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June 23, 2017June 22, 2017
Growing Old Before My Time
Columns, The Girl Who Cried Wolf - A Column by Kristi Page
Every time I go for an appointment with my renal doctor, I’m reminded that I’m an anomaly. Before seeing ... Read more
June 23, 2017June 23, 2017
Virginia Pascual Receives Lupus Insight Prize for Work on Events That Lead to Flare-ups
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New York researcher Virginia Pascual has received the $150,000 Lupus Insight Prize for work that promises to improve our understanding of ... Read more
June 22, 2017June 22, 2017
Climbing Mental Mountains
Columns, Hurricane in Heels -- a Column by Kellie McRae
I have always been a prissy girl, a makeup junkie and a fashionista, so hiking has been a giant ... Read more
June 22, 2017June 22, 2017
Cause of Neuropsychiatric Ills Common to Lupus Seen in Study, Potential Treatment Raised
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Neuropsychiatric symptoms in people with systemic lupus erythematosus may be caused by increased levels of the inflammatory molecule interferon-alpha in ... Read more
June 21, 2017June 20, 2017
A Point About Testing: I’m So Sick of Being a Human Pin Cushion
Columns, The Girl Who Cried Wolf - A Column by Kristi Page
Before every appointment with my renal specialist, I have to get blood and urine testing done. In high school, ... Read more
June 21, 2017June 21, 2017
Voclosporin Combo Does Better Than Standard Therapy in Eliminating Lupus Nephritis, Trial Shows
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A combination of voclosporin and standard therapy eliminated the inflamed-kidney condition lupus nephritis in twice as many patients as ... Read more
June 20, 2017June 20, 2017
Celgene’s CC-220 Seen to Benefit Lupus Patients, But Researchers Urge Caution
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A Phase 2a trial (NCT02185040) evaluating Celgene International‘s CC-220 in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) reports promising results, according to ... Read more
June 19, 2017June 19, 2017
Benlysta Achieves Sustained Disease Control in Lupus, Concludes GSK’s 10-year Study
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Patients with active systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) were able to control their disease with Benlysta (belimumab) plus standard of care (prednisone), ... Read more
June 19, 2017June 17, 2017
Does Lupus, the Joy-stealing Bully, Have a Nasty Friend in Town?
Columns, Hurricane in Heels -- a Column by Kellie McRae
I am a self-professed joy junkie, so when I see too much negativity I either try to counter it ... Read more
June 16, 2017June 15, 2017
How Travel Planning Changes with Lupus
Columns, The Girl Who Cried Wolf - A Column by Kristi Page
Traveling is one of my greatest passions. From the very first moment I set foot overseas, I was hooked. ... Read more
June 16, 2017June 16, 2017
Lupus Awareness Campaign Aims to Let African-American and Hispanic Women Know They Are at Higher Risk
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The Lupus Foundation of America and American College of Rheumatology have started a campaign to let African-American and Hispanic women know that ... Read more
June 15, 2017June 14, 2017
Weather Forecast: Sunny with a Chance of Rain and Pain
Columns, Hurricane in Heels -- a Column by Kellie McRae
Weather is a trigger for lupus. When I was a kid, I would hear older people predict rain based ... Read more

June 23, 2017June 22, 2017

Growing Old Before My Time

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

Every time I go for an appointment with my renal doctor, I’m reminded that I’m an anomaly. Before seeing my specialist, I jump on the scales in the waiting ... Read more

June 23, 2017June 23, 2017

Virginia Pascual Receives Lupus Insight Prize for Work on Events That Lead to Flare-ups

News

New York researcher Virginia Pascual has received the $150,000 Lupus Insight Prize for work that promises to improve our understanding of events leading to the disease’s flare-ups. Pascual is a pioneer ... Read more

June 22, 2017June 22, 2017

Climbing Mental Mountains

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

I have always been a prissy girl, a makeup junkie and a fashionista, so hiking has been a giant ‘no.’ Camping? I don’t think so. But lupus has changed ... Read more

June 22, 2017June 22, 2017

Cause of Neuropsychiatric Ills Common to Lupus Seen in Study, Potential Treatment Raised

News

Neuropsychiatric symptoms in people with systemic lupus erythematosus may be caused by increased levels of the inflammatory molecule interferon-alpha in their brains, according to a study published in the journal Nature. ... Read more

June 21, 2017June 20, 2017

A Point About Testing: I’m So Sick of Being a Human Pin Cushion

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

Before every appointment with my renal specialist, I have to get blood and urine testing done. In high school, the idea of having to get an injection used to ... Read more

June 21, 2017June 21, 2017

Voclosporin Combo Does Better Than Standard Therapy in Eliminating Lupus Nephritis, Trial Shows

News

A combination of voclosporin and standard therapy eliminated the inflamed-kidney condition lupus nephritis in twice as many patients as those who received standard care alone, according to a Phase ... Read more

June 20, 2017June 20, 2017

Celgene’s CC-220 Seen to Benefit Lupus Patients, But Researchers Urge Caution

News

A Phase 2a trial (NCT02185040) evaluating Celgene International‘s CC-220 in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) reports promising results, according to data presented at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR) 2017, held June ... Read more

June 19, 2017June 19, 2017

Benlysta Achieves Sustained Disease Control in Lupus, Concludes GSK’s 10-year Study

News

Patients with active systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) were able to control their disease with Benlysta (belimumab) plus standard of care (prednisone), pharmaceutical giant GSK said in announcing the results from a 10-year continuation ... Read more

June 19, 2017June 17, 2017

Does Lupus, the Joy-stealing Bully, Have a Nasty Friend in Town?

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

I am a self-professed joy junkie, so when I see too much negativity I either try to counter it or avoid it altogether. This is my mantra for the way ... Read more

June 16, 2017June 15, 2017

How Travel Planning Changes with Lupus

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

Traveling is one of my greatest passions. From the very first moment I set foot overseas, I was hooked. I love the culture shock and being thrust into a ... Read more

June 16, 2017June 16, 2017

Lupus Awareness Campaign Aims to Let African-American and Hispanic Women Know They Are at Higher Risk

News

The Lupus Foundation of America and American College of Rheumatology have started a campaign to let African-American and Hispanic women know that they are at higher risk of developing lupus. The aim of ... Read more

June 15, 2017June 14, 2017

Weather Forecast: Sunny with a Chance of Rain and Pain

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

Weather is a trigger for lupus. When I was a kid, I would hear older people predict rain based on their arthritis. Well, lupus doesn’t allow me to predict ... Read more