Immune System Disorders

Alloimmune thrombocytopenia is an immune disorder of fetuses and newborns in which the fetus develops antigens that the mother doesn’t have. This causes the mother to have an immune response to...

Remicade (Infliximab) is a biologic therapy given by intravenous injection. Due to the immune system being suppressed on this drug, there is a high risk of infection. Talk with your physician...

Autoimmune disorders are diseases in which the body's immune system attacks its own healthy cells by mistake. Doctors who treat autoimmune disorders are called rheumatologists. Although...

MS, or multiple sclerosis, is a disease that causes the immune system to eat away at the sheath that protects the nerves. This disease ultimately can cause the nerves to deteriorate.

White blood cells main function is to protect the body against germs and infections. When these cells break down, they can leave the body susceptible to bone marrow infections and can weaken the...

The thymus gland is located in the center of the chest underneath the breast bone and plays a vital part in the immune system. It is a two-lobed organ that stores T-cells, which are the white...

Fibromyalgia clients need instruction on the techniques that can help manage their pain. Tangible tasks that make the daily frustrations of the condition easier to comprehend, while setting up a...

An antinuclear antibody (ANA) test is used to determine whether antinuclear antibodies are present in a person's blood. While antibodies usually work to fight harmful foreign bodies, antinuclear...

Everyone wants to strengthen their immune system when the cold and flu season hits. Thankfully there are ways that you can increase your immune system naturally. Follow the below steps and your...

Understanding the foundation of fibromyalgia will make the healing process a bit easier for new patients. Many components encompass the diagnostic scenario of fibromyalgia but can readily be...

Shingles is a viral disease caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox in children---varicella-zoster. The virus often causes a painful rash that breaks out anywhere on the body. It should...

White blood cells are the defense team of our body. As ThinkQuest.org points out, there are 6,000 of these fighter cells per millimeter of blood in our bodies. Their job is to protect our bodies...

Shingles is a condition caused by a viral infection which usually presents as a painful rash. It is caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox. Early identification and treatment can lessen...

Americans contracting typhoid fever, a serious bacterial disease, acquire it mostly through international travel or contact with a carrier. Fortunately, typhoid has a strong history of...

Celiac disease symptoms are caused by an inherited Autoimmune disorder that causes the body to be incapable of digesting gluten, a complex set of proteins found in wheat, rye, and barley. The...

Full strength naltrexone is used by doctors to help those with drug addiction. However, in small doses, this drug helps regulate the immune systems of those with autoimmune disease. The treatment,...

Fibromyalgia is an autoimmune disease. It causes symptoms that include muscle pain, a feeling of malaise and fatigue. There are several new developments in the treatment of the disease.

Fibromyalgia is an autoimmune disease that causes pain, stiffness and fatigue for the patient. The Fibromyalgia Treatment Center is a well-known organization searching for ways to help people who...

Your body releases a hormone called cortisol from your adrenal glands in response to stress. Cortisol's purpose is to keep you alive in the event of an emergency. It causes your blood sugar to...

Radiation therapy is also called radiotherapy and it uses high-energy X-rays to keep cancer cells from growing. There are a number of different procedures that deliver this radiation to cancer...

Lymph nodes are critical to the immune response of the body and any infection to it may result to a variety of complicated conditions that can compromise the body's immunity against virus and...

Research shows that there is undoubtedly a connection between reducing chronic inflammation and regular exercise. Chronic inflammation is when the body is unable to shut off its immune system...

Fibromyalgia has numerous symptoms. Pain, fatigue and depression are probably the best recognized symptoms, but fibromyalgia is much more. Many fibromyalgia sufferers also report skin conditions,...

Parasites are living organisms that live in animals and humans, often causing health problems and immunity issues, sometimes going unnoticed for months or even years.

Because a women's anatomy makes it easy for bacteria to travel from outside the body to the vagina and urethra, women are often plagued with urinary tract infections. If you suspect that you have...

