At least 46 drugs currently in use can cause drug-induced lupus. While lupus-inducing drugs are typically those used to treat chronic diseases, no obvious common denominator links the drugs. That said ...

Drug-induced lupus is more common in men because they are given these drugs more often; however, not everyone who takes these drugs will develop the disease. Specific criteria for diagnosing ...

In patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who had been in remission for at least 1 year, immunosuppressant withdrawal was noninferior to glucocorticoid withdrawal, with no significant ...

(Reuters) - An experimental lupus drug made by Human Genome Sciences under the brand name Benlysta helped more than half of the patients who tried it, making it the first new drug in decades to show ...

BOSTON, July 20 (Reuters) - Human Genome Sciences Inc said on Monday that its experimental lupus drug succeeded in a late-stage clinical trial, shocking many who had written the product off, and ...

HIV exhausts the body's immune system by overactivating it, despite effective antiviral treatment. Researchers from Linköping ...

“The European approval of Benlysta represents a significant milestone, and we are very pleased to be able to provide physicians an additional therapeutic option for treating appropriate patients with ...

Finally there's a bit of good news in the long search for a viable treatment. Lupus is an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system attacks healthy, normal tissue. It mainly strikes women ...

(Reuters) - Biogen and Belgian partner UCB said on Tuesday their experimental lupus treatment met the main goal of a late-stage trial in patients with the chronic disease, a surprise result after the ...

Symptom control Use of rapidly acting agents tailored to the nature and severity of the manifestation Glucocorticoids: topical for mild cutaneous lupus; low-dose oral for mild disease; moderate to ...