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14/1/09	Osteoporosis Prophylaxis Urged for Premenopausal Women With SLE Taking Steroids
14/1/09	Methotrexate Spares Steroid Use in Moderately Active SLE
14/1/09	Hydroxychloroquine Reduces Risk of Kidney Damage in Lupus
14/1/09	Lupus Affects the Brain Very Early in the Disease
14/1/09	Peptide P140 a Promising Treatment for SLE
14/1/09	Rituximab May Ease Fatigue in Sjogren's Syndrome
6/6/08	Eighty International Lupus Experts Meet to Address Gaps in Clinical Research to Speed Approval of New Treatments
6/6/08	Is Hormone Replacement Therapy During Menopause Safe for Women with Lupus?
6/6/08	New Ways to Detect Lupus Nephritis?
6/6/08	More Promising News About Tacrolimus
6/6/08	Major Organ Involvement Common in Children With SLE
6/6/08	Rituximab Effective, Safe for Pediatric Lupus
29/2/08	Autoantibodies and neuropsychiatric events in lupus
29/2/08	Risk of Blood Cancer Increased in Lupus Patients
29/2/08	New Genetic Loci for Lupus Identified
29/2/08	Functional MRI Abnormalities Accompany Childhood-Onset Lupus
29/2/08	Duloxetine Reduces Pain Severity in Fibromyalgia Patients
12/9/07	Hydroxychloroquine Offers Survival Benefit in Lupus
12/9/07	New Risk Gene for Rheumatoid Arthritis and Lupus Opens Door to More Effective Treatments
12/9/07	Researchers find lupus clue
12/9/07	High Interferon Activity a Common Heritable Risk Factor for SLE
12/9/07	Antimalarials Cut Cancer Risk in SLE Patients
12/9/07	Multidimensional Approach Recommended for Fibromyalgia Treatment�
12/9/07	New EULAR Recommendations Issued for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Treatment�
12/9/07	Coronary Function Impaired in Young SLE Patients
12/9/07	First Treatment Approved for Fibromyalgia
12/9/07	SLE Patients at Increased Risk of HPV-Related Cervical Lesions
12/9/07	Aspreva Provides Update On Lupus Nephritis Development Program
12/9/07	Gonad Function Often Abnormal in Men With Lupus
17/7/06	La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company Files Marketing Authorization Application for European Regulatory Approval of Riquent
17/7/06	Jury Finds Vioxx Not a Major Heart Attack Factor
17/7/06	Influenza Vaccination Safe but Less Effective in Lupus Patients
17/7/06	Rituximab Shows Promise in Childhood-Onset Lupus
17/7/06	Human Genome says lupus drug shows promise
17/7/06	Acupuncture May Be Effective for Fibromyalgia�
17/7/06	Critical Therapeutics Announces Issuance of U.S. Patent Relating to HMGB1 for Methods to Diagnose Arthritis and Lupus
14/3/06	Review of "Living with Lupus"
14/3/06	Celecoxib May Be as Effective as Nonspecific NSAIDs With Fewer Upper GI Effects�
14/3/06	Antimalarials Effective in SLE When TNF-Alpha Levels Are High
14/3/06	Stem Cell Transplant Stabilizes Treatment-Refractory SLE
14/3/06	Baylor Research Institute Receives $2.9 Million to Study Lupus
14/3/06	Study Published In New England Journal of Medicine Shows Oral Contraceptives Did Not Increase Risk Of Flares among Women with Lupus
14/3/06	Study Uncovers Possible Blood Test to Predict Risk for Lupus Atherosclerosis
14/3/06	COX-2 Inhibitors May Still Be Best Option in Some Cases -- UK Experts
1/8/05	First Patient Treated in Aspreva Pivotal Phase III Lupus Nephritis Study
1/8/05	Valvular Heart Disease Linked to Stroke in Patients With SLE
1/8/05	LFA Statement on Study Linking Lupus to Compounds Found in Plastics
1/8/05	Short Course of Hormone Therapy May Slightly Increase Lupus Flare Rate�
1/8/05	Pramipexole May Decrease Fibromyalgia Symptoms�
1/8/05	NSAIDs May Double the Risk of Acute Urinary Retention in Men�
27/3/05	La Jolla Pharma to Continue Riquent Talk
27/3/05	New Revised Edition of The Lupus Book Available
27/3/05	International Drug Alerts: COX-2 Inhibitors and Co-proxamol
27/3/05	Up to Half Million Americans Will Develop Lupus-Related Kidney Disease
22/11/04	Congress Told FDA Failed Public on Vioxx
22/11/04	AMI and Stroke Outcome Not Worse in Lupus Patients
22/11/04	Glucosamine Not Helpful for Arthritis Long-Term, Study Finds
22/11/04	Oral Contraceptives Safe for Most Lupus Patients
22/11/04	Paroxetine Controlled Release May Relieve Fibromyalgia Symptoms
22/11/04	Vioxx Withdrawal Prompts Reevaluation of COX-2 Inhibitor Safety
22/11/04	Potential New Treatment for Lupus-Related Pulmonary Hypertension
22/11/04	Genelabs Announces Preliminary Results of Clinical Trial GL02-01 in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
