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| March 2008 | |
| Symptoms That May Trip Up Even Top Docs. Take control of your health by learning more about the following four often-overlooked diseases and how you can lower your risk. Red Orbit. 03/04/08. | |
The Autoimmune Epidemic: Bodies Gone Haywire in a World Out of Balance--and the Cutting-Edge Science that Promises Hope (AMAZON)  Despite the prevalence of autoimmune disease, surveys show that more than 90 percent of people cannot summon the name of a single autoimmune disease when asked to name one specifically. Excerpt from book by Donna Nakazawa. Alert.net. 03/19/08. (Also see: Autoimmunity and Causes of Scleroderma ) |
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| Beware unapproved use of prescriptions. Most physicians and pharmacists have a secret they don't share with patients. The Food and Drug Administration is in on it, and so are drug companies. One out of five of the prescriptions written in this country are for unapproved uses. Roanoke.com. 03/19/08. (Also see: Medications and Disability Resources ) | |
| Northwestern Memorial Study Tests Cancer Drug on Scleroderma Patients. The study is the first of its kind to examine if Gleevec, a cancer drug commonly used to treat leukemia, will treat the skin thickness in scleroderma patients by blocking the pathway that causes fibrosis. Medical News Today. 03/06/08. (Also see: Clinical Trials ) | |
| Mayo Clinic proceedings highlights research about cardiovascular benefits of omega-3 fatty acids. Two omega-3 fatty acids that have been associated with cardiovascular benefit, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), are found in fish oils. EurekAlert! 03/10/08. (Also see: Cardiac Involvement and Diet ) | |
| Woman fights for an experimental procedure that could save her life. Chavez was diagnosed in 2003 with systemic scleroderma. The illness is creating what amounts to a tough inner shell of scar tissue in her lungs, hardening them, gradually reducing her ability to breathe. TuscloosaNews.com. March 13, 2008. (Also see: Stem Cell Transplants ) | |
| Camera in a pill offers cheaper, easier window on your insides. This scanning device rather than an endoscope is cheap because it's so small it doesn't require anesthesia and sedation, UWNews.org. 01/24/08. (Also see: Barrett's Esophagus and Medical Tests ) | |
| Scleroderma sufferers want more understanding from GPs. Lack of understanding by GPs about scleroderma was one of the concerns raised by a survey of sufferers. Cheshire.co.uk. 02/19/08. | |
| Drinking milk may help ease the pressure. Women who drank more fat free milk and had higher intakes of calcium and vitamin D from foods, and not supplements, tended to have a lower risk for developing hypertension or high blood pressure. EurekAlert! 02/20/08. |
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