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Lupus is a Women's Issue (Oklahoma Women's Network Blog)

Fri, 16 May 2008 03:47:00 GMT

FOURTH DISTRICT DEMOCRAT has a post on lupus HERE . In case you don't know, lupus is a women's issue. The Lupus Foundation of America website notes that: It is estimated that between 1.5 and 2 million Americans have a form of lupus, but the real number may be higher. Nine out of 10 people who have lupus are women. African American, Latino, Asian, and Native American...

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HEATHER NEWMAN: Get ready for the Lupus Loops Bike Ride (Detroit Free Press)

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:17:31 GMT

Eight years ago, Lupus patient Yvonne Blackburn talked the Lupus Alliance into hosting a fundraising bike ride. This year, the routes on June 8 will range from 18 miles of casual terrain to a 100-kilometer road ride and 17.5 miles of trail riding.

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World Lupus Day & Anything Butterfly Contest and Exhibition (.: ShaolinTiger - Kung-Fu Geekery :.)

Thu, 15 May 2008 03:44:58 GMT

So May 10th came faster than expected and everything seemed to come together just in time, World Lupus Day was here! The first part was getting the Anything Butterfly Photography Competition running, which we got going with the help of the large member base on Shutter Asia, fellow bloggers giving it a mention and adverts donated [...] Read the full post at shaolintiger.com.

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Better Treatment For Autoimmune Diseases Could Result From Sugar Linkage (Medical News Today)

Thu, 15 May 2008 09:00:00 GMT

Researchers at the University of New Hampshire Glycomics Center have helped identify a specific carbohydrate structure that confers anti-inflammatory activity to a glycoprotein antibody that could lead to improved treatment of autoimmune diseases like lupus or rheumatoid arthritis.

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Sugar Linkage Could Lead To Better Treatment For Autoimmune Diseases (Science Daily)

Wed, 14 May 2008 19:07:42 GMT

Researchers have identified a specific carbohydrate structure that confers anti-inflammatory activity to a glycoprotein antibody that could lead to improved treatment of autoimmune diseases like lupus or rheumatoid arthritis. The study was reported in Science.

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Lupus Under The Spotlight: U.S. Congress Shows Support For Women's Health Issues (Medical News Today)

Wed, 14 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT

The Alliance for Lupus Research (ALR) commends the Senate on its passage of a resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Women's Health Week that begins annually on Mother's Day.

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Sugar linkage could lead to better treatment for autoimmune diseases (Physorg)

Tue, 13 May 2008 19:34:31 GMT

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MSNBC looks at Lupus. (Mia Culpa)

Tue, 13 May 2008 01:13:00 GMT

on Monday, May 12, 2008 at 6:13 PM

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Lupus Under the Spotlight: U.S. Congress Shows Support for Women's Health Issues (PR News Wire )

Mon, 12 May 2008 16:38:00 GMT

NEW YORK, May 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Alliance for Lupus Research (ALR) commends the Senate on its passage of a resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Women's Health Week that begins annually on Mother's Day. The resolution, introduced by Senators Russ Feingold (D-WI) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) calls on all Americans to take the week of May 11th - May 17th as an opportunity...

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It's okay to celebrate it! [Carole 'Building Marketing Muscles' Pyke] (Ecademy: user blogs)

Sun, 11 May 2008 10:15:19 GMT

Okay I know it was yesterday, but I'm living under the umbrella of lupus so I can be forgiven for .... more http://mrlupus.blogspot.com Carole D Pyke MA BA (hons) MCIM richardsonpykeassociates Where marketing is always up close and personal

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Patti LaBelle Wows Crowd at 5th Annual Lupus Foundation of America Awards Gala (PR News Wire )

Thu, 08 May 2008 17:06:00 GMT

CNN Anchor Soledad O'Brien served as Master of Ceremonies for Event to Increase National Attention and Resources for Lupus Gala raised nearly $1.5 million for lupus research and education programs WASHINGTON, May 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Grammy Award-winning performer Patti LaBelle entertained a crowd of 600 here at the annual Lupus Foundation of America Awards Gala...

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Seal Has Lupus (A Socialite's Life)

Thu, 08 May 2008 15:13:25 GMT

Seal made a big revelation at last week's Lupus L.A. Orange Ball in Beverly Hills. This is the same event where Paula Abdul joked about her drunk ass antics on last week's Idol . Besides performing, Seal revealed that he has lupus himself. "You've all shown your generosity and your support, and as a 20-or-so-odd-year sufferer myself, I feel really fortunate to be in the position to contribute,"...

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John Scalzi Shareware Short Story Posted (Subterranean Press)

Thu, 08 May 2008 12:06:21 GMT

SubPress favorite John Scalzi has posted a shareware chapbook to his website, “How I Proposed to My Wife: An Alien Sex Story,” which was originally published as a chapbook to accompany the hardcover of issue four of Subterranean magazine. Best of all, half of what John takes in is going to Lupus research, a disease [...]

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Lupus Awareness Month is May (Green Bloggers Digest)

Thu, 08 May 2008 05:39:00 GMT

Lupus Awareness Month is May and RocknBauble.etsy.com Announces its Support of Lupus Awareness Month with a Donation of 10 Percent of the Proceeds from the Sale of its Lupus Awareness Jewelry. Lupus Awareness Month is May and one of several observances promoted by the Lupus Foundation of America. RocknBauble.etsy.com announces it will support Lupus Awareness...

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Seal's Medical Confession (E! Online)

Wed, 07 May 2008 18:20:00 GMT

Performing wasn't the only thing Seal did at last week's Lupus L.A. Orange Ball in Beverly Hills. The 45-year-old Grammy-winning singer also went public for the first about...

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Biotech Stocks' Various Lupus Therapies: Opportunity or Lost Cause? (Seeking Alpha)

Wed, 07 May 2008 08:55:27 GMT

Ketan Desai submits: For a long time, few drugs were developed for rheumatological diseases. It was considered unattractive from a commercial viewpoint since relatively few patients (compared to cardiovascular diseases, for example) suffered from them. It was also thought that this market had little pricing power. This changed dramatically with biologics such as Etanercept (co-marketed by Amgen (AMGN)...

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Lupus in Fabulo ...... but true (Whitterer on Autism)

Tue, 06 May 2008 23:48:00 GMT

I abandon the little one, his homework and his meltdown. I’m there in a nano second in response to the universal wail of “it was an accident!” Her face is shiny with tears and snot as she clutches her foot to her chest and blows on it. There is no sign of other more alarming bodily fluids. She is of course incomprehensible. I stroke her hair and wait for calm. “I think I’ve got a tooth in my toe!”...

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May is Lupus Awareness Month (Iowa Geek)

Tue, 06 May 2008 20:35:00 GMT

Did you know that May is Lupus Awareness Month? I didn't either, as lupus is a disease that I know next to nothing about. I was friends in high school with a girl who had lupus but she really never mentioned her condition. I recently became aware of FirstGiving.com an online arena where you can raise money online for lupus or any other registered non-profit organization....

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Help Fight Lupus (Blue Star Chronicles)

Tue, 06 May 2008 17:25:00 GMT

Lupus is one of those illnesses that not too many people know much about. I have a cousin who has Lupus and because of that I learned something about the disease. May is Lupus awareness month, so I thought I'd read a little about what is going on as far as Lupus research, etc. I found that there is an online community that is working to raise money online for lupus research...

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Rituxan flunks lupus trial (Fiercebiotech)

Tue, 06 May 2008 10:59:52 GMT

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