Dr. Pedersen was active in clinics for 17 years, specializing in infectious and
immunologic diseases of dogs and cats.
«We're not sure why it's so much more prevalent in women — one thought is that hormones like estrogen make some women's brains more susceptible to sensations of pain,» says Abby Abelson, MD, chair of the department of rheumatic and
immunologic diseases at the Cleveland Clinic.
Dr. Dodds: After years of studying and researching the hematologic and
immunologic diseases of animals as models for their human counterparts, I realized that I needed to look more at the body as a whole and what regulated it.
NIAID collaborates with industry and academia to advance research on infectious and
immunologic diseases; to develop and test new methods of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment; and to accelerate the translation of research findings into medical products.
NIAID supports basic and clinical research to increase our understanding of the causes and mechanisms that lead to the development of allergic and
immunologic diseases and to expand knowledge that can be applied to improving techniques of diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
DAIT supports basic and clinical research to improve our understanding of the causes of
immunologic diseases and to develop better diagnostic, treatment, and prevention strategies.
The company has several «investigational compounds in various stages of development» for the treatment of cancer and
immunologic diseases, three of which it is developing with Biogen Idec and one with BMS.
Dr Jean Dodds: «Many veterinarians trace the present problems with allergic and
immunologic diseases to the introduction of MLV vaccines...» 9