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- Questions About Raises, Shuttle Fees Top Administrators Forum
A UAMS Update article about Meet Your Administrator”
- Gruenwald Is New U.S. Citizen
Michael Gruenwald becomes U.S. citizen
- Gruenwald Is New U.S. Citizen
Michael Gruenwald becomes U.S. citizen
- Doughnut Sale to Help UAMS Psychiatry Youth Program
A UAMS Update article about a bake sale
- Call-in Announcements, Forums Will Give Employees More Information
A UAMS Update article about plans to improve communication between administration and employees of UAMS Medical Center
- IT Help Desk 400,000th Call Sweepstakes
IT Help Desk 400,000th Call Sweepstates
- The UAMS Help Desk Today - Ten Years Later
The UAMS Help Desk Today - Ten Years Later
- Free Tickets for UAMS Nights at Ray Winder Field
A UAMS Update article about UAMS Night with the Travelers
- ARIA Training Sessions May 19 - June 27 at UAMS
A UAMS Update article about May 19 - June 27 training sessions
- Human Research Forum Is May 21
A UAMS Update article about human research Q & A
- Accolades, May 2003
Accolades to UAMS faculty and staff
- GCRC Deadline Changed to July 1 for Grant Proposals
A UAMS Update article about GCRC pilot grants
- History of the Help Desk
- Watch, Look & Listen: Preview of New UAMS Public Service Campaign
- Forum to Discuss Impact of HIPAA on Research
Update article about HIPAA and research at UAMS
- Human Research Q and A Forum June 27
A UAMS Update article about the human research forum
- Emailed Version of UAMS Notice of Privacy Practices
UAMS Notice of Privacy Practices
- Free UAF Symposium Aug. 14-15 on Evolution of Human Diet
A UAMS Update article about a diet symposium at UAF
- Tom Butler is Arkansas Administrator of the Year
Tom Butler of UAMS Is Arkansas Administrator of the Year
- Join the Prostate Cancer Race Walk. Click Here for Registration Form.*
Join the Prostate Cancer Race Walk. Click Here for Registration Form.
- Join the Prostate Cancer Race Walk. Click Here for Registration Form.*
Join the Prostate Cancer Race Walk. Click Here for Registration Form.
- Defense Department Funds Possible Therapeutic Vaccine for Ovarian Cancer at UAMS
Defense Department Funds Possible Therapeutic Vaccine for Ovarian Cancer at UAMS
- Defense Department Funds Possible Therapeutic Vaccine for Ovarian Cancer at UAMS
Defense Department Funds Possible Therapeutic Vaccine for Ovarian Cancer at UAMS
- Join UAMS/ACRC Team in Race for the Cure®!
Join UAMS/ACRC Team in Race for the Cure!
- Join UAMS/ACRC Team in Race for the Cure®!
Join UAMS/ACRC Team in Race for the Cure!
- UAMS Scientist Receives $272,000 Grant for Tailoring Cancer Treatments with Laser Test
UAMS Scientist Receives $272,000 Grant for Tailoring Cancer Treatments with Laser Test
- UAMS Scientist Receives $272,000 Grant for Tailoring Cancer Treatments with Laser Test
UAMS Scientist Receives $272,000 Grant for Tailoring Cancer Treatments with Laser Test
- Photo Album: Stephens Institute Was a Highlight of Medicine Alumni Reunion
Photo Album: Stephens Institute Was a Highlight of Medicine Alumni Reunion
- Kids First in Fort Smith Celebrated Fourth in Style
Kids First in Fort Smith Celebrated Fourth in Style
- Class of 1948 Dedicates Endowment to Excellence in Education
Class of 1948 Dedicates Endowment to Excellence in Education
- Pharmacy Professor Elected to American College of Clinical Pharmacy
Pharmacy Professor Elected to American College of Clinical Pharmacy
- Pharmaceutical Scientists, Graduate Students Meet at UAMS
Pharmaceutical Scientists, Graduate Students Meet at UAMS
- Stephanie Gardner, Pharm.D., Ed.D., Is Interim Dean of College of Pharmacy
Stephanie Gardner, Pharm.D., Ed.D., Is Interim Dean of College of Pharmacy
