101. CND: Information Resources Chronic Immune and Neurological diseases Association (CINDA) connective TissueDisorders National Dysautonomia Research Foundation FMSNews.com http://www.anapsid.org/cnd/resources/

Melissa Kaplan's Chronic Neuroimmune Diseases Information on CFS, FM, MCS, Lyme Disease, Thyroid, and more... Last updated August 1, 2005 Information Resources Activism Books Chemical Sensitivities Coping ... Finding Help: Disability Attorneys Doctors Support Groups Search This Site About Melissa Kaplan About this CND Site Help Support This Site ... Advanced Health Care Directives - for people and pets End Of Life and Assisted Suicide Information Immune System Overviews Integrative Medicine Kids and CFS/FM ... Other Useful Links CND Information Resource Organizations Alison Hunter Memorial Foundation (ME/CFS) American Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome American Fibromyalgia Syndrome Association CFIDS Association of America ... National ME/FM Network (Canada) State Listings of Support Groups The Pediatric Network CND-Related Information Sites American Autoimmune-Related Disease Association Canadian ME webite CFS Information International CFS-News.org ... Herbs and Drugs - Mayo Clinic MEDLINEplus: Alternative Medicine MEDLINEplus: Herbal Medicine Mercola.com

102. National Policy Analysis #202: Alar Redux: Hollywood Peddles Shaky Science Once Autoantibodies are present in connective tissue diseases. The study was endorsedby he American College of Affirmative Action Resource Center http://www.nationalcenter.org/NPA202.html

June 1998 Alar Redux: Hollywood Peddles Shaky Science Once Again by Amy Moritz Ridenour You remember the Alar Scare when Hollywood actress Meryl Streep, an environmental group peddling junk science and an irresponsibly biased interview by CBS's 60 Minutes caused panicky parents all over America to stop buying apples. Apple growers lost at least $450 million. Some families that had owned orchards for generations lost them to foreclosure. U.S. taxpayers lost at least $15 million. It was all for nothing. Brace yourself for the sequel, as Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) this week dips once again into the entertainment industry talent pool. For this production, the guest stars are talk show host Jenny Jones and actress Mary McDonough ("The Waltons"). The plot involves breast implants. The stage is a press conference at the U.S. Senate, where Senator Boxer and her allies will call for spending taxpayer dollars to once again try to find a connection between silicone breast implants and connective tissue and other diseases. "Over one million women have silicone breast implants," says Senator Boxer, making her case for diverting taxpayer monies from other projects to study silicone once again. "Thousands and thousands are ill."

103. Capstone Clinic Digital Library Pediatrics resources See also general Pediatrics resources Skin and ConnectiveTissue diseases Trials Table of contents http://capstoneclinic-dl.slis.ua.edu/clinical/dermatology/bullous/dermatitisherp

Clinical Resources by Topic: Dermatology Dermatitis Herpetiformis Clinical Resources Pediatrics Atlases Pathology Clinical Guidelines ... Miscellaneous Resources See also: Dermatological Clinical Procedure Resources General Dermatology Clinical Resources Dermatitis Herpetiformis Patient/Family Resources Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine 16th Ed.-2005: Table of contents Health Sciences Library subscription INFO Chapter 46. Approach to the Patient with a Skin Disorder: Table of contents Introduction: Access document Approach to the Patient: Access document Diagnostic Techniques: Access document Further Reading: Access document Chapter 49. Immunologically Mediated Skin Diseases: Table of contents Introduction: Access document Dermatitis Herpetiformis: Access document Linear IgA Disease: Access document Further Reading: Access document Chapter 299. Autoimmunity and Autoimmune Diseases: Table of contents Introduction: Access document Mechanisms of Autoimmunity: Access document Genetic Considerations: Access document Immunopathogenic Mechanisms in Autoimmune Diseases: Access document Autoimmune Disease: Access document Organ-Specific versus Systemic Autoimmune Diseases: Access document Treatment: Access document Further Reading: Access document Habif: Clinical Dermatology 4th Ed.-2004 (MD Consult):

104. 6. Autoimmune Diseases And The Promise Of Stem Cell-Based Therapies [Stem Cell I autoimmune diseases arise when this intricate system for the induction and These diseases result in cell and tissue destruction by antigenspecific CD8 http://stemcells.nih.gov/info/scireport/chapter6.asp

Skip to content Stem Cell Information The official National Institutes of Health resource for stem cell research Search Home Info Center Stem Cell Basics FAQs ... Report on Stem Cells 6. Autoimmune Diseases and the Promise of Stem Cell-Based Therapies 6. Autoimmune Diseases and the Promise of Stem Cell-Based Therapies One of the more perplexing questions in biomedical research is—why does the body's protective shield against infections, the immune system, attack its own vital cells, organs, and tissues? The answer to this question is central to understanding an array of autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, type 1 diabetes, systemic lupus erythematosus, and Sjogren's syndrome. When some of the body's cellular proteins are recognized as "foreign" by immune cells called T lymphocytes, a destructive cascade of inflammation is set in place. Current therapies to combat these cases of cellular mistaken identity dampen the body's immune response and leave patients vulnerable to life-threatening infections. Research on stem cells is now providing new approaches to strategically remove the misguided immune cells and restore normal immune cells to the body. Presented here are some of the basic research investigations that are being guided by adult and embryonic stem cell discoveries. Introduction The body's main line of defense against invasion by infectious organisms is the immune system. To succeed, an immune system must distinguish the many cellular components of its own body (self) from the cells or components of invading organisms (nonself). "Nonself" should be attacked while "self" should not. Therefore, two general types of errors can be made by the immune system. If the immune system fails to quickly detect and destroy an invading organism, an infection will result. However, if the immune system fails to recognize self cells or components and mistakenly attacks them, the result is known as an autoimmune disease. Common autoimmune diseases include rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosis (lupus), type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, Sjogren's syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease. Although each of these diseases has different symptoms, they share the unfortunate reality that, for some reason, the body's immune system has turned against itself (see

105. HealthBoards - Undifferential Connective Tissue Disease HealthBoards Health Issues Lupus Reload this Page Undifferential connectivetissue Disease Is it the same as Mixed connective tissue disease? http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=313052

106. FindLaw For Legal Professionals - Case Law, Federal And State Resources, Forms, FindLaw for Legal Professionals is a free resource for attorneys that includes relating to her alleged siliconeassociated connective tissue disease, http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=10th&navby=case&no=031471

107. Rheumatology - Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada Rebecca MacDonald Centre for Arthritis and autoimmune Disease The generalrheumatology clinic is also a teaching resource for medical students, http://www.mtsinai.on.ca/Rheumatology/default.htm

Donate Media MSH Staff Patients ... Auxiliary Quick Links About MSH Contact MSH Events Calendar How to Find MSH MSH in the News Publications Visiting Hours Volunteer MSH Services Department of Rheumatology Rheumatology is the branch of medicine that deals with the causes, pathology, diagnosis and treatment of a variety of disorders marked by inflammation, degeneration or metabolic derangement of the connective tissue structures of the body, especially the joints and related structures. It is accompanied by pain, stiffness or limitation of motion of these parts. Mount Sinai Hospital is fortunate to have a superb team of Rheumatologists who treat the most serious, potentially life-threatening forms of rheumatic disease, including rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosis, scleroderma and systemic necrotizing vasculitis. How to Contact the Department of Rheumatology Specialty Clinics phone: fax: Dr. Simon Carette

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