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News, Reviews, and Articles on Sjogren's Syndrome
Celiac Disease: A Diagnosis Often Missed Oct 2, 2009
Diarrhea, abdominal pain, bloating, gas, distention, weight loss, constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, failure to thrive in infancy, vomiting, short stature, iron deficiency with or without anemia, poor performance in school, delayed puberty, infertility, recurrent miscarriage, osteoporosis, vitamin deficiencies, fatigue, tooth discoloration and dental enamel defects, skin disorders, elevated liver enzymes, Down syndrome, Sjogren's syndrome, aphthous ulcers (canker sores), arthritis,... (CBS News -- Health)
HAWAII'S BIGGEST ID THEFT CASE Jul 13, 2009
Shaw has been diagnosed with Sjogren's syndrome, a form of lupus that dries out her eyes and causes other minor irritations, her mother and ex-boyfriend said. At the end of Shaw's bail hearing last month, Jane yelled out in the courtroom to ask if Shaw had enough eye drops at OCCC.. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Potential Preventative Therapy For Type 1 Diabetes May 5, 2009
The molecule used by Grey and colleagues to inhibit BAFF is known as BCMA, and is already being used in clinical trials for other autoimmune diseases, such as Sjogren's Syndrome and Lupus. Type 1 diabetes. (Science Daily)
Diabetes vaccine may be years away Apr 29, 2009
Dr Grey and a PhD student, Eliana Marino, found that a compound, already tested in humans with other auto-immune diseases such as lupus and Sjogren's syndrome, can block the cells that trigger type 1 diabetes, stopping the illness from ever developing. In their research, published in the international journal Diabetes, mice that had a 70 to 90 per cent chance of developing the disease were injected with the compound over six weeks. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
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