- New COPH Survey Research Expert Eager to Develop New Ways of Measuring Public Health
New COPH Survey Research Expert Eager to Develop New Ways of Measuring Public Health
- Ready, Set, Go! UAMS, KATV Launch Get Healthy Arkansas™
UAMS, KATV Launch Get Healthy Arkansas™
- Cosmetic Surgery
Cosmetic Surgery
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Dementia
Dementia
- Depression
Depression
- Diabetes
Diabetes
- Diabetic Retinopathy
Diabetic Retinopathy
- Diarrhea
Diarrhea
- Balance Disorder
Balance Disorder
- End of Life Issues
End of Life Issues
- Endometriosis
Endometriosis
- Epilepsy
Epilepsy
- Fungal Infections
Fungal Infections
- Glaucoma
Glaucoma
- Gout
Gout
- Grief
Grief
- Growth Disorder
Growth Disorder
- High Blood Pressure
High Blood Pressure
- Hospice
Hospice
- Menopausal Hormone Therapy
Menopausal Hormone Therapy
- Hip Replacement
Hip Replacement
- Hepatitis
Hepatitis
- Thyroid Diseases
Thyroid Diseases
- Thyroid Diseases
Thyroid Diseases
- Impotence
Impotence
- Incontinence
Incontinence
- Infertility
Infertility
- Irriatable Bowel Syndrome
Irriatable Bowel Syndrome
- Kidney Disease
Kidney Disease
- Kidney Transplant
Kidney Transplant
- Knee Replacement
Knee Replacement
- Labor and Delivery
Labor and Delivery
- Lung Cancer
Lung Cancer
- Lung Cancer
Lung Cancer
- Leukemia
What is Leukemia
- Leukemia
What is Leukemia
- Mammogram
Mammogram
- Melanoma
Melanoma
- Melanoma
Melanoma
- Menopause
Menopause
- Multiple Myeloma
Multiple Myeloma
- Multiple Myeloma
Multiple Myeloma
- Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscular Dystrophy
Muscular Dystrophy
- Astigmatism
Astigmatism
- Refractive Errors
Refractive Errors
- Peripheral Neuropathy
Peripheral Neuropathy
- Weight Control
- Voice Problems
Voice Problems
- Uterine Cancer
Uterine Cancer
- Uterine Cancer
Uterine Cancer
- Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN)
Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN),
- Travel Medicine
Travel Medicine
- Swallowing Disorders
Swallowing Disorders
- Stroke
Stroke
- Sports Injuries
Sports Injuries
- Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida
- Sleep Disorders
Sleep Disorders
- Skin Cancer
Skin Cancer
- Skin Cancer
Skin Cancer
- Sinusitis
Sinusitis
- Shoulder Injuries
Shoulder Injuries
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
- Elder Sexual Abuse
Elder Sexual Abuse
- Seizures and Epilepsy
Seizures and Epilepsy
- Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
- Renal Failure
Renal Failure
- Bleeding in the Digestive Tract
Bleeding in the Digestive Tract
- Prostate Disease
Prostate Disease
- Preventive Medicine
Preventive Medicine
- Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
- Spring Issue of UAMS Journal Now Available
Spring Issue of UAMS Journal Now Available
- Spring Issue of UAMS Journal Now Available
Spring Issue of UAMS Journal Now Available
- Don't Forget to Complete Your Conflict of Interest Training
Don't Forget to Complete Your Conflict of Interest Training
- Don't Forget to Complete Your Conflict of Interest Training
Don't Forget to Complete Your Conflict of Interest Training
- Email System Update, May 17
Email System Update, May 17
- Summer Slim Down VI Starts June 4
Summer Slim Down VI Starts June 4
- Summer Slim Down VI Starts June 4
Summer Slim Down VI Starts June 4
- Outpatient Center Café Needs a Name
Outpatient Center Café Needs a Name
- Outpatient Center Café Needs a Name
Outpatient Center Café Needs a Name
- The Rep Offers Discount on 'Next to Normal' Tickets to UAMS Employees
The Rep Offers Discount on 'Next to Normal' Tickets to UAMS Employees
- The Rep Offers Discount on 'Next to Normal' Tickets to UAMS Employees
The Rep Offers Discount on 'Next to Normal' Tickets to UAMS Employees
- Blackboard Outage - May 25-May 27
