Other Resources

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working with some states, including Georgia and Michigan, to create lupus registries that better estimate the occurrence of lupus in the population.

The Girlfriends Health Guide for Women of Color focuses on promoting and informing women of color about health-related disparities affecting underserved and underrepresented ethnic women.

Lupus is considered a female disease because it is more common in women than men. About 90% of lupus patients between the ages of 15 and 45 are women. After the age of 50, however, the percentage of women with lupus falls to 75% and the percentage of men with the disease rises to 25%.

KidsHealth comes from Nemours, a nonprofit organization created by philanthropist Alfred I. duPont in1936 and devoted to improving the health of children.

The U.S. National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) within the Department of Health and Human Services.

The U.S. National Library of Medicine has information on symptoms, causes, treatments and outcomes of lupus.

Healingwell.com is a neatly designed website with an online support group for people with chronic illnesses. There is a specific lupus community with numerous message boards that allow patients to interact with each other and offer support.

Medical News Today is the largest independent health and medical news website, targeted at both physicians and the general public.

WebMD provides credible information, supportive communities and in-depth reference material about health subjects that matter to you. They strive to have original and timely health information as well as material from well-known content providers.

Joanne Forshaw launched the popular website www.uklupus.co.uk after she was diagnosed with lupus in 1996 when she was 20. Her website provides information and support for people with the disease.