The Paradox of the Immune System: Protection, Inflammation, Autoimmune Disease and Beyond provides a provocative approach to immunology as a "double-edged sword

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Dr. Marc Lappe crafts a radical new theory of immunity that stresses the concept of balance, and is remarkable for accommodating both Eastern and Western though

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Autoimmunity refers to the phenomenon whereby an organism or body mounts an immune response against its own tissues. As a medical term, autoimmunity is today us