Awareness drive on rare diseaseA Bahraini teenager is campaigning for greater awareness of a little-known but painful disease that causes the body to attack itself, a report said. Lupus is a chronic inflammatory disease that occurs when a patient's immune s More… |
US clears new lupus drug, major sales seenThe first new treatment for lupus in a half-century has won US approval, a milestone for patients with the disabling disease and a potential blockbuster for its tiny biotech maker. Health officials cleared Benlysta, discovered by Human Gen More… |
Lupus drug succeeds in late-stage trialHuman Genome Sciences said on Monday its experimental lupus drug Benlysta was successful in a late-stage clinical trial, paving the way for approval of the first treatment for the disease in 50 years. Results of the trial, which were annou More… |
Lupus drug trial reports successHuman Genome Sciences Inc said on Monday that its experimental lupus drug had succeeded in a late-stage clinical trial, shocking many who had written the product off as dead and fueling a 228 per cent stock jump. The results, which were an More… |