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Live Web Chat Examines Healthy Eating And Weight Management In Lupus

11 November 2008

An estimated 1.5 million Americans and at least five million people worldwide are living with some form of lupus, an unpredictable and potentially fatal autoimmune disease. While medications are important to managing lupus...
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Women With Lupus At Risk For Heart Disease

03 November 2008

Women with the autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have a more than two-fold increased risk of cardiovascular disease over women without the disease according to research funded in part by the Arthritis Foundation...
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Nicole Paxson Helps Women With Lupus Feel Beautiful And Confident - The Lupus Foundation

31 October 2008

Teen girls are often naturally self-conscious about their looks. Imagine being a 12-year-old girl out on a school field trip and suddenly having welts and rashes appear on your arms...
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Lupus News Articles Archive - Page 1

28 October 2008

Study Results Show Epratuzumab Provided Clinically Meaningful Reduced Disease Activity In Patients With Lupus

27 October 2008

How Women With Lupus Can Increase Chance For Healthy Pregnancies

26 October 2008

Lupus Foundation Of America Awards More Than $1.1 Million In New Research Grants

16 October 2008

Dr. Betty Diamond To Receive Prestigious Evelyn V. Hess Award Recognizing A Lifetime Of Achievement In Lupus Research

06 October 2008

Lupus Foundation Of America's Live Webchat To Discuss Reproductive Health And Lupus

25 September 2008

The Merinoff Symposia To Highlight New Research In Systemic Lupus

02 September 2008

Human Genome Sciences Completes Enrollment In Second Phase 3 Lymphostat-B(R) Trial

27 August 2008

LFA Launches Center For Clinical Trials Education

26 August 2008

Lupus Foundation Of America Launches Center For Clinical Trials Education

20 August 2008

Karen Evans Elected Chair Of Lupus Foundation Of America, Inc. National Board Of Directors

13 August 2008

MedImmune Initiates First Phase 2 Trial In Lupus Patients With Its Antibody Targeting Interferon-alpha

Medarex Announces Initiation Of Phase 2 Clinical Development Program For The Treatment Of Lupus

Inflammation And Immunologic Symposium Explores New Research In Chronic Diseases

07 August 2008

B Cells Can Act Alone In Autoimmune Disease, Yale Researchers Report

04 August 2008

Newly Discovered Gene Variant Implicated In Lupus - Cutting The Brakes On The Immune System

02 August 2008

Seattle Genetics Initiates SGN-70 Phase I Clinical Trial - Investigational Therapy For Autoimmune Diseases

29 July 2008

Yale Researchers Find New Trigger For Autoimmune Diseases

09 July 2008

Ultraviolet Light Therapy Is As Beneficial For Darker Skin As Lighter Skin

02 July 2008

Outcomes Of Severe Lupus Nephritis Improved By 'Multi-Target' Immune Therapy

18 June 2008

Epratuzumab Reduced Disease Activity And Steroid Use In Patients With Moderate And Severe Flaring SLE

16 June 2008

Specific Location Of The TRAF1/C5 Gene Associated With Multiple Autoimmune Diseases

13 June 2008

Human Genome Sciences Reports Positive Long-Term Data For LymphoStat-B In Patients With Active Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Ovarian Function Preserved In Women With Severe Systemic Lupus Erythematosus When Treated With Cyclophosphamide And Mycophenolate Mofetil

12 June 2008

Lupus More Severe In Patients With Southern European Ancestry

06 June 2008

ZymoGenetics And Merck Serono Initiate Second Phase 2/3 Clinical Study Of Atacicept In Lupus

Eighty International Lupus Experts Meet To Address Gaps In Clinical Research To Speed Approval Of New Treatments

20 May 2008

Lupus May Be Caused By Abnormal 'Editing' Of Gene Messages

15 May 2008

Better Treatment For Autoimmune Diseases Could Result From Sugar Linkage

14 May 2008

Lupus Under The Spotlight: U.S. Congress Shows Support For Women's Health Issues

03 May 2008

Two Groundbreaking Scientists Share America's Largest Medicine Prize

01 May 2008

Genentech And Biogen Idec Announce Top-Line Results From Phase II/III Clinical Study Of Rituxan In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

30 April 2008

Statement From The Lupus Foundation Of America Regarding The Release Of Top-Line Results From A Study Of Rituxan For The Treatment Of Lupus

Rigel's R788 Slows Progression Of Murine Lupus In Preclinical Studies

29 April 2008

Identification Of Genes For Common Heart Condition And Kidney Problem

23 April 2008

Human Genome Sciences Completes Enrollment In First Of Two Phase 3 Lymphostat-B(R) Trials

21 April 2008

Lupus Foundation Of America Seeks Funding Proposals For Research Studies On Childhood Lupus, Nervous System Involvement, And More

$6.8M Awarded To Researchers Worldwide By The Alliance For Lupus Research

14 March 2008

News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation March 13, 2008

11 March 2008

Lupus - Working Together For A Cure

06 March 2008

Kidneys Affected In 40 Percent Of People With Lupus

Child's Play - Lupus Now Magazine Explores Activities For Children With Lupus

29 February 2008

Autoantibodies And Neuropsychiatric Events In Lupus

15 February 2008

Cell Signaling Glitch Contributes To Lupus Progression

13 February 2008

La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company Reports Progress In International Phase 3 Riquent(R) Study

07 February 2008

LFA Unveils New Lupus Education Materials

04 February 2008

Heart Disease Is A Major Complication Of Lupus - February Is National Heart Month

30 January 2008

When Kidney's Ability To Clean Its Own Filters Breaks Down, Disease Likely

23 January 2008

Reporting Several Genes That Regulate The Disease SLE

22 January 2008

Drugs Used To Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis May Have Hidden Benefits

Genetic Link To Lupus, NHS Response

DNA Variations Signal Lupus Risk

Scientists Identify Genes Linked To Lupus In Women

Genetics Behind The Disease SLE Almost Completed

21 January 2008

Genes Linked To Lupus Identified By International Consortium

18 January 2008

Discovery Of New Genetic Mutation That Halts The Development Of Lupus

16 January 2008

Tolerx Achieves Milestone With Completion Of Phase Ib Clinical Study Of TRX1 In Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus

29 December 2007

Two Genes Are Important Key To Regulating Immune Response - Findings Have Implications For Research Into Lupus, Cancer And HIV/AIDS

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