New Cardiovascular Score Developed To Improve Heart Attack And Stroke Detection Jun 26, 2008
4, 2005) Seniors with giant cell arteritis a chronic inflammatory condition of medium and large arteries are twice as likely to have a heart attack or stroke compared to adults without this. . (Science Daily)
Inflammatory Disease Causes Blindness, Study Suggests Jun 19, 2008
4, 2005) Seniors with giant cell arteritis a chronic inflammatory condition of medium and large arteries are twice as likely to have a heart attack or stroke compared to adults without this. (Sep. (Science Daily)
Doctor says Wegener's granulomatosis is difficult to diagnose, requires aggressive treatment Nov 3, 2007
The diseases include: Behcet s disease, Buerger s disease, Central Nervous System, Churg Strauss Syndrome, Cryoglobulinemia, Giant Cell Arteritis, Henoch-Sch. nlein purpura, Hypersensitivity vasculitis, Kawasaki disease, Microscopic polyangiitis, Polyarteritis nodosa, Polymyalgia rheumatica, Rheumatoid vasculitis, Takayasu s and Wegener s granulomatosis. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Vasculitis Update Mar 21, 2007
Giant cell arteritis, which primarily occurs in patients younger than 50 years with a recent history of headaches. Henoch-Schonlein purpura, which often occurs in children following streptococcal infection and causes bruising, arthralgia and abdominal pain. (Suite101.com)
New Studies Give New Hope for Rare Disease May 8, 2006
Twenty-five million Americans suffer from rare diseases, about 6,000 of which have been identified like Rett Syndrome, a childhood neurodevelopmental disorder which almost exclusively affects females; Giant Cell Arteritis, an inflammation of the lining of the arteries; and cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease that causes life-threatening lung infections. "The aggregate number sounds in fact quite large, but when you break it down into many different diseases, thousands of them, there are only a... (ABC News)
