SupportPath.com: Autoimmune Disorders SupportPath.com leads you to Internet resources for supportrelated informationon hundreds of health, personal, and relationship topics. http://www.supportpath.com/sl_a/autoimmune_disorders.htm
Extractions: Q. A. Four primary energy intervention strategies should be considered for any autoimmune illness Energy Medicine Establishing and maintaining crossover patterns throughout the body (see the discussions of the Celtic weave in Chapter 6 and the homolateral crossover on p. 233). Establishing and maintaining a general balance and harmony among all the energy systems, using techniques such as those in the 5-minute "Daily Energy Routine" (Chapter 3). Establishing and maintaining space in the body for energy to move, using lots of stretching and exercises such as "Separating Heaven and Earth" (p. 248). While for any serious, longstanding condition such as yours, I would strongly recommend that you find an energy healer in your area (see the recommendations for finding a qualified practitioner on the "Practitioners and Links" page of www.innersource.net
Auto Immune Disorder Center A Wellness Program for people concerned with autoimune disorders. http://www.rxwellnesscenter.com/AutoImmune_Disorders.asp
Extractions: The immune system is a highly sophisticated defense system that attacks and removes dangerous bacteria, viruses, cancerous cells, and many other undesirable substances and organisms from our body. Sometimes our immune system goes awry and mistakenly attacks our own tissues, resulting in a variety of what we call autoimmune disorders. When the immune system attacks bones and joints, we develop rheumatoid arthritis. When the immune system attacks a variety of our bodys organs, we develop a chronic inflammatory disease known as lupus. Rheumatoid arthritis and lupus are closely related conditions. Other autoimmune disorders include chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia, two closely related disorders. Irritable bowel syndrome probably has some autoimmune components to it, as well. All of these disorders are complex, so we cannot pinpoint their exact origins. But the latest theories indicate that they all seem to involve defects in the immune system, hence are called autoimmune disorders.
The DRM WebWatcher: Autoimmune Disorders A Disability Resources Monthly guide to the best online resources about autoimmunedisorders. http://www.disabilityresources.org/AUTO.html
Autoimmune Diseases / Family Village Dedicated to the eradication of autoimmune diseases and the alleviation This is a group for teens suffering from different autoimmune disorders/disease. http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/lib_auto.htm
Extractions: Website: http://www.aarda.org/ Dedicated to the eradication of autoimmune diseases and the alleviation of suffering and the socioeconomic impact of autoimmunity through fostering and facilitating collaboration in the areas of education, research, and patient services in an effective, ethical and efficient manner. Autoimmunity This group is for people with autoimmune diseases like Lupus, Fibromyalgia, Arthritis, MS, Raynaud's Phenomenon, Narcotizing Vasulitis, Celiac Diseas(SPRUE)Peroarteritis nodosa,progressive systemic sclerosis, Alopecia Areata,Ankylosing Spondylitis,Behcet's Disease, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Crohn's Disease, Myasthenia Gravis, Psoriasis, Scleroderma, Juvinile Dermatomyosistis, Granulomatous Angiitis of the Central Nervous System(GACNS), Hashimoto's Disease, etc. Teens Autoimmune
Extractions: Auto Immune Disorders Find out how you can modulate your immune system to defend against: Allergies, Asthma, Chronic Fatigue, Sinusitis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Type 1 Diabetes, Fibromyalgia, Crohn's Disease, Lupus, Psoriasis , Eczema. In many cases, these are Auto Immune Disorders. Therapy for these types of disorders should include an immune system "modulator", such as the Transfer Factor. Infectious diseases, such as measles, strep, and staph killed 180,000 loved ones last year. A strong and modulated immune system is your best defense. A new breakthrough product, Transfer Factor Plus ™, is an immune system modulator. Tested by independent lab, it is 500% more effective than any of the 196 products tested. Some M.D.s are calling it a miracle product. They believe this amazing molecule called "transfer factor" is the answer to the declining state of health in our nation. Transfer Factor Some have recommended that Transfer Factor be used in autoimmune conditions. List of autoimmune disorders Neuromuscular system Myasthenia gravis Emos-Lumbert myasthenic syndrome Stiff man syndrome Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis Multiple Sclerosis Gullain-Barre syndrome Chronic inflammatory demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy Multifocal motor neuropathy with Conduction block Chronic neuropathy with monoclonal Gammopathy Paraneoplastic neurologic disorders Opsoclonus-myoclonujs syndrome Cerebellar degneration Encephalomyelitis
