The Autoimmune Connection: Essential Information for Women on Diagnosis, Treatment, and Getting On With Your Life [Paperback]

Rita Baron-Faust (Author), Jill Buyon (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 15, 2004

As featured in the New York Times and recommended by the National Women's Health Resource Center and the Society for Women's Health Research, The Autoimmune Connection discusses the links between autoimmune diseases and offers up-to-date information on diagnosis, treatments, and risks for women with one or more autoimmune disease, such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, or Crohn's disease.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...provides valuable information on managing one's own disorder and lists treatments and possible new ways to alter immune responses." -- New York Times, July 1, 2003

"These disorders pose unique treatment challenges, and this up-to-date information provided will be welcome in women's health collections." -- Library Journal, February 2003

...delivers a comprehensive picture of the disease... -- Associated Press, 2003 Health & Fitness Book Feature --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Back Cover

Title: The Autoimmune Connection PB reprint

Author: Buyon and Baron-Faust

ISBN: 0071433155

Category: Health

Trim Size: 6 x 9

UPC: 639785385615

Price: $16.95

[front cover quote]

"Provides valuable information on managing one's own disorder, lists treatments and possible new ways to alter immune responses, and cites ways that autoimmune diseases can vary at different ages."
--The New York Times Science Times

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[category] Health

"Essential reading that will empower the millions of women who suffer from these common diseases."
--Christiane Northrup, M.D., author of Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom and The Wisdom of Menopause

"Arms women with the knowledge they need to obtain accurate diagnoses and the best possible treatments."
--The National Women's Heath Resource Center

"A truly remarkable book that covers the full spectrum of autoimmunity and the myriad of ways it influences the lives of women."
--John H. Klippel, M.D., President and CEO, Arthritis Foundation

"This book will be a lifesaver for millions of women with autoimmune diseases. No longer will women have to bounce from specialist to specialist to get answers. Here's information on autoimmunity that many doctors don't even have."
--Kellie Martin, actor and spokesperson, American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association

In The Autoimmune Connection you'll learn:

• How to sort out vague and seemingly unrelated early signs and symptoms
• Which diagnostic tests you may need and what the results can mean
• How autoimmune diseases and their treatments can affect you at different stages of life
• What new treatments and therapies are on the horizon
• Where to find the proper specialist and how to navigate the health-care system

Rita Baron-Faust is an award-winning medical journalist and author of five books on women's health. She serves on the board of directors of the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and son.

Jill P. Buyon, M.D., is a professor of medicine at the New York University School of Medicine and is the founder and director of the Lupus Clinic at the Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute in New York City. She lives in New Rochelle, New York, with her family.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (March 15, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071433155
• ISBN-13: 978-0071433150
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 5.7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #194,451 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #41 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Disorders & Diseases > Immune Systems

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42 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MUCH NEEDED BOOK FOR MEDICAL & NON-MEDICAL PERSONNEL, December 29, 2003

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"uniqueprincess" (Dublin, GA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Autoimmune Connection : Essential Information for Women on Diagnosis, Treatment, and Getting On with Your Life (Hardcover)

This book is a must-read for all who have or suspect they or family members or friends have an autoimmune disorder. It is presented in a very organized and efficent manner and is helpful to the patient as well as the health care professional.

It is obvious that the authors have throughly researched all the materials necessary to present accurate, unbiased and essential information. The book is well organized, cross-referenced and covers autoimmune disorders from A to Z.

In addition to the book itself, the resources listed in it are priceless!

Even after being a Myasthenia Gravis patient and coping with the disorder for years, I learned more about Myasthenia by reading this book. I also gave my doctor a copy! Those of us with autoimmune disorders should make it priority read!

The interviews with patients were especially helpful and those with health care professionals were excellent. The possibility of a female having an autoimmune disorder is much higher than that of a male, so the book's main focus is on women. However, it is extremely helpful to men, also.

My family and friends now understand much more about my disease. Congratulations to the authors on a much awaited and much needed book.

31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrifically helpful, October 27, 2003

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Patricia D. Hammond (New Jersey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Autoimmune Connection : Essential Information for Women on Diagnosis, Treatment, and Getting On with Your Life (Hardcover)

I found this book quite helpful in sorting through the maze of symptoms of various autoimmune disorders. It even helped me to self-diagnose one I did not know I had. The information is well laid out; it is comprehensive and current while not overly scientific. The cross reference of other automimmune diseases is particularly useful.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very informative book for those who suffer from auto immune diseases, January 9, 2007

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Mr. J. V. Newman - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Autoimmune Connection: Essential Information for Women on Diagnosis, Treatment, and Getting On With Your Life (Paperback)

This book is well presented and full of interesting facts. Although aimed at the layman it uses rather a lot of medical terminology and certainly hits hard. If you have the misfortune to have one or more auto immune diseases and want to be informed about the course of your illness, the medication available and the research into new medication and possible cures, I would certainly recommend this book. However it is not for the faint hearted!

Pam Newman