41.   Lupus, an autoimmune disease, and a severe streptococcal infection, have been suspected.

42.   More promising has been the association between fish oils and prevention or treatment of autoimmune diseases like lupus, kidney disease and rheumatoid arthritis.

43.   Most of the studies to date have been done in laboratory animals that are prone to autoimmune diseases.

44.   Moreover, viruses, bacteria, parasites, medication and even stress can set off an autoimmune disease.

45.   Multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis and some forms of diabetes are autoimmune diseases.

46.   News accounts reported that Dow Corning implants could cause debilitating autoimmune diseases such as lupus and scleroderma.

47.   One of the great mysteries of autoimmune diseases is why most attack women in larger numbers than men.

48.   Redlich also offers the opinion that Hitler probably suffered from temporal or giant cell arteritis, an autoimmune disease associated with inflammation of the arteries.

49.   Recently, however, scientists have discovered that despite the wide variety of symptoms and effects, most autoimmune diseases ultimately involve malfunctioning in some common immune system pathways.

50.   Right now, thalidomide is being tested for more than a hundred cancers and autoimmune diseases.