Lupus

EDM number 1710 in 2002-03, proposed by Janet Dean on 17/09/2003.

That this House notes that October is Lupus Awareness Month; congratulates Lupus UK for its continued work as the only national charity dedicated to raising awareness of the condition which affects over 40,000 people in the United Kingdom, as well as providing support and advice for lupus sufferers and raising funds for the charity; further notes that lupus is an autoimmune disease which can affect many organs of the body, including the heart, lungs, kidneys and brain and that it is often misdiagnosed; and further welcomes the exhibition by St Thomas' Lupus Trust in the Upper Waiting Hall in the week commencing 20th October.

This motion has been signed by a total of 144 MPs.