Scientists Find New Key to Lupus
Health - October 19, 2009
Molecule identified in lab mice may cause autoimmune disease
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Household Insecticides May Be Linked to Autoimmune Diseases
Health - October 19, 2009
Study suggests a connection with lupus, rheumatoid arthritis
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Lupus Worse in Blacks, Hispanics Than in Whites, Study Finds
Health - September 11, 2009
They're more likely to have conditions that complicate treatment, researchers say
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Flu Shot May Be Less Effective in Those With Lupus
Health - July 30, 2009
Certain medications could explain diminished protection, researchers say
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Health Buzz: Lupus Drug Sees Success in Trial and Other Health News
Health - July 20, 2009
Circumcision and HIV infection in females; the skinny on alcohol and weight loss.
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Herb May Offer Hope for Autoimmune Diseases
Health - June 4, 2009
In lab and mice studies, compound halts disease without crimping immune system
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Birth Control Pills Linked to Lupus Risk
Health - April 9, 2009
But doctors differ on degree of peril, saying genetics likely a key player
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Gene May Explain Women's Heightened Lupus Risk
Health - April 2, 2009
Disease-prone mice lacking this factor failed to develop common symptoms, study finds
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Cancer Drug May Offer New Hope for Lupus Patients
Health - March 13, 2009
Small U.K. study says Rituxan could become 1st new drug for disease in 50 years
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Scientists Discover Trigger for Autoimmune Diseases
Health - December 22, 2008
Self-attacking, dormant cells switch 'on' in those with lupus, rheumatoid arthritis
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B Cells Can Act Alone in Autoimmune Diseases
Health - August 7, 2008
Finding points to new interventions to control body's attack on its own healthy tissue
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Blood Cancer Drug Shows Promise Against Lupus
Health - June 8, 2008
Experiments with mice found Velcade reduced dangerous autoantibodies
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