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Pemphigus foliaceus in cats

Pemphigusfoliaceus in cats is an extremely serious disease that can cause pustules and blisters in isolated places on your pet, or if it is severe, it can literally attack their entire skin. It is also a very...

0 comments    autoimmune disease severe skin
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Hashimoto's Thyroiditis Disease

More and more people are beginning to hear of Hashimoto’s disease (or Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis). I know that the first time I heard it I couldn’t even pronounce it right. What I didn’t know then...

4 comments    health disease symptoms
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Understanding hypothyroidism

The thyroid gland consists of two lobes and is found below the larynx. It is responsible for the control of energy expenditure and metabolism. It carries out its functions by the production of hormones called...

2 comments    health tired fatigue
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Natural Remedy for Myasthenia Gravis

Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disease that is characterized by great muscular weakness (without atrophy) and chronic fatigue. The muscles of the face and neck are primarily involved; but those in the...

1 comment    health colon cleansing chronic constipation
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Zinc and the Common Cold

Saturday evening, I started to experience the familiar itchy feeling in my throat. I also felt a little woozy, and I thought I might have a fever. I started taking a zinc supplement. It was a Zicam Lozenge...

25 comments    health nutrition supplements
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Do Respiratory Viruses Cause Permanent Damage?

Can Respiratory viruses cause permanent damage to your system? Recent research implicates viruses as a causative factor, depending on which cells the virus has caused damage to, include: diabetes, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and other connective tissue diseases, psoriasis, inflammatory neurologic diseases, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue fyndrome, prostate cancer, respiratory syncitial virus disease, Aids, some lymphomas and leukemias, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, multiple sclerosis...

17 comments    swine flu h1n1 fibromyalgia
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The Low-Oxalate Paleo: Part One

I have Lichen Sclerosis, a very uncomfortable, painful and chronic disease that many women suffer from, and of which there is no real "cure". For some, topical corticosteroids in combination with estrogen...

8 comments    health food diet
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Autoimmune Diseases: Am I fighting an illness or a healthcare system

In September 2006, after five months of visits with my doctor and then specialists, I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis- although my rheumatologist referred to it as atypical rheumatoid arthritis. Back...

2 comments    doctor healthcare reform
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Our bodies have an amazing system of defense. We’re constantly bombarded by invading viruses and bacteria, but only a fraction make us ill. When part of the body is an unwilling host of such an invader, the...

6 comments    lupus autoimmune disease lupis
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The Hidden Killer - Chronic Inflammation

Heart disease and cancer are the two major causes of death in many countries, including the US. But do you know what do these diseases have in common? Chronic inflammation!

0 comments    health cancer heart disease
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