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Autoimmune Disease Defined

A disease in which the immune system attacks healthy tissues, leading to inflammation, pain and sometimes organ damage. Lupus, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, Sjögren's syndrome and insulin-dependent diabetes are examples of autoimmune diseases.

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Statins May Prevent Miscarriages, Study Suggests

Published October 10, 2008, 1:08 pm, Science Daily

Hospital for Special Surgery researchers have found that statins may be able to prevent miscarriages in women who are suffering from pregnancy complications caused by antiphospholipid syndrome, according to a study in mice.

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Biogen Idec Announces Top-Line Results From Phase II Clinical Trial Of Baminercept In Rheumatoid Arthritis

Published October 10, 2008, 9:07 am, Medical News Today

Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB) announced today that its Phase II trial of baminercept (BG9924, LTBR-Ig) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients who have had an inadequate response to conventional therapy with a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) did not meet its primary endpoint.

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Group forming to support people whose diets must be gluten-free

Published October 10, 2008, 7:03 am, The Pottsville Republican & Herald

A slice of pizza could cost Susan Schneider-Morgan more than a few extra calories.

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40 Million Americans Endure Anxiety Everyday

Published October 10, 2008, 3:07 am, Medical News Today

Despite anxiety and stress being one of today's most common disorders, it is regularly under diagnosed by medical professionals.

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Diamyd(R) Study Published In Prestigious New England Journal Of Medicine

Published October 10, 2008, 3:07 am, Medical News Today

Diamyd Medical reports that the world's most influential medical journal, the New England Journal of Medicine, has published an article with results from the company's study of the Diamyd(R) diabetes vaccine for type 1 diabetes. The article is now available on the journal's web site (http://www.nejm.org) and will be in print on October 30.

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DATEBOOK

Published October 10, 2008, 1:27 am, The Scranton Times-Tribune

Today South Side Senior Center: Octoberfest, 5 to 9 p.m.; bus trip to Woodloch Pines, Oct. 26; pinochle daily; bingo, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays; painting, Tuesdays, 10 to 11 a.m.; Bible study, Thursdays, 10 to 11 a.m., 425 Alder St. 346-2487.

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New Vaccine May Help Type 1 Diabetics in Future

Published October 9, 2008, 12:28 pm, MedicineNet.com

Title: New Vaccine May Help Type 1 Diabetics in Future Category: Health News Created: 10/9/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 10/9/2008

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Checkers Stick It To Lupus

Published October 9, 2008, 7:26 am, OurSports Central

Charlotte, N.C.-The Charlotte Checkers are known for not only battling opponents on the ice but also battling life threatening illnesses off the ice by raising funds and awareness.

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Roche NimbleGen Launches 2.1 Million-Probe Arrays for the Detection of Chromosomal Aberrations and DNA Copy Number ...

Published October 9, 2008, 5:28 am, Centre Daily Times

Roche NimbleGen, a company of Roche announced today the launch of comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) arrays and services for the high-resolution mapping of genomic copy-number differences based on the company's new 2.1 million-probe HD2 platform.

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Diamyd(R) Diabetes Vaccine For Type 1 Diabetes Phase II Results Reported In NEJM

Published October 9, 2008, 5:07 am, Medical News Today

The article is now available on the journal's web site (http://www.nejm.org) and will be in print on October 30. It presents the results of the concluded Phase II study of the Diamyd(R) diabetes vaccine.

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  • Kinds of Arthritis: The universal term “art hritis&#82 21; cites to a grouping of diseases that, in one fashion or additional, aggress the junctions of the torso. These assaults drive the joints to swell and collapse, resultant in pain, puffiness, rigour, tiredness, a...

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  • Changing Diet Can Help Autoimmune Disease: Getting rid of bread, cutting down on fats and adding fish oil to your diet could help control diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus or multiple sclerosis, where the body's immune system fights its own tissues, researchers suggest.

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  • Rheumatoid Arthritis Natural Treatment: Almost two million people awake in the morning with blood-red, bloated, stiff joints. The pain endures on into the day bringing in it arduous if not inconceivable to take care of the actions of day by day being, or hobbies that build your life full-bod...

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  • Wired -- Internal Bacterial Imbalance Leads to Asthma: "Rising asthma rates may be partly explained by bacterial imbalances in our guts. Organisms we've had inside us for thousands, even millions of years are vanishing. H. pylori is the best example. And when you have an organism with us for a very long time that disappears, there will be consequences.& quot;

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  • Pre-eclampsia Linked to Autoimmune Disorders: Biochemists at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston say they are the first to provide pre-clinical evidence that pregnancy-indu ced high blood pressure or pre-eclampsia may be an autoimmune disease.
  • Hughes Syndrome Foundation: The good news is that, once diagnosed, Hughes Syndrome is potentially treatable; the bad news is that, as the condition is relatively new, it often goes undetected or misdiagnosed.

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