A new educational article from Modern Vision Solutions reveals a growing body of evidence that underscores the critical role ...

Scaling and root planing treats gum disease by removing plaque and smoothing roots. Learn what to expect before, during, and ...

Medically reviewed by Stella Bard, MD CREST syndrome, or limited systemic sclerosis, is a rare autoimmune disease that causes ...

Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus with a history of cutaneous lupus erythematosus are more likely to have high ...

What is lupus, and what does it do to your body? I just had a friend diagnosed with it after many months of tests. — T.S.B.

The effect of combined estrogen and progesterone hormone replacement therapy on disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus: a randomized trial. Ann Intern Med 2005;142:953-962.

Many systemic diseases have unique oral manifestations that can aid a primary-care clinician in making a diagnosis. Careful oral examination may reveal findings suggestive of a systemic disorder.

Doctors were able to resuscitate him. Then, they got to work trying to figure out what was wrong. The man told them that for ...

It is a systemic disease involving principally the small arteries. It frequently follows an acute infection, and the outcome is usually fatal within a year. There are periods of remissions and ...