This is a cool video that I received about TCells attacking rapidly dividing cancer cells:
Primary Immunodeficiency
IDF guide for Nurses
New Guide for Nurses IDF Guide for Nurses on Immune Globulin Therapy IDF is pleased to announce the availability of the new, updated and expanded, IDF Guide for Nurses on Immune Globulin Therapy. In response to new advances and treatments, our Nurse Advisory Committee revised the popular guide which was originally developed in 2004. This…
Safe drinking water everywhere
This is a cool gadget used to purify water. SteriPEN™ is the only portable water purifier that uses ultraviolet (UV) light to destroy waterborne microbes. Whether your source is a woodland brook or an overseas hotel tap, SteriPEN purifies clear water by destroying viruses, bacteria and protozoa–including Giardia and Cryptosporidium–in seconds. Carry a SteriPEN to…
Plane Clean Air Filter
Great invention for Molysomophobics (like me after 700+ days in the hospital).. Molysmophobia / Molysomophobia refers to an abnormal and persistent fear of dirt or contamination. And not only for Molysomophobics, every plane should have a lot of this gadgets. During plane travel you’re breathing the exact same air as everyone else for several hours… Here’s what you…
Marcia Boyle from the Immune Deficiency Foundation calls for Action.
Take Action The Time is Now! – Contact Your Senators Take Action! Encourage Your Senators to Include a Medicare IVIG Provision in Medicare Legislation This Year It is critical that you immediately contact your Senators and ask them to fix the IVIG problem this year and to include a fix in any Medicare legislation that…
Gene therapy article at JCI
Article published yesterday at The Journal of Clinical Investigation (where Dr. Orange published the NEMO article about Andy) from Dr. Alain Fischer regarding gene therapy. I called Dr. Fischer once about 5 years ago and he told me he was not ready to use gene therapy to treat children with NEMO. In this article he…
Dr. Jordan S. Orange at the cover of the IDF Newsletter
What a great surprise to see Dr. Orange at the cover of The National Newsletter of the Immune Deficiency Foundation. It means that the IDF is doing things right.
Dr. Orange will talk about NEMO at the IDF 2007 National Conference
We made our reservations to the IDF national conference in St. Louis, MO. June 28-30, 2007. Dr. Jordan Orange will give a talk about NEMO Friday June 29th. from 10:45 am to 11:45 am at the specific diagnosis sessions. These specific diagnosis sessions will provide individuals and families affected by each particular disease a better…
Inmunodeficiencia Primaria via The Jeffrey Modell Foundation
A Neutrophil chasing Staphylococcus aureus microorganism
Incredible video found by Parker’s dad about a neutrophil chasing a bacteria.