International Scleroderma NetworkStellar daily autoimmune, arthritis and scleroderma medical and media news for physicians and consumers from sclero.org.Take a chill pill, T cell.- July 7, 2008 Though still preliminary, the results suggest that blocking the DR3 receptor may help in treating multiple sclerosis, asthma and other autoimmune diseases where T cell dysfunction plays a role. Tia Ghose. Science News. 061908.http://www.sclero.org/medical/research/causes/autoimmunity/t-cells/a-to-z.html Surgical Treatment of Endometriosis: A 7-Year Follow-up on the Requirement for Further Surgery.- July 7, 2008 Local excision of endometriosis is associated with good short-term outcomes but, on long-term follow-up, has a high reoperation rate. (PubMed) Shakiba K. Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Jun;111(6):1285-92.http://www.sclero.org/medical/symptoms/associated/a-to-z.html#endometriosis Patients with systemic autoimmune diseases could not distinguish comorbidities from their index disease.- July 7, 2008 Patients with systemic autoimmune diseases cannot distinguish true comorbidities from conditions related to their index disease and, as such, a self-administered comorbidity questionnaire does not appear useful in these diseases. (PubMed). J Clin Epidemiol. 2008 Jul;61(7):654-62.http://www.sclero.org/medical/about-sd/difficult-diagnosis.html |