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Defective medical devices and implants can cause harm: How to claim compensation

27 May 2024

Understanding the impact of nutrition on autoimmunity

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Understanding the impact of nutrition on autoimmunity

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 30 May 2023

Symptoms of chronic kidney disease

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Symptoms of chronic kidney disease

Issued by Intercare 27 Mar 2023

Severe Covid may be caused by 'autoantibodies' - here is what that means

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Severe Covid may be caused by 'autoantibodies' - here is what that means

Rebecca Aicheler 17 Dec 2020

Covid-19 shows gender bias: men more likely to need critical care

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Covid-19 shows gender bias: men more likely to need critical care

10 Dec 2020

In autoimmune diseases, circulating antibodies destroy an individual’s own tissues.
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Covid-19 causes some patients' immune systems to attack their own bodies, which may contribute to severe illness

Matthew Woodruff 26 Oct 2020

Exposure to sunshine for a few minutes is enough to provide sufficient vitamin D. GettyImages

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Think vitamin D deficiency is not common in Africa? Think again

Reagan Mogire 29 Jun 2020

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West African startups listed in top 5 businesses that improve the world

31 Jul 2019

In this 2012 photo, grandmother Janet Kitheka, 63, collects her adopted “granddaughter” Lucy, 13, at the end of the school day in the yard of the Hot Courses Primary School, in the village of Nyumbani which caters to children who lost their parents to HIV, and grandparents who lost their children to HIV in Kenya.

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Aspirin could help reduce HIV infections in women

Colin Graydon and Monika Kowatsch 20 Nov 2018

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New treatment in the works for disfiguring skin disease, vitiligo

John Harris 19 Jul 2018

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Revlon's LOVE IS ON Million Dollar Challenge goes live

28 Sep 2016

Warning: Germs can be good for you

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Warning: Germs can be good for you

27 Jun 2016

Research shows vitamin D deficiency puts HIV-positive Africans at risk

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Research shows vitamin D deficiency puts HIV-positive Africans at risk

2 Jun 2016

Research in the news: Yale study identifies new target for severe asthma, chronic inflammatory diseases

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Research in the news: Yale study identifies new target for severe asthma, chronic inflammatory diseases

Ziba Kashef 16 Feb 2016

Yale team uncovers genetic trigger for immune response

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Yale team uncovers genetic trigger for immune response

Ziba Kashef 3 Feb 2015

New research agreement focuses on harnessing the immune system to treat cancer and other diseases

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New research agreement focuses on harnessing the immune system to treat cancer and other diseases

14 Jan 2015

Molecular map reveals genetic origins of 21 autoimmune diseases

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Molecular map reveals genetic origins of 21 autoimmune diseases

3 Nov 2014

Serendipity and Prof David Salant's odyssey to find a human autoantigen

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Serendipity and Prof David Salant's odyssey to find a human autoantigen

26 Sep 2014

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Professor David Salant to give this year's AJ Orenstein Memorial Lecture

8 Sep 2014

A new device deciphers the language of cells

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A new device deciphers the language of cells

Bruce Fellman 6 Jun 2014

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Crohn's Disease's impact on career and work-life

20 May 2014

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Arthritis sufferers can lead full, healthy active lives

10 Oct 2013

Crohn's Disease forms part of IBD month

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Crohn's Disease forms part of IBD month

21 May 2013

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Salt may cause autoimmune diseases

7 Mar 2013

Antibody found in lupus may protect against certain cancers

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Antibody found in lupus may protect against certain cancers

25 Oct 2012

Gene link to multiple sclerosis explains drug side effects

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Gene link to multiple sclerosis explains drug side effects

10 Jul 2012

Questcor Pharmaceuticals makes new appointment to board

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Questcor Pharmaceuticals makes new appointment to board

27 Feb 2012

Autoimmune disease-causing cells can be controlled

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Autoimmune disease-causing cells can be controlled

29 Jul 2011

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Compound effectively halts progression of multiple sclerosis

19 Apr 2011

New insight into multiple sclerosis

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New insight into multiple sclerosis

8 Mar 2011

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Ovarian cancer: A new death pathway that can break resistance

16 Nov 2010

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Childhood allergies and asthma linked to development in the womb

26 Oct 2010

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High Vitamin D level improves survival rate in heart failure patients: Study

2 Sep 2010

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Differences in immune systems of men and women can impact diseases: Research

10 Jun 2010

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You and your baby may need Vitamin D supplementation says research

Dr. Ananya Mandal, MD 23 Mar 2010

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Proper treatment can help control psoriasis in most cases

5 Mar 2010

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Dogs are our best friends in more ways than one

2 Feb 2010

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New findings on IBD

16 Nov 2009

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Wheat-free diet reduces the incidence of diabetes

21 Aug 2009

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UV radiation from sunlight may trigger certain autoimmune diseases in women

31 Jul 2009

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World Kidney Day: 12 March

Issued by Magna Carta 3 Mar 2009

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Global research needed to address a disease without borders

B. F. (Lee) Hall, MD, PhD, and Anthony S. Fauci, M 25 Apr 2008

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Vitamin D deficiency and brain dysfunction... a link?

21 Apr 2008

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Discovery of new genetic links to psoriasis

7 Apr 2008

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Artificial 'cells' boost the immune response to cancer

29 Feb 2008

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Roche signs agreement with the Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS Initiative

Issued by Cooper 5 Feb 2008

New imaging technique ensures rapid profiling auto antibodies in rheumatoid arthritis

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New imaging technique ensures rapid profiling auto antibodies in rheumatoid arthritis

29 Oct 2007

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Roche media release: Neandertal man sheds light on modern genome

Issued by Cooper 11 Oct 2007

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Link found between a lack of Vitamin D and pre-eclampsia

10 Sep 2007