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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Janet Dean (Labour), on Monday, 10 October 2005, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 311 members in total.


LUPUS AWARENESS MONTH

That this House notes that October is Lupus Awareness Month; recognises the impact lupus has on over 50,000 people in the UK along with their families, friends and carers; congratulates Lupus UK for its work as the only national charity dedicated to raising awareness of the condition as well as providing support and advice for lupus sufferers and raising funds for the charity; further notes that lupus is an auto-immune disease which can cause many and varied symptoms affecting different organs of the body, including the kidneys, heart, lungs and brain, and is often misdiagnosed; and urges the Government to raise public awareness of lupus and to invest in research into effective treatment of this disease.


Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
691 
Session
2005-06
Other sponsors
David Kidney
James Paice
Robert Walter
Betty Williams
Evan Harris
Subjects
Health education Publicity Research Systemic lupus erythematosus Lupus UK
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk