HealthyNJ--Information For Healthy Living In general, attacks affect the fingers or toes but may antibodies) often found in people who have connective tissue diseases or other autoimmune disorders. http://www.healthynj.org/dis-con/raynaud/main.htm
Extractions: What Is Raynaud's Phenomenon? Raynaud's phenomenon is a disorder that affects the blood vessels in the fingers, toes, ears, and nose. This disorder is characterized by episodic attacks, called vasospastic attacks, that cause the blood vessels in the digits (fingers and toes) to constrict (narrow). Raynaud's phenomenon can occur on its own, or it can be secondary to another condition such as scleroderma or lupus. Although estimates vary, recent surveys show that Raynaud's phenomenon may affect 5 to 10 percent of the general population in the United States. Women are more likely than men to have the disorder. Raynaud's phenomenon appears to be more common in people who live in colder climates. However, people with the disorder who live in milder climates may have more attacks during periods of colder weather. What Happens During an Attack?
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Extractions: Links Symptoms Tips Stories Products ... Home The following Links will provide more information on not only Sjogren's Syndrome but other auto-immune diseases as well. Sjogren's Syndrome is often secondary to other auto-immune diseases. I have also included Links to other medical related sites. Link Description Link Information, Membership and Links Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation Information on Sjogren's Syndrome Sjogren's Syndrome Page Basic information on Sjogren's NSSA Home Page Internet resources for Sjogren's Dry.Org A page of great links about Sjogren's Sjogren's Syndrome A patient guide on Sjogren's Sjogren's Patient Guide Library of information on Sjogren's Sjogren's Library Information on Sjogren's Syndrome Sjogren's Syndrome Sjogren's support group for info and socializing Sjogren's Syndrome Friends Helping Friends Sjogren's support group for info and socializing Sjo-chat Sjogren's support group. This list is strictly for Sjogren's information. Only posts regarding Sjogren's are allowed
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Extractions: THE TODAY SHOW March 27 Ample cleavage is all the rage these days, as we saw at the Academy Awards. Some women come by it naturally, but for those who don't, there is the option of cosmetic surgery. It's a procedure that more than 130,000 women underwent last year, but how safe are implants? On NBC's "Today" show, Dr. Judith Reichman discusses the health implications of breast augmentation. Read some of her thoughts below.
Further Resources For The GP Forum 2001 prescribing. United Kingdom Drug Utilisation Research Group. Mixed connective tissue Disease. American autoimmune Related diseases. Emedicine http://www.rsm.ac.uk/gp2002/225-gpresources.htm
Diabetes Self-Management - Autoimmunity autoimmune disease. Nonorgan-specific autoimmune diseases target more general types of tissues, such as connective tissue. The best http://www.diabetesselfmanagement.com/article.cfm?aid=441&sid=6&sk=5WY5
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Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura medical professionals, students, and members of the general public who autoimmune disease, Immunization, Protocol. connective tissue diseases, Membrane, Spinal cord. http://www.icongrouponline.com/health/Idiopathic_Thrombocytopenic_Purpura_Ph.htm
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Susan Love MD-breast Cancer, Hrt, Menopause, Hot Flashes between silicone breast implants and either connectivetissue disorders or autoimmune diseases. In 1991 the FDA banned the general use of the devices http://www.susanlovemd.org/community/flashes/hotflash000316.htm
Extractions: March 16, 2000 A study reported today has found no relationship between silicone breast implants and either connective-tissue disorders or autoimmune diseases. The report adds to the increasing evidence that the implants do not increase the risk of rheumatoid arthritis or related conditions, despite legal judgements against implant manufacturers. In 1991 the FDA banned the general use of the devices, although they are still available to women undergoing breast reconstruction who agree to enroll in clinical trials. Although this analysis provides another indication that silicone breast implants may not trigger connective tissue disease, it is still not the last word. As with any information based on observational data, it leaves open the possibility that an unknown factor may have influenced the results. The ongoing controlled trials will provide a more definitive answer. Still, the study has a couple of messages to breast-cancer survivors who are considering reconstruction with silicone implants. The first is that the likelihood that the prosthesis will trigger a connective-tissue disease appears to be low. The second is that if you decide to have silicone implants you'll be enrolled in a clinical trial and thus will be helping to put the question to rest.
Diagnosing And Treating Systemic Autoimmune Diseases history and physical to rule out autoimmune connectivetissue disease. Other autoimmune diseases such as SLE, vasculitis seen infrequently in general practice. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/408846
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Rheumatoid Factor Positive Disease - General Practice Notebook sclerosis (30%); mixed connective tissue disease; chronic juvenile autoimmune chronic active hepatitis; fibrosing alveolitis; be confirmed with other resources. http://www.gpnotebook.co.uk/medwebpage.cfm?ID=2080768024
Bone Marrow Transplant For Childhood Autoimmune Disease Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) For Childhood autoimmune diseases. If you are a general physician, a Kawasaki disease, mixed connective tissue disease, SLE, JCA http://www.goldscout.com/bmt2.html
Extractions: id=13897 Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) For Childhood Autoimmune Diseases JRA, Scleroderma, Lupus Thomas J. A. Lehman MD Chief, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology Hospital for Special Surgery 535 E. 70 St New York NY Delivering the best care - with great care BMT for arthritis sounds awfully extreme, but it is one of the new alternatives being actively considered for severe cases which persist despite intensive and aggressive therapy. The idea is not to transplant children who are wheel chair bound with multiple destroyed joints, but to prevent children from ever getting that bad. Does it make sense Heres what we know. About ten percent of children with severe systemic onset JRA (this group is only 20% of JRA cases so now were talking 2% of patients) have severe disease despite NSAIDs , high doses of steroids, methotrexate, and azathioprine or other immunosuppressives. Many develop major steroid induced complications with short stature, avascular necrosis of bone, and recurrent infections. These children suffer from severe medical complications and severe psychological complications.
Extractions: For decades, women who have undergone breast implant surgery have reported high implant failure rates and unidentifiable illnesses. In 1992, silicone gel-filled implants were subject to government moratoriums in the United States and in Canada, until such time as their safety could be assured. In the years that have followed, researchers have tried to find answers. In the meantime, breast implantation continues to become more and more popular, with saline-filled implants taking the place of their silicone predecessors. In Canada and the United States, approximately 20% of implant surgeries are for reconstruction, primarily after cancer or prophylactic mastectomy, and 80% are cosmetic augmentation. Such surgery is not considered medically necessary and is therefore paid for privately. However, when there are health consequences of this surgery - whether local complications or controversial systemic complications - Canadian women enter the public health care system for their care. High complication rates have been well-documented. A Mayo Clinic study in the United States, for example, found that 25% of women with breast implants suffered local complications requiring additional surgery within five years. Studies by implant manufacturers in the U.S. have reported that most reconstruction patients and a large proportion of augmentation patients report at least one serious complication within three years. In addition, there were 103,343 adverse reaction reports regarding silicone breast implants and 23,454 reports for saline implants received by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration between 1985 and 1996.
