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General overview of immune disorders - MedLinePlus article:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000816.htm


Most of the time immune disorders are treated with immune-suppressants. Here's a list of the most widely used immune-suppressant meds:

PREDNISONE
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/medmaster/a601102.html

GLUCOCORTICOSTEROIDS
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/uspdi/202018.html

CYCLOSPORINE - Note: Never eat or drink any grapefruit products while taking this med. Grapefruit in combination with this [and several other meds] can lead to a [fatal] overdose.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/uspdi/202176.html

MMF [CellCept]
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/uspdi/203436.html

TACROLIMUS
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/uspdi/202914.html

MESALAMINE [also known as 5-asa]
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/uspdi/202734.html

ETANERCEPT [Enbrel]
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/uspdi/203628.html

Very few immune disorders require immune-stimulants. At present, there is only one such "med":

COLONY STIMULATING FACTORS http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/uspdi/202628.html

CLINICAL TRIALS:

At the time of this posting, there were over 80 clinical trials underway for various autoimmune disorders. Good idea to check the clinical trials site regularly to see what's new and which therapies show the best results. [Clinical trials often test the new treatment against whatever the current therapy-of-choice happens to be.]
http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/SearchAction?JServSessionIdzone_ct=dadg1 wud31&term=autoimmune+disorders&submit=Search

Found these helpful autoimmune disease links. http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif
http://www.aarda.org/

*Next 2 are links of lists of autoimmune links. http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/wink.gif
http://www.enetis.net/~rbreske/auto.htm
http://www.healinglight.com/autoimmune/linksh.htm

http://www.itzarion.com/lupusana.html


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