Health and Medical Guide to Immunity and Aids Autoimmune Diseases Health information topics about Autoimmune Diseases: Alternative Therapy 1. Medical Oils Arthritis Foundation http://www.arthritis.org/resources/arthritistoday/1999_archives/1999_07_08e... Anatomy/Physiology 1. Immune System National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.niaid.nih.gov/final/immun/immun.htm 2. Understanding the Immune System National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/immunesystem Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Autoimmune Diseases National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D001327&recruiting... Coping 1. Coping with Autoimmunity American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association http://www.aarda.org/coping_with_autoimmunity.php Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Tips for Getting a Proper Diagnosis of an Autoimmu American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association http://www.aarda.org/infocus_article.php?ID=15 2. C-Reactive Protein (CRP) American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/crp/test.html 3. Antinuclear Antibody Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/ana/test.html Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. IPF Glossary International Pemphigus Foundation http://www.pemphigus.org/glossary.html National Institutes of Health 1. Autoimmune Diseases: An Attack on Self Tissues National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.niaid.nih.gov/final/immds/immdeff.htm 2. Questions and Answers about Autoimmunity National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/autoimmune/autoimmunity.htm Newsletters/Print Publications 1. InFocus Newsletter American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association http://www.aarda.org/articles.php Organizations 1. American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association http://www.aarda.org/ 2. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disea http://www.niaid.nih.gov/ 3. National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeleta http://www.niams.nih.gov/ Overviews 1. Autoimmunity--the Common Thread American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association http://www.aarda.org/common_thread_art.html Related Issues 1. Autoimmunity and Smallpox Vaccine - A Risk? American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association http://www.aarda.org/infocus_article.php?ID=4 Research 1. Fire and Ice: An Altered Protein Brings Fever, Chi National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/oct2001/niaid-22.htm 2. Methotrexate Not Effective in Maintaining Improvem National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/oct2003/nidcd-07.htm 3. NIAMS Researchers Collaborate to Produce Targeted National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/ne/press/2003/10_30.htm 4. Protein Essential for Switching on T-Cell Response National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jun2002/nichd-13.htm 5. Women with Endometriosis Have Higher Rates of Some National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/sep2002/nichd-26.htm Specific Conditions 1. What Is Pemphigus? International Pemphigus Foundation http://www.pemphigus.org/whatisgus.html 2. Stiff-Person Syndrome National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/stiffperson/stiffperson.htm 3. Alopecia Areata: Frequently Asked Questions National Alopecia Areata Foundation http://www.alopeciaareata.com/requestinfo/faq.asp 4. Autoimmune Hepatitis National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/autoimmunehep/index.htm 5. Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease (AIED) American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery http://www.entnet.org/healthinfo/hearing/autoimmune.cfm 6. Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome (ALPS) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.niaid.nih.gov/publications/alps/ 7. Bullous Pemphigoid American Osteopathic College of Dermatology http://www.aocd.org/skin/dermatologic_diseases/bullous_pemphigoid.html 8. Devic's Syndrome National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/devics/devics.htm 9. Goodpasture's Syndrome National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/goodpasture/index.htm 10. Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/lambert_eaton/lambert_eaton.htm 11. Learning about Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Synd National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.genome.gov/page.cfm?pageID=10001585 12. Paraneoplastic Syndromes National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/paraneoplastic/paraneoplastic.htm 13. Polyglandular Autoimmune Syndrome Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00367 Treatment 1. Rebooting: A Promise for Autoimmune Diseases? American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association http://www.aarda.org/infocus_article.php?ID=11 2. Methotrexate American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/628.xml 3. How Rheumatologists Use Chemotherapy Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/arthritis/treat/facts/chemo.htm Women 1. 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