LUPUS FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

October 10, 2011
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CASH FOR THE HOLIDAYS

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LFNC's Newest Charity Raffle!

 

November 15, 2011
 Early-bird Drawing

December 15, 2011

 Final Drawing

 

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THE HANGOUT

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A safe and supportive group environment where young lupus patients and their friends come together to share their concerns and hopes, as well as their personal experiences in managing their disease and symptoms. Meets every month. For more info, please call Sandra at (510) 909-8485 or email her at minilopez04@yahoo.com

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2011 Fall Mini-Conference:

"Meds, Diet and Movement" 

 

Saturday, November 5, 2011 | 11am to 4pm

Kaiser Santa Clara | Room HOS B-6

710 Lawrence Expressway | Santa Clara, CA 95051

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Speakers: Barry Shibuya, MD, rheumatologist and president of the Northern California Rheumatology Society | Kandice Stellmon, certified nutrition consultant | Regan Mizuno, certified fitness instructor.  Featuring a panel of young adult lupus patients

 

REGISTRATION REQUIRED.  Click HERE  for details.

 

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Nobel Prize in Medicine for Research on the Immune System

 

The Scientific Advisors and Board of Directors of the Lupus Research Institute (LRI) extend a tribute in memoriam to Dr. Ralph Steinman, who died just days before being awarded the Nobel prize in medicine for research that revolutionized our understanding of the immune system.

 

His colleague and former student at Rockefeller University and LRI Scientific Advisory Board member Dr. Michel Nussenzweig praises Dr. Steinman's break-through discovery of dendritic cells and their essential role in activating the immune system, which paved the way for new vaccines and immunotherapies, including new treatments in development for lupus.

 

The LRI also congratulates co-recipients of the 2011 Nobel prize in medicine, Drs. Bruce Beutler and  Jules Hoffman who discovered the Toll-like receptors - evolutionarily ancient immune receptors that are found in animals from invertebrates to man - and uncovered their essential role in recognizing pathogens and triggering immune responses.

 

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Patient Education Classes (English & Spanish), Santa  Clara | October 22, 2011 

 

LFNC is offering a basic class for newly or recently-diagnosed lupus patients and their families and an intermediate class for long-time patients wanting to learn more about disease management. Click HERE  for details.  REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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