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Sjogren Syndrome
What is Sjogren Syndrome Sjogren syndrome is a long-lasting inflammatory autoimmune disorder that causes few moisture productions from the exocrine gland, primarily the eyes and the mouth. It is a rheumatic disease because patients may have...
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Back Pain
More than half of all people over 60 will experience back pain. For some, this may be a one-time incident that resolves quickly and never returns. For others, back pain may come back off and on under certain circumstances or even stay in a...
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Optimizing Bone Health at Home
Discuss any medical conditions that may contribute to loss of bone density with your doctor in case they need special treatment to prevent or slow down the loss of bone mass If you have been prescribed a medication for your bone health, make...
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Scleroderma
The word “scleroderma” comes from two Greek words: “sclero” meaning hard, and “derma” meaning skin. Therefore, this word means thickened skin, and is the hallmark feature of systemic sclerosis. Systemic sclerosis is an autoimmune...
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All Your Coronavirus Questions, Answered
One of the worst symptoms of any plague is uncertainty—who it will strike, when it will end, why it began. Merely understanding a pandemic does not stop it, but an informed public can help curb its impact and slow its spread. It can also...
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
During the period we are in good health, our immune system produces a protein called antibodies that protects our body from any foreign attack, like inflammatory destructions of our cells seen in cancer, germs, as well as viral and bacterial...
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