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Summer
heat can cause anyone’s mouth to get parched, but “cotton
mouth” can be caused by much more than sun and dust.
Dry
mouth resulting from suppressed salivary flow is called xerostomia
and can lead to difficulty eating, swallowing and speaking,
as well as mouth sores, burning tongue syndrome, diminished
or altered taste, interrupted sleep and increased susceptibility
to oral infections and ulcerations. Xerostomia, which makes
wearing dentures a chore, can also be responsible for tooth
decay, gingivitis and oral infections, as well as bad breath.
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June
Is Scleroderma Awareness Month
June
is Scleroderma Awareness Month, and to help raise the public
profile of the disease, now through June 30 the Scleroderma
Foundation is offering its signature teal wristbands for the
special sale price of $1—that's half off the regular price
(S&H: 50¢ for 1–9; 75¢ for 10. Over 10 please
ask when you order.). To order, please call our toll-free number:
1-800-722-HOPE. |
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Oral
cyclophosphamide treatment improves health-related quality
of life in patients with active scleroderma lung disease,
according to a report in the May issue of "Arthritis
& Rheumatism."
"Scleroderma
lung disease is a treatable disease," Dr. Dinesh Khanna
told Reuters Health. "In addition to improving lung function,
cyclophosphamide improves physical functioning, mental well-being,
and degree of breathlessness, the primary symptom of scleroderma
lung disease."
Requires
free login and password to Medscape. |
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The
Simmons Fund for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (www.simmonsfund.pitt.edu)
has awarded its first medical research grant to Carol Feghali-Bostwick,
Ph.D. of the University of Pittsburgh. Professor Feghali-Bostwick
is an assistant professor of medicine and pathology in the
School of Medicine. She is also a member
of the Scleroderma Foundation Board of Directors. |
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Pulmonary
Arterial Hypertension
Current
Approaches and Future Expectations for Clinician and
Patients
Dates
and locations: Sept.
8, New York, Sept.
8, Baltimore, Sept.
15, Minneapolis, Sept.
15, Los Angeles, Oct.
6, Dallas, Oct.
6, Miami |
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"Tests
for Scleroderma and What They Mean"
~ AND ~
"The
Art of Makup Camoflauge"
This
series will appear weekly until the conference in July. |
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Duke Family |
Diamonds,
a catered dinner at home and the hospitality of the Duke family.
Sounds like a great night out, don’t you think? |
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Watch
Richard Johns Race!
Watch
Richard Johns drive the No. 25 car tomorrow night on ESPN
2 at 6:30 during the NASCAR Busch Series race in Nashville.
The Scleroderma Foundation is an associate sponsor of the
vehicle. |
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Upcoming
Events |
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June 9 (Sat.): Stepping
Out to Cure Scleroderma Walk (Nashville,
Tenn.) |
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June 9 (Sat.): Stepping
Out to Cure Scleroderma Walk (West
Hartford, Conn.) |
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June 10 (Sun.): Stepping
Out to Cure Scleroderma Walk (Los
Angeles, Calif.) |
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June 10 (Sun.): Stepping
Out to Cure Scleroderma Walk (Albany,
N.Y.) |
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June 10 (Sun.): Stepping
Out to Cure Scleroderma Walk (Long
Island, N.Y.) |
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June 10 (Sun.): Stepping
Out to Cure Scleroderma Walk (Liverpool,
N.Y.) |
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June 10 (Sun.): Stepping
Out to Cure Scleroderma Walk (Birmingham,
Mich.) |
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June 12 (Tues.): Flatbread
Evening To Benefit Scleroderma Foundation New England
Chapter (Bedford, Mass.) |
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June 16 (Sat.): South
Carolina Chapter's Stepping Out to Cure Scleroderma Walk
(Clemson, S.C.) |
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June 16 (Sat.): Tri-State
Chapter's Stepping Out to Cure Scleroderma Walk
(Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) |
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June 17 (Sun.): Ohio
Chapter's Stepping Out to Cure Scleroderma Walk
(Dublin, Ohio) |
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July 20–22 (Fri.–Sun.):
Scleroderma
Foundation's National Conference (Philadelphia,
Penn.) |
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