SMJ articles in the category "Autoimmune disease"

Original Article

Pilot Cross-Sectional Study Assessing the Correlation between Marijuana Use and Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Exacerbations

Objective: Cannabis use is increasing among patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases, often for symptom relief; however, its impact on disease activity remains unclear. This pilot study assessed whether cannabis use was associated with differences in flare frequency or duration among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), or…

Posted in: Autoimmune disease 2 cannabis 2 rheumatoid arthritis 12 systemic lupus erythematosus 9

Review

Protean Manifestations of Vitamin D Deficiency, Part 1: The Epidemic of Deficiency

Abstract: Just when vitamin deficiencies were thought to be a “thing of the past” a new vitamin deficiency-that of vitamin D has developed over the past 20 years. Vitamin D works like a hormone being produced primarily in one organ (the kidney) before circulating through the bloodstream to multiple organs…

Posted in: Autoimmune disease 2 Cancer 19 Cardiovascular Disease 27 Diabetes 23 vitamin D 17
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