Patients suffering from refractory systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE or lupus) can benefit to a considerable extent after undergoing B-cell depletion therapy (BCDT), as per a study presented at EULAR 2007, the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology in Barcelona, Spain. The study disclosed that 36 percent of SLE patients do not feel [...]
July 22, 2010 | Posted in
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Rituximab, the drug currently recommended to treat patients with cancer can also be used for treating individuals with lupus and suffering from complications of the central nervous system, according to rheumatologists at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology in Vienna, Austria.
It was remarked by Clinical professor Michael Neuwelt, at the [...]
July 6, 2010 | Posted in
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B-cell depletion therapy (BCDT) can help 36 percent of patients suffering from refractory systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE or lupus) remain well without requiring further standard immunosuppressive agents. The finding was revealed by a study presented at EULAR 2007, the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology in Barcelona, Spain.
Reducing the number of B-cells [...]
June 16, 2010 | Posted in
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A mysterious disease could result in the body’s immune system to pose an attack on itself besides transmitting a warning signal for alerting doctors at the onset of its worst symptoms, as per Physicians at the University of Florida.
As per the Lupus Foundation of America, doctors worldwide are still not aware of a method for [...]
May 11, 2010 | Posted in
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A link has been identified between lupus of young patients and abnormal secretion of alpha interferon to the malfunctioning immune systems by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and the Baylor Institute for Immunology Research in Dallas.
Lupus is a condition that can lead to skin, kidney, heart, and other organ damages in children [...]
April 27, 2010 | Posted in
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Patients with lupus and suffering from complications of the central nervous system can expect considerable relief coming their way when Rituximab is administered to them according to rheumatologists at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology in Vienna, Austria.
Lupus is an immune system complication in which the human body executes an attack [...]
April 15, 2010 | Posted in
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Rituximab, which is presently the most prescribed medicines for treating cancer, can also be used to treat patients with lupus and suffering from complications of the central nervous system as per rheumatologists at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology in Vienna, Austria.
Lupus is an immune system disorder in which the human body stages an attack [...]
November 28, 2009 | Posted in
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Rituximab, which is currently being used to treat cancer, is also effective in treating patients with lupus and suffering from complications of the central nervous system, as per rheumatologists at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology in Vienna, Austria.
Lupus is a disorder of the body’s immune system in which the body attacks itself leading to [...]
September 18, 2009 | Posted in
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Drugs commonly referred to as “steroids” are classified as anabolic and corticosteroids. Corticosteroids, such as cortisone, are drugs that are used by patients suffering from asthma and lupus. They’re not the same as the anabolic steroids that receive so much media attention for their use by some athletes and bodybuilders. Anabolic steroids are synthetic hormones that [...]
June 30, 2009 | Posted in
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