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| Disease
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| Celiac
Disease - Celiac disease (CD), an inflammatory condition
of the small intestine, is brought about by the ingestion of
a protein called gluten which is contained in wheat, rye, and
barley. |
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| Inflammatory Bowel
Disorder There are two types of chronic inflammatory bowel
disease (IBD): ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.
These usually develop during the teen or young adult years,
but a few people have their first attack (especially of ulcerative
colitis) after age 50. |
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| Lupus - Lupus
is a chronic inflammatory disease that can target your joints,
skin, kidneys, blood cells, heart and lungs. The great majority
of people affected are women. |
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Rheumatoid Arthritis
- RA is a systemic disease that affects the entire body and
is one of the most common forms of arthritis. It is characterized
by the inflammation of the membrane lining the joint, which
causes pain, stiffness, warmth, redness and swelling.
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| Chronic Rhinosinusitis
- Chronic Rhinosinutisis (CRS) afflicts approximately 31,000,000
patients in the United States alone. Recently, the cause of
CRS, an inflammatory immune response to fungi in the sinus,
has been identified, as well as the specific biological marker,
eosinophil Major Basic Protein (eMBP). |
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| Sjögren’s Syndrome
- Sjögren's ("SHOW-grins") syndrome is a chronic
disease in which white blood cells attack the moisture-producing
glands. The hallmark symptoms are dry eyes and dry mouth, but
it is a systemic disease, affecting many organs and may cause
fatigue. |
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