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Extractions: (advertisement) Home Specialties Resource Centers CME ... Patient Education Articles Images CME Patient Education Advanced Search Consumer Health Link to this site Back to: eMedicine Specialties Medicine, Ob/Gyn, Psychiatry, and Surgery Endocrinology Last Updated: June 7, 2005 Rate this Article Email to a Colleague Synonyms and related keywords: PGA-II syndrome, polyglandular failure syndrome, Schmidt syndrome, immunoendocrinopathy syndromes, autoimmune thyroid disease, type 1 diabetes mellitus AUTHOR INFORMATION Section 1 of 10 Author Information Introduction Clinical Differentials ... Bibliography Author: Olakunle PA Akinsoto, MD , Consulting Staff, Family Health Center Coauthor(s): Serge A Jabbour, MD , Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Thomas Jefferson University Olakunle PA Akinsoto, MD, is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine , and American Medical Association Editor(s): , Former Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Tennessee School of Medicine and Health Science Center;
Extractions: var QUICKLINKS = '' + '' + 'Quick Links' + 'Appointments' + 'Clinical Trials' + 'Symptom Management' + 'Maps/Driving Directions' + 'Radiation Oncology Services' + '' if(document.layers) document.write(''); if(is.ns5) document.write(''); var OPENNODE = '1000,1004,1009,1010,3308,3310,'; var CURRNODE = 3310 Home Adult Care Clinical Services Autoimmune Diseases > Types Autoimmune Diseases Choose a Diagnosis Autoimmune Diseases Bladder Cancer Blood Disorders Bone Marrow Transplant Breast Cancer Breast Cancer in Men Breast Health Cervical Cancer Colorectal Cancer Endometrial Cancer Gastrointestinal Cancer Prevention Gestational Trophoblastic Disease Gynecologic Cancers Kidney Cancer Leukemia Liver Cancer Lung Cancer Lymphoma Melanoma Mesothelioma Multiple Myeloma Myelodysplastic Synd. Ovarian Cancer Pancreatic Cancer Pediatric Cancer Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Prostate Cancer Sarcoma Skin Cancer Stomach Cancer Vulvar Cancer Autoimmune disorders are frequently classified into organ-specific disorders and non-organ-specific types. Organs and tissues frequently affected include the endocrine gland, such as thyroid, pancreas, and adrenal glands; components of the blood, such as red blood cells; and the connective tissues, skin, muscles, and joints.
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Autoimmune Disorders - Medco.com Research diseases and conditions or browse detailed drug information. Featuresinclude interactive tools and related news. http://www.medcohealth.com/medco/consumer/ehealth/ehskeywordsearch.jsp?topicID=A
Autoimmune Diseases And Disorders Autoimmune disorders are classified into two types, organspecific (directed Examples of organ-specific autoimmune disorders are insulin-dependent http://ww3.komotv.com/global/story.asp?s=1230688
A Vaccine For Autoimmune Disorders | Brad Ideas (Not all autoimmune disorders are this way, of course.) Is it true that mostautoimmune disorders are more common in women? http://ideas.4brad.com/node/216
Extractions: @import "misc/drupal.css"; @import url(http://ideas.4brad.com/modules/codefilter/codefilter.css); @import "themes/bluemarine/style.css"; Crazy ideas, inventions, essays and links from Brad Templeton Photos Panoramics Best of Blog Brad's Home ... Health Submitted by brad on Tue, 2005-05-31 14:28. Health When our society got rich, we started living much more sterile lives, and a whole bunch of diseases cropped up which are autoimmune disorders. These range from allergies to , which destroys the bowel. Many of these syndromes did not exist in the pre-sterile world. (Not all autoimmune disorders are this way, of course.) So some parents have become aware that you need to let your kids play in the muck, and with animals, and get exposed to diseases and parasites so your immune system grows up as you grow up. Otherwise, with nothing to do, it can attack you. But parents are protective. They are not going to deliberately expose their children to parasites. But there are treatments that have been developed for sufferers of these diseases that give them safe alternatives that their immune system can fight. For example, the spores of parisites that infect other animals, but not humans. references?
