UPDATED 05/09/2012 10:33 PM

In case you didn't know, May is Lupus Awareness Month! YAY!
Everyone living with lupus CELEBRATE by doing something lupus-related, such as:
>> Visit Lupus Awareness events in the Bay Area. CLICK HERE for event list at the Lupus Foundation of Northern California's Newsletter link!! »
>>Share our website (http://www.sflupussupport.org) on Facebook
exclaiming "May is Lupus Awareness Month!"
>> Tell someone who cares about you that you have lupus
>> Volunteer with us at the Asian Heritage Street Celebration on May 19th.
(Yes, it's the same day as our support group meeting but Barbara
and Evanne will be there, too! Volunteers from the LFNC will be at
the booth while we're at the meeting!)
>> Post the "May is Lupus Awarenss Month" logo on left. How to: Point
cursor overimage > right mouse click image > at menu, click Save as
>> Share your story on lfnc.org, lfa.org, or alr.org
>> Do anything you can to spread lupus awareness this month
>> How other organizations are celebrating:
Lupus Foundation of Northern California (LFNC) »
Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) » See Toolkit! »
Alliance for Lupus Research »

Upcoming Lupus Events

Thursday, May 10, 2012 - WORLD LUPUS DAY!! »

Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - Dine Out for Lupus »
Visit any local, participating restaurant (printable list) and enjoy a night with friends or family and delectable delights from some of the area’s best restaurateurs. The restaurant will donate a percentage of your total bill to the Lupus Research Institute and the LUPUS FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA (LFNC). All funds raised will go directly towards expanding lupus patient services across the country and funding research in the search for a cure! Get more details! »

***Saturday, May 19, 2012 - San Francisco Lupus Support Group***
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Western Addition Library, 1550 Scott Street & Geary, San Francisco
Speaker: Jovanka Zmic, RN, BSN will tell us all about Benlysta
She is a Clinical Nurse Educator for Human Genome Sciences

VISIT OUR BOOTH at the Annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration »
When: Saturday, May 21, 2012, 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Location: Civic Center/Little Saigon District, Larkin and McAllister Streets
San Francisco, CA

**Sunday, June 10, 2012 - Annual 5K Run & Walk for Lupus »**
Presented by the Lupus Foundation of Northern California (lfnc.org)
Register: Now or Join our Team - The Lupus Fighters! (click "Register for this event" on menu bar »

Thursday, June 7, 2012 - Coping and Living with Skin Lupus|Learn from the Experts Webinar »
Presented by the Lupus Foundation of America (lupus.org)
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST
Location: Web (instructions provided after you register)
Register Now »

Thursday, July 12, 2012 - Social Security Disability|Learn from the Experts Webinar »
Presented by the Lupus Foundation of America (lupus.org)
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST
Location: Web (instructions provided after you register)
Register Now »

Thursday, September 11, 2012 - Parents Caring for Children with Lupus|Learn from the Experts Webinar »
Presented by the Lupus Foundation of America (lupus.org)
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST
Location: Web (instructions provided after you register)
Register Now »

***Saturday, Sep 15, 2012 - San Francisco Lupus Support Group***
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Western Addition Library, 1550 Scott Street & Geary, San Francisco

Thursday, September 20, 2012 - Lupus Treatments|Learn from the Experts Webinar »
Presented by the Lupus Foundation of America (lupus.org)
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST
Location: Web (instructions provided after you register)
Register Now »

The Illuminate Program - Clinical Study
A Phase 3, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Subcutaneous LY2127399 in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE).
CONTACT: www.illuminatestudy.com/

Visit our Resources for additional Clinical Trials and Marketing Studies »

Lupus in the News

Thursday, May 10, 2012 - WORLD LUPUS DAY!! »

Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) Visits the NYSE »
May 10, 2012, The New York Stock Exchange

Germany's IQWiG finds in favor of Yervoy but not
Benlysta or Fampyra »
May 9, 2012, ThePharmaLetter

Lupus sufferers face Catch 22 situation »
May 7, 2012, ninemsn

Idera Pharmaceuticals Announces Efficacy Data for IMO-8400 in Preclinical Models of Lupus and Psoriasis »
May 7, 2012, WSJ MarketWatch

Lupus Nephritis: First ACR Guidelines Published »
May 4, 2012, PR Newswire

Join the Lupus Research Institute: Get into the Loop and Learn About Lupus during May Lupus Awareness Month »
May 1, 2012, PR Newswire

Lupus Foundation of America Urges the Public to Band Together for Lupus Awareness This May »
April 25, 2012, WSJ MarketWatch

New Guidelines Issued for Severe Lupus »
May 3, 2012, HealthDay

New Guidelines for Kidney Disease Due to Lupus »
May 3, 2012, WebMD

German gatekeepers nix GSK's lupus drug Benlysta »
May 3, 2012, FiercePharma

Novel Biologic Targets Lupus »
May 2, 2012, MedPage Today

May proclaimed Lupus Awareness Month »
May 2, 2012, Pacific News Center

Bordallo Joins Congressional Lupus Caucus »
May 1, 2012, Pacific News Center

P.O.P. For Lupus—“Put On Purple” For World Lupus Day on May 10 »
April 30, 2012, The Bahamas Weekly

Scars, Seizures Common in Discoid Lupus »
April 27, 2012, MedPage Today

ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY!
FDA APPROVES BENLYSTA FOR LUPUS »
March 9, 2011, FDA Press Release
First new lupus drug approved in over 50 years!

Clinical Connection »
Clinical trial listing for lupus

News from the Lupus Foundation of Northern California (LFNC)

MAY IS LUPUS AWARENESS MONTH! »
April 30, 2012, LFNC Newsletter

Great Car, Greater Cause: Join Our Charity Car Drawing Today »
May 8, 2012, LFNC Newsletter

New Guidelines Issued on Diagnosis for Lupus Nephritis »
May 7, 2012, LFNC Newsletter

"Big Eater" Cells May Prevent Autoimmune Response »
April 23, 2012, LFNC Newsletter

New Study Identifies Genes That Predispose African Americans, European Americans and Asians to Lupus »
April 16, 2012, LFNC Newsletter

NSAIDs and the Risk for Cardiovascular Disease »
April 9, 2012, LFNC Newsletter

Interactive Patient Tutorial on Lupus »
LFNC and X-plain.com

Archived LFNC E-Newsletters »
Topics include Free or Discounted Hospital Care, Metabolic Syndrome and Lupus, etc.

News from the Alliance for Lupus Research (ALR)

Exercise Training Improves Cardiac Parameters in Lupus »
April 2012, via Doctor's Lounge

International effort led by OMRF discovers 3 new lupus genes »
March 2012, OMRF Press Release

Legislation May Improve Patient Access to Vital Medications »
March 22, 2012, via Insurance Broadcaster

Nick Cannon Reveals Battle With Lupus Nephritis »
March 5, 2012, News 92 FM

The Latest Lupus Research Update Newsletters »
In every LRU, you'll learn about everything from the most technical advances in lupus science and ALR-funded investigator profiles, to the latest Walk with Us to Cure Lupus and grassroots advocacy program news. We are also proud to introduce a new "Face of Lupus" in each quarterly newsletter.