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World Lupus Day: Dispelling Myths and Increasing Awareness

Living with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (Lupus)

The annual May 10th World Lupus Day celebration started in 2004 when patient organizations from 13 nations banded together to call for improved treatment and increased public awareness of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). In India, there are 14–60 cases of this chronic autoimmune disease for every 100,000 people, underscoring its rarity and the significance of […]

Understanding Chronic Pain

Understanding Chronic Pain

Pain can affect all of us. It is estimated that one in three people experience some type of ongoing, chronic pain. Acute pain is protective, alerts you to an injury and usually a symptom of the underlying disease typically lasting for upto 30 days.  Chronic pain is pathological and usually a disease in itself. What […]