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May is Lupus Awareness Month; Nationwide Efforts Underway to Solve the 'Cruel Mystery' WASHINGTON, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Lupus Foundation of America is calling on all Americans to join the fight against lupus this May during Lupus Awareness Month and take action to help expand lupus research efforts. Lupus is a mysterious and devastating disease that ravages different parts of the body and has no known cause and no known cure. (Logo:...
ATLANTA, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Arthritis Foundation is announcing a new multiyear public awareness campaign in conjunction with Arthritis Month this May to debunk the myths of arthritis. The Faces of Arthritis campaign will feature public service ads focusing on the harsh realities of arthritis and dispelling the common stereotypes often associated with the disease. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130501/DC04740) As the nation's leading cause of...
Thousands support month-long fundraiser which benefits the Diabetes Research Institute HOLLYWOOD, Fla., May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Brenda Novak, a USA Today and New York Times bestselling author, has raised more than $1.6 million with her annual Online Auction for Diabetes Research, in honor of her son, Thad, 16, who has lived with type 1 diabetes for over a decade. Now in its ninth year, the 2013 auction, which benefits the Diabetes Research Institute and takes place...
A gas associated with the smell of rotten eggs has proven to effectively reduce joint swelling, in research which could lead to advances in the treatment of arthritis. Scientists at the University of Exeter Medical School have discovered that a novel drug molecule, which slowly generates the gas hydrogen sulfide (H2S), effectively reduces swelling and inflammation in arthritic joints. For years, H2S has been regarded as a highly poisonous by-product which is corrosive, flammable and...
Custom Publications Will be Delivered to Families Affected by Type 1 Diabetes Throughout the World INDIANAPOLIS, April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- News Highlights: Lilly Diabetes expands collaboration with Disney Publishing Worldwide globally. New educational resources will be available soon for families of children with type 1 diabetes. Lilly Diabetes today announced the global expansion of its innovative collaboration with Disney Publishing Worldwide (DPW), which expands the...
A recent Saint Louis University study revealed that Medicaid-insured children with eczema, an inflammatory skin condition that affects 20 percent children in the United States, do not have easy access to dermatologists. "This is a complex problem and a major health disparity in our country," said Elaine Siegfried, M.D., professor of pediatrics at SLU and the principal investigator of the study. "Thirty percent of all children seen in primary care offices have a skin problem. It's an...
Gastroenterologists in the U.S. and EU5 Agree that Improved Maintenance of Remission is One of the Greatest Unmet Needs, According to a New Report from Decision Resources BURLINGTON, Mass., April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that surveyed U.S. and EU5 gastroenterologists agree that new moderate to severe ulcerative colitis (UC) therapies that offer improved effect on...
SclerosisTreatment.com a division of Ironclad Integrity will present a new natural treatment for multiple sclerosis in a presentation of Dr. Gary M. Levin’s book. Denver, Colorado (PRWEB) April 27, 2013 http://www.SclerosisTreatment.com has decided to help readers confronting various health problems by introducing a weekly rubric of treatments for various affections. This week, reporters will introduce readers to Dr. Gary M. Levin’s Multiple Sclerosis Natural Treatment, an...
Although Physicians are Pleased to Have An Additional Treatment Option for SLE, They Wish Benlysta Had a Broader Indication, According to a New Report from BioTrends Research Group EXTON, Pa., April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BioTrends Research Group, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that the top five unmet needs for new SLE therapies are long-term safety, reduction in disease activity/flares, sustained efficacy,...
Michigan Lupus Foundation Support Group Leader to Bike From East Lansing to St. Clair Shores to Raise Money for Lupus East Lansing, MI (PRWEB) April 24, 2013 On May 18th, Jackie Saunders (leader of the Lansing lupus Support Group) and three friends will be biking roughly 100 miles from the Sparty Statue at Michigan State University to the Michigan Lupus Foundation Office in St. Clair Shores. Jackie was diagnosed with lupus in 2010, and is doing this ride in celebration of the 1,160 days...
