Getting a `new´ kidney
(WorldNews Health)

I recently read that Selena Gomez needed a kidney transplant due to her SLE. What is SLE and why did she need a kidney transplant? SLE stands for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. It is more commonly known simply as `lupus`, which means wolf in Latin. About 1.5 million Americans suffer from it, and a lot of Malaysians are also afflicted by it. It is a chronic and disabling autoimmune disease. This means that the symptoms and complications are caused by the body´s own immune system destroying its tissues and organs. No two cases of lupus are alike. For some, it is mild and only certain organs are affected. For others, it is severe, with the development of kidney disease and heart disease. No one...