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This lucky young person got their faced painted at the 2008 Houston walk.

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Scleroderma Foundation eLetter

Friday, May 16, 2008– Issue #244

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Mary Ann O"Neil

Mary Ann O'Neil

Dr. Edward Lally

Dr. Edward Lally

Scleroderma Foundation National Conference Speaker Update

"For Male Patients Only," by Dr. Edward Lally and

"Humor... a Healthy Alternative," by Mary Ann O'Neil.

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"The Global Learning Series" to Raise Awareness of PAH in an Episode Called "Understanding The Heart"

BOCA RATON, Fla.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—"The Global Learning Series" announced that the education-focused television program distributed to public television, will feature Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) in an episode called "Understanding The Heart."

Mothers and Offspring Can Share Cells Throughout Life

Mothers and Offspring Can Share Cells Throughout Life

Cutting the umbilical cord doesn't necessarily sever the physical link between mother and child. Many cells pass back and forth between the mother and fetus during pregnancy and can be detected in the tissues and organs of both even decades later.

Prepared Patients: Internet Information Seeking by New Rheumatology Patients

Objective: To investigate to what extent and why new rheumatology patients access medical information online prior to first appointments and secondarily to ask whether they discuss information gained from the Internet with physicians.

Sex Differences in Autoimmune Disease

Sex Differences in Autoimmune Disease

According to the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases at NIH, autoimmunity plays a role in more than 80 different diseases. These include: type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus), rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, Grave’s disease, and Sjogren’s syndrome.

Bobby Hamilton, Jr.

Bobby Hamilton, Jr.

The Nationwide Series Takes a Breather

Following last week’s race at Darlington, the drivers take a break, sort of.  Earlier this week, a majority of the Nationwide Series teams traveled to their ‘home’ track – Lowe's Motor Speedway – for the fourth scheduled test of the year.

Upcoming Events

May 17 (Sat.) San Diego Chapter Holds Rummage Sale (San Diego, Calif.)
May 17 (Sat.) Spring Fling Dinner Dance and Auction (Seattle, Wash.)
May 26 (Mon.) Pulmonary Hypertension Educational Meeting (Honolulu, Hawaii)
June 1 (Sun.) "Stepping Out to Cure Scleroderma" Walk (Binghamton, N.Y.)
June 1 (Sun.) "Stepping Out to Cure Scleroderma" Walk (Leonia, N.J.)
June 1 (Sun.) "Stepping Out to Cure Scleroderma" Family Picnic (Omaha, Neb.)
June 1 (Sun.) "Stepping Out to Cure Scleroderma" Walk (Avon by the Sea, N.J.)
Complete SF Calendar

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