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.
- 4-29-13: Hospital for Special Surgery receives Tow Foundation grant to study genomics of Lupus and Rheumatoid Arthritis. Read more.
- 4-22-13: Upcoming lupus drugs like Lupuzor will improve on the efficacy of Benlysta, experts say.
- 3-01-13: Researchers discover enzyme that could lead to new lupus treatment. Read here.
- 1-17-13: Certain natural bacteria may help prevent autoimmune diseases. Read here.
- 1-11-2013: Fibromyalgia shown greater association with Lupus.
- 10-26-12: Test to Speed Up Lupus Diagnosis Now Available Nationwide. Read more.
- 09-20-12: Another Experimental Lupus Drug Reaches Phase 3 Clinical Trial Stage. The drug, Blisibimod, is being developed by Hayward, California biopharmaceutical company, Anthera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Read more.
- 08-10-12: Chronic Exposure to Staph Bacteria May Be Risk Factor For Lupus or Lupus Flares Read more.
- 07-30-12: New guidelines for treating Lupus Nephritis. Read more.
- 07-09-12:Study Shows Improvement with Benlysta Plus Standard Lupus Treatment. MORE.
- 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.
- Keep us a Top-Rated Non-profit. Review us and see what others are saying.
- BETA SIGMA PHI DONATION.Beta Sigma Phi's 8 California Councils and Beta Sigma Phi International donated a total of $40,881 to LFNC! Read more.
- Also, Read about the visit and BSP's support of LFNC.
Just concluded: "The Heart of Lupus": 2013 Lupus Update Mini-Conference. May 15, 2013. Headlined by Laura Tarter, MD, Director of Stanford Lupus Clinic. 5 CEU credits available for California RN's. Space is limited. See a report and view the presentations.
The Fall-Winter 2012 newsletter is here. In it: managing lupus effectively, exercise to help beat lupus, annual car giveaway, news updates and more. Download a copy here.- Moving with Lupus: An exercise class designed for lupus patients and others with chronic pain. Learn more and sign up!
- The LFNC Annual Report is now available. Read it. Also, our audits are here.
- Announcing the 35th Anniversary Fund Campaign. 35 years. $35,000. Help us get there!
- New Grocery Outlet in Milpitas partners with LFNC to educate the community about lupus. Check them out!
- And the winners are. . . The 18th Annual 5K Run and Walk for Lupus has concluded. Find out who the top run finishers are as well as the largest teams, top fundraisers and more.
- 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.
- Bipartisan Lupus Caucus Formed in U.S. Congress! Lupus community hails caucus, citing positive impact on national lupus awareness and research efforts. Learn MORE.
- 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.
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