Lupus Stories
The symptoms of lupus are hard to pin down as they vary a lot in type and timing. Nevertheless, here are some the common ones to keep an eye out for.
Lupus symptoms are vague, so they can look like a lot of different disorders. Here’s what you need to know.- When you have lupus, a protein in your body alerts your immune system even when there’s no virus to fight off. Researchers think they know how that happens.
New research may have identified the reason that autoimmune diseases occur so much more often in women than in men.- People with lupus have the autoimmune disease their entire lives, but it can be managed with help from a doctor. Here are some signs that you have the condition.
Is lupus, the autoimmune disease singer Selena Gomez was diagnosed with, contagious or fatal?
What treatments are available for the millions of people suffering from lupus?
Lupus is a potentially life-threatening disease, and certain populations are at greater risk than others.
A drug used to boost the immune system in cancer patients may double as an effective lupus treatment.
Some women are at a much higher risk for cervical cancer than others.
Researchers worry the treatment will further damage immune function in lung cancer patients with other conditions, like arthritis and lupus.
May 10 is World Lupus Day, a time to raise awareness of an autoimmune disease that affects mostly women.