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Gastroparesis

by Jean Fox, M.D., and Amy Foxx-Orenstein, D.O., FACG, Mayo Clinic Rochester

What is Gastroparesis?

Gastroparesis literally translated means “stomach paralysis”. Gastroparesis is a digestive disorder in which the motility of the stomach is either abnormal or absent. In health, when the stomach is functioning normally, contractions of the stomach help to crush ingested food and then propel the pulverized food into the small intestine where further digestion and absorption of nutrients occurs. When the condition of gastroparesis is present the stomach is unable to contract normally, and therefore cannot crush food nor propel food into the small intestine properly. Normal digestion may not occur.


Friday, February 23, 2007– Issue #182	eLetter Archive

National Autoimmune Disease Conference

What Every American Needs to Know About Autoimmune Disease

Sunday, April 29, 2007—12:30–4 p.m., Mt. Washington Conference Center, Baltimore, Maryland. Registration is complimentary but seats must be reserved.

Complications Associated with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Question
What are the main complications associated with PAH?

Response from Myung H. Park, M.D., FACC
Assistant Professor of Medicine; Director, Pulmonary Vascular Diseases Program, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland

(May require free registration to MedscapeToday.com.)

Women at Greater Risk for Autoimmune Diseases with Ocular Manifestations

by Katrina Altersitz, a OSN Staff Writer who covers all aspects of ophthalmology

Women are as much as 50 times more likely to suffer from certain autoimmune diseases than men, and these diseases often have ocular manifestations that ophthalmologists should be aware of when examining their female patients, experts say.

Watch David Gilliland Race!

Saturday, February 24, be sure to watch the Scleroderma Foundation’s awareness partner—David Gilliland—as he races in the Stater Bros. 300 at California Speedway, Fontana, California.

This race will air on ESPN2 television and the MRN radio network. The race will air at 7 p.m. eastern.

Last week David finished 20th in the Orbitz 300 at Daytona International Speedway.

Upcoming Events

	Feb. 24 (Sat.): A Morning with Dr. Roberta Diddel (Dallas, Texas)
	March 8 (Thurs.): Michigan Chapter Patient Education Days (Farmington, Mich.)
	March 24 (Sat.): Scleroderma Oregon Chapter Presents 6th Annual Cheri Woo Education Seminars (Portland, Ore.)
	March 31– April 1 (Sat. & Sun.): St. Paul Women's Expo (St. Paul, Minn.)
	July 20–22 (Fri.–Sun.): Scleroderma Foundation's National Conference (Philadelphia, Penn.)
SF Calendar

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