Encyclopedia - Crohn's Disease: Encyclopedia - Crohn's Disease
Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory disease of the digestive tract and it can involve any part of it, from the mouth to the anus. I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crohn's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Crohn's Disease - Causes
Crohn's disease - Barrier problem and autoimmunity to the luminal flora. The efficacy of immunosuppression, as well as scanty reports o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crohn's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Crohn's Disease - Causes
Crohn's disease - Barrier problem and autoimmunity to the luminal flora. The efficacy of immunosuppression, as well as scanty reports o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saccharomyces Cerevisiae: Encyclopedia - Saccharomyces Cerevisiae
Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a species of budding yeast. It is perhaps the most relevant yeast for mankind, both for its use since ancient...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antibody: Encyclopedia - Antibody
An antibody is a protein used by the immune system to identify and neutralize foreign objects like bacteria and viruses. Each antibody re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-nuclear Antibody: Encyclopedia - Anti-nuclear Antibody
Anti-nuclear antibodies (ANAs, also known as anti-nuclear factor or ANF) are detected in a large group of autoimmune disorders. The prese...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coeliac Disease: Encyclopedia - Coeliac Disease
Coeliac disease (also called celiac disease, non-tropical sprue, c(o)eliac sprue and gluten intolerance) is a digestive disorder. It is c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autoimmune Diseases: Encyclopedia - Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune diseases arise from an overactive immune response of the body against substances and tissues normally present in the body. In ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Disease: Encyclopedia - Disease
A disease is any abnormal condition of the body or mind that causes discomfort, dysfunction, or distress to the person affected or those ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti: Encyclopedia - Anti
Anti can have multiple different meanings such as: The prefix anti- means "the opposite of". In particle physics, anti- refers to a pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-gay Slogan: Encyclopedia - Anti-gay Slogan
Anti-gay slogans are catchphrases or slogans which express opposition to homosexuality in ways which gay rights activists consider to be ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alzheimer's Disease: Encyclopedia - Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's disease (AD), a neurodegenerative disorder, is the most common cause of dementia and characterised clinically by progressive ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-zionism: Encyclopedia - Anti-zionism
Anti-Zionism is a term used to describe several different political and religious points of view. Anti-Zionist positions have in common s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-psychiatry: Encyclopedia - Anti-psychiatry
Beginning in the 1960s, a movement called anti-psychiatry claimed that psychiatric patients do not necessarily have a "mental illness", b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wilson's Disease: Encyclopedia - Wilson's Disease
Wilson's disease or lentigohepatic degeneration is an autosomal recessive hereditary disease, with an incidence of about 1 in 30,000. Its...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Addison's Disease: Encyclopedia - Addison's Disease
Addison's disease (also known as chronic adrenal insufficiency, or hypocortisolism) is a rare endocrine disorder, first described by Brit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chorea Disease: Encyclopedia - Chorea Disease
Chorea (also known as St. Vitus dance) is an abnormal voluntary movement disorder, one of a group of neurological disorders called dyskin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-obesity Drug: Encyclopedia - Anti-obesity Drug
Anti-obesity drugs include all pharmacological treatments intended to reduce or control weight. Because these drugs are intended to alter...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antibody: Encyclopedia Ii - Antibody - Isotypes
According to differences in their heavy chain constant domains, immunoglobulins are grouped into five classes or isotypes: IgG, IgA, IgM,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antibody: Encyclopedia Ii - Antibody - Structure Of The Antibody
Immunoglobulins are heavy plasma proteins, often with added sugar chains (see glycosylation) on N-terminal (all antibodies) and occasiona...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antibody: Encyclopedia Ii - Antibody - Structure Of The Antibody
Immunoglobulins are heavy plasma proteins, often with added sugar chains (see glycosylation) on N-terminal (all antibodies) and occasiona...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antibody: Encyclopedia Ii - Antibody - Function
The antibodies have two primary functions: they bind antigens -- see below they combine with different immunoglobulin receptors specific...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antibody: Encyclopedia Ii - Antibody - Medical Applications
Detection of particular antibodies is a very common form of medical diagnostics. Serology depends on these methods. Autoimmune disorders ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antibody: Encyclopedia Ii - Antibody - Function
The antibodies have two primary functions: they bind antigens -- see below they combine with different immunoglobulin receptors specific...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antibody: Encyclopedia Ii - Antibody - Biochemical Applications
In biochemistry, antibodies are used for immunological identification of proteins, using the Western blot method. A similar technique is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iga Nephropathy: Encyclopedia Ii - Iga Nephropathy - Therapy
The ideal treatment for IgAN would remove IgA from the glomerulus and prevent further IgA deposition. This goal still remains a remote pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iga Nephropathy: Encyclopedia Ii - Iga Nephropathy - Pathophysiology
