Autoimmune Diseases

The immune system is comprised of specialized white blood cells, called lymphocytes that adapt themselves to fight specific foreign invaders.

...investigating whether four drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other immune system diseases might increase the risk of cancer in children.

More than half of U.S. adults with diabetes also have arthritis, raising a serious obstacle for diabetic patients urged to exercise, according to a government study.

Arcalyst is first treatment for extremely rare condition called Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndrome or CAPS

PHILADELPHIA — A nurse admitted Wednesday he cut body parts from 244 corpses and helped forge paperwork so the parts, some of them diseased, could be used in unsuspecting patients.

Patients with severe psoriasis appear to have an increased risk of death compared with patients without the skin condition, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of Dermatology.

However, White House says president was treated for Lyme disease in 2006

This 3D medical animation shows how antibodies stop harmful pathogens from attaching themselves to healthy cells in the blood stream.

Lyrica originally OK&8217;d by FDA for partial seizures, and rash, diabetes pains