Scleroderma is a slowly debilitating terminal illness that robs the skin, limbs and vital organs through the process of pain upon exposure to cold and the tightening, thickening and in-elasticity...

Antibiotics have been shown to be responsible for the proliferation of yeast infections. When taken to kill bacterial infections, they kill the bad bacteria and good bacteria. Antibiotics must be...

People are buying up by the wheel barrow full anti-bacterial soaps, sprays, and wipes all in the name of warding off sickness and disease. This is all well and good, except when other health...

The thymus gland is an integral part of the immune system, the key to fighting every kind of insult to the body. Thymus extract, derived from calf thymus glands, is known to support immune function.

Flow cytometry allows a beam of light, usually a laser, to separate and identify the various subsets of T cells. T cell molecules in lymphocytes in the blood contain enzymes that have special...

Glutens are proteins found in grains, including barley, rye and wheat, that are used as ingredients in a wide array of popular food products, ranging from breads and cereals to pizza and pasta....

Many manufactures of colloidal silver products claim they boost the immune system and fight bacteria and viruses. However, there have been no scientific studies published in reputable medical...

Patients with leukemia or other blood disorders sometimes need a bone marrow transplant to help treat or prevent relapse of their disease. Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a possible...

Human parasites effect nearly 80 percent of the population at least once in their lifetime. Among the most common of parasites are roundworms, whipworms, tapeworms and pinworms. There are over 100...

Intestinal parasites live inside us, feeding themselves on our nutrients and food supply, leaving our bodies at risk. Intestinal parasites can destroy our tissues and cells and produce toxic waste...

Joint disease is any disease or injury that affects the human joints. Arthritis is the best-known among the many joint diseases. Joint disease can be short-lived or chronic; it can cause agonizing...

If you have been diagnosed with psoriasis and develop aches and pains in your joints, you may have developed a condition called psoriatic arthritis. The National Psoriasis Foundation estimates...

Fibromyalgia is a nasty disease. It can make you hurt all over, exhausted and feel like you are living in a mental fog. Because the person looks “normal”, not sickly, people many times mistaking...

For people with moderate to severe psoriasis, regular and controlled exposure to ultraviolent light---such as naturally found in sunlight---provides relief from symptoms. Light therapy, as...

Mast Cell Activation Syndrome is thought to affect more than 150,000 people and is considered a subcategory of the more broad "Mast Cell Disease" identification.

Parasites can attack us from everywhere. It is estimated that 50 percent of the population is infected with parasites of some sort. One the most common parasite infections is the roundworm....

I was diagnosed in 1982. My son had just turned six months old. I had to make an emergency trip to the emergency room at a nearby hospital for severe stomach pains. They took a lot of x-rays that...

For people with severe outbreaks of psoriasis, light therapy can bring much needed relief and remission of symptoms. It's been found that exposure to ultraviolent light stops the rapid skin growth...

An internal parasite cleanse purges toxic plaque and debris from your colon, detoxes your liver and blood tissues, and replenishes the good bacteria that protects flora balance. Choose a cleanse...

Autoimmune disorders are conditions in which the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy cells in the body. Some of these diseases cause pain in the joints and muscles due to inflammation and...

Cultivate a healthy immune system to create your best defense against tissue damage caused by parasites. More than 100 different parasite species can live in the human body; when parasites go...

Diabetes affects 23.6 million adults and children in the United States. The disease occurs when insulin, a hormone that converts sugar and starches and other food energy into energy needed for...

It has been estimated that parasites will infect up to 80% of the world population. The most common parasite is roundworms. There are many preventive measures one can take against parasite...

Fibromyalgia is a life-altering disease that can lead to constant pain and even disability. Many drugs are now FDA approved for its treatment. The guaifenesin protocol is a lesser-known...

Although chemotherapy is sometimes a necessary treatment for invasive cancer, it is unpleasant at best. One of the side effects of such aggressive drug therapy is an increase in your white blood...