Helping hospitalized kids Oct 21, 2009
Kyra Furukawa, 5, suffers from juvenile dermatomyositis, a rare auto-immune disorder. Before being diagnosed, Kyra was hospitalized at Kapiolani twice during the summer for a total of about two weeks as she underwent numerous and often painful tests. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Shetland Sheepdogs Oct 14, 2009
A major health concern for the Shetland Sheepdog is dermatomyositis, which is a skin disease that causes skin lesions and hair loss and can affect the muscles. Fortunately most Shelties who have this can lead a pretty normal life. (Suite101.com)
Davis back in the saddle after battling rare disease Sep 12, 2009
It s been a long way back for Davis, who almost two years ago was hit with a rare disease called dermatomyositis. Dermatomyositis symptoms include muscle weakness, stiffness or soreness ... Davis said there is no cure for dermatomyositis, but it is treatable. (Brenham Banner, TX)
Researchers link inflammatory diseases to increased cardiovascular risk Sep 2, 2009
Polymyositis (PM) and dermatomyositis (DM) are most common in women and seniors, although they can affect people of any age. Both diseases are caused by a hyperactive immune system which attacks healthy tissue, almost as if the body had become allergic to itself. (EurekAlert!)
Sunlight May Cause Rash in Autoimmune Disease Aug 8, 2009
"This study found that women who lived in areas with higher levels of UV exposure when they developed an autoimmune muscle disease called myositis were more likely to develop the form known as dermatomyositis, which weakens the muscles and causes distinctive rashes, instead of the form called polymyositis that does not have a rash," Dr. Frederick W. Miller, chief of the Environmental Autoimmunity Group at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, said in a news release. "Although... (MEDLINEplus)
Sun May Trigger Autoimmune Diseases Aug 6, 2009
A media release from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences said the conditions are known as myositis, dermatomyositis and polymyositis ... "We only found the association between UV exposure and dermatomyositis in women and not in men, and it could be that inherent differences in how women and men respond to UV radiation may play a role in the development of certain autoimmune diseases," he said. (KIRO TV, WA)
Sun exposure may trigger certain autoimmune diseases in women Jul 31, 2009
"This study found that women who lived in areas with higher levels of UV exposure when they developed an autoimmune muscle disease called myositis were more likely to develop the form known as dermatomyositis, which weakens the muscles and causes distinctive rashes, instead of the form called polymyositis that does not have a rash," said Frederick W. Miller, M.D., Ph. D., chief of the Environmental Autoimmunity Group, Program of Clinical Research, at NIEHS. "Although we have not shown a direct... (EurekAlert!)
R. Larry Cox Jun 6, 2009
He went to work at Wah Chang in 1962 and retired from there after 40 years with a disability from an auto-immune illness called dermatomyositis. He lived 11 years with the illness and was quite a warrior and you very seldom heard a complaint. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Charley Hannah Goes Into ASHOF May 27, 2009
He was a great, great player, reflecting on his friend who died tragically of heart failure caused by dermatomyositis at the young age of twenty-nine. Ricky Bell was probably one of the most genuinely nice and thoughtful people Ive ever known. (BamaMag.com)
