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The article presents a corrections to reviews of "Deadly Monopolies" and "Doing History," published in the May 2012 issue and

Background: Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease that affects approximately 1% of the US population. Disease is characterized by damage to the small intestinal lining and malabsorption of nutrients. Celiac disease is activated in genetically susceptible individuals by dietary exposure to gluten in wheat and gluten-like proteins in rye and barley. Symptoms are diverse and include gastrointestinal and extraintestinal manifestations. Treatment requires strict adherence to a gluten-free diet. The Internet is a major source of health information about celiac disease. Nonetheless, information about celiac disease that is available on various websites often is questioned by patients and other health care professionals regarding its reliability and content. Objectives: To determine the accuracy, comprehensiveness, transparency, and readability of information on 100 of the most widely accessed websites that provide information on celiac disease. Methods: Using the search term celiac disease, we analyzed 100 of the top English-language websites published by academic, commercial, nonprofit, and other professional (nonacademic) sources for accuracy, comprehensiveness, transparency, and reading grade level. Each site was assessed independently by 3 reviewers. Website accuracy and comprehensiveness were probed independently using a set of objective core information about celiac disease. We used 19 general criteria to assess website transparency. Website readability was determined by the Flesch-Kincaid reading grade level. Results for each parameter were analyzed independently. In addition, we weighted and combined parameters to generate an overall score, termed website quality. Results: We included 98 websites in the final analysis. Of these, 47 (48%) provided specific information about celiac disease that was less than 95% accurate (ie, the predetermined cut-off considered a minimum acceptable level of accuracy). Independent of whether the information posted was accurate, 51 of 98 (52%) websites contained less than 50% of the core celiac disease information that was considered important for inclusion on websites that provide general information about celiac disease. Academic websites were significantly less transparent (P = .005) than commercial websites in attributing authorship, timeliness of information, sources of information, and other important disclosures. The type of website publisher did not predict website accuracy, comprehensiveness, or overall website quality. Only 4 of 98 (4%) websites achieved an overall quality score of 80 or above, which a priori was set as the minimum score for a website to be judged trustworthy and reliable. Conclusions: The information on many websites addressing celiac disease was not sufficiently accurate, comprehensive, and transparent, or presented at an appropriate reading grade level, to be considered sufficiently trustworthy and reliable for patients, health care providers, celiac disease support groups, and the general public. This has the potential to adversely affect decision making about important aspects of celiac disease, including its appropriate and proper diagnosis, treatment, and management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "With the Program," by Kevin King in the August 2006 issue, a letter about readability by Roseanne Zajko in the June 2006 issue and "We Empower Teens at Ocean County Library," by Judy Macaluso in the August 2006 issue.

The article presents a note from the author and outgoing editor of the publication giving a brief of the various developments related to the journal that took place during his editorship in the period 1978-1984. He compares the status of the publication at the time of his joining with that of the developments during his tenure. He describes the changes in the field of sociology as new discoveries emerging from the restrains of traditionalism. He justifies various developments he incorporated in the publication in order to make it more acceptable to the readers. He also mentions the change of name of the publication from "Free inquiry: A Journal of Sociological Expression" to the present title. He supports the changes in the organization brought by him, and says that these were accepted by the majority of authors for the improvement in readability and suitability for publishing. Finally, he emphasizes on the recognition of the lay market and its potentiality for serving the purposes of sociology.