Arava works by blocking an enzyme that's involved in autoimmune inflammation. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2003-03-01] Reference
SLE is a long-term autoimmune disorder affecting about one in every 2000 people. From Wordnik.com. [Health News from Medical News Today] Reference
Most recently, however, the idea of autoimmune malfunction has come under a new realm of investigation. From Wordnik.com. [Getting Pregnant] Reference
When Pemberton heard the words "autoimmune," a light went on. From Wordnik.com. [Thestar.com - Home Page] Reference
Yet there appears to be a kind of autoimmune deficiency microbe loose on the land. From Wordnik.com. [SI.com] Reference
This "autoimmune" disease can be treated by general suppression of the immune system and other therapies. From Wordnik.com. [Newswise: Latest News] Reference
Alopecia areata is considered to be autoimmune, meaning that the body shuts down its own hair follicle function. From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference
Guillain-Barré syndrome is a kind of autoimmune disease that usually turns up after a viral or gastric infection. From Wordnik.com. [Bigmouth Strikes Again] Reference
Some women believe breast implants cause systemic illnesses such as autoimmune disease or connective tissue disease. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
The IF regimen should improve any kind of autoimmune disorders Hashimoto’s included. From Wordnik.com. [Fast way to better health | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D.] Reference
The latter is called the autoimmune hypothesis. From Wordnik.com. [RedOrbit News - Technology] Reference
Have you been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease?. From Wordnik.com. [Mark Hyman, MD: How to Stop Attacking Yourself: 9 Steps to Heal Autoimmune Disease] Reference
There is another way to deal with autoimmune conditions. From Wordnik.com. [Mark Hyman, MD: How to Stop Attacking Yourself: 9 Steps to Heal Autoimmune Disease] Reference
It turned out he didn't have cancer but an autoimmune disease. From Wordnik.com. [Mark Hyman, MD: How to Stop Attacking Yourself: 9 Steps to Heal Autoimmune Disease] Reference
Other examples of autoimmune diseases are rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. From Wordnik.com. [The Body's Traffic Cop] Reference
If you have an autoimmune disease, here is what you need to think about and do. From Wordnik.com. [Mark Hyman, MD: How to Stop Attacking Yourself: 9 Steps to Heal Autoimmune Disease] Reference
It is not uncommon to find a bevy of autoimmune diseases within a single family. From Wordnik.com. [Autoimmune Disorders] Reference
Celiac disease is also an autoimmune disorder that can harm many parts of the body. From Wordnik.com. [Waiter, Please Hold the Wheat] Reference
Interestingly, autoimmune disorders occur almost exclusively in developed countries. From Wordnik.com. [Mark Hyman, MD: How to Stop Attacking Yourself: 9 Steps to Heal Autoimmune Disease] Reference
In this country, autoimmune diseases when taken all together are a huge health burden. From Wordnik.com. [Mark Hyman, MD: How to Stop Attacking Yourself: 9 Steps to Heal Autoimmune Disease] Reference
He has engineered an enzyme that will address the deficiencies in the autoimmune system. From Wordnik.com. [Jayne Lyn Stahl: HIV: Eastern Europe's Gulf Disaster] Reference
To resolve it, scientists are now exploring the link between pregnancy and autoimmune diseases. From Wordnik.com. [Autoimmune Disorders] Reference
Young: In autoimmune disorders, most of these genes are less active than they normally would be. From Wordnik.com. [When the Body Attacks Itself] Reference
It's an autoimmune disease -- your immune system is basically turning on you and destroying your thyroid. From Wordnik.com. [The Body's Traffic Cop] Reference
So far, the most conclusive connection is between strep throat and rheumatic fever, an autoimmune disorder. From Wordnik.com. [Autoimmune Disorders] Reference
In mice, if you remove all the regulatory T cells, what you see is a massive, multiorgan autoimmune disease. From Wordnik.com. [When the Body Attacks Itself] Reference
Hormones are a plausible culprit, since women are so much more likely than men to have autoimmune disorders. From Wordnik.com. [Autoimmune Disorders] Reference
Vitamin D helps mobilize and modulate the immune system -- which explains its effect on autoimmune diseases. From Wordnik.com. [The Nature of Nutrients] Reference
Dysregulation of the genes controlling those cells could contribute to a wide range of autoimmune conditions. From Wordnik.com. [When the Body Attacks Itself] Reference
By his reasoning, our genes shouldn't cause much heart disease, mental illness, cancer or autoimmune disease. From Wordnik.com. [The Real Hot Zone] Reference
So you think this dysfunction is the basis not just for one disorder, but a whole host of autoimmune diseases?. From Wordnik.com. [When the Body Attacks Itself] Reference
Finally, a primary-care doctor figured out I had an autoimmune dysfunction: hyperthyroiditis, or Graves 'disease. From Wordnik.com. [Letters] Reference
The current package insert even mentions such unsubstantiated problems as strokes, heart attacks and autoimmune diseases. From Wordnik.com. [The Norplant Backlash] Reference
Although there does not seem to be "a gene for" autoimmune diseases, a cluster of genes seems to increase susceptibility. From Wordnik.com. [Autoimmune Disorders] Reference
Other inflammatory diseases such as allergies, asthma, arthritis, and autoimmune disease are increasing at dramatic rates. From Wordnik.com. [Mark Hyman, MD: How to Stop Attacking Yourself: 9 Steps to Heal Autoimmune Disease] Reference
Type 1 is an autoimmune disease that typically strikes children but is becoming increasingly common in people 20 and older. From Wordnik.com. [A Healing Blog] Reference
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