A ground-breaking study of autoimmune diseases--including chronic fatigue syndrome, diabetes, lupus, and multiple sclerosis--draws on the latest research into these frequently misdiagnosed and controversial ailments to shed new light on these conditions.
This guide presents information about lupus for both patients and their families, including the types and causes of lupus, diagnosis and treatment options.
A practical question-and-answer guide addressing the most common concerns about rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is one of the most common forms of arthritis, affecting nearly 7 million people in the United States. This debilitating disease of the immune system affects four times as many women as men. Written by a leading expert on ...
Arthritis suffers can turn to this guide to find out everything they need to know about the ailment--from its causes to its effects--and suggestions on effective pain relievers, exercises and surgeries. The book also discusses the use of COX-2 inhibitors in treatment.
Systemic lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune disease characterized by organ system damage (for example, to the skin and kidneys) and is often accompanied by fever, seizures, and malaise. The epidemiology of the disease is complex, reflecting the multiple genetic, hormonal, and environmental factors that contribute to it. Although the overall ...
This volume brings together investigators working on the clinical problem of neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus, as well as neuroscientists from other disciplines. The presentations provide a current overview and access to a better understanding of cellular events in ischemia, the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axix and ...
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