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  • Vitiligo Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
    Health - 13 May 2019
    Vitiligo is a chronic skin disorder which is caused by T-cell mediated autoimmune destruction of the pigment-producing cells or melanocytes in the skin.
  • Giant Cell Arteritis and Polymyalgia Rheumatica
    Health - 29 Apr 2019
    Giant cell arteritis (GCA), along with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), are autoimmune disorders involving the medium and large arteries which have muscular walls and vasa vasorum in their adventitial...
  • What is Polymyalgia Rheumatica?
    Health - 12 Apr 2019
    Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a rheumatic disease characterized by recurrent inflammatory episodes. PMR is usually seen in Caucasians living in Northern Europe and North America. The condition...
  • Transplant Surgery
    Health - 27 Feb 2019
    Transplant surgery entails the removal of a viable organ from a donor and placing it into another person whose own organ has been damaged beyond repair or failed. This surgery is usually life-saving.
  • Multiple Sclerosis History
    Health - 27 Feb 2019
    Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disorder which affects the brain and spinal cord. Records indicate that the condition has affected humans for hundreds of years.
  • Meningitis Types
    Health - 27 Feb 2019
    In most cases, meningitis is either bacterial or viral, but can sometimes be caused by fungi. Meningitis can affect both immunocompromised and healthy individuals, and can be either infectious or...
  • Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA)
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) typing is important in organ transplantation protocols, as they determine the likelihood of rejection. The HLA system is little understood, however.
  • Hemochromatosis Causes
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    Hemochromatosis is an iron overload disorder. The affected individual stockpiles iron in the body to the extent that it accumulates to an undesirable amount at various locations, causing harm to the...
  • What is Hemochromatosis?
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    Hemochromatosis is a disorder in which iron overload occurs in the body, causing iron toxicity. This leads to storage of iron within the heart, the liver, and the pancreas, among other tissues,...
  • Guillain-Barré Syndrome - Symptoms and Causes
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    Guillain-Barré syndrome is a neurological, autoimmune condition characterized by rapidly developing muscle weakness in affected individuals. The syndrome usually follows a period of sickness such as a...

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