HHS Announces Research Plan To Fight Autoimmune Diseases

From: U.S. Newswire | Date: January 10, 2003 | Copyright information

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 /U.S. Newswire/ -- HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced the release of a comprehensive research plan from HHS' National Institutes of Health (NIH) to fight autoimmune diseases, a collection of disorders including multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis that affect an estimated 14 to 22 million Americans. The plan will foster research to identify genetic, environmental and infectious causes of autoimmune diseases and to develop new treatments and prevention strategies.

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