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Not getting enough sleep can greatly weaken the immune system. Lack of sleep makes you more likely to catch a cold, or more difficult to fight off an infection.
After 5 years of being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, one every three patients will no longer be able to work.
By definition, when a medication is administered intravenously, its bioavailability is 100%.
Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system destroys its own healthy tissues. When this occurs, white blood cells cannot distinguish between pathogens and normal cells.
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