Appearance Of Health And Vitality Can Shroud Autoimmune Diseases In Men

SOURCE:  Medical News Today

DATE:  September 14, 2009

EXCERPT:  "While the statistics do indicate that this is a major women's health issue, the current report surrounding President Kennedy's autoimmune problems highlight the fact that women's propensity for autoimmune diseases is not the whole story. ...   Men, too, can get autoimmune diseases; and when men do acquire an autoimmune disease, it is often found that they have a more severe case of that disease."   more

RELATED PUBMED LINK:

Mandel LR. Endocrine and autoimmune aspects of the health history of John F. Kennedy. Ann Intern Med. 2009 Sep 1;151(5):350-4.