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The first study to report the effects vitamin D has on the immune system of people with lupus was reported this week a the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting in Chicago. Chicago, Illinois (PRWEB) November 05, 2011 The first study to report the effects vitamin D has on the immune system of people with lupus was reported this week a the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting in Chicago. Systemic lupus erythematosus, also called SLE or lupus, is a...

A simpler system would make it easier for clinicians to treat kidney problems in lupus patients     The current classification system for the kidney disorder called lupus nephritis is too detailed     Physicians would benefit from a simpler classification system when they treat kidney problems in patients with lupus     Lupus nephritis affects approximately 3 out of every 10,000 people, and it can be serious and lead to kidney failure The current classification system for...

NEW ORLEANS, La., Oct. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- At only 16, Madison Tully faced the biggest challenge of her life -- a rare and deadly combination of lupus and sickle cell disease that caused her immune system to turn on her own body. She was at Tulane Medical Center last summer in debilitating pain as doctors proposed a possible cure. View the video: http://tulane.edu/empowers/bone_marrow.cfm However, the procedure -- a bone marrow transplant -- had never been attempted to treat both...

$1 Million for Lupus Research NEW YORK, Oct. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A milestone in lupus research was met this weekend! On Saturday, October 22(nd) the Alliance for Lupus Research (ALR) held its 8th annual New York City Walk with Us to Cure Lupus. The beautiful weather at Battery Park was matched by the enthusiasm of the nearly 3000 walkers in attendance to walk for the cure. The walkers were joined by NYC master of ceremonies, My9 news anchor Brenda Blackmon, ALR Chairman...

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Women with lupus are 50 times more likely to have a heart attack; and all lupus patients are eight times more likely to develop premature coronary heart disease than the general population. Statins, a class of drug used to lower cholesterol, have been shown to reduce arthrosclerosis progression in adults, but have not been investigated in a pediatric lupus population. Atherosclerosis is a build-up of plaque in the arterial wall which can lead to heart attack and...

HAYWARD, Calif., Oct. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Anthera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANTH), a biopharmaceutical company developing drugs to treat serious diseases associated with inflammation, today announced it has completed enrollment in the Phase 2b PEARL-SC study. PEARL-SC (A randomized, double-blind Phase 2b study to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of blisibimod administration in subjects with systemic lupus erythematosus) is examining the therapeutic benefit of...

ATLANTA, Oct. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Lupus Foundation of America, Georgia Chapter will host its annual Night of Hope Gala on Saturday, November 12, 2011 at Mason Murer. This charity event generates funding for the only statewide lupus programs, advocacy and lupus research. The evening will include auctions, dinner, cocktails, entertainment and an introduction to the 2012 Faces of Hope. This year's Gala promises to be a true celebration. With the recent FDA approval of Benlysta, the first...

$8 Million Grant Launches Search for Fundamental Causes Driving to a Cure NEW YORK, Oct. 17, 2011, /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Lupus Research Institute (LRI) launched a major international initiative aimed at attracting the highest level scientists to conduct pioneering research to discover the fundamental root causes of lupus, explore the potential for a cure, and transform the field of lupus research. LRI president Margaret Dowd announced the new Distinguished Innovators program amid...

Raising Awareness for Lupus Science and Services in New York and the Nation (PRWEB) October 04, 2011 The S.L.E. Lupus Foundation opened a window on the world of lupus, unveiling a 115-square foot display window yesterday at 10 Rockefeller Plaza, to generate awareness for lupus, a dangerous autoimmune disease that primarily affects young women. The window also brings a message of hope to those already diagnosed, offering help from the S.L.E. Lupus Foundation in the form of services to...

To view the Social Media Release, click here: http://smr.newswire.ca/en/lupus-canada/october-is-lupus-awareness-month MARKHAM, ON, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - The first new treatment in 50 years has brought increased awareness across Canada of lupus and its impact on patients and their families. This is great news for Lupus Canada and its provincial partners as we work towards a vision of life without lupus. Known as 'The Disease with 1000 Faces", lupus affects tens of...