Southern Illinois University School of Medicine is currently recruiting Raynaud’s patients to participate in a clinical trial of BOTOX® therapy for chronic pain and ulcerations. This is a 28-day randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial requiring travel to the clinic in Springfield, Illinois. [Read more...]
Autoimmunity Is From Venus
September 2, 2011 By 3 Comments
Why do women have more problems like Sjögren’s syndrome and lupus?
Venus Williams dropped out of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, citing a recent diagnosis of Sjögren’s syndrome, an autoimmune disease known to cause dryness of the mouth and eyes as well as fatigue and joint pain. Like most other autoimmune diseases, Sjögren’s affects many more women than men. Why is that? [Read more...]

