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Questions & Answers29 Nov 2008

What is autoimmune disease? Autoimmune disease is a disease that occurs when the body's immune system attacks its own tissue, thinking it is a foreign threat. In the case of juvenile diabetes, the immune system destroys insulin producing islet cells. In lupus, the immune system destroys organ connective tissue. In multiple sclerosis, nerve ...0 comments

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Autoimmune Disease Common Cause Hypothesis

More than 22 million Americans (one in thirteen), most of whom (75%) are women are affected by autoimmune disease. Today we know eighty different ways this disease attacks the human body (table 1). Some of most commonly known syndromes are type I diabetes, multiple sclerosis, lupus, and psoriasis. It is estimated that the annual, direct ...1 comment
Barriers to the Cure

ADRF believes that economic and scientific survival pressures in the pharmaceutical industry and some research establishments impede the timely advancement of ...0 comments
Common Cause of Autoimmune Diseases

''Only recently have we begun thinking of autoimmune diseases as a consortium, a related group of conditions that have many features in common,'' said Noel R. Rose, a professor at Johns Hopkins and head of the American Autoimmune Disease Association. ''By focusing on these ...0 comments

Addison’s Disease Questions and Answers

All questions answered by a Professor in Endocrinology The following questions and answers should be used for guidance only Remember it is important to talk ...0 comments
Addison’s Cushings

This is an endocrine disease in most cases caused by what we call autoimmunity. It is a treatable disease, but it is not curable! Autoimmunity ...0 comments
Addison’s Disease Pictures

Addison's Disease is a rare hormonal disorder that affects ...0 comments
Addison’s Disease

Addison's disease is a rare disease caused by destruction of the outer layer of the ...0 comments
NIH Study Confirming Disease Reversal of Type I Diabetes and Sjogren’s Syndrome

Treatment Success and Regenerative Mechanisms Influenced by Age of NOD Mice and Target Organ of Autoimmune Attack Tran SD ...0 comments