The disease derives its name from deposits of Immunoglobulin A (IgA) in a blotchy pattern in the mesangium (on immunofluorescence), the h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iga Nephropathy: Encyclopedia Ii - Iga Nephropathy - Diagnosis
For an adult patient with isolated hematuria, tests such as ultrasound of the kidney and cystoscopy are usually done first to pinpoint th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iga Nephropathy: Encyclopedia Ii - Iga Nephropathy - Natural History
Since IgA nephropathy commonly presents without symptoms through abnormal findings on urinalysis, there is considerable possibility for v...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iga Nephropathy: Encyclopedia Ii - Iga Nephropathy - Signs And Symptoms
The classic presentation (in 40-50% of the cases) is episodic frank hematuria which usually starts within a day of an upper respiratory t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Antibody: Oceanography Dictionary - Antibody
  Definition and meaning of antibody:   antibody - a protein produced by higher animals in response to the presence of a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Monoclonal Antibodies: Encyclopedia Ii - Monoclonal Antibodies - Production
If a foreign substance (an antigen) is injected into a vertebrate such as a mouse or a human, some of the immune system's B-cells will tu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Monoclonal Antibodies: Encyclopedia Ii - Monoclonal Antibodies - Applications
Once monoclonal antibodies for a given substance have been produced, they can be used to detect the presence and quantity of this substan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Immunosuppressive Drug: Encyclopedia Ii - Immunosuppressive Drug - Antibodies
Antibodies are used as a quick and potent immunosuppression method to prevent the acute rejection reaction. Immunosuppressive drug - Pol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autoimmune Diseases: Encyclopedia Ii - Autoimmune Diseases - Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune diseases - Accepted. Diseases with a complete or partial autoimmune etiology: Crohn's disease is a form of inflammatory bow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autoimmune Diseases: Encyclopedia Ii - Autoimmune Diseases - Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune diseases - Accepted. Diseases with a complete or partial autoimmune etiology: Crohn's disease is a form of inflammatory bow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hypersensitivity: Encyclopedia Ii - Hypersensitivity - Type Ii - Antibody-dependent Hypersensitivity
In type II hypersensitivity, the antibodies produced by the immune response bind to antigens on the patient's own cell surfaces. The anti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coeliac Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Coeliac Disease - Diagnosis
The condition is frequently misdiagnosed or overlooked as it can exhibit multiple symptoms and often the patient or medical staff may not...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coeliac Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Coeliac Disease - Pathophysiology
Antibodies to the enzyme tissue transglutaminase (tTG) are found in an overwhelming majority of cases, and cross-react to gluten2. This h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coeliac Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Coeliac Disease - Pathophysiology
Antibodies to the enzyme tissue transglutaminase (tTG) are found in an overwhelming majority of cases, and cross-react to gluten2. This h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Common Misconceptions About Hiv And Aids: Encyclopedia Ii - Common Misconceptions About Hiv And Aids - Hiv Antibody Testing Is Unreliable
Diagnosis of infection using antibody testing is one of the best-established concepts in medicine. HIV antibody tests exceed the performa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coeliac Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Coeliac Disease - Epidemiology
Susceptibility to coeliac disease is genetic and many cases are diagnosed in childhood, but the disease can be triggered by environmental...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coeliac Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Coeliac Disease - Causes
The cause is presently presumed to be: Partly a genetic susceptibility to the illness. Together with an environmental agent, probably a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coeliac Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Coeliac Disease - Treatment
The only treatment is a life-long gluten-free diet. No medications are required, and none have proven useful; trials with immunosuppressi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coeliac Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Coeliac Disease - Causes
The cause is presently presumed to be: Partly a genetic susceptibility to the illness (identical twins do not have 100% concordance howe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Common Misconceptions About Hiv And Aids: Encyclopedia Ii - Common Misconceptions About Hiv And Aids - Hiv Cannot Be The Cause Of Aids Because The Body Develops A Vigorous Antibody Response To The Virus
This reasoning ignores numerous examples of viruses other than HIV that can be pathogenic after evidence of immunity appears. Measles vir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coeliac Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Coeliac Disease - Signs And Symptoms
Damage to the villi reduces the ability of the intestines to absorb nutrients, and it is believed that the resulting nutritional deficien...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coeliac Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Coeliac Disease - Signs And Symptoms
Damage to the villi reduces the ability of the intestines to absorb nutrients, and it is believed that the resulting nutritional deficien...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Addison's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Addison's Disease - Diagnosis
In suspected cases of Addison's disease, one needs to demonstrate that adrenal hormone levels are low after appropriate stimulation with ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Autoimmune Disease: Oceanography Dictionary - Autoimmune Disease
  Definition and meaning of autoimmune disease:   autoimmune disease - a disease in which the organism produces antibodie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coeliac Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Coeliac Disease - Social Impact
