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Lupus Terms

May is Lupus Awareness Month! How Will You Spread Awareness? I used to get more confused and upset by the words surrounding this disease then Lupus itself. Hopefully the following list of terms will help you. These terms that are generally associated with the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of lupus, along with their definitions.

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1-800-Toll Free Numbers for Health Information

The list below are toll free phone numbers for health information (US, unless stated otherwise). This alphabetical list might help you in your quest for more disease specific medical information.

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"What is Lupus" Makes Google Top 10 List for 2008

I have lived with lupus for the last 16 years. I am now 31. For most of my life I have had people ask me “what lupus was?” I tried to explain as many of the readers of this site know with “The Spoon Theory”. But that just explains life, not necessarily lupus. I always figured people only asked what lupus was, when they knew someone with lupus. Well, maybe it is thanks to the television show House. Heck, maybe it is because more people now know me through butyoudontlooksick.com but apparently people are asking.

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National Heath Awareness Months List

Every month usually has an "awareness" campaign associated with it. A time of year, when during that month or week that organization combines their efforts to get information out to the public. For example October is Lupus Awareness Month and also Breast Cancer Awareness. You might notice more public service advertisments, or local fundraising walks in your area during these months. I thought it was interesting and important to have 1 list with all the national health awareness months. I have listed what I could find below. It is so important for all patients to support each other.

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Awareness Ribbon and Bracelet Colors and Meanings

I always see people wearing ribbons or bracelets to support different organizations/ disease awareness, and I wonder what color is for what? It can be confusing. Some colors and awareness ribbons have multiple meanings. We did the best we could to compile a list of colors and meanings from multiple sources and we checked with many of the foundations represented for accuracy.

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Helpful Medical Abbreviations

On the message boards, reading our main site/ online magazine, or in day to day conversations, you may find that people use many abbreviations when talking about a diagnosis, a medication or other phrases. This alphabetical list might help you. Please feel free to contact us if you have anything that can be added.

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Lupus Resources and Links

Listed below are links to several recommended Lupus Resources.

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