It's important to be up on the latest news. Here are some recent articles written about the illness.

• State expert finds clues to save lives
• Severe lupus may respond to drug combo
• Immune Systems Increasingly On Attack
• Autoantibodies Correlate with Lupus Neuropsychiatric Events
• Overabundance of Immune Cells Might Trigger Lupus
• Gene studies home in on lupus cause
• Functional MRI abnormalities accompany childhood-onset lupus
• 2 Genes are Important Key to Regulating Immune Response
• New Approach for Attacking Lupus Identified
• Psoriasis, lupus linked to genes: study
• Mycophenolate Mofetil Reduces Lupus Flares and Cuts Prednisone Use: Presented at ACR
• Researchers Investigate Ways to Detect Lupus-associated Kidney Disease
• Biomarkers May Identify Risk for Preeclampsia in Lupus Pregnancies
• Mayo Clinic shows therapy effective for reducing lupus flares
• Fish Oil Supplements May Ease Lupus
• FDA Heightens Warning About Miscarriage, Birth Defects With Drug Used Off-Label for Lupus Nephritis
• Occupation, Autoimmune Deaths Explored
• Hormone Therapy Does Not Worsen Lupus But May Increase Thrombosis Risk
• Mysteries of Autoimmune Diseases Unravel
• Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus: Gene Link
  Study in the New England Journal of Medicine
• Hydroxychloroquine May Stave Off Lupus Onset
• Can B-Cell Depletion With Rituximab Trigger Psoriasis?
• Managing Stress Helps Combat Lupus
• Study Finds Links Between Genetic Mutations and Lupus
• Malaria Drugs Cut Cancer Risk in Lupus Patients
• Sperm Abnormalities Seen in Male Lupus Patients
• Not Just Dust: Microparticles Suspected of Role in Lupus
• LRI Strategy to Fund Novel Research is Stellar Success
• Uncovering the Secrets of Lupus on Patient Power with Dr. Andrew Schorr
• Environment Interaction Seen As Next Step in Lupus Genetics
• Researchers Discover Connection Between Allergic Diseases and Autoimmune Diseases
• CIAOMed Roundtable: Lupus Experts Predict More Use of RA Drugs, Seek Bomarkers to Speed Clinical Trials
• On December 18th, 2006 the FDA warned of safety concerns regarding the treatment of lupus patients with Rituxan.
  People with lupus who have questions or concerns should contact their doctor.
  Press Release: FDA warns of safety concern regarding Rituxan in new patient population
  FDA Public Health Advisory: Life-threatening brain infection in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus after Rituxan (Rituximab) treatment
• Oral Contraceptives in Lupus
  
• Cell Immune Dampening Signal Identified
• Scientists Spot Key Autoimmune Disease Genes
• Baylor Research Institute receives $6.2 million grant to establish Center for Lupus Research
• New Investigator Program Fuels Research
• ACR: Lupus Increases Pregnancy and Disease-Related Risks
• Steroids May Prevent Lupus Flares in Some Patients with Stable SLE
• New Markers Predict Lupus Kidney, Heart Risks
• Gene Variation Discovered in People with Lupus
• Epratuzumab for Immunotherapy of Lupus Results Published
• Cholesterol-Lowering Statin Drug Clears Clogged Arteries
• Life-Threatening Lupus Responds to Stem Cell Transplant Therapy
• U of Penn Researchers Identify Gatekeeper Involved in Chronic Inflammatory Diseases
• Scientists ID a Single Sugar That Allows Antibodies to Fight Inflammation
• Stress Hormone Enables Lupus Antibodies to Alter Behavior, Damage Cognition
• A Candidate Biomarker to Improve Treatment of Lupus Patients
• Lupus Fueled by Untimely Death of Body's Waste Disposal Cells
• Stress Hormone Enables Lupus Antibodies to Alter Behavior, Damage Cognition
• Cigarette Smoking and the Risk of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Perspectives on the Headlines: Oral Contraceptives in Lupus
• Recently Discovered Genetic Patterns May Predict Lupus Activity
• Resetting Epigenetic Code Could Aid Lupus Patients
• Heart Disease Often Goes Hand in Hand With Lupus
• Autoimmune Disease Tied to Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
• PIPE To Give La Jolla $66M For Additional Riquent Study
• Study Offers Clues to Origins of Autoimmune Diseases
• MedImmune to Research Lupus Drug
• Treatment Compliance Barriers in Economically Challenged, Ethnically Diverse Arthritis and Lupus Patients
• Hormone Replacement Not Associated with Severe Lupus Flares
• Genelabs Receives Confirmation of Orphan Drug Designation for Prestara
• Immunomedics Initiates Two Pivotal Phase III Trials in Lupus
• Lupus and Heart Disease: Alerting Young Women to the Dangers
• Disabling gene defuses rheumatoid arthritis in mice
• Candidate biomarker to improve treatment of lupus patients
• Study Suggests a Common Viral Infection May Increase Risk of Lupus in African Americans (.pdf)
• Immunomedics on Fast Track (.pdf)
• Despite Causes of Lupus Proving Complex, Critical 'Checkpoint' Suggesting New Therapy is Revealed
• Researchers Locate Gene Family Involved in Determining Potential for Acquiring Lupus
• New Studies Support Use of Oral Contraceptives in Women with Lupus
• Potential New Treatment May Help Thousands Who Suffer From Pulmonary Hypertension as a Complication of Lupus, Scleroderma
• Human Genome Sciences Completes Patient Enrollment in a Phase 2 Clinical Trial of Lymphostat-B™ for the Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus