Mysteries of autoimmune diseases unravel
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2007-09-03-autoimmune-
advances_N.htm
Sorry, I'm on my laptop so I can't post a link. You have to cut and paste and
remove any extra spaces AI put in, if you want to read the optimistic article.thanks gimpy, i tried to read it, but all i got was a page that said usa today cannot find document. I had to get up to go to the bathroom
Thanks Jas
Interesting article Gimpy, thanks
Of course my interest was piqued by the comment about Vitamin D deficiency, since that is the only thing that has shown up in my blood work!
Scientists believe autoimmune diseases are caused by a genetic predisposition activated by some environmental exposure.
"We don't understand all the factors influencing the immune system, but there has been an explosion in interest," Strumph says. Possibilities include exposure to new germs, a result of international travel and commerce, a deficiency in vitamin D, an excess of cleanliness that stunts immune system development, even obesity.
Karen