In New York, you must be a registered Democrat or Republican to vote in the primary election; a portion of the 16 percent from that district might not know that.
Collagen disease is a term previously used to describe systemic autoimmune diseases (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and systemic sclerosis), but now is thought to be more appropriate for diseases associated with defects in collagen, which is a component of the connective tissue.he term collagen disease was coined by Dr. Alvin F. Coburn in 1932, on his quest to discover streptococcal infection as the cause for rheumatic fever.
What is collagen? Collagen is a protein found in our bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments, skin and cartilage. Essentially, itâs the building blocks that keep us in one piece! But, it naturally declines with age (as do most things) leaving us vulnerable to achy joints, sore muscles, wrinkly skin and brittle bones.