Autoimmune Diseases

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• Blood samples yield clues to help fight cancers

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  Sydney, Nov 24 (IANS) A study of blood samples from patients of bone marrow transplants has yielded clues that could help fight cancers and auto-immune diseases.B cells, the immune cells that produce antibodies, start their development in the bone marrow and complete it in blood and tissues. The developmental process ...
  3 days ago

• Largest gene study of childhood IBD identifies 5 new genes

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 639
  In the largest, most comprehensive genetic analysis of childhood-onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), an international research team has identified five new gene regions, including one involved in a biological pathway that helps drive the painful inflammation of the digestive tract that characterizes the disease.
  1 week ago

• Rituximab effective for eye complications of Graves’ disease

  
  iHealthBulletin News — Authority: 135
  Med.UMich.edu - A small group of patients with severe Graves’ eye disease experienced rapid improvement of their symptoms - and improved vision - following treatment with the drug rituximab.Inflammation around their eyes and damage to the optic nerve were significantly reduced. The same patients had not previously ...
  1 week ago

• Menopause – Men can also get hit by this condition

  
  Health Fitness 4 Men — Authority: 445
  Menopause is a condition most often associated with women. It occurs in a woman when she ceases to menstruate and can no longer turn out to be pregnant. Most of us don’t know that Men can also develop and experience a another type of menopause. It commonly occurs between the ages of 45 and 60 [...]
  1 week ago

• Improved Vision and Inflammation in Graves Eye Disease

  
  Disabled World — Authority: 486
  Study shows that rituximab, used for other autoimmune disease, is effective after steroids fail. A small group of patients with severe Graves eye disease experienced rapid improvement of their symptoms - and improved vision - following treatment with the drug rituximab.
  2 weeks ago

• Ankylosing Spondylitis - Knee, Hip and Spine Pain

  
  Disabled World — Authority: 486
  Information on Ankylosing Spondylitis a chronic inflammatory arthritis and autoimmune disease affecting spinal joints and causing eventual fusion of the spine.
  3 weeks ago

• Thyroid Dysfunction and Women

  
  HealthMad — Authority: 490
  The thyroid gland, an endocrine gland present in the neck, produces two hormones: 20% of tri-iodothyronine (T3) and 80% of thyroxine (T4). Thyroid is often the suspect when you lose or gain unexpectedly. Thyroid is the body’s thermostat; the hormones it secretes control metabolism and organ function, directly ...
  3 weeks ago

• Amazon Closes Zappos Deal, RF Arrays Raises Cash, 16 Under the Radar Financings, & More Seattle-Area Deals News

  
  Xconomy — Authority: 703
  Roundup , deals , VC Gregory T. Huang wrote: It was a quiet week for deals in the Northwest, but we dug up some important ones in business software, wireless, and biotech. —Seattle-based Amazon’s (NASDAQ: AMZN ) acquisition of Zappos, the online apparel and shoe seller based in Las Vegas, has ...
  3 weeks ago

• Arthritis Pain Relief – You Can Get Rid Of Your Arthritis Pain Naturally

  
  Health and Medic — Authority: 145
  A few years ago I accidentally discovered how to rid myself of arthritis pain, naturally. I got rid of my arthritis and arthritis pain forever by changing my diet. Unlike some other types of arthritis, such as rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis is not systemic; it does not spread through the entire body. Arthritis ...
  3 weeks ago

• Dietary fibre can keep diseases at bay

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  Sydney, Oct 30 (IANS) Insoluble dietary fibre or roughage plays a vital role in the immune system, keeping certain diseases at bay, according to researchers.The indigestible part of all plant-based foods pushes its way through most of the digestive tract unchanged, acting as a kind of internal broom. When it arrives ...
  4 weeks ago

• Fibre-rich diet may help maintain healthy immune system

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  London, Oct 29 (ANI): Australian researchers suggest that consuming a diet rich in fibre helps in maintaining healthier immune systems.The indigestible part of all plant-based foods pushes its way through most of the digestive tract unchanged, acting as a kind of internal broom. When it arrives in the colon, bacteria ...
  4 weeks ago

• Teriparatide outperforms alendronate in treating steroid-induced osteoporosis

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 639
  A recent study determined glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (OP) is now treatable with Teriparatide, a synthetic form of the human parathyroid hormone.
  4 weeks ago

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