Questions persist: Environmental factors in autoimmune disease

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Questions persist: Environmental factors in autoimmune disease.

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By W. Schmidt Environmental Health Perspectives 2 June 2011

According to current estimates by the National Institutes of Health, as

many as 23.5 million Americans may be afflicted with at least one

autoimmune condition. Several are increasing in frequency at rates

suggesting involvement of environmental factors.

" Our gene sequences aren't changing fast enough to account for the

increases, " says Fred , the director the Environmental

Autoimmunity Group at the NIEHS. " Yet our environment is -- we've got

80,000 chemicals approved for use in commerce, but we know very little

about their immune effects. "

Should prevalence rates for heart disease and cancer continue their

decline, says, autoimmune diseases could become some of the

costliest and most burdensome illnesses in the United States.

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it has to do with antibiotics, and leaky gut.

On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 8:07 PM, Binstock wrote:

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> By W. Schmidt Environmental Health Perspectives 2 June 2011

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> According to current estimates by the National Institutes of Health, as

> many as 23.5 million Americans may be afflicted with at least one

> autoimmune condition. Several are increasing in frequency at rates

> suggesting involvement of environmental factors.

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> " Our gene sequences aren't changing fast enough to account for the

> increases, " says Fred , the director the Environmental

> Autoimmunity Group at the NIEHS. " Yet our environment is -- we've got

> 80,000 chemicals approved for use in commerce, but we know very little

> about their immune effects. "

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> Should prevalence rates for heart disease and cancer continue their

> decline, says, autoimmune diseases could become some of the

> costliest and most burdensome illnesses in the United States.

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