pt. 1. What is an autoimmune disease? The immune system : First line of defense
pt. 2. The autoimmune diseases. The antiphospholipid syndrome : Sticky blood
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura : Murder in the village: the case of the homicidal antibody
Type 1 juvenile diabetes : When sweetness falls from grace
Multiple sclerosis : Electricity without insulation
Pandas : The Jekyll and Hyde syndrome
Streptococcal infection and rheumatic fever : A bacterial mime
Vasculitis : Destroyed pipes
Systemic lupus erythematosus : The red wolf
Alopecia universalis : Bald all over
Sjögren's syndrome : Dry as a desert
Autoimmune thyroid disease : Disabling the body's nuclear reactor
Autoimmune disease of the liver: Lucky woman thrown by a horse
Scleroderma : The woman with thick skin
Polymyositis and dermatomyositis : Ragged fibers
Rheumatoid arthritis : Like swimming through a bowl of Jell-O
Fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and silicone implant syndrome : The mystery diseases
pt. 3. Treatments. Drugs and other therapies : Harnessing the immune system
Alternative and complementary therapies : From acupuncture to zinc