Lately, I’ve noticed that my hair is falling out more then usual. I think it’s probably because the lupus is active again. Living with lupus is hard enough without running my hands through my hair and it comes out my hands. It’s very frustrated seeing my hair fall out. I have a bald spot so [...]
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"...treating illnesses is why we became doctors, treating patients is what makes most doctors miserable."
"If you can fake sincerity, you can fake pretty much anything."
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When I was in school, I despised writing or reading for that matter. Writing has become my release since being sick. I can express my thought and feelings on living with a chronic illness. It also helps me be an active advocate for lupus, chronic pain, and fibromyalgia. Its become an important therapy about living [...]
Gestern kam sie - die Überraschung. Mein Geburtstagsgeschenk. Dabei habe ich noch garnicht Geburtstag. Aber egal. Kein Grund sich nicht über ein Present zu freuen. Naja freuen ist wohl auch ein wenig untertrieben. So nach und nach muss ich leider Gothes meine ganzen Bücherwurmitäten löschen. Aber man findet ja auch ständig neues... Macht euch selbst ein Bild davon. Ich hab heute ein p
I was once a physically strong woman.
It was gradually taken away from me.
Lupus has changed my life forever.
I once cared for others.
Now I have to accept help from others.
Lupus changed my life forever.
This is not the life I signed up for.
I once had dreams of many.
Lupus has changed my life forever.
Now, I just have to [...]
I found a list of Famous People who have Lupus
It was interesting finding out which famous people have lupus or have died from lupus. Many of us “unknowns” feel very alone living with lupus. Maybe someone won’t feel so alone living with lupus by seeing some celebrities living with or a victim of Lupus. This [...]
This is our 3rd week of homeschooling. Its been really difficult at times. We’ve both had out spats back and forth. Its made things even more difficult because of my daughters ADHD. Monday she was being really difficult her attention span was not there at all. I had to tell her get it together or [...]
When your body’s immune system attacks its own tissues and organs, it results in lupus.
If this inflammation mainly involves your body joints, blood vessels, kidneys and mucus membranes, then it is considered as systemic lupus.
Lupus more frequently occurs in women when compared with men.
Basically, there are four types of lupus, which mainly [...]
I found this beautiful butterfly and it spoke such a multitude to me. Butterflies have become an “image” for lupus. Sometimes its so hard to see that such a beautiful creatures are associated with an illness that takes so many lives and makes so many people struggle just to live and enjoy life. Many of [...]ShareThis
It feels like each day last forever. I have been dealing with issues with my daughter. She’s got ADHD and has a hard time accepting that she’s going to grow up. She wants to stay that little girl. I have to admit many times I feel the same way, but I do want to see [...]ShareThis
Lupus Nephritis
Lupus nephritis is caused by a disease of the immune system called systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). In lupus nephritis, the kidneys become inflamed. People with the lupus nephritis may also have other disorders in other parts of the body. The immune system of people with SLE attacks healthy cells and tissues. This can damage many parts of the body such as the joints, skin,
Lupus Nephritis
Lupus nephritis is caused by a disease of the immune system called systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). In lupus nephritis, the kidneys become inflamed. People with the lupus nephritis may also have other disorders in other parts of the body. The immune system of people with SLE attacks healthy cells and tissues. This can damage many parts of the body such as the joints, skin,
——-Be Aware With Stress Associated Lupus!
Are you suffering with lupus? Do you think stress can initiate the symptoms of lupus? First of all, it is very essential for you to know that in some lupus patients, stress may not cause any direct or indirect effects.
However, it is believed that stress can [...]
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"So most of you are asking is this as good as their debut album released back in 1977? Well let me say that it must be measured on different terms and conditions. This may shock many of you out there but I really like this album. "Homo Homini Lupus" could perhaps be best described as somewhere between classic LDF and modern prog acts with a modern flare. If you are like me
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Good news, dear readers, my new rheumatologist listened to my long and detailed history, asked me a battery of questions (”Do you have any joint pain?” “What about rashes?” “Do your...
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El lupus eritematoso sistémico (LES o lupus) es una enfermedad autoinmune crónica. En ésta, el sistema inmunológico ataca a las células del organismo y los tejidos, produciendo inflamación y daño debido a la unión de autoanticuerpos a las células del organismo, y al depósito de complejos antígeno-anticuerpo.