Extractions: For press inquiries only , please call (410) 955-6680. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Oncology Center used high doses of the chemotherapy drug cyclophosphamide alone to control previously untreatable forms of autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and hemolytic anemia. Their findings are reported in the December 15, 1998 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine. Of eight patients treated in the study with stand-alone high dose cyclophosphamide, five reported complete remissions and two achieved and maintained partial remissions. Four patients treated from six months to more than a year ago remain disease free, and two patients, in partial remission, continue to improve after more than a year. In addition, all patients were able to decrease their doses of medication, and three patients have completely discontinued medications for their disease. These patients had not responded to disease therapies and suffered from recurrent infections, persistent pain and kidney problems. Treatment for severe autoimmune diseases using high-dose cyclophosphamide followed by bone marrow or stem cell transplantation to repopulate the immune system destroyed by the drug treatment is being studied elsewhere. The new Hopkins research, funded by the National Institutes of Health, suggests that transplants are unnecessary. "Stem cells, the marrow cells that reconstitute the immune system, are resistant to the drug and will repopulate in the marrow, without the need for transplantation," says Robert Brodsky, M.D., assistant professor of oncology and medicine and lead author of the study. "High-dose cyclophosphamide, without stem cell or bone marrow reinfusion, appears to be safer for the patient and avoids reinfusion of diseased immune cells," adds Brodsky, an American Society of Hematology Junior Faculty Scholar.
Entrez PubMed Presence of systemic autoimmune disorders in patients with autoimmune thyroiddiseases. Tektonidou MG, Anapliotou M, Vlachoyiannopoulos P, Moutsopoulos HM. http://arthritis-research.com/pubmed/15308528
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Extractions: J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry,40:8,977-980 August 2001 Martin Stocks, Ph.D The human immune system is undoubtedly one of the masterpieces of evolution. The processes of gene rearrangement and somatic hypermutation allow for the generation of an immense range of binding specificities in both antibodies and T-cell receptors. Almost any foreign material which find its way into the human body can be targeted and removed or destroyed with exquisite specificity. However, the immune system has not arisen in isolation but is the result of a biological arms race, conducted over millions of years, between man and the microorganisms that can enter the body and cause disease. As the immune system has developed, microorganisms have evolved strategies to subvert or evade its surveillance. For the microbes, one logical tactic in this battle has been the development of camouflage. If the immune system cannot distinguish an invading microbe from its own tissues, then the battle is all but won. It is therefore logical that microbial or viral pathogens should evolve surface antigens that share sequence homology with normal cellular proteins, or at least present a similar surface structure to the immune surveillance mechanisms. Since this hypothesis was first proposed in the early eighties, a huge body of evidence has accumulated supporting the view that a number of diseases are caused by molecular mimicry. Over the next several months, this column will review autoimmune disorders. The coverage of this topic is due to the recent resurgence of interest among researchers, clinicians, and families in autoimmunity hypotheses and their possible involvement in the etiologies of childhood neuropsychiatric disorders.
Extractions: In addition to categorizing autoimmune-mediated brain disorders by the presence or absence of acute inflammation, it is useful to separate them further, into one of the four established hypersensitivity responses. In general, autoimmune responses in the nervous system are either type 2 (antibody-mediated, often g -immunoglobulins [IgG]) or type 4 (cell-mediated) hypersensitivity. The immune-mediated mechanism postulated in TS, SC, OCD, and PANDAS has been conceptualized by most investigators as a noninflammatory antibody-mediated response, a type 2 response. This is a reasonable assumption because the evidence supporting acute inflammation in these disorders is meager. For this reason, further discussion of animal models will be limited to models in which antibodies are the predominant immune effectors. This is not to indicate that other humoral components, such as cytokines, do not have a pathogenic role. However, current evidence suggests that if they have a role, it is complementary. Direct infusion into brain regions has also been used to study mechanisms by which antibodies can gain entry to a brain with an intact BBB. In this approach, an antigen is infused into the brain and animals are subsequently immunized with the same antigen. This produces high titers of serum antibodies specific for a unique, albeit foreign, brain antigen. The infusion of specific antigens allows investigators to predetermine the location (at the cannula tip) at which neuroimmunological activity should occur (
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