Immune System Disorders

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...

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...

Methotrexate is a drug that interferes with with the growth of certain cells in the body, such as skin cells, bone marrow cells and cancer cells, all of which reproduce quickly, according to...

Skin rash is the most frequent symptom of lupus, affecting 90 percent of people who have systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The name "lupus" comes from the wolf-like appearance caused by the...

After reading this article you will be equipped to research, interview and pick an adrenal fatigue doctor through use of common sense and some basic tools.

The quest for the perfect doctor will often leave us empty-handed as physicians are both human and less than perfect, just like the rest of us. Their profession is often referred to, after all, as...

Getting a diagnosis of cancer can be extremely devastating. Cancer occurs when cells begin to multiply more rapidly than usual and tumors or malignant growths of tissue are formed. Instead of...

Sarcoidosis is an immune system disorder characterized by small inflammatory lumps. Currently, this condition affects tens of thousands of people in the United States. While common amongst young...

Pemphigus is a disease of the skin and mucus membranes that causes blisters and sores. This is a type of autoimmune disease in which the body mistakes its own skin and mucus membranes as foreign...

Hughes Syndrome is an autoimmune disease that causes the sufferer to experience a predisposition for blood clots. Once diagnosed, this disease is relatively easy to treat. Hughes Syndrome patients...

Just as scleroderma forces the sufferer to dramatically change his or her life to adapt to the limitations of the disease, her loved ones will have to adapt to a new lifestyle. Since scleroderma...