El lupus puede afectar cualquier parte del organismo, aunque [...]
Different Types Of Lupus
Lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune disease of unknown cause defined by a list of clinical characteristics in association with auto antibody production. There are different types of skin involvement in Lupus Erythematosus...
Frequently Asked Questions About Lupus
How Is Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus Diagnosed?
What Else Looks Like Lupus Erythematosus Of The Skin?
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World Lupus Day will be celebrated at 1 Utama on the 10th May. The event will be launched by the Minister of Health, YB Dato’ Liow Tiong Lai. A photography exhibition of entries on ANYTHING...
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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!”“Are you sure? How did you manage that? Let me see.”“No you’re gonna dig it out with tweezers or a needle or take me to the Emergency Room.”“Maybe, but lets take a look first. No touching, promise!”She relinquishes custody of the foot. I peer through bifocals. “It looks like a blood blister to me.”“What’s a blood blister?”“It’s a blister under th
Genentech, Inc. (NYSE:DNA) and Biogen Idec, Inc. (Nasdaq:BIIB) came out this morning with some disappointing news. The biotech giants have announced that a...
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Systemic lupus erythermatosus, commonly referred as lupus, is a chronic inflammatory disease which mostly affects women rather than men.
It is an auto immune disease which mainly attacks on various tissues, cells and organs of your body, causing damage and dysfunction to the immune system.
Systemic lupus is a chronic illness which [...]
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is more common in women than men.
It is found that the ratio of SLE in women to men is nine to one. Although systemic lupus erythematosus is a rare disease, it is recognized globally.
The effect of systemic lupus erythematosus on the body involves various systems.
The manifestations of [...]
By: Mitamins Team Lupus disease, like any autoimmune disease, is an extremely difficult condition to treat. How can you fight against something causing you immense discomfort when that something is your own body? Because of this, lupus treatment is often restricted to controlling the signs and symptoms of lupus while the cause of the disease is found. In 90% of cases the cause is never found, meaning a long course of medication for many. This is why more and more people are turning to the natural choice of vitamins as lupus treatment. A leading light in natural lupustreatment is vitamin E.Lupus: The Enemy WithinWhat can vitamin E do to relieve the signs and symptoms of lupus? The answer to that question begins with looking more closely with what we are up against. The most dangerous and co
Colostrum is a special fluid secreted by the mammary glands of all mammals near
the time of birthing. Its purpose is to promote good health in the newborn.
Colostrum works for adults as well as infants. Colostrum for human use is
harvested from dairy cattle after the calves have been given an amount adequate
for their needs. Colostrumhas been [...]
These are lupus factors and symptoms of lupus.FactorsGenetic factor enhance the tendency to cause auto immune problems and auto immune diseases like lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and thyroid immune trouble.Some scientists believe, immune system in lupus is easily stimulated by external factor like virus. Sometimes lupus symptoms worsen when patients were exposed to sunlight.Lot of medications is reported to become trigger to SLE. Most of these drugs are said stimulating the immune system.Female hormone system is also associated with SLE. Hormone relationship with SLE however is still in study.Genetic mutation that disrupts the 'garbage disposal' system inside the body is associated with the onset of SLE.SymptomsRed rashes or face discoloration. Usually shape like butterfly at nose and eyes a
How to identify lupus and the treatment for lupus.Identifying LupusLupus is chronic inflammation caused auto immune disease and occurs when body tissues are attacked by body immune system.Immune system is a very complex system inside the body, designed to fight disease transmission agents such as bacteria and impurities that enters into the body. However, for lupus patient, the system produced abnormal antibodies in the blood targeting own tissues inside the body.Because of antibody and inflammation accompanying cell can involve any body tissues, lupus have the potential to affect any body area. Lupus could cause skin, lung, heart, kidney, joint or nervous system diseases.When the attack happened on the skin, it is called lupus, but when it involves different organs, it is known as SLE.Lup
My Health - More than five millions world populations face uncertain future after been diagnosed with the problem 'systemic lupus erythematosus' (SLE) or in short Lupus.Until now, there are no drug and in-depth study to tackle lupus. It symptoms which resemble other diseases symptoms also causing patient being wrongly diagnosed. So, it is not strange although lupus already have been known in medical world since 1800, but medications to control lupus is still 'borrowed' from other diseases.Lupus is difficult to be traced. Its major symptoms are joint pain, fatigue, skin rashes and fever, similar to most common diseases. Those circumstances cause patients to receive treatments for diseases they did not have. Currently, lupus patients are incurable and may cause fatality.Until when this scena
Systemic lupus erythematosus (also called SLE or lupus) is a chronic inflammatory disease that can affect the skin, joints, kidneys, lungs, nervous system, and other organs of the body. Patients with lupus may also develop premature cardiovascular disease. Researchers randomly assigned 60 patients with lupus in a double-blind, placebo controlled trial to determine the effect of dietary supplementation with omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on disease activity and endothelial function.
