Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is the most common form of lupus. Lupus is an autoimmune disease – a disorder in which the body harms its own healthy cells and tissues. This leads to inflammation and damage of body tissues in the joints skin kidneys heart lungs blood vessels and/or the brain. Lupus is also considered [...]

Leukemia is a type of cancer in which the body produces large numbers of abnormal (usually white) blood cells. Approximately 28,500 new cases of leukemia are diagnosed each year. There are several types of leukemia, grouped as either acute (the diseases progresses rapidly) or chronic (the diseases progresses slowly).
The most common leukemias are:
- Acute lymphocytic [...]

Commonly called kidney stones urolithiasis means stones in the urinary tract. These stones occur four times more often in men than women with 240 000 to 720 000 Americans affected yearly. The pain of having a stone has been compared to that of childbirth. The stones can be made of calcium uric acid oxalate struvite [...]