They can cause cancer, kidney problems, nervous-system diseases, but it all depends on how much is in the ash, and that depends to start with, with the coal itself.

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Auto-immune diseases are caused when the immune system, for some reason, decides that a certain type of the body's own cells are foreign and starts attacking them.

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The drug is approved for a number of conditions, particularly diseases of the immune system, and many patients who use it have life-threatening conditions.

WSJ: Immune-Disorder Drug Shows Promise for Alzheimer's

It's most commonly used to treat arthritic joint pain, but can also be used for other conditions like allergic reactions, sports-related injuries, immune system disorders, certain cancers and various other types of inflammatory diseases.

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Big Blue is hooking up with DeCode (nasdaq: DCGN - news - people ) in a pioneering three-year deal to jointly sell an integrated computer system that combines DeCode's unique gene-mining software, which sleuths out genetic risk factors for diseases, with IBM's (nyse: IBM - news - people ) servers and database software.

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Conducting research in the areas of cardiovascular disease, central nervous system disorders, immunology and infectious disease, oncology, respiratory diseases and women's health, its best-selling products are Vytorin, Zetia, Remicade and Nasonex.

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They believe the nation needs "a new paradigm for prevention" of diseases and other health issues that can be financed through the Wellness Trust, a public-private system.

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