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Lahita, Robert G. (Robert George), 1945-

Women and autoimmune disease : the mysterious ways your body betrays itself / Robert G. Lahita with Ina Yalof.

1st ed.

New York : ReganBooks, ©2004.

xvi, 288 pages ; 24 cm

A study of autoimmune diseases--including chronic fatigue syndrome, diabetes, lupus, and multiple sclerosis--draws on the latest research to shed new light on these conditions, how they affect women, and how to best treat them.

Autoimmune diseases in women.

Autoimmune diseases.

Women.

Yalof, Ina L., 1939-

Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-272) and index.

pt. 1. What is an autoimmune disease? The immune system : First line of defense -- Autoimmune diseases -- pt. 2. The autoimmune diseases. The antiphospholipid syndrome : Sticky blood -- Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura : Murder in the village: the case of the homicidal antibody -- Type 1 juvenile diabetes : When sweetness falls from grace -- Multiple sclerosis : Electricity without insulation -- Pandas : The Jekyll and Hyde syndrome -- Streptococcal infection and rheumatic fever : A bacterial mime -- Vasculitis : Destroyed pipes -- Systemic lupus erythematosus : The red wolf -- Alopecia universalis : Bald all over -- Sjögren's syndrome : Dry as a desert -- Autoimmune thyroid disease : Disabling the body's nuclear reactor -- Autoimmune disease of the liver: Lucky woman thrown by a horse -- Scleroderma : The woman with thick skin -- Polymyositis and dermatomyositis : Ragged fibers -- Rheumatoid arthritis : Like swimming through a bowl of Jell-O -- Fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and silicone implant syndrome : The mystery diseases -- pt. 3. Treatments. Drugs and other therapies : Harnessing the immune system -- Alternative and complementary therapies : From acupuncture to zinc -- Helpful organizations.

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