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Members of the Scleroderma Foundation national staff will be in attendance for next week’s Annual Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) in San Francisco, Calif. |
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Cindy Nolen |
"Times" Essentials: 5 Things to Know
Scleroderma isn’t the “black box” disease it once was, thanks to a better understanding of how it progresses and an appreciation of how individualized it is in each patient, said Dr. Philip J. Clements, a rheumatologist and scleroderma specialist at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles. He and Cindy Nolen, a scleroderma patient living in Green Bay, Wis., who has become a patient advocate and spokeswoman for the Scleroderma Foundation, offer these tips for managing this difficult autoimmune disease. |
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Monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits for more than 55 million Americans will increase 5.8 percent in 2009, the Social Security Administration announced today. The 5.8 percent increase is the largest since 1982. |
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Whenever I see a woman with an autoimmune disease in my office, one of the first things I ask her is how she's handling the stress in her life, and if she's finding time to rest. |
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Patients who have severe manifestations of systemic sclerosis are seen more often in Eastern Europe than in other parts of Europe, according to a recent large database study. |
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Help the Scleroderma Foundation Earn $25 Through H&R Block's Non-Profit Referral Program
The program is easy and convenient. H&R Block can help you raise money for us! For each new client referred to have their taxes done by  H&R Block, H&R Block will provide a program reward of $25 to the Scleroderma Foundation!
To receive the program reward, you must be a new client and must bring a referral form to H&R Block when they have their taxes done. The program begins January 1, 2009 and continues through November 1, 2009.
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Bobby Determined to Rebound After Disappointing Finish at Lowes
After a crash that left him in 37th position at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, Bobby Hamilton, Jr. hopes to turn things around at the Kroger On Track For The Cure 250 presented by the Southern Dodge Dealers at the famed Memphis Motorsports Park.
You can catch all the action next Saturday, October 25 at 3 p.m. on ESPN Classic. Check the local listings for the time in your area. |
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