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	Autoimmune diseases - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Autoimmune diseases arise from an overactive immune response of the body against substances and tissues normally present in the body.
		Multiple sclerosis is a disorder of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord), which is characterised by decreased nerve function due to myelin loss and secondary axonal damage.
		Primary biliary cirrhosis appears to be an autoimmune disease that affects the biliary epithelial cells (BECs) of the small bile duct in the liver.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Autoimmune_disorder (1258 words)

	Autoimmune disorder: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Autoimmune disorder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		An autoimmune disorder arises from an overactive immune response of the body against substances and tissues normally present in the body.
		The causes of autoimmune disorders are still obscure, and most of these disorders are probably the result of multiple circumstances: for example, a genetic predisposition triggered by an infection.
		Women tend to be affected more often by autoimmune disorders, nearly 79% of autoimmune disease patients in the USA are women [1] (http://www.acs.ohio-state.edu/units/research/archive/autoimmu.htm).
	www.encyclopedian.com /au/Autoimmune.html (566 words)

	Autoimmune Disorder - Medical Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Women tend to be affected more often by autoimmune disorders, nearly 79% of autoimmune disease patients in the USA are women.
		It is not known why this is the case, although hormone levels have been shown to affect the severity of the disease.
		Multiple Sclerosis is a disorder of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord), which is characterized by decreased nerve function due to myelin loss and secondary axonal damage.
	www.nursingstudy.com /encyclopedia/autoimmune_disorder.html (629 words)

	autoimmunity - multiple sclerosis encyclopaedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The cause of most autoimmune diseases is unknown but most seem to arise out of a combination of a genetic susceptibility (as demonstrated by twin and other family studies) and environmental factors, perhaps infection, although no one has a clear idea what these are.
		Many autoimmune diseases are only guessed to be autoimmune because there appears to be an excess of immune system activity but no pathogen involved.
		Hypersensitivity and allergic diseases such as asthma, migraine and eczema are sometimes considered to be autoimmune diseases.
	www.mult-sclerosis.org /autoimmunity.html (411 words)

	autoimmune disorder skin \| Information On Multiple Sclerosis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		An autoimmune disorder is one in which a person's immune system attacks his or her women with scleroderma, an autoimmune disorder involving the skin.
		This is a chronic autoimmune disorder characterized by gradual muscle The skin frequently gives the first sign that an autoimmune diseases is present.
		Inflammatory bowel disease describes two autoimmune disorder of the The skin frequently gives the first sign that an autoimmune diseases is present.
	www.mscompare.co.uk /autoimmune_disorder_skin.html (270 words)

	AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE IN WOMEN - The Facts
		Autoimmune diseases also seem to have a genetic component, but, mysteriously, they can cluster in families as different illnesses.
		This is a chronic autoimmune disorder characterized by gradual muscle weakness, often appearing first in the face.
		The programs and activities in autoimmune diseases of the PHS Office on Women's Health, joined with initiatives and programs across the agencies and office of the Department of Health and Human Services, are providing a solid foundation from which to increase knowledge about autoimmune disorders in women.
	www.aarda.org /women.html (1673 words)

	Allergies
		This is an autoimmune disorder in which the patient develops antibodies against his or her own platelets (thrombocytes).
		The exclusive role of antibodies (of the IgG class) in this disorder is demonstrated by the presence of the disease in the newborn babies of mothers with the disorder.
		The role of antibodies (of the IgG class) in this disorder is demonstrated by the presence of the disease in the newborn babies of mothers with the disorder.
	users.rcn.com /jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/A/Allergies.html (2727 words)

	Anemia, Hemolytic, Acquired Autoimmune
		The autoimmune hemolytic anemias are rare disorders characterized by the premature destruction (hemolysis) of red blood cells at a rate faster than they can be replaced.
		Acquired autoimmune hemolytic anemia is a disorder that occurs in individuals who previously had a normal red blood cell system.
		The disorder may occur as the result of, or in conjunction with, some other medical condition, in which case it is "secondary" to another disorder.
	my.webmd.com /hw/health_guide_atoz/nord771.asp (619 words)

	children with DIABETES - Diabetes Dictionary: A
		Addison's disease has several causes, including autoimmune destruction of the adrenal glands by antibodies, as in the Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome where it may be linked to type 1A diabetes.
		Disorder of the body's immune system in which the immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys body tissue that it believes to be foreign.
		A group of autoimmune disorders that involve endocrine glands and which result in failure of the glands to produce their hormones.
	www.childrenwithdiabetes.com /dictionary/a.htm (1363 words)

