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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY SOLOBAY, ORIE, COSTA, KASUNIC, HUGHES, FONTANA, BOSCOLA, PILEGGI, BROWNE, ERICKSON, ALLOWAY, BAKER, BLAKE, BREWSTER, BRUBAKER, DINNIMAN, EARLL, FERLO, GREENLEAF, MENSCH, PIPPY, RAFFERTY, STACK, D. WHITE AND FARNESE, APRIL 5, 2011 |
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| INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, APRIL 5, 2011 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Designating the month of April 2011 as "Lupus Alert Month" in |
2 | Pennsylvania. |
3 | WHEREAS, Lupus is a chronic, inflammatory autoimmune disease |
4 | which causes the immune system to attack the body's own tissue |
5 | and organs, including the kidneys, heart, lungs, brain, blood or |
6 | skin; and |
7 | WHEREAS, Lupus affects one out of every 185 Americans and |
8 | primarily strikes women between the ages of 15 and 45, but men |
9 | as well as children are also affected; and |
10 | WHEREAS, Lupus is more prevalent in African Americans, |
11 | Latinos, Native Americans and Asians; and |
12 | WHEREAS, Lupus is America's least known major disease but |
13 | strikes more people than sickle-cell anemia, multiple sclerosis, |
14 | leukemia, cerebral palsy and cystic fibrosis combined; and |
15 | WHEREAS, Thousands of Americans die each year from lupus- |
16 | related complications; and |
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1 | WHEREAS, Lupus is often referred to as "the disease that |
2 | fools," due to the patient's unawareness of its presence for |
3 | extended periods of time; and |
4 | WHEREAS, Clinicians may confuse lupus with other disorders, |
5 | and persons with lupus may give the appearance of being healthy; |
6 | and |
7 | WHEREAS, The majority of Pennsylvanians do not understand |
8 | lupus, how widespread it is or its ramifications for the health |
9 | care industry; and |
10 | WHEREAS, With early diagnosis and current methods of therapy, |
11 | 80% to 90% of persons with lupus can look forward to a normal |
12 | life span if they follow the instructions of their physician, |
13 | take medications as prescribed and know when to seek medical |
14 | assistance; and |
15 | WHEREAS, The Lupus Foundation of Pennsylvania, a nonprofit |
16 | volunteer health organization with a history of service since |
17 | 1975, provides supportive services to the victims of lupus, |
18 | funds medical research into the disease's causes and possible |
19 | treatments and educates the public concerning the realities of |
20 | lupus; and |
21 | WHEREAS, The Lupus Foundation of America Inc., is calling for |
22 | all states to dedicate April 2011 toward fostering lupus |
23 | awareness; therefore be it |
24 | RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the month of April 2011 |
25 | as "Lupus Alert Month" in Pennsylvania. |
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