Blackboard Outage - May 25-May 27
- Inaugural Joe K. Bissett Lectureship Set for June 7
Inaugural Joe K. Bissett Lectureship Set for June 7
- Inaugural Joe K. Bissett Lectureship Set for June 7
Inaugural Joe K. Bissett Lectureship Set for June 7
- FREE CME/CE! Update on Cancer: ITV Series Every Tuesday in June
FREE CME/CE! Update on Cancer: ITV Series Every Tuesday in June
- FREE CME/CE! Update on Cancer: ITV Series Every Tuesday in June
FREE CME/CE! Update on Cancer: ITV Series Every Tuesday in June
- Center for Rural Health Presents CME/CE Lecture on Pulmonary Embolism May 29
Center for Rural Health Presents CME/CE Lecture on Pulmonary Embolism May 29
- Center for Rural Health Presents CME/CE Lecture on Pulmonary Embolism May 29
Center for Rural Health Presents CME/CE Lecture on Pulmonary Embolism May 29
- What is the Policy for Job Shadowing at UAMS?
What is the Policy for Job Shadowing at UAMS?
- What is the Policy for Job Shadowing at UAMS?
What is the Policy for Job Shadowing at UAMS?
- Center for Diversity Affairs Free Webinar May 30 at Noon
Center for Diversity Affairs Free Webinar May 30 at Noon
- Center for Diversity Affairs Free Webinar May 30 at Noon
Center for Diversity Affairs Free Webinar May 30 at Noon
- Special Event Parking, Valet Parking
Special Event Parking, Valet Parking
- Special Event Parking, Valet Parking
Special Event Parking, Valet Parking
- UAMS Graduates More than 900 New Health Care Professionals
UAMS Graduates More than 900 New Health Care Professionals
- UAMS Graduates More than 900 New Health Care Professionals
UAMS Graduates More than 900 New Health Care Professionals
- UAMS Graduates More than 900 New Health Care Professionals
UAMS Graduates More than 900 New Health Care Professionals
- UAMS Graduates More than 900 New Health Care Professionals
UAMS Graduates More than 900 New Health Care Professionals
- Institute on Aging Expansion Grand Opening Set for June 4
Institute on Aging Expansion Grand Opening Set for June 4
- Institute on Aging Expansion Grand Opening Set for June 4
Institute on Aging Expansion Grand Opening Set for June 4
- New Program Fosters Teaching Skills in Grad Students
May 23, 2012 | UAMS graduate student Laura MacDonald wanted to teach.
- Motorists Advised to Avoid Southbound I-430 Next Wednesday
Motorists Advised to Avoid Southbound I-430 Next Wednesday
- Motorists Advised to Avoid Southbound I-430 Next Wednesday
Motorists Advised to Avoid Southbound I-430 Next Wednesday
- Transcription/Dictation System Upgrade on May 29
Transcription/Dictation System Upgrade on May 29
- Emergency Vocera\Emergin Downtime Set for Tuesday, May 29
Emergency Vocera\Emergin Downtime Set for Tuesday, May 29
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What is Lupus?
The immune system is designed to attack foreign substances in the body. If you have lupus, something goes wrong with your immune system and it attacks healthy cells and tissues. This can damage many parts of the body such as the:
- Joints - Skin - Kidneys - Heart - Lungs - Blood vessels - Brain.
There are many kinds of lupus. The most common type, systemic lupus erythematosus, affects many parts of the body. Other types of lupus are:
Discoid lupus erythematosus – causes a skin rash that doesn’t go away Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus – causes skin sores on parts of the body exposed to sun Drug-induced lupus – can be caused by medications Neonatal lupus – a rare type of lupus that affects newborns.
Who Gets Lupus?
Anyone can get lupus, but it most often affects women. Lupus is also more common in women of African American, Hispanic, Asian, and Native American descent than in Caucasian women. Read more...
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