January 12, 2011 — Up to 13% of healthy people test positive for antinuclear antibodies (ANA), which are associated with autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, Sjögren's syndrome, or ...
In Brazilian patients with a variety of known ARDs (N=138; 87 with systemic lupus erythematosus, 45 with systemic sclerosis, 11 with Sjögren syndrome, and 10 with inflammatory myopathy) and healthy ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 58-year-old healthy female. I am 6 feet tall, and weigh 130 pounds. My last blood pressure reading was 100/58. I have Raynaud’s phenomenon. I exercise every day (walk, bike, ...
Dr. Keith Roach writes a medical question-and-answer column weekdays. Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 58-year-old healthy woman. I am six feet tall, and weigh 130 pounds. My last blood pressure reading was 100 ...
Autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs) represent a diverse group of conditions in which the immune system mistakenly targets the body’s own tissues, often affecting the musculoskeletal system and ...