Define Autoimmunity - Articles
Autoimmune Questions
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Julia O.
... cannot catch an autoimmune disease from another person like you can a virus or bacteria. Autoimmune diseases are not contagious by sex or by blood. The only known transfer of autoimmunity occurs between mother and fetus during pregnancy, and is still rare even in affected mothers.Even autoimmune diseases caused by white blood cells do not seem to b ...
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Autoimmunity Inheritance
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Julia O.
... d. But the possibility of acquiring an AD is higher especially when combined with some environmental trigger. From Lab Tests Online, this very good general article discusses autoimmunity: The cause of autoimmune diseases is unknown, but it appears that there is an inherited predisposition to develop autoimmune disease in many cases.This from Frequ ...
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Environment and Autoimmunity
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Julia O.
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Image found on flikr Commons I just finished reading a book that has terrified me. I'm not easily scared, but The Autoimmune Epidemic by Donna Jackson Nakazawa, published in 2008 by Simon and Schuster, was a white-knuckled read. This excerpt from the forward by Douglas Kerr MD, PhD, neuroscientist at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore Maryland, summarizes ...
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Autoimmunity discussion
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Julia O.
... tent. When I first was diagnosed with Sjogren's Syndrome, I was hit by a flood of information regarding my health. I realized that once I understood a bit about immunity and autoimmunity, then it was easier for me to see the larger picture of the problems of autoimmune disease. The concept of autoimmunity and the diseases that it causes is compl ...
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Hydrangeas and Autoimmunity
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Julia O.
Image fromwikimedia commons.Thanks to Kim for sharing this interesting item:A substance found in hydrangea root, halofuginone, may provide yet another tool in the fight against autoimmune disease. Dr Anjana Rao, of the Children's Hospital in Boston in the U.S., said: 'Halofuginone may herald a revolution in the treatment of certain types of auto-im ...
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Autumn Autoimmunity
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Julia O.
Image by davdibiaseA comment by Maria, over atMy Life Works Today!, made me think. Yes, a rare occurrence, I admit. She was listing things that made her happy, and included autumn in that list, citing the colors, the cool temps, and the impending holidays that all lifted her spirits. Over the past month, I have noticed how much better I feel. I ...
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Autoimmune Marriage
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Julia O.
Image by clixWe are enjoying the wedding celebration for our friends. They are both young, intelligent, deeply spiritual, and have the potential for a fabulous life together. On our wedding day, John and I also looked to our future with excitement and high expectations. We envisioned our lives together to be filled with love, adventure, careers, an ...
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Multiple Autoimmune Syndrome
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Julia O.
... infectious, immunologic and psychological factors have all been implicated in the development of multiple autoimmune syndrome. (emphasis mine).This articlefound on suite 101, defines the different subtypes of MAS: Multiple Autoimmune Syndrome can be classified into 3 subtypes, in which certain disorders frequently occur together; these classificati ...
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Autoimmune Hepatitis
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Dr. Anshu Gupta
... em makes antinuclear antibodies (ANA), antibodies against smooth muscle cells (SMA), or liver and kidney microsomes (anti-LKM). The pattern and level of these antibodies help define the type of autoimmune hepatitis (type I or type II). Blood tests also help distinguish autoimmune hepatitis from viral hepatitis (such as hepatitis B or C) or a metab ...
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Autoimmunity - Diabetes Link
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Julia O.
This article from the Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, describes a recent study which further proves an autoimmunity link to type 1 diabetes - previously called juvenile diabetes. It also does a good job of explaining the actual immune system cells involved in the process of d ...
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