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| September 2009 |
| RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis) Gets Worse if Spouse is Depressed. A new study in Arthritis Care & Research suggests that spousal depression may increase an RA patient’s level of disability and disease activity across time. Janis Kelly. MSK Report. 09/22/09. (Also see: Caring for the Caregiver) |
| Appearance Of Health And Vitality Can Shroud Autoimmune Diseases In Men. The outward manifestation of many autoimmune diseases can often lead the public to believe that the person suffering is perfectly healthy. It is this outward appearance of health that is one of the major barriers for patients who suffer from autoimmune diseases to obtain a proper diagnosis. Medical News Today. 09/14/09. (Also see: Difficult Diagnosis) |
| Stem cells - the answer to autoimmune diseases and cancer in the future. Stem cells are multipotent cells of the immune system. For decades now, experimental and clinical immunology has been using cell transplants for multiplying and restoring the hematopoietic (blood-forming) system of our body, i.e., of red blood cells and cells of the innate and the adaptive immune system. The Medical News. 09/16/09. (Also see: Stem Cells) |
| Oral, pharyngeal and esophageal motility disorders in systemic diseases. This review summarizes the literature on disorders of swallowing in which a reasonable body of literature exists to support an association between oropharyngeal or esophageal motility disorders and a given systemic condition. James L. Wise, M.D. , Goyal & Shaker GI Motility online. 05/16/09. (Also see: Dsyphagia and Esophageal Motility) |
| Taking showers 'can make you ill. Showering may be bad for your health, say US scientists, who have shown that dirty shower heads can deliver a face full of harmful bacteria. Tests revealed nearly a third of devices harbour significant levels of a bug that causes lung disease. Levels of Mycobacterium avium were 100 times higher than those found in typical household water supplies. BBC News. 09/14/09. |
| Update: Influenza Activity - United States, April to August 2009. By August, the cumulative number of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infections in the United States was estimated to be at least 1 million. Pandemic H1N,1 during the last 2 weeks of August, activity increased in certain areas of the United States. These recent increases might signal an early start to the 2009–10 influenza season, with pandemic H1N1 influenza viruses predominating at least initially. CDC/MMWR. Vol. 58. 09/10/09. |
| Changes in the Law Could Make More People Eligible for Extra Help in 2010. Beginning January 1, 2010, changes in the law will make it easier for some people to qualify for Extra Help with their Medicare prescription drug plan costs. Under the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act. Social Security Administration. Publication No. 05-10040, August 2009. (Also see: Disability Resources) |
| Flagging the problem of colour coding symptoms. Doctors refer to red flag symptoms as ones that should alert the physician to the possible presence of cancer and other serious illness. Someone who is having difficulty swallowing food could have an inflamed stomach or gullet, a hiatus hernia, a peptic ulcer or the connective tissue disease scleroderma. Irishtimes.com. 08/18/09. (Also see: Physician/Patient Relationships) |
| Online support for scleroderma patients. Last year, together with her son, Adelwyn Holder, Susan Le Gendre, who has Systemic Scleroderma, launched the Scleroderma Care Foundation (SCF), after realising a need for nationwide public awareness about the disease and to reach out to other sufferers. SCF is now an affiliate of the International Scleroderma Network (ISN). Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday. 09/15/09. (Also see: Susan LeGendre) |
| Get Your Vaccine for Seasonal Flu, Experts Urge. Swine flu may be grabbing all the headlines, but seasonal flu poses a real threat this fall, too. The time to act is now, by getting a seasonal flu shot. Then follow it up with an H1N1 swine flu vaccine when the first shipments arrive in mid-October. HealthDay News. (AJC). 09/10/09. (Also see: Vaccinations) |
| Endothelin drugs benefit those with pulmonary hypertension. Recent research to block the effects of endothelin, a powerful substance that constricts blood vessels and stimulates cell growth, has led to successful treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension and provides hope for treating other chronic diseases. Donna Krupa. EurekAlert. (GEN News). 09/10/09. (Also see: Endothelin and Pulmonary Hypertension) |
| Bikers Help Teen Look Cool for School. They're an unlikely team. A teenage girl with a life long disease and big, tattooed biker dudes. Both sides are getting a lot out of the partnership as the men are helping the teen look cool for school. Taryn Asher. FOX 2 News. 09/02/09. |
| 10 Things to Say to a Sick Friend. Often times people are told what not to say. This is a great help in giving them an idea of what to say!” Here’s a sample of suggestions from the Twitter community for what to say to a sick person. Elvira G. Alettam, PH.D. World of Psychology. 08/21/09. (Also see: Emotional Adjustment) |
| NIH Podcast Provides Insights on Autoimmune Diseases and their Impact on Women. An interview with Dr. Robert Carter, deputy director of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, and an expert in the field of autoimmune diseases. NIH News. 09/03/09. |
| Scleroderma bill will raise awareness, fund research. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) has introduced a bill in the United States Senate to raise awareness of scleroderma and fund research into the disease and its secondary conditions. Jennifer Walker-Journey. Beasley-Allen. 08/31/09. |
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