The world of autoimmune disease is broad and complex, with many mysteries still lurking. With over 100 types of autoimmune diseases identified, including lupus, multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis, medical researchers are constantly seeking to gain a better understanding of how, when and why these conditions are triggered. While many diseases in general are associated… Continue reading A Closer Look at the Environmental Triggers of Autoimmune Disease
Category: Immune System
Lyme Disease Risk Anticipated Higher in 2017
Sometimes illness can be spread by a series of what seems like unrelated occurrences. Take Lyme disease, for example, which is anticipated to have a higher than normal risk this spring and summer, especially in the northeastern part of the U.S. Here’s how a chain of events brought about the heightened risk. Two years ago,… Continue reading Lyme Disease Risk Anticipated Higher in 2017
Lyme Disease: What Should Doctors Tell Their Patients?
Health experts are warning there will be increased odds of contracting Lyme disease this spring and summer, due to an explosion of infected ticks and an earlier, warmer spring. First identified – and named for – Lyme, Connecticut in the 1970s, the disease has spread steadily. It’s now found in almost half of the counties… Continue reading Lyme Disease: What Should Doctors Tell Their Patients?
FDA Update on Targeted Lupus Therapies
It can be a difficult disease to diagnose and a difficult disease to treat. It’s called lupus, and as many as 24,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with the disease each year. Scientists today are working on many fronts to understand the genetic underpinnings of the disease and to develop new and more… Continue reading FDA Update on Targeted Lupus Therapies