Coeliac disease - Lifelong diet. The lifelong diet can be difficult and socially troublesome, especially in young patients, but it is c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Targeted Therapy: Encyclopedia Ii - Targeted Therapy - Monoclonal Antibodies
Main article: Monoclonal antibody Examples of monoclonal antibodies include: Rituximab targets CD20 found on B cells. It is used in non ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Forms
Main forms of IBD: Crohn's disease Ulcerative colitis (UC) The main difference between the two is the location and nature of the inflam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Forms
Main forms of IBD: Crohn's disease Ulcerative colitis (UC) Other diseases account for much less cases in which IBD is diagnosed Collag...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hiv Test: Encyclopedia Ii - Hiv Test - Antibody Tests
Antibody tests are specifically designed for the routine testing of HIV in adults, are inexpensive, and are very accurate. If a person do...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Intestine: Encyclopedia Ii - Intestine - Diseases Of The Intestine
Gastroenteritis is inflammation of the intestines and is the most common disease of the intestines. It can arise as the result of food po...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parkinson's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Parkinson's Disease - Related Diseases
Parkinson's disease - Parkinson-Plus diseases. There are other disorders that are called Parkinson-Plus diseases. These include: Multi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wilson's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Wilson's Disease - Description
The Wilson's disease gene (WND) has been mapped to chromosome 13 (13q14.3) and is expressed primarily in the liver, kidney, and placenta ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parkinson's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Parkinson's Disease - Related Diseases
Parkinson's disease - Parkinson-Plus diseases. There are other disorders that are called Parkinson-Plus diseases. These include: Multi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-gay Slogan: Encyclopedia Ii - Anti-gay Slogan - Themes
The stock phrases used against same-sex love have changed little over the centuries. They are one of the main vehicles for the propagatio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Graves-basedow Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Graves-basedow Disease - Pathophysiology
Most features are due to the production of autoantibodies that bind to the TSH receptor, which is present on the follicular cells of the ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Disease: Oceanography Dictionary - Disease
  Definition and meaning of disease:   disease - any impairment of an organism's vital functions or systems, including in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Graves-basedow Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Graves-basedow Disease - Diagnosis
On the basis of the signs and symptoms, thyroid hormone (thyroxine or T4, triiodothyronine or T3) and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tropical Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Tropical Disease - Diseases
The Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) of the World Health Organization focuses on neglected infectio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alzheimer's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Alzheimer's Disease - Epidemiology
Alzheimer's disease is the most frequent type of dementia in the elderly and affects almost half of all patients with dementia. 2-3% of p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alzheimer's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Alzheimer's Disease - Epidemiology
Alzheimer's disease is the most frequent type of dementia in the elderly and affects almost half of all patients with dementia. 2-3% of p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Disease - Transmission Of Disease
Some diseases, such as influenza, are contagious or infectious, and can be transmitted by any of a variety of mechanisms, including dropl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alzheimer's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Alzheimer's Disease - History
The symptoms of the disease as a distinct entity were first identified by Emil Kraepelin, and the characteristic neuropathology was first...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alzheimer's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Alzheimer's Disease - Treatment
There is no cure, although there are drugs which temporarily reduce neurotransmitter degradation and alleviate some of the symptoms of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alzheimer's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Alzheimer's Disease - Pathology
Alzheimer's disease - Microscopy. There are several changes found in the brain in AD (in order of appearance): The deposition of an ab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alzheimer's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Alzheimer's Disease - Diagnosis
The diagnosis is made primarily by clinical observation and tests of memory and intellectual functioning over a series of weeks or months...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alzheimer's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Alzheimer's Disease - Prevention
Efforts to find effective treatments for Alzheimer's after-the-fact have so far been disappointing. Age is the primary risk factor for Al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infectious Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Infectious Disease - Diagnosis And Therapy
The field of infectious diseases also occupies itself with the diagnosis and therapy of infection. Infectious disease - Diagnosis. Diag...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-zionism: Encyclopedia Ii - Anti-zionism - Islamist Anti-zionism
Islamist narratives, originally more popular among the more conservative nations of Arabia itself but now fairly widespread, emphasize th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infectious Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Infectious Disease - Mortality From Infectious Diseases
The World Health Organization collects information on global deaths by International Classification of Disease (ICD) code categories. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-zionism: Encyclopedia Ii - Anti-zionism - Islamist Anti-zionism
