Lupus News

After a family member of an Amarillo resident was diagnosed with lupus at the age of 16, family and friends began searching for a way to contribute to finding a cure.

Former Pennsylvania Bituminous Coal Queen and Miss Rain Day Jonella Wozny Williamson raises awareness about lupus.

Lorraine , left, and Dean , son of the town's ultra conservative mother, find themselves falling for one another in the jukebox musical "All Shook Up," on stage at the Cactus Theater.

Formerly known as Walk for Lupus NowA , the Walk to End Lupus Nowa events are conducted nationwide by the Lupus Foundation of America and its national network to raise money for lupus research, increase awareness of lupus, and rally public support for those who suffer from its brutal impact.

Put On Purple Day is Friday, May 17, 2013. Show support for those who suffer from the brutal impact of lupus .

Lupus is a mysterious and devastating autoimmune disease that ravages different parts of the body and has no known cause or cure.

With the goal of topping last year's record total, those suffering with lupus and their loved ones will come together to participate in the Walk to End Lupus Now on the Ocean City Boardwalk on Sunday, May 19.

After a 14-week hospital stay last summer, Adaobi Ugochukwu said the social and psychological effects of living as a young adult with lupus engulfed her.

ATLANTA May 13, 2013- As Jurney Jurray, LLC the boutique of handcrafted jewelry and accessories continues to look forward to a fabulous year in fashion, designer JenA©e Dionne will participate as a featured runway designer at Michael Keith's I'm Just Sayina Celebrity, Charity Fashion Show May 17, 2013.

A concert, referred to overall as Rock the Cure and meant to create awareness of the autoimmune disease Lupus, will take place at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 18 outdoors in the garden area on the north side of the Tornado Gallery, 1822 Buddy Holly Ave.

After receiving a life-changing lupus diagnosis 20 years ago, Sheronda Williams decided she should boost public knowledge about the autoimmune disease, which disproportionately affects black women nationwide.

May 10, World Lupus Day, to urge action and raise awareness of lupus, a mysterious and devastating disease that ravages different parts of the body.

The event is part of America's largest lupus walk program, which is conducted each year by the Lupus Foundation of America and its national network of chapters, offices and support groups.

A lot has changed in the three-and-a-half decades since a lupus support group was formed in Hamilton.

Researchers from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland have discovered that a new treatment for the inflammatory condition, Systemic Lupus Erythmstosus could potentially benefit Irish patients who suffer from the condition.

The state Senate has unanimously passed a resolution marking May as "Lupus Awareness Month," state Sen.

On ribbons, banners and business windows. Head down Saturday, and you'll find purple cupcakes, purple hair extensions and purple flowers.

The Michigan Lupus Foundation is hosting the Grand Rapids Lupus walk Sunday afternoon from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The fundraiser raises money for lupus support, education, and research to find a cure.

Have you ever heard of lupus? Most people haven't. It is an autoimmune, chronic disease that is so little understood that the Lupus Foundation of America calls it "a cruel mystery." About 1.5 million Americans live with it, and its impact is devastating to the sufferers and to those who love them.

Lupus is a mysterious and devastating disease that ravages different parts of the body and has no known cause and no known cure.