Autoimmune Disease Rates Increasing
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Article Date: 22 Jun 2012 - 10:00 PDT
Written By Grace Rattue
According to a new study the prevalence and incidence of autoimmune diseases, such as lupus, celiac disease, and type 1 diabetes, is on the rise and researchers at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention are unsure why.
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Virginia T. Ladd, President and Executive Director of the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association (AARDA), explained:
"With the rapid increase in autoimmune diseases, it clearly suggests that environmental factors are at play due to the significant increase in these diseases. Genes do not change in such a short period of time."
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Dr. Frederick Miller of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences also believes that the increase in autoimmune diseases derives from a persons' surroundings...
Also Included In: Public Health; Lupus
Article Date: 22 Jun 2012 - 10:00 PDT
Written By Grace Rattue
According to a new study the prevalence and incidence of autoimmune diseases, such as lupus, celiac disease, and type 1 diabetes, is on the rise and researchers at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention are unsure why.
[snip]
Virginia T. Ladd, President and Executive Director of the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association (AARDA), explained:
"With the rapid increase in autoimmune diseases, it clearly suggests that environmental factors are at play due to the significant increase in these diseases. Genes do not change in such a short period of time."
[snip]
Dr. Frederick Miller of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences also believes that the increase in autoimmune diseases derives from a persons' surroundings...
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