Lupus Foundation of America
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The Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) is the foremost national nonprofit voluntary health organization dedicated to finding the causes of and cure for lupus and providing support, services and hope to all people affected by lupus.
The LFA was established in 1977 when local lupus organizations came together to bring national attention and resources to lupus. Since that time, the LFA has evolved into the field’s preeminent nonprofit lupus organization with nearly 300 chapters and support groups nationwide. The LFA plays a key role in bringing together all stakeholders -– researchers, clinicians, elected officials, policy makers, industry leaders, other national organizations, and people affected by lupus -– to address lupus on the federal, state and local levels.
The LFA focuses on research, education, advocacy and support services to not only bring down barriers that have obstructed progress on this disease, but also to help shape the LFA's programs.
It has been almost 50 years since a new drug has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration specifically for lupus.
[edit] Lupus Statistics
More than 90 percent of people with lupus are women. Symptoms and diagnosis occur most often when women are in their child-bearing years, between the ages of 15 and 45. In the United States, lupus is more common in African Americans, Latinos, Asians, and Native Americans than in Caucasians.
[edit] External links
- The Lupus Foundation of America's Website
- The LFA's blog: On The Road to a Cure
- LFA's Message Boards
- Participate in one of the Lupus Foundation of America's online Webchats
- Sign up to be an e-Advocate for the Lupus Foundation of America
- Find your local chapter of the Lupus Foundation of America
- Check out the latest issue of the Lupus Now magazine
- The World Lupus Day Website
