Please make use of these selected sites to learn more about lupus and other related medical topics. These links go to pages outside of the Lupus Alliance website.

Volunteer for a Clinical Trial:

Clinical Trials

International Lupus Organizations:

• Lupus UK
• West Midlands Lupus UK
• European Lupus Erythematosus Federation
• Lupus Canada
• International League of Associations for Rheumatology

Health-Related Organizations:

• American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
• American Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• American Autoimmune Related Diseases
  Association, Inc.
• American Chronic Pain Association
• American Dietetic Association
• American Liver Foundation
• American Lung Association
• American Pain Foundation
• APS Information Site
• Arthritis Foundation
• Dr. Koop on Lupus
• Fibromyalgia Network
• National Fibromyalgia Association
• Fibromyalgia Resources
• Lupus Health Net - Calgary, Alberta
• Lupus on Medicine Net
• Lupus on WebMD
• Myositis Association of America
• National Health Council
• National Kidney Foundation
• National Sleep Foundation
• National Stroke Association
• Now You Have a Diagnosis: What's Next?
• Popular Immunology
• RxList -  Drug Index
• Scleroderma Foundation
• Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation
  

Professional  Organizations

• American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
• American Academy of Dermatology
• American Academy of Neurology
• American Academy of Ophthalmology
• American College of Cardiology
• American College of Rheumatology
• American Medical Association
• American Neurological Association
• American Nurses Association (ANA)
• American Society of Nephrology
• Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals
• World Health Organization

Family & Children

• Camp Sunshine
• Family Care America
• National Alliance for Caregiving
  Supporting caregivers 
• National Family Caregivers Association
• Well Spouse Foundation
• National Association of Social Workers
• American Psychological Association
• Family Caregiver Alliance
• Friends' Health Connection

Government Sites

• Lupus Tutorial
• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculolskeletal and Skin Disease (NIAMS)
• MEDLINEplus: Lupus
  Health Information selected by the National Library of Medicine.
• National Center for Alternative and Complementary Medicine
• FDA - Food and Drug Administration
• Health and Human Services
• National Women's Health Information Center
• Office on Women's Health
• FirstGov.gov

Employment & Disability

• Americans with Disabilities
• Council for Disability Rights
• DisAbilityDirect.gov
• Half the Planet Foundation
• Job Accommodation Network
• Social Security Administration Disability Information
• Social Security Administration: Office of
  Employment Support
• Your Employment Rights as a Person with a Disability EEOC
• Medicaid
• Medicaid Clearinghouse
• Medicaid - Important Contacts
• Medicare
• Medicare Rights Center

Research

• Antiphospholipid Syndrome National Registry
• Antiphospholipid Syndrome Registry
  Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
• Clinical Trials.gov
• Clinical Trials Listing Service
• Genetics of SLE Research - Family Study
  University of Minnesota.
• La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company - Phase III Lupus Clinical Trial - patients with kidney disease.
• The Lupus Multiplex Registry and Repository --  (Lupus Genetics Study)
• NIAMS - Patient Research Registries:
  Fibromyalgia
  Lupus
  Neonatal Lupus Veritas Medicine
  Clinical trials for patients and health practitioners

Scientific Journals

• American Journal of Kidney Diseases
• Annals of Internal Medicine
• Archives of Dermatology
• Arthritis & Rheumatism
• Doctor's Guide - peer-reviewed literature and case studies
• Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
• Journal of the American Medical Association
• Journal of American Medical Women's Association
• The Journal of Rheumatology
• LUPUS: An International Journal
• New England Journal of Medicine
• RheumatologyLinx - collection of journal articles

Insurance Issue

• For The Uninsured
• Health Insurance Coverage For Women
• Managed Care Central

Prescription Drug Assistance Programs

• MedaKate Organization
• Needy Meds
• RxAssist - Pharmaceutical Patient
  Assistance Programs