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Digital Case Challenge: Pleuropulmonary amyloidosis by Mark Pool, MD Posted Wed 26 May 2010 12:52pm with pulmonary amyloidosis: Systemic or Generalized Limited or Localized Diffuse Alveolar Septal Pleural Systemic amyloidosis may be primary (idiopathic) and associated... bilateral effusions ground-glass opacities in the superior segment of the left lower lobe and surrounding atelectasis. The patient underwent thoracoscopy and local pleurectomy Read on »

Beta-2 Microglobulin Amyloidosis by Matt S. Posted Wed 06 Aug 2008 12:00am The two major forms of amyloidosis are AL amyloidosis (in which light chains form the amyloid deposits) and AA amyloidosis (in which a variety of inflammatory molecules may adopt a beta-pleated structure to deposit as amyloid. A specific subset of AA amyloidosis which is secondary to dialysis is beta-2 microglobulin amyloidosis. Beta-2 Read on »

New Therapies for Systemic Amyloidosis by Matt S. Posted Wed 14 Jan 2009 12:00am Systemic amyloidosis can involve nearly any organ, and the kidney is often involved. Recall that there are two flavors of amyloidosis: AL amyloidosis (in which the amyloid is formed by light chains as a result of a paraproteinemia) or AA amyloidosis (in which a chronic inflammatory condition, such as rheumatoid arthritis, leads to the excess Read on »

Sudden Cardiac Death in Infiltrative Cardiomyopathies: Sarcoidosis, Scleroderma, Amyloidosis, Hemachromatosis by Jan Posted Fri 27 Nov 2009 10:03pm By S. Lubitz, S. Goldbarg, D. Mehta Sarcoidosis, scleroderma, amyloidosis, and hemachromatosis are systemic infiltrative disorders that commonly affect the heart. Owing to their potential for diffuse organ involvement, these diseases may present with myriad clinical manifestations. Conduction system abnormalities are common, and each of these disorders has Read on »

Hereditary Amyloidosis by Matt S. Posted Tue 17 Jun 2008 12:00am fever (FMF) or Muckle-Wells Syndrome, and the reason these individuals may get renal disease is due to AA amyloidosis. Patients with TRAPS can (logically enough) be treated Read on »

Fecal transmission of AA amyloidosis in the cheetah contributes to high incidence of disease by Terry S. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 07 Sep 2008 2:06am Fecal transmission of AA amyloidosis in the cheetah contributes to high incidence of disease Beiru Zhang*†, Yumi Une‡, Xiaoying Fu*, Jingmin Yan*, FengXia Ge*, Junjie Yao... Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, and approved April 1, 2008 (received for review January 16, 2008) AA amyloidosis is one of the principal causes of morbidity and mortality Read on »

OHSU researchers study affects of hormone levels on the immune system - Breaking News, Local News, Local Weather, Local Sports by Andrea Patient Expert

Posted Wed 14 Oct 2009 10:05pm OHSU researchers study affects of hormone levels on the immune system - Breaking News, Local News, Local Weather, Local Sports Posted using ShareThis Read on »

A Week of Eating Local--Eat Local Challenge: Day 3--Featuring (Local) Pots Au Chocolat for Food 'n Flix: "Chocolat" by DebinHawaii Posted Thu 30 Sep 2010 3:15am One of my concerns about taking part in the Eat Local Challenge this week was fitting in a few blog events that I wanted to take part in, and finding recipes that I could adapt with local ingredients. A big one for me was the new monthly Food 'N Flix event, founded by my friend girlichef . This month's movie is a personal favorite of mine Read on »

A Week of Eating Local--Eat Local Challenge: Day 2--Featuring An All-Local Ahi Nicoise Salad by DebinHawaii Posted Tue 28 Sep 2010 11:56pm Here is my recap of Day 2 of the Eat Local Challenge I am participating in this week. The goal of this challenge? To bring awareness to the importance of building... shipping and air freight were cut off to Hawaii, the food supply would only last about 12-14 days. Also, if everyone in Hawaii bought even 10% of their food from local sources Read on »

Local Dirt Helps You Find Locally Grown Food by Chelsea B. Posted Mon 10 May 2010 6:09pm Local Dirt Helps You Find Locally Grown Food » Whether you’re new to the idea of buying local or you’re a seasoned vet looking for a new market to try Read on »