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Winning the Medicine Game
Tips for Dining Out on the Gluten-Free Diet
Don't Let Depression Get You Down
Urge NIH to Make Autoimmune Diseases Top Priority for the Next Decade
Photo of the Week
Stepping Out Walks
Commemorative Stamp for Scleroderma
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Photo of the Week
Alice Anson taking in the latest information at the 8th Annual Cheri Woo Spring Education Seminar in Portland, Ore., held on March 14, and hosted by the Oregon Chapter at Linfield College. Speaking at the podium is keynote speaker Karen Gottesman, noted scleroderma author and patient advocate. |
Stepping Out to Cure Scleroderma Walks Gearing Up
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Commemorative Stamp for Scleroderma
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2009 NATIONAL CONFERENCE NEWS!
Online Conference Registration Is Now Open!
 We are pleased to announce that the 2009 National Conference registration is now fully open. There are three ways to register:
- Register online using your credit card;
- Download the registration form, fill it out, and mail it in with your check, money order, or credit card information; or
- Call us at 800-722-HOPE (4673) and we will take your registration over the telephone.
Don't miss next week's eLetter where we will announce our first two speakers and workshops. We look forward to seeing you in St. Louis! |
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Prescription prices are putting the bite on household budgets. The recession is amplifying the pain as workers lose health coverage and employers cut back on drug benefits. More Americans are being forced to choose between buying food and buying medicine. |
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By Melinda Dennis, MS, RD, LDN
Nutrition Coordinator, Celiac Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Avoid ordering fried foods, such as French fries or taco “basket” shells at a Mexican restaurant, which are fried in the same oil as battered foods or coated fries.
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 By Michael Plontz
Caregiving can sometimes be a depressing venture. Not only does it usually involve someone we love deteriorating before our eyes, our own lives become completely rearranged. |
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 Newswise — The American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association (AARDA) provided spoken testimony in support of autoimmune diseases being designated as a research priority for the Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH)/National Institutes of Health (NIH). Written and spoken testimonies were accepted during the “Moving into the Future – New Dimensions and Strategies for Women’s Health Research for the National Institutes of Health,” which took place March 4–6, 2009 in St. Louis, Missouri.
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