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Systemic lupus erythematosus is a complex disorder that occurs as a consequence of a number of independent processes and factors.
Environmental factors, such as viruses, exposure to chemicals, or sunlight trigger inflammatory or immune activity. This immune activation may begin as an appropriate response to an unwanted "invader." But, because of a combination of genetic factors, an individual with lupus develops an ongoing immune response that does not shut itself off appropriately. This le...
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Modern Living & Our Immune System
By Kathleen MacNaughton , Health Expert...allergies and allergic asthma are all disorders of the immune system. Our immune system is... Read more »
Boosting Your Immunity
By Kara Bauer , Health Expert...best way to protect yourself is to strengthen your immune system so that you can recover easily... Read more »
New Evidence for the Link Between Asthma and GERD
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert...then watched to see what would happen to the mice's immune systems. (Asthma causes changes in... Read more »
The Rise in Food Allergies Stirs Me to Confusion
By Sloane Miller , Health Expert...holds that less childhood exposure to bacteria equals immune systems that aren't working... Read more »
Is Severe Asthma More Than Just a Classification?
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert...bronchodilatorhyperresponsiveness of the airways and immune systemWhat they found was that... Read more »
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Cockroach Allergies
...where they stay inside because of safety concerns. What Causes the Allergic Reaction? The job of immune system cells is to find foreign substances such as viruses and bacteria and get rid of... Read more »Canadian Scientists find cure for diabetes in mice
...nervous system helps trigger diabetes. The research finds that defective nerve endings in mice attract immune system proteins that can mistakenly attack the pancreas. When the researchers injected... Read more »Complementary and Alternative Medicine
...are going to be safe. We think of MS an autoimmune disease -- meaning that the body's military, or immune system, gets misdirected, and instead of attacking foreign invaders, like bacteria and... Read more »New Treatments for Rheumatoid Arthritis
...discuss Rituxan, a medication which targets B lymphocytes. B lymphocytes are cells of the adaptive immune system which express cell surface receptors which can cause cells to react against... Read more »Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Causes
...blood pressure Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) Iron deficiency anemia A number of studies have found immune system irregularities in chronic fatigue syndrome patients. A particularly promising... Read more »Images
Medications
... condition in which the body's defense system (immune system) fails to recognize the body... Read more »
...corticosteroid hormone (glucocorticoid). It decreases your immune system's response to various... Read more »
...these conditions, the body's defense system (immune system) attacks healthy tissues.... Read more »
...corticosteroid hormone (glucocorticoid). It decreases your immune system's response to... Read more »
...MS, but it is thought to help by preventing your immune system from attacking the nerves in your... Read more »
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Immune System May Reject Stem Cells
August 21, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research strikes down the idea that the immune system is blind to the presence of foreign embryonic stem cells. Researchers... Read summary »
Secondhand Smoke Sends Children to Hospital
June 18, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Children exposed to secondhand smoke are more likely to be sent to the hospital with more than just respiratory problems. In a... Read summary »
Diabetes Drug May Transform Cancer Treatments
June 16, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? A popular anti-diabetic drug can improve the immune system and increase the effectiveness of vaccines and cancer treatments.... Read summary »
Medicine's Next Big Thing? Diabetes Discoveries
August 24, 2007LOS ANGELES (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- About 20 million people in the U.S. have diabetes. Up to 10 percent of these cases are type 1, where the... Read summary »
Medicine's Next Big Thing: Better Blood (Part 1 of 3)
May 05, 2008ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- We're in a world of test-tube babies, artificial hearts, and even cloned animals. But when it comes to... Read summary »
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