http://lupus.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Lupus GuideSite. http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hi http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2009-02-15T12:00:34Z Sun, 15 Feb 2009 12:00:34 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://lupus.about.com/b/2009/02/26/riquent-no-longer-a-possibility.htm Earlier this month, La Jolla Pharmaceutical company halted the clinical trial of its possible lupus treatment drug Riquent. It was hoped the drug would stave off episodes of kidney inflammation... http://lupus.about.com/b/2009/02/26/riquent-no-longer-a-possibility.htm Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:51:09 +0000 2009-02-26T16:51:09Z http://lupus.about.com/b/2009/02/15/whats-your-type.htm Today we'd like to take a moment to welcome all of those women and men who have been newly diagnosed, or know someone who has been newly diagnosed, with lupus.... http://lupus.about.com/b/2009/02/15/whats-your-type.htm Sun, 15 Feb 2009 12:00:34 +0000 2009-02-15T12:00:34Z http://lupus.about.com/b/2009/02/12/just-the-faqs.htm If you’ve been newly diagnosed with lupus, or have lived with it for some time, you may have dozens of questions related to the disease. In an effort to collect... http://lupus.about.com/b/2009/02/12/just-the-faqs.htm Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:00:37 +0000 2009-02-12T12:00:37Z http://lupus.about.com/b/2009/02/10/research-studying-why-therapy-works-for-some-not-others.htm Interesting news: new lupus research will focus on why some therapies work well for some people with lupus, but not others. The focus of the research study, from the University of... http://lupus.about.com/b/2009/02/10/research-studying-why-therapy-works-for-some-not-others.htm Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:52:45 +0000 2009-02-10T22:52:45Z http://lupus.about.com/b/2009/02/03/first-glimpse-at-new-lupus-drug.htm It’s been 50 years since the FDA approved a drug specifically for treating lupus, and though a new drug isn’t in line quite yet, there are promising signs that we’re... http://lupus.about.com/b/2009/02/03/first-glimpse-at-new-lupus-drug.htm Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:30:43 +0000 2009-02-03T17:30:43Z http://lupus.about.com/b/2009/01/24/finishing-up-passionate-purple-week.htm Saturday saw the celebration of Passionate Purple Week, created by the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) to promote lupus awareness. All women’s basketball games during the week of Jan. 17... http://lupus.about.com/b/2009/01/24/finishing-up-passionate-purple-week.htm Sat, 24 Jan 2009 23:12:51 +0000 2009-01-24T23:12:51Z http://lupus.about.com/b/2009/01/16/advocacy-day-2009-coming-soon.htm The Lupus Foundation of America’s Advocacy Day 2009 is coming up fast. This year’s event will take place on March 2 and 3 in Washington, D.C. This is the 11th Advocacy... http://lupus.about.com/b/2009/01/16/advocacy-day-2009-coming-soon.htm Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:41:59 +0000 2009-01-16T14:41:59Z http://lupus.about.com/b/2009/01/06/newly-diagnosed-living-with-lupus-webchat.htm Rheumatologist Don Thomas takes the stage for the next live lupus webchat from the Lupus Foundation of America. The chat takes place Jan. 14 at 3 p.m., and if past... http://lupus.about.com/b/2009/01/06/newly-diagnosed-living-with-lupus-webchat.htm Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:35:45 +0000 2009-01-06T14:35:45Z http://lupus.about.com/b/2008/12/27/memory-a-problem-for-lupus-patients-study-finds.htm The National Jewish Medical and Research Center in Denver has discovered that patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) tend to have subtle problems with attention, memory and reasoning when compared... http://lupus.about.com/b/2008/12/27/memory-a-problem-for-lupus-patients-study-finds.htm Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:16:21 +0000 2008-12-27T00:16:21Z http://lupus.about.com/b/2008/12/18/social-security-blogger-includes-lupus-info.htm A popular blogger and former social security disability examiner, Tim Moore, recently added a post on his blog My Social Security Disability Blog providing information for those filing on the... http://lupus.about.com/b/2008/12/18/social-security-blogger-includes-lupus-info.htm Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:34:20 +0000 2008-12-18T23:34:20Z