22/11/04	La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company Presents at American College of Rheumatology and American Society of Nephrology Annual Meetings
17/9/04	Rituximab Appears to Benefit Patients With Lupus
17/9/04	Drug Eases Side Effects of Lupus
17/9/04	Immune antibodies may be key to lupus-related memory loss
17/9/04	Drug Helps Manage Lupus
17/9/04	Genelabs Announces Publication of Prestara(TM) GL95-02 Clinical Trial Results for Women With Lupus
17/9/04	Fish Oil Supplements Lower Lupus Symptoms
17/9/04	Gene associatied with lupus identified
17/9/04	Duloxetine Effective in Fibromyalgia
17/9/04	Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug-Associated Gastropathy on the Decline
17/9/04	Low-Dose Aspirin and COX-2 Inhibitors Together Increase Ulcer Risk
17/9/04	New Study Suggests People With Lupus May Benefit From Cholesterol-Lowering Diet
3/7/04	Protein Warns Lupus Patients of Kidney Woes
3/7/04	Lupus Research Institute awards $3 million in novel research grants to further new science in lupus
3/7/04	DHEA Improves Quality of Life in Women With SLE
3/7/04	La Jolla Pharmaceutical Announces Publication of Review Articles Regarding Its Two Drug Candidates
28/3/04	La Jolla Pharmaceutical to Present Additional Riquent(R) Results At SG Cowen Healthcare Conference
28/3/04	Human Genome Sciences Announces Selection of Lymphostat-B(TM) for Participation in FDA's Continuous Marketing Application Pilot 2 Program
28/3/04	MMF May Be Helpful for Maintenance Therapy in Lupus Nephritis
28/3/04	Lupus Genetics Study Seeks Healthy Participants
6/3/04	Drugs Cut Kidney Failure Risk in Lupus - Study
6/3/04	Lupus Foundation of America Announces New Five-Year Research Support Initiative
6/3/04	Smoking Can Trigger Lupus
6/3/04	New Study Published in the New England Journal of Medicine Offers Hope to Lupus Patients With Kidney Disease
31/1/04	Alliance for Lupus Research-Funded Investigator Wins $5.7 Million Grant For Work on Predictors of Pregnancy Outcomes in Lupus Patients
31/1/04	Dealing With Dry Eyes
8/11/03	Lupus Ups Risk of Heart Disease
8/11/03	New Drug Tackles Lupus Nephritis
8/11/03	Prolonged Remission Rare in Lupus
8/11/03	Markers for Lupus Seen Years Before Diagnosis
8/11/03	Researchers Determine a Contributing Genetic Factor of Photosensitivity in Lupus Patients
5/7/03	Riquent(TM) Phase 3 Data Reviewed at EULAR Rheumatology Conference
5/7/03	Smoking May Exacerbate Lupus: Study
5/7/03	Mycophenolate Mofetil May Help Prevent Relapse in SLE
3/5/03	Results of Phase 1 Clinical Trial Demonstrate That LymphoStat-B(TM) Is Safe and Biologically Active in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
3/5/03	Long-Term Steroid Use Increases Heart Disease Risk
3/5/03	New Standard to Prevent Fetal Loss From Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome
3/5/03	Fish Oil Supplementation Appears to Reduce Lupus Activity
26/1/03	Chemo Treatment Shows Promise Against Lupus
26/1/03	Genelabs' European Marketing Authorization Application for Lupus Drug Accepted for Review by EMEA
26/1/03	Calcium and Vitamin D Supplements May Benefit Women at Risk of Osteoporosis
7/1/03	Immune Response to Flu Vaccine Lower in SLE Patients
15/12/02	Cloned Stem Cells Could 'Reboot' Immune System
10/11/02	Researchers ID a Genetic Culprit in Lupus
10/11/02	Acupuncture Could Aid Lupus Patients
10/11/02	Rituximab Improves Symptoms in Patients With SLE
10/11/02	New Drug May Ease Lupus Complication
31/8/02	Environmental Link to Lupus Found
11/8/02	DHEA Allows Reduced Prednisone Dose in Women With SLE
23/6/02	Late-Onset SLE May Not Be Milder Than Early-Onset Disease
23/6/02	Genelabs Technologies To Seek European Approval of Aslera(TM) Under The Centralized Procedure
17/6/02	Survey Shows Lupus Is Difficult to Diagnose
25/5/02	Study Finds 'Unexpected' Steroid Levels in Pregnant Lupus Patients
3/3/02	Autoimmune Disease More Likely with Endometriosis
20/1/02	Some Herbs Don't Deliver on Promises
5/1/02	Smoking Linked to Development of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
30/9/01	Researchers Outline Lupus Gene Finding
9/9/01	Endometriosis May Be an Autoimmune Disease
6/5/01	Headaches Not Part of Lupus Disease Spectrum
24/2/01	Diet Linked to Lupus Symptoms
13/1/01	Hepatitis C Infection More Prevalent in Lupus Patients Than Healthy Controls
5/8/00	Influenza Vaccination Safe For Women With Lupus

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