Genetics. Some autoimmune diseases run in families, so you're at higher risk if your family has a history of them. People who have certain genes may also be more likely to have autoimmune disorders. While genes do play a role, they aren't enough to cause an autoimmune disease on their ...
Because the cause of immune system failure is unknown, treatment of autoimmune diseases centres on alleviating symptoms such as inflammation. In organ-specific disorders, attempts are made to correct the specific defect. Drugs that suppress the production of antibodies must be used carefully to avoid...
Many people wonder what they can do immediately to manage their chronic health condition. The science can be confusing and complex, especially to those with Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism and other autoimmune diseases, because these disorders can lead to brain fog, fatigue, and loss of cognitive functi...
autoimmune disease, any of a group of conditions or disorders that result from malfunction of theimmune system, in whichimmunecomponents react against the body’s own normalcells. More than 80 autoimmune diseases are known, the majority of which cannot be cured. ...
While there is no clear inflammatory process, several candidates have been proposed as predisposing or exacerbating factors, including infection, oxidative stress, pre-existing autoimmune conditions, genetics, sleep disorders, nervous system dysfunction, changes in epidermal nerve fibres, and hormonal ...
Strep, a common bacterial infection, was triggering an autoimmune response in Grace, resulting in brain inflammation and debilitating psychiatric symptoms.
It found increases in the risk of abnormal heart rhythm, ischemic and non-ischemic heart disease, pericarditis and myocarditis, heart failure and clotting disorders. In another study, published in September, COVID-19 was associated with 10,500 additional cases of blood clots in both arteries and...
The Consumer Wellness Centeris a non-profit organization offering nutrition education grants to programs that help children and expectant mothers around the world. Food Investigationsis a series of mini-documentaries exposing the truth about dangerous ingredients in the food supply. ...
It found increases in the risk of abnormal heart rhythm, ischemic and non-ischemic heart disease, pericarditis and myocarditis, heart failure and clotting disorders. In another study, published in September, COVID-19 was associated with 10,500 additional cases of blood clots in both arteries and...
metabolic disorders autoimmune disorder cancer chronic kidney failure rheumatoid arthritis infectious disease such as lyme disease vitamin deficiencies liver failure radiculopathy diabetes The two most common forms of neuropathy that I see are diabetic neuropathy (See my discussion on diabetic ...