The Lupus Foundation of Northern California (LFNC) has been providing services since 1978. We provide a variety of services to support and educate the community, particularly lupus patients, their families and the medical community.
- 04-09-12:New Study Identifies Genes That Predispose African Americans, European Americans and Asians to Lupus. MORE.
- 01-09-12: New Test Launched to Facilitate More Accurate Lupus Diagnosis. MORE.
- 12-15-11: Phase 3 Trial of "Subcutaneous" Benlysta Underway. Trial to Enroll over 800 Adults with SLE. MORE.
- 11-17-11: Study says CellCept Seems Better at Controlling Lupus Kidney Complication than Another Commonly Used Therapy. Read MORE.
- 11-04-11: FDA Gives Experimental Drug LUPUZOR Green Light for Phase III Trials. Read MORE.
- 08-08-11: Researchers Discover Connection Between Vitamin D Levels Among Lupus Patients and Severity of Disease. Read MORE.
- 07-14-11: Benlysta Approved for Use in Europe. MORE.
- 07-13-11: Health Canada Approves Use of Benlysta. MORE.
- 03-09-11: FDA APPROVES BENLYSTA FOR TREATMENT OF LUPUS! MORE.
- 03-08-11: Lupus Research Institute Awards $3.6M in Grants for Novel Lupus Research. MORE.
- 01-13-11: UCB Announces Start of Phase III Studies of EPRATUZUMAB in lupus patients . MORE.
- Lupus Together. For Clinical Trials
Today - Looking for Sisters of Women with Lupus for national research study. Learn MORE
- The National Institutes for Health maintains a database on clinical trials. Visit their Web site for information on trials or to search for ongoing studies.
- The California State Assembly on May 7,2012 unanimously passed ACR 102, a resolution authored by Assembly Member Nora Campos (San Jose) proclaiming May as Lupus Awareness Month in California.
Dine Out for Lupus! Dine out and help raise funds to cure lupus on May 15. At participating restaurants only - see here for more.
Bipartisan Lupus Caucus Formed in U.S. Congress! Lupus community hails caucus, citing positive impact on national lupus awareness and research efforts. Learn MORE.
The Spring-Summer 2012 newsletter is here. In it: effective ways to manage stress and anxiety induced by lupus, NSAIDS and heart health, 5K Run & Walk, prescription resources, and more. Download a copy here.- Announcing. . .
- NEW!.One-sheet list of resources on Medicare, Medi-Cal, Health Insurance, Prescription Medications, Social Security Disability, Free Clinics and more. View or Download.
- LFNC's YouTube Video Channel is here! View latest video of a young Hayward woman of Salvadorian descent and her positive outlook despite her lupus diagnosis:
- Now available on this Website: INTERACTIVE PATIENT TUTORIAL ON LUPUS.
English | Spanish- Beta Sigma Phi Donations to LFNC reaches $682K! Statewide and International Sisterhood has been supporting LFNC since 1985.
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- Now available on this Website: INTERACTIVE PATIENT TUTORIAL ON LUPUS.