	Disease: Autoimmune disorder
		Disorders believed to be autoimmune disorders * Guillain-Barr syndrome (GBS), is an acquired immune-mediated inflammatory disorder of the peripheral nervous system (e.g.
		* Multiple Sclerosis is a disorder of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord), which is characterised by decreased nerve function due to myelin loss and secondary axonal damage.
		Disorders that might be autoimmune related * Interstitial cystitis, has been theorized to be an autoimmune disorder.
	www.americanfactfinders.com /Disease/Autoimmune_disorder.shtml (566 words)

	HSS - HSS - Newsroom: Autoimmune Disorder Treatments (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Michael Lockshin, director of The Barbara Volcker Center for Women and Rheumatic Disease at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan, says the culprit is often an autoimmune disorder.
		Autoimmune diseases affect more than 12 million Americans and usually strike without warning.
		Although these disorders are not well understood, what doctors do know is that the immune system -- the very mechanism designed to protect the body against disease -- turns on itself, attacking the joints, skin or other organs at random.
	www.hss.edu /Newsroom/Autoimmune-Disorder-Treatments (478 words)

	autoimmune disorder \| Information On Multiple Sclerosis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Autoimmune disorders are conditions caused by an immune response against the A person may experience more than one autoimmune disorder at the same time.
		An autoimmune disorder is a malfunction of the body's immune system, causing the body to attack Heredity may be involved in some autoimmune disorders.
		An autoimmune disorder of connective tissue is diagnosed on the basis of its
	www.mscompare.co.uk /autoimmune_disorder.html (273 words)

	AllRefer Health - Autoimmune Disorders
		Disorders caused by an immune response against the body's own tissues.
		Autoimmune disorders result in destruction of one or more types of body tissues, abnormal growth of an organ, or changes in organ function.
		Organs and tissues commonly affected by autoimmune disorders include blood components such as red blood cells, blood vessels, connective tissues, endocrine glands such as the thyroid or pancreas, muscles, joints, and skin.
	health.allrefer.com /health/autoimmune-disorders-info.html (567 words)

	The Very Best Books : Thriving With Your Autoimmune Disorder: A Woman's Mind-Body Guide
		The author does not substantially address the many environmental factors that are thought to contribute to autoimmune disease, and provides little in the way of leading-edge information on traditional or alternative-medicine approaches to specific conditions, or autoimmune diseases as a whole.
		While Ravicz discusses specific conventional treatment options for only a few of the most common autoimmune disorders, her focus is on the nutrient deficiencies and psychological changes that contribute to symptoms in most autoimmune disorders.
		In Part I she discusses Women and Autoimmune Disorders and Related Conditions, with special emphasis on stress and the immune system, reclaiming your healing energy, the Mind-Body connection and the power of the diagnosis.
	www.elise.com /store/Reviews/ItemId/1572241896 (920 words)

	Is obsessive-compulsive disorder an autoimmune disease? -- Arnold and Richter 165 (10): 1353 -- Canadian Medical ...
		Rapaport JL, Fiske A. The new biology of obsessive-compulsive disorder: implications for evolutionary psychology.
		Identification of children with pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections by a marker associated with rheumatic fever.
		Obsessive compulsive disorder, response to serotonin reuptake inhibitors and the serotonin transporter gene.
	www.cmaj.ca /cgi/content/full/165/10/1353 (2578 words)

	Autoimmune Disorder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Health Encyclopedia: Autoimmune disorders Overview One theory holds that various microorganisms and drugs may trigger some of these changes, particularly in people with a genetic predisposition to an autoimmune disorder.
		with a genetic predisposition to an autoimmune disorder.
		An autoimmune disorder arises from an overactive immune response of the body against substances and tissues...
	colunn.com /1houses/19/autoimmune-disorder.html (524 words)

	PANDAS -- Neurotransmitter.net
		PANDAS (pediatric autoimmune disorders associated with streptococcal infections) is the acronym applied to a subgroup of children with obsessive-compulsive disorder or tic disorders occurring in association with streptococcal infections.
		The aetiology of OCD and tic disorders is unknown, although it appears that both disorders may arise from a variety of genetic and environmental factors.
		The five clinical characteristics that define the PANDAS subgroup are the presence of OCD and/or tic disorder, prepubertal age of onset, abrupt onset and relapsing-remitting symptom course, association with neurological abnormalities during exacerbations (adventitious movements or motoric hyperactivity), and a temporal association between symptom exacerbations and a Group-A beta-hemolytic streptococcal (GAS) infection.
	www.neurotransmitter.net /pandas.html (15611 words)

	Autoimmunity AARDA American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association
		You are invited to our national autoimmune diseases conference, "What Every Autoimmune Patient Needs to Know", on Saturday, November 5, 2005 at the Grand Hyatt Buckhead in Atlanta, Georgia Call 586-776-3900 or Email to aarda@aarda.org for more information or to be sent a registration form.
		Progress in Autoimmune Diseases Research, Report to Congress, National Institutes of Health, The Autoimmune Diseases Coordinating Committee, March 2005.
		National Institutes of Health Autoimmune Diseases Research Plan, issued in December 2002.
	www.aarda.org (179 words)