The investigators employed various methods to measure lupus disease activity and to study endothelial function and cell damaging free radical molecules in this 24-week study.
At the end of the study, participants who had been taking omega-3 fish oil showed significant improvement in all areas of measurement, including improved blood vessel function and a reduction in cell damaging molecules—resulting in potential cardiovascular benefits. There was also a significant improvement in a number of the symp
Lupus appears in women of childbearing age.
Women with lupus are advised to avoid pregnancy, as lupus symptoms may worsen or pregnancy may result in miscarriage.
If you are pregnant woman with lupus, it affects your kidneys and there is an increased risk to the unborn baby.
Fertility or the ability to conceive [...]
WOMENS HEALTH-What is lupus?
Lupus, also called systemic lupus erythematosus (sis-teh-mik lew-pus er-eh-thee-muh-toh-sis) or SLE, is a disease that affects your immune system. Normally, your immune system fights infections caused by germs. Instead of protecting your body, your immune system makes the mistake of attacking your body's healthy cells. Lupus can affect almost any [...]
WOMENS HEALTH-What is lupus?
Lupus, also called systemic lupus erythematosus (sis-teh-mik lew-pus er-eh-thee-muh-toh-sis) or SLE, is a disease that affects your immune system. Normally, your immune system fights infections caused by germs. Instead of protecting your body, your immune system makes the mistake of attacking your body's healthy cells. Lupus can affect almost any [...]
A genetic variation has been identified that increases the risk of two chronic, autoimmune inflammatory diseases: rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus). These research findings result from a long-time collaboration between the Intramural Research Program (IRP) of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) and other organizations. NIAMS is part of the National Institutes of Health.These results appear in the New England Journal of Medicine."Although both diseases are believed to have a strong genetic component, identifying the relevant genes has been extremely difficult," says study coauthor Elaine Remmers, Ph.D., of the Genetics and Genomics Branch of the Intramural Research Program at the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. Dr. Remmers and her colleagues tested variants within 13 candidate genes located in a region of chromosome 2, which they had previously linked with RA, for associ
The dog (Canis lupus familiaris) is a domestic subspecies of the wolf, a mammal of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. The term encompasses both feral and pet varieties and is also sometimes used to describe wild canids of other subspecies or species. The domestic dog has been (and continues to be) one of the most widely-kept working and companion animals in human history, as well as being a food source in some cultures.The dog has developed into hundreds of varied breeds. Height measured to the withers ranges from a few inches in the Chihuahua to a few feet in the Irish Wolfhound; color varies from white through grays (usually called blue) to black, and browns from light (tan) to dark ("red" or "chocolate") in a wide variation of patterns; and, coats can be very short to several ce
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Di antara kisah ‘sukses’ para TKI, banyak kita dengar serpihan kisah pahit yang harus mereka alami di negeri orang. Terus terang saya sendiri tidak mengetahui secara detail apa yang sebenarnya terjadi di sana, namun berdasarkan cerita seorang narasumber (kebetulan seorang blogger) [...]
Permasalahan negeri ini sungguh sangat kompleks. Suguhan setiap hari di televisi dan media cetak sungguh menyajikan pemandangan mengerikan bagi siapapun yang memiliki hati nurani. Pembunuhan serta tindakan kriminal berdasar atas desakan ekonomi bukan lagi menjadi sesuatu yang berlebihan. Semua nampak biasa saja. Jam makan siang pun berisi dengan berita-berita berbagai kasus kriminal yang melanda kehidupan [...]
Lupus is also referred to as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects your immune system, which fights against the organisms that cause infections to your body.
It has been found that about nine out of ten people who have lupus are women.
If you are with lupus [...]
