PHOTOS: Stars who have never won an Oscar. Most film nominations without a win: The Turning Point (1977) and The Color Purple (1985), with 11 nominations each. Most acting nominations without a competitive win: Peter O'Toole, with 8 nominations (O'Toole later won an Honorary Oscar in 2003).
An autoimmune disease is a condition in which your immune system mistakenly attacks your body. The immune system normally guards against germs like bacteria and viruses. When it senses these foreign invaders, it sends out an army of fighter cells to attack them.
Lupus is an autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation of different tissues of the body. Autoimmune diseases happen when the bodyâs immune system attacks its own tissues.The most common type of lupus is systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), which affects different parts of the body including internal organs.LE is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system makes antibodies to cells in the body leading to widespread inflammation and tissue damage. For an epidemiologic overview of SLE, visit the CDC Arthritis Program's lupus page.