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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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 »
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Are you the only member of your family that lives with an autoimmune disease? Do you have more than one autoimmune disease, a condition... Read more »
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Doctors diagnose hepatitis based on a physical examination and the results of blood tests. In addition to specific tests for hepatitis antibodies,... Read more »
If you were born in my era (mid – 1950s) the word “cancer” was spoken quietly and with great fear. In fact, the only thing more frightening was... Read more »
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Lupoid hepatitis; Chronic acute liver diseasePreventionAutoimmune hepatitis is usually not preventable. Awareness of risk factors may allow early... Read more »
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The goals of treatment are to: Reduce symptoms Control the autoimmune process Maintain the body's ability to fight disease Which... Read more »
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Female pattern baldness involves a typical pattern of hair loss in women, due to hormones, aging, and genes. Alternative Names ... Read more »