Autoimmune Diseases Trial For Low Dose Naltrexone
Autoimmune diseases are disorders in which the body's immune system reacts against some of its own tissue and produces antibodies to attack itself.
To better understand autoimmune diseases, one must understand how
The immune system is a network of organs, cells and molecules that work together to defend the body against attacks by foreign (not of the body) invaders such as germs, bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi. When one of these invaders (antigens) tries to break...
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Low Dose Naltrexone May Relieve MS Symptoms
Low dose naltrexone (LDN), has been reported by some patients to relieve the symptoms of multiple sclerosis. Naltrexone, approved by the... Read more »
Additional Research Shows Low-Dose Naltrexone Reduces Fibromyalgia...
In April 2009 I told you about a pilot study in which low-dose naltrexone (LDN) showed great promise as a fibromyalgia treatment. In that... Read more »
Chronic Bleeding, Autoimmune Disease, and Blood Transfusions
We didn’t realize just how ill my mother was. As my mother walked into the emergency department, her shockingly low hemoglobin (Hb)... Read more »
Vitamin D Affects Genes for Cancer, Autoimmune Diseases
A study has linked vitamin D deficiency with an increased risk for cancer and autoimmune diseases like MS, lupus and rheumatoid arthritis... Read more »
Study Supports Theory That Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Is an Autoimmune...
A new clinical trial published in the online journal PloS ONE studied the effects of the anti-cancer drug Rituxan (rituximab) on chronic... Read more »
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Naltrexone may ease fibromyalgia
Researchers have found that low doses of an inexpensive drug called naltrexone--already used for years to treat drug addiction--helped reduce pain... Read more »
Autoimmune liver disease panel
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Liver disease test panel - autoimmune Normal Values Protein levels: The normal range for protein levels in the blood will change with... Read more »
Clinical trial: Imuran dosing study for Crohn's patients
This is a study to determine the best dose of Imuran for patients with Crohn's disease who are currently taking the steroids prednisone or... Read more »
Clinical trial: Different doses of Enbrel in patients with RA
This is a study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of more frequent doses of Enbrel in rheumatoid arthritis patients who have not responded... Read more »
Clinical trial: Effects of different doses of a new RA drug
This is a study to assess the effectiveness of different doses of a new med, R788, on rheumatoid arthritis symptoms. This international study is... Read more »
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