17/01/2010 | A new meta-analysis has supported the common clinical practice of combining heparin with aspirin to reduce recurrent pregnancy loss in women with antiphospholipid syndrome.
02/11/2009 | A group of researchers have developed preliminary diagnostic guidelines for macrophage activation syndrome in juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus.
02/11/2009 | Women with systemic lupus erythematosus have a more than twofold increased risk of cardiovascular disease, researchers report.
01/06/2009 | Patients taking TNF inhibitors may be at risk of drug induced systemic lupus erythematosus the latest Australian Adverse Drug Reactions Bulletin advises.
18/05/2009 | The sense of smell is diminished in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and the extent of this loss correlates with disease activity and nervous system involvement, a small study has found.
17/05/2009 | Mycophenolate mofetil is at least equivalent to IV cyclophosphamide in terms of safety and efficacy in the treatment of lupus nephritis, a review concludes.
16/05/2009 | Recombinant human Relaxin disappoints in Scleroderma trial; Golimumab improves active psoriatic arthritis; Chlamydial infection may be etiologic for uSpA; RA linked to measles virus; Reduced blood velocity a hallmark of systemic sclerosis; Which subgroup of RA patients benefits from switching to rituximab?
20/04/2009 | Women taking higher-dose combined oral contraceptives may be at an increased risk of developing systemic lupus erythematosus, researchers report.
16/01/2009 |
Physicians should remain alert to manifestations of autoimmunity and overlapping disease features, according to authors of a study which found a high incidence of SLE features in a cohort of RA patients.
12/01/2009 |
The brain may be affected very early in the course of systemic lupus erythematosus, even before clinical diagnosis is made, results of an MRI study show.