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lupus erythematosus
lupus erythematosus Autoimmune disease affecting the skin and connective tissue. The discoid form causes red patches covered with scales, often on the cheeks and nose. The systemic or disseminated form varies in severity. Nine times more common in women than in men, the disease is treated mainly with corticosteroids.
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Lupus; Facts to Know.
Newspaper article from: NWHRC Health Center - Lupus; 3/16/2005; 700+ words
; * Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a disease in which...disease-causing viruses and bacteria). In lupus, antibodies attack normal tissue; potential...heart and lungs. * According to the Lupus Foundation of America, it is estimated...
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Lupus; Facts to Know.(Disease/Disorder overview)(Clinical report)
Newspaper article from: NWHRC Health Center - Lupus; 6/19/2008; 700+ words
; Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a disease in which...disease-causing viruses and bacteria). In lupus, antibodies attack normal tissue; potential...the autoantibodies or the inflammation of lupus; it is simply a matter of imbalance. According...
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Lupus Foundation of America to Launch New Lupus Magazine; Forms Partnership with Watson Pharmaceuticals and Genelabs Technologies.
PR Newswire; 8/22/2003; 700+ words
; WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. has partnered with Watson...information to individuals and their families affected by lupus. Lupus Now will appeal to both consumers and health professionals...
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Lupus Foundation Launches National Advertising Campaign to 'Stop the Sickness'
PR Newswire; 9/25/1997; 700+ words
; ...advertising campaign developed for the Lupus Foundation of America, a national health...designed to increase public awareness of lupus, a potentially fatal disease that attacks...According to Terry Bell, President of the Lupus Foundation of America, lupus strikes an...
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Lupus Foundation of America Advocates Say 50 Years Without a New Treatment Is Too Long to Wait.
Business Wire; 2/26/2009; 700+ words
; ...Administration approved a new therapy for lupus. This sad anniversary has motivated approximately 300 individuals with lupus, their families, and health professionals...the estimated 1.5 million people with lupus before Members of the United States Congress...
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Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) Applauds Launch of New Lupus Awareness Campaign.
Business Wire; 3/31/2009; 700+ words
; ...Helps Launch Campaign WASHINGTON -- The Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) applauds...launch today of a new national campaign on lupus. The LFA was the Founding Partner with...the first-ever Ad Council campaign on lupus, directed toward individuals most at risk...
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Lupus Foundation of America Fosters the Next Generation of Lupus Researchers by Awarding Gina M. Finzi Memorial Student Summer Fellowships to Five Students
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 6/3/2009; 700+ words
; ...EDITORS Contact: Maggie Maloney of the Lupus Foundation of America, +1- 202-212-6766, maloney@lupus.org WASHINGTON, June 3 /PRNewswire...foster and support the next generation of lupus researchers, the Lupus Foundation of America...
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Lupus; Overview.(diagnosis, causes, and treatment)
Newspaper article from: NWHRC Health Center - Lupus; 6/8/2005; 700+ words
; ...are some of the more typical symptoms of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a chronic, inflammatory...million people in the United States have some form of lupus, and according to the Lupus Foundation of America, more than 16,000 Americans...
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Lupus; Key Q&A.(causes, prevention, treatment)
Newspaper article from: NWHRC Health Center - Lupus; 3/16/2005; 700+ words
; * What causes lupus? The immune system of a person with lupus attacks normal tissue, leading to symptoms such as inflammation, fever, achy joints, and rashes. Virtually all lupus patients have autoantibodies in their blood, usually at...
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Lupus Foundation of America Makes $1.1 Million in New Research Grants.
Magazine article from: Health & Beauty Close-Up; 10/29/2008; 700+ words
; ...AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-29 October 2008-Lupus Foundation of America Makes $1.1 Million...CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com The Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) has awarded...developing new treatments and finding a cure for lupus. Lupus is a disabling and life-threatening...
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Lupus
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Lupus Definition Lupus, also known as lupus erythematosus, is an autoimmune inflammatory disorder that occurs mostly in women. Description Lupus produces widely varying symptoms, although joint pain is reported by most patients and skin lesions...
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Systemic lupus erythematosus Definition Systemic lupus erythematosus (also called lupus or SLE) is a disease in which a person's immune system attacks and injures the body's own organs and tissues. Almost every system of the body can be affected...
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lupus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
lupus , noninfectious chronic disease in which antibodies in an individual's immune system attack the body's own substances. In lupus, medically known as lupus erythematosus, antibodies are produced against the individual...
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Discoid Lupus Erythematosus
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
Discoid Lupus Erythematosus Definition Discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) is a disease in which coin-shaped...appear on the skin. Description The disease called discoid lupus erythematosus only affects the skin, although similar discoid...
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discoid lupus erythematosus
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing
discoid lupus erythematosus ( DLE ) ( dis -koid) n. see lupus (erythematosus) .
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