Types 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 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…
Read MoreRheumatoid arthritis plays a role in ‘Heart attack’. This was known for some time now but here’s a definitive study. “In a large, international cohort of patients with RA, 30% of CVD events were attributable to RA characteristics.” http://ard.bmj.com/…/ear…/2017/09/06/annrheumdis-2017-211735
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