Fibromyalgia Fibromyalgia – a common cause of generalized pain. But be careful of underlying more sinister diagnoses. These are my slides from my recent presentation in the “Pain Symposium” at Marriot, Karachi.
Read MoreGout and Soft drinks Though this and several other well-conducted studies were published several years ago, patients here are still unaware of the huge negative effects of soft drinks on health. I’ve seen gout crystals floating in joints of young men on MSKUS. I don’t even recommend diet soft drinks (await further data). http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/art.23245/full
Read MoreSecukinumab Secukinumab: a major advance for Spondyloarthropathy including Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) and Psoriatic Arthritis. Blog Link
Read MoreChronic disease is chronic stress Chronic disease is chronic stress. Three strategies to counter stress: 1. Family and friends support system (see the heritable role of mothers’ love and support in particular) 2. Meditation (time to heal inside out) 3. Exercise (just long walks in a scenic locality would do, or combined with meditation…
Read MoreTypes of Diseases In my view there are five types of diseases – Inflammatory, Metabolic, Degenerative, Infectious and Oncogenic (cancers). The role of Inflammatory mechanisms in nearly all diseases cannot be overstated. Now there is substantial evidence for the involvement of inflammation even in neurodegeneration. The Immune system is a powerful therapeutic tool. Perhaps…
Read MoreWhat do Rheumatologists do? Correct one-word Answer: They are doctors of ‘Inflammation’. Here’s a primer on Inflammation: The Immune System and the Brain https://www.sciencedaily.com/releas…/2015/…/150601122445.htm
Read MoreTop 10 Developments in Lupus Nephritis Dr. Mohammad Saeed’s paper describing the discovery of APOL1 as a major gene for lupus, leading to collapsing lupus glomerulopathy was cited as one of “Top 10 Developments in Lupus Nephritis”. Curr Rheumatol Rep (2013) 15:358 (Ref) and referenced by other scientists in over 60 papers so far.
Read MoreNew Method of Genetic Analysis and New Genes for Lupus and Diabetic Nephropathy identified My new method of Genetic Analysis, “OASIS”, led me to identify several new genes for Lupus [1] and Diabetic Nephropathy (DN) [2]. The study for the first time identified Netrin, a known marker of kidney injury to be potentially involved in…
Read MoreThis is why I advise autoimmune disease patients NOT to eat RED MEAT or drink MILK A normal protein in serum of higher animals such as sheep and cows functions like the dsDNA Antibody in Lupus. Henry Kunkel, a premier Clinical Immunologist of the 20th century, discovered this protein and published his research in…
Read MoreMusculoskeletal Ultrasound (MSKUS) differentiates Rheumatoid arthritis from Fibromyalgia PubMed Link Armughan Ali and Mairum Rehman, two medical students from DOW completed their research project with Dr. Mohammad Saeed and successfully published this case report. Their work shows that many patients who are thought to have Fibromyalgia really have inflammatory arthritis. MSKUS is a tool that…
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