Immune Globulin (IG) Feature Articles

As with any chronic condition, understanding, managing and living with SPS can be frustrating and overwhelming. It’s important to get the best healthcare team and get on top of the symptoms to enhance function and control pain and anxiety.

A form of inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis has many established treatments, with a number of new ones in development.

It can be difficult to discern which foods to include or restrict in a diet when living with an autoimmune disorder, but it comes down to assessing what is best for each individual.

Diagnosing a primary immune deficiency (PI) can be complicated and lengthy. Almost everyone with a PI will concur that the time span between the initial symptoms and a firm diagnosis is very long, often taking years.

Here’s how (and why) to tamp down inflammation in your body. It’s imperative for preserving your health — and for protecting the health of those who will come after you, too.

Adverse events can range from annoying aftereffects to dangerous reactions. Here’s how to tell the difference and what to do.

Scleroderma is a rare and complex autoimmune disease of the skin and connective tissue. It is characterized by a defect in the immune system that creates antibodies against self, which results in cell destruction.

Why consistent, restorative sleep is imperative for maintaining good health.

Pharmacy technicians frequently ask patients when filling a prescription if generic medications are OK to be substituted for brand-name drugs. But for patients to know how to answer this question, they must understand the differences between the two.

The immune system is a complex network of cells, tissues, organs and proteins that work together to keep the body healthy.

A new study shows intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) therapy can promote antibody formation against parvovirus-associated pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) and supports compliance with antiretroviral therapy (ART) and proton pump inhibitors (PPI), which helps manage anemia.

A recent prospective randomized test of the effects of plasma exchange (PE) combined with immune globulin (IG) therapy on consciousness, immune function and prognosis in patients with myasthenia gravis crisis (MGC) has found it not only safely and effectively enhances the consciousness and immune function of patients, but also effectively promotes the prognosis.

A study evaluating intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) for the treatment of dermatomyositis has found it significantly improved patient outcomes.