Dr. Andrea Leonard-segal

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• What Causes Lupus?

  Lupus is an autoimmune ailment. This means that instead of your body’s regular defense system attacking viruses and bacteria, it destroys healthy tissues. This causes swelling. Symptoms include extreme fatigue, hair loss, rashes, cognitive dysfunction, severe muscle and joint pain, ulcers in the...

• Model Shares Photo of Lupus Blisters to Give Others Confidence

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• PET Scans Reveal Neurochemical Changes in Fibromyalgia Patients

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• New Treatment for Early Stages of Rheumatoid Arthritis

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• CNN Producer Lauren Lee on Battling Lupus: A Fight to Regain Oneself

  As a girl, Lauren Lee lived the life of her dreams. She was a Junior at Kent State University who was able to do what she loved: Journalism. She was at the top of her classes and seemed to have it all, that is until September 2001 when she suffered from an unexplainable condition. She was confused,...