,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #cfe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,may #i1 #bjai,ms4  
,dean 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,brendan ,f4   
,boyle of ,pennsylvania1 and ,ms4       
,scanlon7 submitted the following       
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,oversight and ,reform    
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
the designation of ,may #aj1 #bjai1 as  
,world ,lupus ,day4  ,whereas each year1
 the ,lupus ,foundation of ,america     
designates ,may as ,national ,lupus     
,awareness ,month to show support for   
the estimated #a4e million ,americans   
who have lupus2 ,whereas lupus is a     
serious and incurable autoimmune disease
 that can cause life-threatening damage 
to any organ in the body2 ,whereas lupus
 is a global health problem that affects
 millions of young women1 men1 and      
children of all nationalities1 races1   
ethnicities1 genders1 and ages          
worldwide2 ,whereas many physicians     
worldwide are unaware of symptoms and   

health effects of lupus1 causing people 
with lupus to suffer for many years     
before they obtain a correct diagnosis  
and medical treatment2 ,whereas medical 
research efforts into lupus and the     
discovery and development of safer1 more
 effective treatments for lupus patients
 are underfunded in comparison with     
diseases of similar magnitude and       
severity2 ,whereas people with lupus    
will face a lifetime of living with the 
unpredictable and life-changing health  
effects of this disease2 ,whereas there 
is a deep1 unmet need worldwide to      
educate and support individuals and     
families affected by lupus2 ,whereas    
there is an urgent need to increase     
awareness in our community and          
communities worldwide of the devastating
 impact of lupus2 and ,whereas citizens 
are urged to observe this ,world ,lupus 
,day by educating themselves on the     
symptoms and impact of lupus1 and to    
join with the ,lupus ,foundation of     
,america1 ,philadelphia ,tri-,state     

,chapter1 in supporting programs of     
research1 education1 and community      
service3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that  
the ,house of ,representatives hereby   
supports the designation of ,world      
,lupus ,day on which lupus organizations
 around the globe call for increases in 
public and private sector funding for   
medical research on lupus1 targeted     
education programs for health           
professionals1 patients1 and the public1
 and worldwide recognition of lupus as a
 significant public health issue4