Hashimoto’s disease (chronic autoimmune thyroiditis) is the most common cause of hypothyroidism in iodine-sufficient areas of the world. Autoantibodies directed against thyroid cells and tissue result […]
Is there a connection between fertility difficulties and autoimmune conditions? One of the many frustrations about having an (or multiple) autoimmune disease is the frequency with […]
Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune neurological disease affecting the central nervous system (CNS – brain, spinal cord, optic nerves). The central pathology (cause of problem) involves […]
With some notable exceptions, such as celiac disease, pediatric autoimmune disease is fairly uncommon, but when it occurs, it an present the physician with diagnostic and […]
Addison’s disease, also known as primary adrenal insufficiency, is an endocrine condition involving destruction of parts of the adrenal gland (which sits atop the kidney), resulting […]
Two years, three doctors and eight medications ago, I was diagnosed with the autoimmune disease, rheumatoid arthritis. I had lived a healthy life for all of […]