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Lupus Patients Should Have Their Heart Valves Checked, Researchers Say

Lupus patients should be checked for heart-valve abnormalities because the disease increases the risk of the heart condition, according to a study. Earlier research identified anti-phospholipid antibodies as a risk factor for this heart condition. The new study shows that systemic lupus erythematosus poses a risk in patients without the antibodies.

GSK Expands Maryland Plant to Manufacture SLE Therapy Benlysta for a Booming U.S. Market

Booming sales of Benlysta (belimumab) to treat adults with active, autoantibody-positive systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have led British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline to invest $139 million in its manufacturing plant in Rockville, Maryland. The facility, which will expand the company’s bulk substance production by nearly 50 percent, will produce a new subcutaneous, self-injectable form…

Five Ways to Simplify Life With Lupus

We live in an age where simpler has become better, yet again. A quick Google search will pull up hundreds of articles on how to simplify life, from having children to raising your aging parents. I have yet to come across one that helps those os us with…