	Mixed Connective Tissue Disorder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It is a disorder of the immune system, which normally functions to protect the body against invading infections and cancers, and toxins.
		In Mixed Connective Tissue Disorder, as in other autoimmune diseases parts of the complex immune system is over-active and produces increased amounts of abnormal antibodies that attack the patient's own organs.
		It is known that autoimmune diseases run in families, although family members may have different autoimmune disease.
	hometown.aol.com /lindartc (2825 words)

	Strep Link To Obsessive-compulsive Disorder
		An autoimmune disorder results when the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue in its fight against infection.
		Affected children "are characterized by an extraordinarily early onset of their symptoms -- they're only 6 or 7 years old when their OCD starts -- (and) they tend to be boys about three times as often as girls," said Swedo.
		Swedo said that OCD is a "hidden epidemic." Feelings of embarrassment and knowledge of their irrational state force most patients to live an average of 17 years with the symptoms before seeking a diagnosis, Swedo added.
	personalmd.com /news/a1996111802.shtml (455 words)

	Disease - Autoimmune disorders - Detroit, Michigan
		The goals of treatment are to reduce symptoms and control the autoimmune process while maintaining the ability to fight disease.
		Autoimmunity is controlled through balanced suppression of the immune system.
		The goal is to reduce the immune response against normal body tissue while leaving intact the immune response against micro-organisms and abnormal tissues.
	www.henryfordhealth.org /15270.cfm (738 words)

	Facing Autoimmune Disorder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Research indicates that autoimmune diseases are linked to a dominant genetic trait that is very common (20 percent of the population), and that they may occur as different autoimmune diseases, even within the same family.
		From the success of the treatment, a diagnosis of autoimmune disorder with associated peripheral neuropathy was made.
		Current autoimmune disease research clearly indicates that genetic predisposition alone does not cause the development of autoimmune diseases, but that other factors need to be present in order to initiate the disease process.
	www.todayschiropractic.com /archives/mar_apr_02/autoimmune.html (2410 words)

	Resource Library: Find information on Autoimmune disorders at MerckSource
		Autoimmune disorders are conditions caused by an immune response against the body's own tissues.
		Autoimmune disorders occur when the normal control process is disrupted.
		Symptoms of autoimmune disease vary widely depending on the type of disease.
	www.mercksource.com /pp/us/cns/cns_hl_adam.jspzQzpgzEzzSzppdocszSzuszSzcnszSzcontentzSzadamzSzencyzSzarticlezSz000816zPzhtm (726 words)

	Autoimmune disorder
		While I am no expert on this awful disorder, I can speak from personal experience having recently lost an 11-month old Mini bitch to Thrombocytopenia, one of the forms of autoimmune disorder found in canines.
		It was determined that she, too, had an autoimmune disorder - she was not related to the first bitch and she had not been sick at all.
		The standard had to be spayed because her reproductive tract was in terrible shape and my vet (now agreeing with me) felt that this was probably another effect of the heartworm med.
	www.minschnauzer.com /health/autoimmune.html (850 words)

	Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
		Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is an inflammation of the thyroid gland that frequently results in hypothyroidism, or decreased thyroid gland function.
		This disorder occurs most commonly in middle-aged women and is caused by the reaction of the immune system against the thyroid gland.
		Symptoms are those of hypothyroidism, such as weight gain, increased sensitivity to cold, and fatigue; in addition, the thyroid is markedly enlarged, in many cases causing a visible goiter.
	www.labtestsonline.org /understanding/conditions/hashimoto.html (233 words)

	Bowel Finding Suggests Autism Is Autoimmune Disorder
		Use of immunohistochemical techniques had suggested a novel form of colitis, in which the epithelium of the colon was particularly affected (Journal of Pediatrics 2001; 138: 366-372), and, thus, possibly suggestive of autoimmunity.
		Again the epithelium appears to be the focus of this immune response, with evidence of direct binding of self antibody to the surface of the epithelial cells (enterocytes), increased epithelial division and infiltration of T lymphocytes.
		However, confirmation that autoimmune responses really do contribute to cognitive regression in autistic children will raise the probability of a fundamental change in the treatment of autistic regression, based on modulating the immune response in children with early autistic symptoms.
	unisci.com /stories/20022/0430023.htm (672 words)

	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Autoimmune disorders
		Disorders that affect the blood components may require blood transfusions.
		The goal is to reduce the immune response against normal body tissue while leaving intact the immune response against micro-organisms and abnormal tissues.
		Prevention may not be possible at this time for most autoimmune disorders.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/000816.htm (818 words)

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