Scleroderma is a chronic autoimmune disease of women. Over time, people living with scleroderma develop progressive and irreversible scarring. Scarring, called fibrosis, affects the lungs, heart and ...

Scleroderma, or systemic sclerosis refers to a disorder in which the skin and connective tissues of the body start to thicken and harden because of the overproduction of a protein called collagen.

What is the latest research on scleroderma? Find out in this collection of recent MEDLINE abstracts compiled by the editors at Medscape Nurses. Acute and chronic renal diseases remain common ...

The prevalence of autoimmune diseases is increasing, especially in women, and the ongoing winter season, along with high ...

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) or scleroderma is a rare, chronic, autoimmune disorder that hardens connective tissue and muscle in the body. As a result, this can generate complications associated with skin ...

The prevalence of autoimmune diseases is increasing, especially in women, and the ongoing winter season, along with high ...

Cyclophosphamide is widely used to treat severe manifestations of numerous autoimmune rheumatic diseases including systemic sclerosis. Based on recent data, immunological and inflammatory activation ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — June is Scleroderma Awareness Month, which draws attention to the autoimmune disease that leads to chronic hardening and tightening of connective tissues. Dr. Monique ...

ASSESSMENTS IN KIDS. IN IOWA, WOMAN WHO RODE RAGBRAI BEFORE GETTING A DOUBLE LUNG TRANSPLANT IS BACK HOME TONIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THAT’S BARB HEENAN. SHE WALKED OUT OF THE HOSPITAL YESTERDAY JUST IN TIME ...

DOT ORG SLASH TREES. A WOMAN IS ABLE TO GET BACK ON THE BICYCLE AND FINISH RAGBRAI AFTER RECEIVING MORE OXYGEN TANKS. YESTERDAY WE INTRODUCED YOU TO BARB HEENAN. SHE WAS DIAGNOSED 30 YEARS AGO WITH AN ...