Asal Shirazi, Founder of ASA Foundation, shares insights into what drives inflammatory responses, including the role of ...

An Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) diet plan can be similar to the paleo diet but is usually more strict. It primarily involves eliminating certain foods that may cause inflammation and reintroducing them ...

Dr. Karl Landsteiner won the Nobel prize in 1930 for developing the ABO blood group system. The ABO system is the best known method of classifying blood types. It’s important to know your blood type ...

Our immune system has a dark side: It’s supposed to fight off invaders to keep us healthy. But sometimes it turns traitor and attacks our own cells and tissues. What are called autoimmune diseases can ...

It can be a real pain in the neck. Rheumatoid arthritis, or RA, is an autoimmune disease in which the body mistakenly attacks ...

Autoimmune disease is a condition in which the body attacks itself, health experts told Fox News. Recently, the autoimmune disease scleroderma has been in the headlines after the death of ...

Your first symptoms of an autoimmune disease may be general, such as fatigue, low-grade fever, and difficulty concentrating, making autoimmune diseases difficult to diagnose at first. You also may ...

A recent study revealed that air pollution may increase the risk of developing autoimmune disorders, including lupus and ...

Autoimmune pericarditis is pericarditis that develops in people who have underlying autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis and SLE. This article explains what autoimmune pericarditis is and ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...