a wide variety of backgrounds, work experience and skills. None of our Moderators should be considered trained medical professionals. At least one Moderator or Administrator visits the board on a daily basis (normally several Moderators visit this board daily).
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2. Presentation of the site
Mission:
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single goal for the site: To help as many people as possible with celiac disease get diagnosed and living a happy, healthy gluten-free life.
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To help as many people as possible with celiac disease get diagnosed and living a happy, healthy gluten-free life.
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single goal for the site: To help as many people as possible with celiac disease get diagnosed and living a happy, healthy gluten-free life.
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many people as possible with celiac disease get diagnosed
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The information contained in this Web site should not be used as a substitute for the medical care and advice of your doctor. There may be variations in treatment that your doctor may recommend based on individual facts and circumstances. We at CELIAC.COM are not trained medical professionals, so any advice offered by us is not intended to take the place of that offered by trained medical professionals.
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Disclaimer
The information contained in this Web site should not be used as a substitute for the medical care and advice of your doctor. There may be variations in treatment that your doctor may recommend based on individual facts and circumstances. We at CELIAC.COM are not trained medical professionals, so any advice offered by us is not intended to take the place of that offered by trained medical professionals. The goal of our site and our responses to your questions is to provide accurate information about the disease to both diagnosed and undiagnosed individuals, and to faci...
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| 3. Confidentiality |
Privacy Policy
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Forum Terms & Rules Please remember that we are not responsible for any messages posted. We do not vouch for or warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any message, and are not responsible for the contents of any message. The messages express the views of the author of the message, not necessarily the views of this bulletin board. Any user who feels that a posted message is objectionable is encouraged to contact us immediately by using the "Report" feature on the post, or going here. We have the ability to remove objectionable messages and we will make every effort to do so, withi...
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| 4. Information must be documented: Referenced and dated |
Articles with technical content are appropriately sourced.
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Source:
Zanini B, Magni A, Caselani F, Lanzarotto F, Carabellese N, Villanacci V, Ricci C, Lanzini A. High tissue-transglutaminase antibody level predicts small intestinal villous atrophy in adult patients at high risk of celiac disease. Dig Liver Dis. 2012 Apr; 44(4):280-5. Epub 2011 Nov 25.
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Any claims you make here should be based on legitimate sources, or be expressed as opinion, experience, or inquiry
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Diagnosing Celiac Disease is Still Not a Simple Task
By Diana Gitig Ph.D.
Published 04/6/2012
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Published Yesterday
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This principle is not applicable for this site
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# Any claims you make here should be based on legitimate sources, or be expressed as opinion, experience, or inquiry. You should remain on topic and be consistent with the theme of the forum as a whole.
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Contact Us
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Celiac.com is supported by our own advertising (including banner and text ads—see info below), Google ads, and product purchases from our store.
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Celiac.com is supported by our own advertising
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Our banner and sponsored link advertising can be distinguished by the "Celiac.com Sponsor" or "Ads By Google" text that appears with the ads. Our current sponsors can be viewed in the Gluten-Free Food & Specialty Product Companies and Gluten-Free Food Reviews sections.
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•Do not promote your own business, Web site or products--even if they offer free services. The proper place to post your Web site, business or other services is in your profile, not in your signature block or in posts.
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All ads must be relevant and important to our site's visitors—people with celiac disease, gluten intolerance and/or gluten sensitivity. All food and beverage products advertised must be gluten-free. Our goal in displaying ads on this site is to provide our visitors with additional information about products that may help their situation.
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All ads must be relevant and important to our site's visitors—people with celiac disease, gluten intolerance and/or gluten sensitivity. All food and beverage products advertised must be gluten-free. Our goal in displaying ads on this site is to provide our visitors with additional information about products that may help their situation.
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The ads displayed on this site by third party advertisers such as Google do not in any way influence the content of this site
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Celiac.com Advertising Policy/Disclosure
All ads must be relevant and important to our site's visitors—people with celiac disease, gluten intolerance and/or gluten sensitivity. All food and beverage products advertised must be gluten-free. Our goal in displaying ads on this site is to provide our visitors with additional information about products that may help their situation. Celiac.com is supported by our own advertising (including banner and text ads—see info below), Google ads, and product purchases from our store. Our banner and sponsored link advertising can be distinguished by ...
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Our banner and sponsored link advertising can be distinguished by the "Celiac.com Sponsor" or "Ads By Google" text that appears with the ads.
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Our banner and sponsored link advertising can be distinguished by the "Celiac.com Sponsor" or "Ads By Google" text that appears with the ads. Our current sponsors can be viewed in the Gluten-Free Food & Specialty Product Companies and Gluten-Free Food Reviews sections.
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# Do not promote your own business, Web site or products--even if they offer free services. The proper place to post your Web site, business or other services is in your profile, not in your signature block or in posts.
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