Article: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.(Pamphlet)
Pamphlet by: Nat'l Inst. of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases;  August 16, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... them when they do occur helps people with lupus maintain better health. Intense research ... questions researchers are studying are who gets lupus and why. We know that many more women than men have lupus. Lupus is three times more common in black ...

Article: Lupus Survivor: "It's Not an Automatic Death Sentence"
New Pittsburgh Courier;  August 21, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... diagnosis is made. Common signs of lupus are: red rash or color change on ... thinking, and/or memory problems Who gets lupus? According to Susan Manzi, MD, MPH, co-director of the Lupus Center of Excellence at UPMC Health ...

Article: Lupus, Little Understood Disease Afflicts Millions
Oakland Post;  December 7, 1994 ;     684 words ... ... setting off the stress that can cause lupus, especially when one gets more tired ... situations can sometimes set off the lupus condition, and indicated that divorced ... Secondly, Dewhirst said, "when one gets lupus, it could mean more family assistance ...

Article: Facts About Lupus for Media Representatives Covering the ...
U.S. Newswire;  February 28, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... ulcers in the nose and mouth. -- Lupus fluctuates between periods of increased ... symptoms may not be noticeable. Who gets lupus? -- Based on the results of several nationwide surveys, the Lupus Foundation of America estimates that ...

Article: Coping with lupus
Post-Tribune (IN);  November 4, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... that black women are three times more likely to get lupus than white women. Lupus is also more common in American Indian, Asian and ... women. Sometimes, more than one member of a family gets lupus, but the disease is not contagious. After the ...

Article: What black women should know about lupus.(Pamphlet)
Pamphlet by: Nat'l Inst. of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases;  June 1, 1994 ;     700+ words ... ... Does Lupus Run in Families? Most relatives of lupus patients do not develop the disease, but in some families more than one member gets lupus. If a relative of a lupus patient develops signs of lupus, she or he should ...

Article: THE DISEASE OF LUPUS CONTINUES TO FRUSTRATE PATIENTS AND ...
The Virginian Pilot;  May 30, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... antigens. There is a genetic factor in lupus, Denio says, but not everybody with that factor gets lupus. Researchers still haven't found the ``trigger'' that causes lupus in one person while another escapes the ...