Health and Medical Guide to Immunity and Aids Lupus Health information topics about Lupus: Children 1. Childhood Lupus Lupus Foundation of America http://www.lupus.org/education/brochures/child06.html 2. Life with Lupus Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/bone/life_with_lupus.html 3. Living with Lupus Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/arthritis/lupus.html Clinical Trials 1. APPLE Trial to Test Cholesterol Drug against Arter National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/ne/highlights/spotlight/2003/apple.htm 2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D008180&recruiting... Coping 1. Psychosocial Aspects of Lupus National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/lupus/lupusguide/chp6.htm 2. Living with Lupus National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/lupus/lupusguide/chppis1.htm 3. Sexuality and Lupus National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/lupus/lupusguide/chppis10.htm Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Laboratory Tests Used in the Diagnosis of Lupus Lupus Foundation of America http://www.lupus.org/education/brochures/labtests.html 2. Antinuclear Antibody Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/ana/test.html Directories 1. Find a Rheumatologist American College of Rheumatology http://www.rheumatology.org/directory/geo.asp 2. Lupus Chapter Locator Lupus Foundation of America http://www.lupus.org/chapters/locator.asp Disease Management 1. Preventing a Lupus Flare National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/lupus/lupusguide/chppis4.htm 2. Exercise and Lupus National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/lupus/lupusguide/chppis3.htm 3. Preventing Fatigue Due to Lupus National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/lupus/lupusguide/chppis2.htm Genetics 1. Genetic Risk Factor Found for Lupus in African Ame National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/ne/highlights/spotlight/2003/genelupus.htm 2. Genetic "Signature" Linked to Se National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/feb2003/niams-11.htm Men 1. Lupus in Men Lupus Foundation of America http://www.lupus.org/education/brochures/lupusmen.html National Institutes of Health 1. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/lupus/slehandout/index.htm 2. Neurological Sequelae of Lupus National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/lupus/lupus.htm 3. Do I Have Lupus? National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/lupus/tengo/english.htm Nutrition 1. Nutrition and Lupus National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/lupus/lupusguide/chppis9.htm Organizations 1. S.L.E. Lupus Foundation http://www.lupusny.org/ 2. National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeleta http://www.niams.nih.gov/ 3. Lupus Foundation of America http://www.lupus.org/ 4. American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association http://www.aarda.org/ 5. Alliance for Lupus Research http://www.lupusresearch.org/ Overviews 1. Lupus Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00115 2. Frequently Asked Questions about Lupus Lupus Foundation of America http://www.lupus.org/education/faq.html Related Issues 1. Photosensitivity and Lupus Lupus Foundation of America http://www.lupus.org/education/brochures/photosensitivity.html 2. Serious Conditions Associated with Lupus National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/lupus/lupusguide/chppis5.htm 3. Sjogren's Syndrome and Lupus Lupus Foundation of America http://www.lupus.org/education/brochures/sjogren.html 4. Skin Care and Lupus National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/lupus/lupusguide/chppis7.htm 5. Systemic Lupus and the Nervous System Lupus Foundation of America http://www.lupus.org/education/brochures/systemic.html 6. What People with Lupus Need to Know about Osteopor Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center http://www.osteo.org/newfile.asp?doc=r801i&doctitle=What+People+with+Lupus+... 