Type 1 Diabetes
Insulin-dependent diabetes is an auto-immune disease resulting in the progressive destruction of insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. The pathogenesis entails a genetic predisposition and...
View ArticleObesity
Obesity (body mass index (BMI) >30 kg/m2) represents the most common complex metabolic disorder in the industrialized world and its prevalence continues to grow. Insulin resistance is closely...
View ArticleRheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is often considered an auto-immune disease with a strong inflammatory response. TNF-a plays a major role in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (Moreland, 2001). Dietary...
View ArticleType 2 Diabetes
Non-insulin-dependent diabetes and obesity are two metabolic disorders that are closely related because insulin resistance constitutes a common complication of excess weight and is the key element of...
View ArticleAtopic Dermatitis
Atopic dermatitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the skin with a genetic predisposition, of unknown origin, the prevalence of which is growing in industrialized countries. Although in most cases...
View ArticleCeliac disease
Celiac disease is probably the prototype of pathologies linked to hypersensitivity to cereals, which to date have not yet been elucidated. It is similarly supposed that in many patients some systemic...
View ArticleProctocolitis and Crohn’s Disease
Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease are two types of inflammatory disease in adults with different etiologies. Their common denominator is a genetic predisposition for exaggerated responses by the...
View ArticleChronic Fatigue Syndrome
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), fibromyalgia and multiple chemical sensitivities (MCS) constitute three different clinical entities that are, however, associated (Jason et al., 2000; White et al.,...
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