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July 27, 2017July 26, 2017
My Family and the Stages of Grief
Columns, Hurricane in Heels -- a Column by Kellie McRae
When you go through a major loss of someone close to you, well-documented stages of grief occur. These stages ... Read more
July 26, 2017July 25, 2017
Lupus and the Beauty of Hindsight
Columns, The Girl Who Cried Wolf - A Column by Kristi Page
Though it took me some time to realize, there were certain things that I lost in the instant I ... Read more
July 24, 2017July 24, 2017
Time for New Priorities, So Vanity, Step Aside
Columns, Hurricane in Heels -- a Column by Kellie McRae
Once upon a time, I had two rooms full of shoes. One room had high heels, the other had ... Read more
July 22, 2017
FDA Approves Self-Injectable Formulation of Benlysta for SLE Patients
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved GSK’s new Benlysta subcutaneous formulation. With the approval, Systemic Lupus ... Read more
July 21, 2017July 20, 2017
How Scales and Prednisolone Nearly Ruined 20 Years of Healthy Self-Image
Columns, The Girl Who Cried Wolf - A Column by Kristi Page
With three daughters to raise, my parents always worked hard to promote positive body and self-images within our family ... Read more
July 21, 2017July 21, 2017
Large, Multiethnic Study Identifies New Genetic Markers that Predispose People for Lupus
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A study of more than 27,000 people of different ethnic origins revealed 24 new genetic markers that predispose for ... Read more
July 20, 2017
Smokers with Estrogen-related Gene Variations Are at Higher Risk of Developing Lupus, Study Reports
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Smokers who have certain variations of the estrogen-related ESR1 gene are at higher risk of developing lupus, a study ... Read more
July 20, 2017July 20, 2017
Believing in Remission Because Hope for Healing Is Too Hard
Columns, Hurricane in Heels -- a Column by Kellie McRae
It’s funny the difference a word can make in the way you deal with things. I moved abroad, changed ... Read more
July 18, 2017
Stem Cell Therapy Fails to Improve Lupus Patients’ Kidney Impairment, Study Shows
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Umbilical cord-derived stem cells failed to improve lupus patients’ impaired kidney function, according to a small clinical trial in ... Read more
July 17, 2017July 17, 2017
SLE-Key Rule-Out Test for Lupus Is One Step Closer to Entering the Chinese Market
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ImmunArray and Kindstar Global, two companies focused on the development and marketing of diagnostic tools for acute and chronic immune and neurodegenerative ... Read more
July 17, 2017July 17, 2017
Learning, Hard Way, Not to Quickly Judge Others
Columns, Hurricane in Heels -- a Column by Kellie McRae
When I was diagnosed with lupus I lived alone, and I still live alone. Because of this I still ... Read more
July 15, 2017
CTSS Protein May Cause Lupus in Females
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New research pinpoints a protein as a potential cause of lupus in females. The study shows that reduced expression of the protein ... Read more

July 27, 2017July 26, 2017

My Family and the Stages of Grief

Columns, Hurricane in Heels -- a Column by Kellie McRae

When you go through a major loss of someone close to you, well-documented stages of grief occur. These stages happen with death, divorce, and a major illness. I never ... Read more

July 26, 2017July 25, 2017

Lupus and the Beauty of Hindsight

Columns, The Girl Who Cried Wolf - A Column by Kristi Page

Though it took me some time to realize, there were certain things that I lost in the instant I was diagnosed with lupus. The saying goes that we never ... Read more

July 24, 2017July 24, 2017

Time for New Priorities, So Vanity, Step Aside

Columns, Hurricane in Heels -- a Column by Kellie McRae

Once upon a time, I had two rooms full of shoes. One room had high heels, the other had wedges. I rarely wore anything that was closer to the ... Read more

July 22, 2017

FDA Approves Self-Injectable Formulation of Benlysta for SLE Patients

News

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved GSK’s new Benlysta subcutaneous formulation. With the approval, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) patients will now be able self-inject Benlysta once ... Read more

July 21, 2017July 20, 2017

How Scales and Prednisolone Nearly Ruined 20 Years of Healthy Self-Image

Columns, The Girl Who Cried Wolf - A Column by Kristi Page

With three daughters to raise, my parents always worked hard to promote positive body and self-images within our family unit. Ever since I can remember, my mum has tirelessly ... Read more

July 21, 2017July 21, 2017

Large, Multiethnic Study Identifies New Genetic Markers that Predispose People for Lupus

News

A study of more than 27,000 people of different ethnic origins revealed 24 new genetic markers that predispose for systemic lupus erythematosus, the most common type of lupus. People ... Read more

July 20, 2017

Smokers with Estrogen-related Gene Variations Are at Higher Risk of Developing Lupus, Study Reports

News

Smokers who have certain variations of the estrogen-related ESR1 gene are at higher risk of developing lupus, a study suggests. The research, “Estrogen receptor alpha gene (ESR1) polymorphism and ... Read more

July 20, 2017July 20, 2017

Believing in Remission Because Hope for Healing Is Too Hard

Columns, Hurricane in Heels -- a Column by Kellie McRae

It’s funny the difference a word can make in the way you deal with things. I moved abroad, changed the way I eat, and research all I can, yet ... Read more

July 18, 2017

Stem Cell Therapy Fails to Improve Lupus Patients’ Kidney Impairment, Study Shows

News

Umbilical cord-derived stem cells failed to improve lupus patients’ impaired kidney function, according to a small clinical trial in China whose results contrasted with previous studies. The research, “A ... Read more

July 17, 2017July 17, 2017

SLE-Key Rule-Out Test for Lupus Is One Step Closer to Entering the Chinese Market

News

ImmunArray and Kindstar Global, two companies focused on the development and marketing of diagnostic tools for acute and chronic immune and neurodegenerative diseases, have joined forces to launch the cost-effective SLE-Key Rule-Out Test for lupus ... Read more

July 17, 2017July 17, 2017

Learning, Hard Way, Not to Quickly Judge Others

Columns, Hurricane in Heels -- a Column by Kellie McRae

When I was diagnosed with lupus I lived alone, and I still live alone. Because of this I still need to do things like get groceries, even if I have ... Read more

July 15, 2017

CTSS Protein May Cause Lupus in Females

News

New research pinpoints a protein as a potential cause of lupus in females. The study shows that reduced expression of the protein Blimp-1 is associated with an increase in the protein CTSS ... Read more