http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Researchers from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) have discovered that a new treatment for the inflammatory condition, Systemic Lupus Erythmstosus (SLE) could potentially benefit Irish patients who suffer from the condition. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-irish-lupus-patients-benefit-treatment.html Arthritis & Rheumatism Tue, 07 May 2013 09:07:52 EST news287136465 People who take immunosuppressive drugs to treat lupus do not necessarily increase their cancer risk according to new research led by scientists at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC). This landmark study, which was published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases this month, addresses long-standing fears of a link between lupus medication and cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-lupus-drugs-significant-cancer-patients.html Medications Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:58:39 EST news278254710 High rates of systemic lupus erythematosus have been linked to living in proximity to a former uranium ore processing facility in Ohio, according to new research findings presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-uranium-exposure-linked-high-lupus.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 13 Nov 2012 08:30:01 EST news272017180 Two new studies by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery have overturned common beliefs about joint replacement in patients with lupus and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-impact-rheumatoid-arthritis-lupus-joint.html Arthritis & Rheumatism Sun, 11 Nov 2012 08:22:19 EST news271844507 Chronic exposure to even small amounts of staph bacteria could be a risk factor for the chronic inflammatory disease lupus, Mayo Clinic research shows. Staph, short for Staphylococcus aureus, is a germ commonly found on the skin or in the nose, sometimes causing infections. In the Mayo study, mice were exposed to low doses of a protein found in staph and developed a lupus-like disease, with kidney disease and autoantibodies like those found in the blood of lupus patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-chronic-exposure-staph-bacteria-factor.html Immunology Wed, 08 Aug 2012 14:55:58 EST news263656546 (Medical Xpress) -- Lupus patients show more severe symptoms of the disease if their vitamin D levels are low, an Australian-first study has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-sun.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 07 May 2012 09:13:48 EST news255600807 To the surprise of investigating researchers, an animal model of Epstein Barr virus protected lupus-prone mice against development of the autoimmune disease. Earlier work had suggested that EBV might promote the development of autoimmunity. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-epstein-barr-virus-autoimmune-disease.html Immunology Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:00:04 EST news252585474 Three newly confirmed lupus genes are opening new avenues of research at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-lupus-genes.html Genetics Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:00:05 EST news252239914 The first step towards successful medical care is to see a physician, but for some patients this isn't as simple or easy as it may sound. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-life-lupus-doctors.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sun, 06 Nov 2011 07:30:01 EST news239784467 Promising research led by investigators at Hospital for Special Surgery may offer hope for women with lupus who once thought that pregnancy was too risky. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-women-lupus-successful-pregnancy-outcomes.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Sun, 06 Nov 2011 07:10:01 EST news239784270 Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have shown that close supervision by rheumatologists and the use of immunosuppressant drugs improve the survival of lupus patients with end-stage kidney disease—a finding that could reverse long-standing clinical practice. Their study appeared in the September 1 online edition of the Journal of Rheumatology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-treatment-lupus-boost-survival-patients.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:13:35 EST news235757596