By Denise MorganLupus is a difficult to diagnose disease of the autoimmune system. Doctors are baffled about the cause of lupus and because of this, there is currently no medical cure for lupus.Lupus affects the skin, joints, heart, lungs, blood vessels, kidneys, and brain. Lupus can be hard to diagnose because it affects every patient differently. In fact, lupus can have varied effects for the same patient through time.The Immune SystemYour immune system protects your body from foreign bodies, bacteria, microbes, viruses and other germs. White blood cells and antibodies attack foreign material, destroy it, break it down, and remove it from your body.Lupus causes the immune system to mistake healthy cells and tissue as foreign invaders. This causes the immune system to attack the body. Destruction of healthy tissue and cells causes inflammation and damages various tissue and organs.Symptoms of LupusPatients with lupus go through cycles of symptoms. Lupus symptoms can range from being m
You have been told that your skin rashes resemble lupus disease, where there is no cure.
Despite of the fact that there is no known cure for lupus disease, you have many treatments that give relief from lupus symptoms.
Lupus is a widespread and chronic autoimmune disease that mostly affects women.
If you are [...]
Owing to the fact that it involves damages to the body’s own tissues, cells, and organs with the immune system’s disability in determining the foreign organisms (antigens) with the body’s own cells and tissue, lupus is defined as an autoimmune disease.
The immune system is responsible for producing proteins called antibodies to [...]
J Dilla loyalist Wanja Lange took some time to speak with Dilla’s fam, Uncle Herm and cousin Shon about the J Dilla Project and Lupus awareness.
Says Lange,
We cannot bring James Yancey back. But what we can and should do is keep his memory alive and most importantly help the victims who now deal with the pain that Lupus brings. Whether it’s the ones who were diagnosed to have it, or their families and friends who hurt just as much. It is our responsibility to help, to bring awareness.
And that is what James Yanceys family is doing now. They formed a project to raise money for the research of the disease Lupus and to help the victims. I believe this is of a very high significance, so I had a talk with J.Dillas uncle Herm and his cousin Shon, for them to tell us about their project, their personal memories of a lost family member and what we can do to help.
Read the interview at Lange’s blog, here.
This 18 yr girl was brought for asymptomatic lesion on left elbow since last 3 months.It was a small papule to begin with, then grew slowly but steadily to attain present size. There is spontaneous healing with atrophy in the upper half .Secondary infection at the lower border is since last 5 days,Another small lesion inferior to the main lesion is post traumatic ecthyma (since 10 days.)There is no h/o injury prior to the main lesion.She also developed slightly tender matted epitrochlear lymphadenopathy 1month after the onset of the lesion.She had taken Anti tubercular treatment for 9 months(1 yr back )for pulmonary Kochs.Her father also had pulmonary Kochs.
System: Skin Subject: Lupus Abstract: Since nobody knows the precise cause of the Lupus,nobody knows the ultimate cure. The treatment relievessymptoms and decreases inflammation. Website: www.kavokin.com (http://www.kavokin.com/) Reference: www.rdoctor.com (http://www.rdoctor.com/)
Title: Gray Wolf, Alternative Title: (Canis lupus), Creator: Brooks, Tracy - Mission Wolf/USFWS, Source: WO5232, Publisher:U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Contributor: DIVISION OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS.Language: EN - ENGLISH, Rights: (public domain), Audience: (general), Subject: Animal, wildlife, mammals, reintroduction, resource management."The gray wolf, including the eastern subspecies, the eastern timber wolf (Canis lupus lycaon), is a large animal. Adults weigh 50-l00 pounds (23-46 kg). Males are generally heavier than females." Gray Wolf Fact Sheet FULL TEXT"The sound of a howling timber wolf is becoming a more common event in Wisconsin. A growing population, of wolves now live in Wisconsin, one of about a dozen states in the country where timber wolves exist in the wild." Timber Wolf FULL TEXTUnless otherwise indicated, resources in the Digital Library System are in the public domain. No restrictions or copyrights are placed upon these materials. You may credit the source of the resou
El lupus erimatoso sistemico representa a una de las patologias mas graves que puede golpear los tejidos conectivos o sea aquellos tejidos capaz de asegurar un grado indispensable de sosten, nutrimento e interaccion reciproca de los organos, incluidos aquellos vitales como corazon y pulmones. La gravedad de la enfermedad es debida al amplio rayo de accion de la misma: ademas del aparato cardio-cir
