Category: Lupus News
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Different Types of Lupus
What Are the Different Types of Lupus? Lupus is a disease of the immune system that causes inflammation of certain parts of the body. There are a wide range of different types of symptoms of Lupus, and the disease seems to affect people in different ways. Some people notice a few mild symptoms of Lupus…
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Lupus Drugs in Pregnancy Won’t Harm Offspring – MedPage Today – MedPage Today
MedPage Today Lupus Drugs in Pregnancy Won't Harm Offspring – MedPage Today MedPage Today Among nearly 300 children whose mothers had lupus, a total of 14% had been hospitalized for serious infections, and of those hospitalized, 38% had been exposed in utero to azathioprine compared with 62% who had not been exposed, according to Mary…
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October is Lupus Awareness Month; Tri-Cities chapter Lupus Foundation to meet … – Progress Index
October is Lupus Awareness Month; Tri-Cities chapter Lupus Foundation to meet … Progress Index PETERSBURG – The Tri-Cities Chapter Lupus Foundation of Virginia Inc. offers the following information about lupus, as October is Lupus Awareness Month. One important function of the body is to combat infections by producing proteins and cells which …
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Vitamin D benefits immune system in Lupus patients – allvoices
Vitamin D benefits immune system in Lupus patients allvoices The Lupus Foundation of America estimates that 1.5 million Americans, and at least five million people worldwide, have a form of lupus. Although lupus can strike men and women of all ages, 90 percent of individuals diagnosed with the disease are women.
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UC Berkeley professor awarded $1 million to research lupus – Daily Californian
Daily Californian UC Berkeley professor awarded $1 million to research lupus Daily Californian A UC Berkeley professor who aims to change the lives of people who have lupus has been awarded part of a $1 million grant, officials announced Wednesday. Greg Barton, an associate professor at the campus department of molecular and cell biology, and…
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Lupus investigators receive LRI’s first $1 million research grants – News-Medical.net
Lupus investigators receive LRI's first $1 million research grants News-Medical.net The Lupus Research Institute (LRI) today announced the first $1 million research grants given to lupus investigators by a private research organization. The LRI Distinguished Innovator Initiative was created to address the current lack of treatments in …
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Celebrity, Researcher, and Humanitarians Honored at the Lupus Foundation of … – The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
Celebrity, Researcher, and Humanitarians Honored at the Lupus Foundation of … The Herald | HeraldOnline.com WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2012 — /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Whoopi Goldberg, physician and renowned researcher Dr. Michael Lockshin, and humanitarians Judith and Wayne Barlin were honored for their work to improve the lives of people with lupus, …
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DMARD Lupus Treatment
Dr. Olivia Ghaw from Mount Sinai specializes in patients with rheumatic or connective tissue diseases. She sees about 50 lupus patients a year and speaks about how common the disease really is. Many celebrities with lupus come out publicly to discuss their battles with the disease and because of this, people treat it like a…
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How Lupus Affects Your Body
Lupus doesn’t target just one specific part of your body. In fact, lupus can affect the entire body. Some of the main areas potentially affected by lupus are the brain and central nervous system, eyes, nose and mouth, and heart. Brain and Central Nervous System Lupus symptoms such as headaches, depression, confusion, mood swings, seizures…
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Infantile case of early manifestation of SLE-like symptoms in complete C1q deficiency.
Infantile case of early manifestation of SLE-like symptoms in complete C1q deficiency. J Nihon Med Sch. 2011;78(5):322-8 Authors: Hayakawa J, Migita M, Ueda T, Itoh Y, Fukunaga Y Abstract C1q deficiency is a rare complement deficiency in the early part of the complement cascade. Patients with C1q deficiency have severe recurring life-threatening infections and…