Elaine A. Moore has worked in hospital laboratories for more than 30 years, primarily in immunohematology and toxicology. She is a freelance medical writer and laboratory consultant. For more information, visit her website at www.elaine-moore.com. She lives in Sedalia, Colorado. The illustrator, Marvin G. Miller, is a clinical chemist. He lives in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments     List of Illustrations     Introduction     1 Health vs. Environment     2 What Are Autoimmune Diseases?     3 What Went Wrong? The Players in Autoimmune Disease     4 Why Me? Genetic Factors     5 Environmental Triggers of Autoimmune Disease     6 Tricky Business, Diagnosing Autoimmune Disease     7 The Autoimmune Disease Spectrum     8 Conventional Treatment Options     9 Alternative Medical Treatment Options     10 Current Research Trends     11 Resources     Glossary    & Notes    & Index

“fact-filled”—Infocus.

Elaine A. Moore has worked in hospital laboratories for more than 30 years, primarily in immunohematology and toxicology. She is a freelance medical writer and laboratory consultant. For more information, visit her website at www.elaine-moore.com. She lives in Sedalia, Colorado. The illustrator, Marvin G. Miller, is a clinical chemist. He lives in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments     List of Illustrations     Introduction     1 Health vs. Environment     2 What Are Autoimmune Diseases?     3 What Went Wrong? The Players in Autoimmune Disease     4 Why Me? Genetic Factors     5 Environmental Triggers of Autoimmune Disease     6 Tricky Business, Diagnosing Autoimmune Disease     7 The Autoimmune Disease Spectrum     8 Conventional Treatment Options     9 Alternative Medical Treatment Options     10 Current Research Trends     11 Resources     Glossary    & Notes    & Index

“fact-filled”—Infocus.

Elaine A. Moore has worked in hospital laboratories for more than 30 years, primarily in immunohematology and toxicology. She is a freelance medical writer and laboratory consultant. For more information, visit her website at www.elaine-moore.com. She lives in Sedalia, Colorado. The illustrator, Marvin G. Miller, is a clinical chemist. He lives in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments     List of Illustrations     Introduction     1 Health vs. Environment     2 What Are Autoimmune Diseases?     3 What Went Wrong? The Players in Autoimmune Disease     4 Why Me? Genetic Factors     5 Environmental Triggers of Autoimmune Disease     6 Tricky Business, Diagnosing Autoimmune Disease     7 The Autoimmune Disease Spectrum     8 Conventional Treatment Options     9 Alternative Medical Treatment Options     10 Current Research Trends     11 Resources     Glossary    & Notes    & Index

“fact-filled”—Infocus.