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Sjogren's syndrome is a chronic autoimmune syndrome characterized by lymphocyte infiltration of salivary glands, resulting in symptomatic eye and mouth dryness. Sjogren's syndrome can be associated with extraglandular presentations, such as musculoskeletal features including fatigue and fibromyalgia, in nearly 50% of patients, and fewer patients complain of arthralgias. According to the Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation, the condition affects approximately two million to four million Americans, mostly middle-age women.

Report on autoimmune disease therapeutics in worldwide markets

9. September 2009 04:08
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue. Autoimmune Disease Therapeutics [More]

New report from Reportlinker discusses therapeutics and diagnostics that impact women's disorders

4. September 2009 03:11
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue. http://www.reportlinker.com/p0118042/Therapeutics-and-Diagnostics-for-Womens-Disorders.html [More]

Xerostomia linked to use of multiple medications

9. July 2009 16:21
Approximately ninety-one percent of dentists say patients complaining about dry mouth are taking multiple medications, according to a nationwide member survey conducted by the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD). [More]

Discovery of possible preventative therapy for type 1 diabetes

29. April 2009 23:51
Scientists believe they may have found a preventative therapy for type 1 diabetes, by making the body's killer immune cells tolerate the insulin-producing cells they would normally attack and destroy, prior to disease onset. [More]

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New fetal heart monitor

27. April 2007 21:25
New technology, the size of a mobile phone, which could save the life of an unborn child, has been developed by scientists from The University of Nottingham. [More]

Green tea may help protect against Sjogren's syndrome

20. April 2007 11:42
They found significantly less salivary gland damage in a group treated with green tea extract, suggesting a reduction of the Sjogren's symptom commonly referred to as dry mouth. Dry mouth can also be caused by certain drugs, radiation and other diseases. [More]

Largest study to date on risk factors associated with primary biliary cirrhosis

3. November 2005 09:53
A case-control study of more than 2000 people has identified a number of factors that may induce primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) in genetically susceptible individuals. These include a history of urinary tract infections, hormone replacement therapy, tobacco use, and nail polish use. [More]

Immunomedics awarded U.S. and Australian patents

16. June 2005 08:49
Immunomedics announced that it has received notices that the U.S. and Australian patent offices have allowed claims in respective patent applications covering methods for treating a wide range of autoimmune diseases using monoclonal antibodies that bind to the CD22 antigen present on B-lymphocytes. [More]

Scientists shed new light on how protein Ro creates RNA quality control system for cells

1. June 2005 11:41
A report by Yale scientists in the journal Cell sheds new light on how the protein Ro, a major autoantigen in patients with autoimmune disease, recognizes misfolded RNAs, creating a RNA quality control system for cells. [More]

No convincing evidence that breast implants effect development of connective tissue disorders

19. October 2004 08:18
Researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, found no convincing evidence that breast implants have an effect on the development of subsequent connective tissue disorders (CTDs). [More]

Study on the long-term health effects associated with silicone breast implants

23. September 2004 08:45
It is estimated that between 1.5 million and 2 million women in this country have had breast implants since they first appeared on the market in 1962. [More]

New treatment for dry eye syndrome (keratoconjunctivitis sicca)

21. May 2004 19:31
Researchers in the department of ophthalmology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson played an important role in the development of Restasis, the first alternative to artificial tears for the treatment of dry eye syndrome. [More]
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