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The official copy considered by the City Council is the first reader copy.
Introductory*
City of Baltimore
Council Bill R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: President Young
A Resolution Entitled
A Council Resolution concerning
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Recognizing May as Lupus Awareness Month
For the purpose of recognizing May as Lupus Awareness Month.
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Whereas, each year, the Lupus Foundation of America designates May as National Lupus Awareness Month to show support for the estimated 1.5 million Americans who have lupus.
Whereas, lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease in which the immune system is unbalanced, causing inflammation and tissue damage to virtually every organ system in the body.
Whereas, lupus can affect any part of the body, including the skin, lungs, heart, kidneys, and brain. The disease can cause seizures, strokes, heart attacks, miscarriages, and organ failure.
Whereas, lupus is more prevalent among women of childbearing age and African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, Asians, and Native Americans are two to three times more likely to develop lupus - a disparity that remains unexplained.
Whereas, lupus can be particularly difficult to diagnose because its symptoms are similar to those of many other illnesses, and major gaps exist in understanding the causes and consequences of lupus. More than half of all people with lupus take four or more years, and visit three or more doctors, before obtaining a correct diagnosis.
Whereas, there has been only one new drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration specifically for lupus in 56 years; current treatm...
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