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  • I have long term Sarcoidosis and get pretty good treatment without having to play any priority card, I needed an MRI Scan and the local wait was 6 months, so my local NHS Trust (and this is the rub, there are good & bad ones) paid for me to go to another trust to have one within

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • I have long term Sarcoidosis and get pretty good treatment without having to play any priority card, I needed an MRI Scan and the local wait was 6 months, so my local NHS Trust (and this is the rub, there are good & bad ones) paid for me to go to another trust to have one within

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • I have long term Sarcoidosis and get pretty good treatment without having to play any priority card, I needed an MRI Scan and the local wait was 6 months, so my local NHS Trust (and this is the rub, there are good & bad ones) paid for me to go to another trust to have one within

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • In Bernie Mac's case, he had a pre-existing lung condition that did put him at greater risk, called Sarcoidosis, but even healthy people can get it when their immune system is weakened for some reason or another.

    CNN Transcript Aug 16, 2008 2008

  • "Sarcoidosis," meanwhile, is just a fancy-sounding name for an out-of-control autoimmune response caused by an imbalanced immune system which is disrupted by dietary imbalances and exposure to toxic chemicals through processed foods, pharmaceuticals, personal care products and other environmental sources like pesticides or cleaning solvents.

    Bernie Mac Another Casualty of Conventional Medicine? GreenFertility 2008

  • "Sarcoidosis," meanwhile, is just a fancy-sounding name for an out-of-control autoimmune response caused by an imbalanced immune system which is disrupted by dietary imbalances and exposure to toxic chemicals through processed foods, pharmaceuticals, personal care products and other environmental sources like pesticides or cleaning solvents.

    Archive 2008-08-01 GreenFertility 2008

  • Gary Whiten, 42, from Market Drayton, said: "I need annual echo scans, due to a condition called Sarcoidosis, a disorder of the immune system that commonly affects the lungs.

    Shropshire Star 2008

  • We can add it to the Official Glossary of Procedural Terms containing all the words crime and medical shows have taught us: exsanguination, defenestration, contusion, hematoma, mass spectrometer, stippling, Sarcoidosis ….

    Alynda Wheat's Beat Cop: The Last Patrol | EW.com 2009

  • In the summer of 2007, I was diagnosed with a rare disease that had conquered my lungs called Sarcoidosis.

    Kathryn Budig: When In Doubt -- Breathe 2010

  • All the Sarcoidosis chat rooms were filled with others whose bodies had succumbed to the disease.

    Kathryn Budig: When In Doubt -- Breathe 2010

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