Thursday, November 26, 2009

lupus

Scientists Find New Key to Lupus

Molecule identified in lab mice may cause autoimmune disease more >>

Household Insecticides May Be Linked to Autoimmune Diseases

Study suggests a connection with lupus, rheumatoid arthritis more >>

Lupus Worse in Blacks, Hispanics Than in Whites, Study Finds

They're more likely to have conditions that complicate treatment, researchers say more >>

Flu Shot May Be Less Effective in Those With Lupus

Certain medications could explain diminished protection, researchers say more >>

Health Buzz: Lupus Drug Sees Success in Trial and Other Health News

Circumcision and HIV infection in females; the skinny on alcohol and weight loss. more >>

Herb May Offer Hope for Autoimmune Diseases

In lab and mice studies, compound halts disease without crimping immune system more >>

Birth Control Pills Linked to Lupus Risk

But doctors differ on degree of peril, saying genetics likely a key player more >>

Gene May Explain Women's Heightened Lupus Risk

Disease-prone mice lacking this factor failed to develop common symptoms, study finds more >>

Cancer Drug May Offer New Hope for Lupus Patients

Small U.K. study says Rituxan could become 1st new drug for disease in 50 years more >>

Scientists Discover Trigger for Autoimmune Diseases

Self-attacking, dormant cells switch 'on' in those with lupus, rheumatoid arthritis more >>

B Cells Can Act Alone in Autoimmune Diseases

Finding points to new interventions to control body's attack on its own healthy tissue more >>

Blood Cancer Drug Shows Promise Against Lupus

Experiments with mice found Velcade reduced dangerous autoantibodies more >>

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