By Professor Martin M Black, MD Pemphigus and its variants are rare autoimmune disorders characterized by loss of cell to cell cohesion between keratinocytes leading to intra-epidermal blistering. In all types of pemphigus, antibodies are directed against antigens in the…
年別アーカイブ: 2001
Coping with Chronic Illness: in Control of Our Selves
The great thing about being young for the fortunate among us, was that there was nothing wrong with us that couldn’t be fixed. Teeth could be straightened by braces, eczema solved by salve, infected tonsils removed. Fairytales were plans. Flaws…
カテゴリー: Health and Lifestyle
What Are Autoimmune Diseases?
The word “auto” is the Greek word for self. If a person has an autoimmune disease, the immune system mistakenly attacks itself, targeting the cells, tissues, and organs of a person’s own body.
カテゴリー: Medical
Steroid-Induced Diabetes
by Christopher D. Saudek, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, President, American Diabetes Association (July 2001). Steroids are commonly used in medicine, and their effects on blood sugar are often seriously underestimated. To give the bottom…