7. Depression in Lupus Lupus Foundation of America http://www.lupus.org/education/brochures/depress07.html 8. Many Shades of Lupus: Information for Multicultura National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/lupus/shades/index.htm 9. Lupus Nephritis National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/lupusnephritis/index.htm 10. Lupus in 'Overlap' with Other Connective Lupus Foundation of America http://www.lupus.org/education/brochures/connective.html 11. Antiphospholipid Antibodies: Anticardiolipin Antib Lupus Foundation of America http://www.lupus.org/education/brochures/antiphos02.html 12. Arthritis in African Americans Arthritis Foundation http://www.arthritis.org/conditions/african_americans.asp 13. Blood Disorders in Lupus Lupus Foundation of America http://www.lupus.org/education/brochures/blood04.html 14. Cardiopulmonary Disease and Lupus Lupus Foundation of America http://www.lupus.org/education/brochures/cardio05.html 15. Fever and Lupus National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/lupus/lupusguide/chppis8.htm 16. Joint and Muscle Pain in Systemic Lupus Erythemato Lupus Foundation of America http://www.lupus.org/education/brochures/jointpain.html 17. Joint Function and Lupus National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/lupus/lupusguide/chppis6.htm 18. Lupus and Infections and Immunizations Lupus Foundation of America http://www.lupus.org/education/brochures/infections.html 19. Lupus and Vasculitis Lupus Foundation of America http://www.lupus.org/education/brochures/vasculitis.html Research 1. Prolonged Remission in Lupus Is Rare, Continued Ob American College of Rheumatology http://www.rheumatology.org/press/2003/pr8.asp 2. Research Shows Common Virus Can Trigger Lupus National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/ne/highlights/spotlight/2005/trigger_lupus.htm 3. Risks from Contraceptive Methods Prove Equal for L American College of Rheumatology http://www.rheumatology.org/press/2004/sanchezguerreo_lupus.asp 4. Specific Cellular Interactions Can Be Blocked in L National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/ne/highlights/spotlight/2003/lupus_blocked.htm 5. Survey Shows Public Lacks Knowledge of Lupus Dange National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/editor/jan04/jan04.htm 6. Scientists Reveal Clues to Lupus Brain Involvement National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/ne/highlights/spotlight/2005/lupus_memory.htm 7. Potential New Treatment May Help Thousands Who Suf American College of Rheumatology http://www.rheumatology.org/press/2004/mclaughlin_sitaxsentan.asp 8. Oral Contraceptive Link to Lupus Flare Severed American College of Rheumatology http://www.rheumatology.org/press/2004/petri_oral_contraceptives.asp 9. Lupus Patients Not Commonly Hospitalized for Coron National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/ne/highlights/spotlight/2003/lupus_CAD.htm 10. Lupus Deaths May Be Underestimated in Ethnic Minor National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/ne/highlights/spotlight/2005/lupus_death.htm 11. Lupus and the Role of Epstein-Barr Virus American College of Rheumatology http://www.rheumatology.org/press/2005/lupusebv0405.asp 12. Cancer Drug Holds Promise As Lupus Treatment National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/ne/highlights/spotlight/2005/lupus_cancerdrug.htm 13. Autoantibodies Precede Disease in Lupus Patients National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/nov2003/niams-05.htm 14. Arteries Clog Earlier in People with Lupus National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/dec2003/niams-17.htm Specific Conditions 1. Drug-Induced Lupus Erythematosus Lupus Foundation of America http://www.lupus.org/education/brochures/drug.html Statistics 1. Lupus National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/fs020503.htm 2. Statistics about Lupus Lupus Foundation of America http://www.lupus.org/education/stats.html 3. Late Onset Lupus Lupus Foundation of America http://www.lupus.org/education/lateonset.html Teenagers 1. Lupus Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/bones/lupus.html Treatment 1. Corticosteroids National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/lupus/lupusguide/chppis14.htm 2. Cyclophosphamide National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/lupus/lupusguide/chppis16.htm 3. Arthritis Today 2005 Drug Guide Arthritis Foundation http://www.arthritis.org/conditions/DrugGuide/index.asp 4. Antimalarials National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/lupus/lupusguide/chppis13.htm 5. Immune Suppressants and Related Drugs Used for Lup Lupus Foundation of America http://www.lupus.org/education/brochures/immune.html 6. Managing Lupus with Prasterone American College of Rheumatology http://www.rheumatology.org/press/2004/lupus0909.asp?aud=prs 7. Medications Lupus Foundation of America http://www.lupus.org/education/brochures/medications.html 8. Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/lupus/lupusguide/chppis12.htm 9. People with Lupus Taking COX-2 Selective NSAIDs Sh Lupus Foundation of America http://www.lupus.org/education/cox2.html 10. Steroids in the Treatment of Lupus Lupus Foundation of America http://www.lupus.org/education/brochures/steroids.html 11. Azathioprine National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/lupus/lupusguide/chppis15.htm Women 1. 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