Sponsored by Stanford Health Library and Women's Health @ Stanford

An Unfair Balance: Women and Autoimmune Diseases

The term "autoimmune disease" refers to a varied group of more than 80 serious, chronic illnesses that involve almost every human organ system and include Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis and Myesthenia Gravis. For reasons we do not understand, about 75 percent of autoimmune diseases occur in women, most frequently during the childbearing years. This talk will focus on the health implications for women living with autoimmune diseases.

When:	Thursday, March 15 - 6:30pm
Where:	Fairchild Auditorium, Stanford University Medical Center Palo Alto, CA
Register:	(650) 498-7826
E-mail:	healthlibrary@stanfordmed.org
Fee:	None

Speaker: Eliza F. Chakravarty, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Immunology and Rheumatology

Stanford University Medical Center