Autoimmune Diseases / Edition 1

by Jacqueline Langwith

Overview

Approximately 23.5 million Americans are impacted by Autoimmune diseases. This guidebook provides essential information on Autoimmune Diseases, but also serves as a historical survey, by providing information on the controversies surrounding its causes, and first-person narratives by people coping with Autoimmune Diseases. Patients, family members, or caregivers explain the condition from their own experience. The symptoms, causes, treatments, and potential cures are explained in detail. Essential to anyone trying to learn about diseases and conditions, the alternative treatments are explored. Each essay is carefully edited and presented with an introduction, so that they are accessible for student researchers and readers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780737752519
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	05/28/2011
Series:	Perspectives on Diseases & Disorders Series
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	15 - 17 Years

About the Author

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Table of Contents

Introduction 9

Chapter 1 Understanding Autoimmune Diseases

1 An Overview of Autoimmune Diseases Monique Laberge Tish Davidson 16

2 The Components of the Immune System: National Institue of Allergy and Infectious Diseases 31

3 What Autoimmune Diseases Have in Common Noel R. Rose 42

4 Genes Play a Key Role in Autoimmune Diseases David Cameron 52

5 Autoimmune Diseases Affect More Women than Men Andrew Pollack 57

6 A Novel Treatment Strives to Keep Autoimmunity in Check: Medical News Today 64

7 A New Nanovaccine Could Treat Autoimmunity While Keeping the Immune System Intact: Cell 68

Chapter 2 Controversies Concerning Autoimmune Diseases

1 The Hygiene Hypothesis Can Explain the Rise in Autoimmune Diseases Rob Stein 73

2 The Rise in Autoimmune Diseases Can Be Blamed on Environmental Toxins Donna Jackson Nakazawa 81

3 Vaccines Play a Role in Causing Autoimmune Diseases Yehuda Shoenfeld et al. 90

4 It Is Not Certain That Vitamin D Can Help Prevent Autoimmune Diseases Stephen Strauss 94

5 Challenging the Immune System Is Important for Health William Meller 102

Chapter 3 Personal Narratives About Autoimmune Diseases

1 Those with Autoimmune Diseases Should Not Have to Suffer in Silence Lauren Del Vecchio 114

2 A Witness to the Havoc of Autoimmune Diseases Kellie Martin 118

3 Our Autoimmune Diseases Brought Us Together: Trudie Mitschang, interview with John Crawford and Debbie Crawford 123

Glossary 127

Chronology 132

Organizations to Contact 135

For Further Reading 139

Index 141

Editorial Reviews

Review: Autoimmune Diseases "High school students researching health topics will be very thankful for this highly informative and homework-friendly series. Teens with a personal interest or health concern will also find useful and fascinating material and a list of organizations to contact for further information and help. This series is a must-have for any library serving high school students who might be curious about or need to research the subjects."—VOYA, May 2008

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