Venus Williams and Sjogren's syndrome

Friday, September 2, 2011 - 12:30 in Health & Medicine

Sjogren's (pronounced "show-grins") is caused when white blood cells, the body's natural defenders against foreign invaders, start attacking the body's moisture-producing glands as well. This often leaves the mouth parched and the eyes scratchy, as if full of sand.

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