http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com All new Rheumatoid Arthritis information to Help You Heal Sat, 27 Aug 2011 17:24:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/jawaharlal-nehru-medical-college-department-of-studies http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/jawaharlal-nehru-medical-college-department-of-studies#comments Sun, 14 Aug 2011 13:25:41 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/jawaharlal-nehru-medical-college-department-of-studies http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/jawaharlal-nehru-medical-college-department-of-studies/feed 0 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/thromboangiitis-obliterans-pathophysiology http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/thromboangiitis-obliterans-pathophysiology#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:27:51 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/thromboangiitis-obliterans-pathophysiology There are characteristic pathologic findings of acute inflammation and thrombosis (clotting) of arteries and veins of the hands and feet (the lower limbs being more common). The mechanisms underlying Buerger’s disease are still largely unknown. It is suspected that immunological reactions play a role. The association of Buerger’s disease with tobacco use, particularly cigarette smoking, [...]No related posts.]]> http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/thromboangiitis-obliterans-pathophysiology/feed 0 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/helgi-valdimarsson-introduction http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/helgi-valdimarsson-introduction#comments Sat, 02 Jul 2011 01:26:33 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/helgi-valdimarsson-introduction Helgi Valdimarsson MD. (born 1936), Professor of Immunology at the University of Iceland from 1981. Established the first Immunology laboratory of Iceland in 1983. Senior Lecturer at St Mary’s Hospital Medical school, London, England 1975-1981 and visiting Professor at St. Mary’s 1981-1990. Former editor of the [http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0300-9475| Scandinavian Journal of Immunology]. Visiting Professor at the [...]No related posts.]]> http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/helgi-valdimarsson-introduction/feed 0 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/hepatitis-c-virus-replication http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/hepatitis-c-virus-replication#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 10:26:46 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/hepatitis-c-virus-replication Replication of HCV involves several steps. The virus replicates mainly in the hepatocytes of the liver, where it is estimated that daily each infected cell produces approximately fifty virions (virus particles) with a calculated total of one trillion virions generated. The virus may also replicate in peripheral blood mononuclear cells, potentially accounting for the high [...]No related posts.]]> http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/hepatitis-c-virus-replication/feed 0 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/fever-differential-diagnosis http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/fever-differential-diagnosis#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:25:35 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/fever-differential-diagnosis Fever is a common symptom of many medical conditions: * Infectious disease, ”e.g.”, influenza, HIV, malaria, infectious mononucleosis, or gastroenteritis * Various skin inflammations, ”e.g.”, boils, or abscess * Immunological diseases, ”e.g.”, lupus erythematosus, sarcoidosis, inflammatory bowel diseases, Kawasaki disease * Tissue destruction, which can occur in hemolysis, surgery, infarction, crush syndrome, rhabdomyolysis, cerebral hemorrhage, [...]No related posts.]]> http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/fever-differential-diagnosis/feed 0 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/allergy-cause http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/allergy-cause#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:28:02 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/allergy-cause Risk factors for allergy can be placed in two general categories, namely host and environmental factors. Host factors include heredity, gender, race, and age, with heredity being by far the most significant. However, there have been recent increases in the incidence of allergic disorders that cannot be explained by genetic factors alone. Four major environmental [...]No related posts.]]> http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/allergy-cause/feed 0 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/myocarditis-causes http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/myocarditis-causes#comments Sat, 25 Jun 2011 20:26:28 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/myocarditis-causes A large number of causes of myocarditis have been identified, but often a cause cannot be found. In Europe and North America, viruses are common culprits. Worldwide, however, the most common cause is Chagas’ disease, an illness endemic to Central and South America that is due to infection by the protozoan ”Trypanosoma cruzi”. Infections * [...]No related posts.]]> http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/myocarditis-causes/feed 0 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/nitric-oxide-introduction http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/nitric-oxide-introduction#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2011 10:27:41 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/nitric-oxide-introduction Nitric oxide (common name) or nitrogen monoxide (systematic name) is a chemical compound with chemical formula NO. This gas is an important signaling molecule in the body of mammals, including humans, and is an extremely important intermediate in the chemical industry. It is also an air pollutant produced by cigarette smoke, automobile engines and power [...]No related posts.]]> http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/nitric-oxide-introduction/feed 0 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/st-vincents-hospital-sydney-current-hospital http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/st-vincents-hospital-sydney-current-hospital#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 11:26:01 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/st-vincents-hospital-sydney-current-hospital http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/st-vincents-hospital-sydney-current-hospital/feed 0 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/antibody-medical-applications http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/antibody-medical-applications#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 18:27:15 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/antibody-medical-applications Disease diagnosis and therapy Detection of particular antibodies is a very common form of medical diagnostics, and applications such as serology depend on these methods. For example, in biochemical assays for disease diagnosis, a titer of antibodies directed against Epstein-Barr virus or Lyme disease is estimated from the blood. If those antibodies are not present, [...]No related posts.]]> http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/antibody-medical-applications/feed 0 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/medicine-branches http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/medicine-branches#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 07:41:04 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/medicine-branches Working together as an interdisciplinary team, many highly trained health professionals besides medical practitioners are involved in the delivery of modern health care. Examples include: nurses, emergency medical technicians and paramedics, laboratory scientists, pharmacists, physiotherapists, respiratory therapists, speech therapists, occupational therapists, radiographers, dietitians and bioengineers. The scope and sciences underpinning human medicine overlap many other [...]No related posts.]]> http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/medicine-branches/feed 0 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/t-helper-cell-determination-of-the-effector-t-cell-response http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/t-helper-cell-determination-of-the-effector-t-cell-response#comments Sun, 12 Jun 2011 03:27:34 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/t-helper-cell-determination-of-the-effector-t-cell-response Helper T cells are capable of influencing a variety of immune cells, and the T cell response generated (including the extracellular signals such as cytokines) can be essential for a successful outcome from infection. In order to be effective, helper T cells must determine which cytokines will allow the immune system to be most useful [...]No related posts.]]> http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/t-helper-cell-determination-of-the-effector-t-cell-response/feed 0 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/leroy-hood-biography http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/leroy-hood-biography#comments Sat, 11 Jun 2011 08:26:52 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/leroy-hood-biography Dr. Leroy Hood was born October 10, 1938 in Missoula, Montana. He is recognized as one of the world’s leading scientists in molecular biotechnology and genomics. He holds numerous patents and awards for his scientific breakthroughs and prides himself on his life-long commitment to making science accessible and understandable to the general public, especially children. [...]No related posts.]]> http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/leroy-hood-biography/feed 0 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/immunology-developmental-immunology http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/immunology-developmental-immunology#comments Sat, 11 Jun 2011 05:28:13 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/immunology-developmental-immunology The body’s capability to react to antigen depends on a person’s age, antigen type, maternal factors and the area where the antigen is presented. Neonates are said to be in a state of physiological immunodeficiency, because both their innate and adaptive immunological responses are greatly suppressed. Once born, a child’s immune system responds favorably to [...]No related posts.]]> http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/immunology-developmental-immunology/feed 0 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/charles-janeway-introduction http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/charles-janeway-introduction#comments Fri, 10 Jun 2011 08:28:49 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/charles-janeway-introduction Charles Alderson Janeway, Jr. (1943-2003) was a noted immunologist. A member of the National Academy of Sciences, he held a faculty position at Yale University’s medical school and was an HHMI Investigator. He was also the son of the pediatrician Charles Alderson Janeway. Often referred to as the “father of innate immunity,” Janeway predicted “that [...]No related posts.]]> http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/charles-janeway-introduction/feed 0