Islamist narratives, originally more popular among the more conservative nations of Arabia itself but now fairly widespread, emphasize th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-psychiatry: Encyclopedia Ii - Anti-psychiatry - Parodies
Actor Tom Cruise, a member of the Church of Scientology, is an outspoken opponent of psychiatry. Scientomogy.info is a popular website th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Disease: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Disease
Disease Broadly stated, disease is a disordered or inharmonious vital state of the organism, with more of less excess, defect, or perv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infectious Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Infectious Disease - Basics
Infectious diseases are mostly caused by tiny microorganisms, often called microbes, that are invisible to the naked eye. Microbes that c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-polonism: Encyclopedia Ii - Anti-polonism - Description
The historic counterpart of anti-Polonism is polakożerstwo (in English - the devouring of Poles) — a term used in 19th century to desc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-polonism: Encyclopedia Ii - Anti-polonism - Description
The historic counterpart of anti-Polonism is polakożerstwo (in English - the devouring of Poles) — a term used in 19th century to desc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Myeloperoxidase: Encyclopedia Ii - Myeloperoxidase - Role In Disease
Myeloperoxidase deficiency is a rare hereditary deficiency of the enzyme, which leads to immune deficiency. Antibodies against MPO have b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-psychiatry: Encyclopedia Ii - Anti-psychiatry - Origins Of Anti-psychiatry
The term "anti-psychiatry" was first used by David Cooper in 1967, though opposition to either psychiatry in general, or its practices, p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Disease - Social Significance Of Disease
The identification of a condition as a disease, rather than as simply a variation of human structure or function, can have significant so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Disease - Syndromes Illness And Disease
Medical usage sometimes distinguishes a disease, which has a known specific cause or causes (called its etiology), from a syndrome, which...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Disease - Syndromes, Illness And Disease
Medical usage sometimes distinguishes a disease, which has a known specific cause or causes (called its etiology), from a syndrome, which...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-psychiatry: Encyclopedia Ii - Anti-psychiatry - Quotes
"Psychiatric expert testimony: mendacity masquerading as medicine." - Thomas Szasz ... See also:Anti-psychiatry, Anti-psychiatry - ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Diseases Starting With A: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Diseases Starting With A - An
List of diseases starting with A - Ana-Ane. Anablephobia Anaphylaxis Anaplastic thyroid cancer Andersen's disease Andre syndrome Andro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lyme Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Lyme Disease - Diagnosis
The most reliable method of diagnosing Lyme disease is a clinical exam by an experienced practitioner. Supportive data by laboratory test...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Semen: Encyclopedia Ii - Semen - Semen And Transmission Of Disease
The semen of a disease-free individual is harmless on the skin or if swallowed. However, semen can be the vehicle for many sexually trans...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-psychiatry: Encyclopedia Ii - Anti-psychiatry - Arguments Against Anti-psychiatry
Most of the scientific and medical communities view anti-psychiatry as a fringe movement that loses credibility as evidence is gathered t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-psychiatry: Encyclopedia Ii - Anti-psychiatry - Arguments Against Anti-psychiatry
Most of the scientific and medical communities view anti-psychiatry as a fringe movement that loses credibility as evidence is gathered t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crohn's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Crohn's Disease - Treatment
Crohn's disease - Medication. Steroids are often necessary in initial stages and during flare-ups, although long-term steroid therapy ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crohn's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Crohn's Disease - Treatment
Crohn's disease - Medication. Steroids are often necessary in initial stages and during flare-ups, although long-term steroid therapy ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crohn's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Crohn's Disease - Complications
Crohn's disease - Short-term. The bowel shows segmental "hose pipe" thickening and shows full thickness chronic inflammation, giant cel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crohn's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Crohn's Disease - Epidemiology
The disease typically first appears in young adults in their late teens and twenties, although it is not unknown for symptoms to first ap...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crohn's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Crohn's Disease - Complications
Crohn's disease - Short-term. The bowel shows segmental "hose pipe" thickening and shows full thickness chronic inflammation, giant cel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crohn's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Crohn's Disease - Epidemiology
The disease typically first appears in young adults in their late teens and twenties, although it is not unknown for symptoms to first ap...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crohn's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Crohn's Disease - Differential Diagnosis
Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are quite distinct diseases but in practice there are sometimes difficulties distinguishing betwee...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crohn's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Crohn's Disease - Differential Diagnosis
Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are quite distinct diseases but in practice there are sometimes difficulties distinguishing betwee...   » Read the article