R. A. A. I. D. is an organization created by Weishendo Publications which is dedicated to Raising the Awareness of Autoimmune Diseases, by using multimedia as a platform to reach others. We are committed to reaching those who are unaware of the effects, by sharing knowledge about these and other illnesses, and how they affect our society.....
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Taking A Closer Look At Autoimmune Diseases
It's been Estimated that 1 in 12 people have an autoimmune disease, or know of someone who does. In the United States alone there are 50 million according to the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association. 30 million of them are women. A person may have more than one autoimmune disorder at the same time (overlapping). They can have as many as three or more.
Recent statistics have shown that an Autoimmune Disease is one of the top 10 leading causes of death in female children and women in all age groups up to 64 years of age. What is more staggering is that the number of people with an autoimmune related diseases, or autoimmune disorder is continuing to rise every year. An estimated $591Million Dollars was spent by the NIH on research compared to $6.1 billion dollars spent on cancer. |
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Diagnosis & Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases
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