More Autoimmune Basics News

• Sperm May Play Role in Transmission of HIV

  Oct. 26 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that sperm, not just semen, can transmit ...

• Researcher IDs Narcolepsy as Autoimmune Disease

  May 4 (HealthDay News) -- Stanford University researchers say they have determined that the sleep ...

• Birth Control Pills Linked to Lupus Risk

  April 9 (HealthDay News) -- Women taking birth control pills, especially those who have just ...

• Cancer Drug May Offer New Hope for Lupus Patients

  March 13 (HealthDay News) -- The cancer drug Rituxan may offer the first new treatment ...

• Ailment Linked to Pigs May Reveal Keys to Other Disorders

  February. 24 (HealthDay News) -- A never-before-seen nerve disorder triggered by exposure to pig brains ...

• Scientists Discover Trigger for Autoimmune Diseases

  December 22 (HealthDay News) -- Healthy adults have potential autoimmune disease-causing cells, but these cells ...

• FDA Demands Tougher Warnings on Immunosuppressive Drugs

  September 4 (HealthDay News) -- Federal health authorities have asked the manufacturers of four widely ...

• B Cells Can Act Alone in Autoimmune Diseases

  August 7 (HealthDay News) -- B cells may be more responsible for causing autoimmune diseases ...

• Autoimmune Disease Treatment May Not Dampen Immune System

  June 19 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have uncovered cellular proteins that may be key to ...

• FDA Starts Safety Review of Autoimmune Disorder Drugs

  June 4 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. health officials have started a safety review of a ...

• Better Lupus Treatments on the Horizon

  Oct. 1 (HealthDay News) -- High-tech research into better, safer ways to treat the autoimmune ...

• Genetic Cause of Rare Immune Disorder Discovered

  Sept. 20 (HealthDay News) -- The genetic cause of Job's Syndrome -- a rare disorder ...

• New Drug Treats Rare Hormonal Disorder

  Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Somatuline Depot (lanreotide ...

• Researchers Identify Cause of Rosacea

  August 7 (HealthDay News) -- A combination of two abnormal factors cause the common inflammatory ...

• Inflammatory Joint, Bowel Diseases May Be Linked

  July 31 (HealthDay News) -- People whose blood relatives have the joint disease ankylosing spondylitis ...

• Lupus Treatment Linked to Male Fertility Problems

  June 29 (HealthDay News) -- Sperm abnormalities in men with lupus may be linked to ...

• New Relief for Allergies and Hives

  May 30 (HealthDay News) -- Xyzal (levocetirizine dihydrochloride) has been approved by the U.S. Food ...

• Medicaid Patients With Lupus Travel Farther to See Doctors

  May 1 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. Medicaid patients with lupus travel farther to see specialists ...

• Vitiligo Skin Gene Linked to Autoimmune Disorders

  April 13 (iVillage Total Health) -- People who battle debilitating autoimmune disorders such as lupus, ...