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Paula Abdul, Natasha Bedingfield and Stars Support Lupus LA Orange Ball

Paula Adbul, Natasha Bedingfield, Kellie Martin (Smooch), Carolyn Hennessy (Cougar Town), Toni Braxton, Verdine White (Earth, Wind & Fire),...
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LFA seeks national attention for Lupus issues

The Lupus Foundation of America (LFA), a nonprofit organization, is leading efforts to bring national attention to the disease. Lupus is a chronic...
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America's Got Talent Host Nick Cannon: What is a lupus-like autoimmune disease?

The name Nicholas Scott "Nick" Cannon may not be a familiar one to you, but this 31-year old is married to Mariah Carey. He is an actor,...
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Is the the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardasil safe for your kids?

A new study has shown that the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardasil does notcause autoimmunedisease. Please note that this two-year study...
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Celebrity Autoimmune Series: Toni Braxton

You may want to start with What is Lupus?(Part 2) and read Part 1and Part 3.Lupus is comprised of four different types of autoimmune diseases. The...
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Introduction to autoimmune arthritis

Arthritis, defined, means joint pain. It is degenerative, caused by wear or tear, obesity or injury and is localized typically to the weight...
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Part 2: What is lupus? May is National Lupus Awareness Month

May is National Lupus Awareness Month. Lupus may not be a household name like Multiple Sclerosis but it is of the more known autoimmune diseases....
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Part 1: It is National Women's Health Week and Lupus Awareness Month

The week of May 8 through May 14, 2011 has been deemed National Women’s Health Week. The month of May is Lupus Awareness Month. The event...
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Events, books highlight Flannery O'Connor legacy (part 4): Those who wait

  • Writers from Savannah Georgia
  • March 15, 2011
Welcome to the final installment of the four-part series by Aberjhani on the classic American author Flannery O'Connor:Impaired as she was by...
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FDA approval of BENLYSTA® offers first new hope for lupus patients in 50 years

Two pharmaceutical companies, Human Genome Sciences, Inc (HGS). and GlaxoSmithKline PLC ( GSK), jointly announced the FDA approval of BENLYSTA®...
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