Nodules are solid, raised bumps in or under the skin that are wider than 10 millimeters.
Scientists studying genetic links to autoimmune disorders have made the news again this week with research linking 30 genes to autoimmune... Read more »
Reprinted with permisison of Amy Tenderich of DiabetesMine.com If ever two things were once considered mutually exclusive, they were... Read more »
November is National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month and National Family Caregivers Month. Check the websties of the National... Read more »
Did you know that as many as one third of people with diabetes will have a skin disorder caused or affected by diabetes at some time in... Read more »
In a new study published in the November 2006 issue of Arthritis and Rheumatism, scientists at the University Of Michigan Medical School... Read more »
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Vocal cord nodules and polyps are small growths that develop on the vocal cords of some people.The vocal cords are the folds of mucous membrane in... Read more »
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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... Read more »
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An autoimmune disorder is a condition that occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys healthy body tissue. There are more than 80... Read more »
University of Colorado researchers have found several genes linked to the skin condition vitiligo that confirm it is an autoimmune disorder. Vitiligo... Read more »
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An autoimmune liver disease panel is a series of tests performed when autoimmune liver disease is suspected. An autoimmune liver disease means that... Read more »