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FAKE LupusMCTD Lupus/MCTD that needs to seize & dismiss

Kathy — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:26:36 GMT

As seen on My Space, Care 2 Make A Difference, and a few other sites. A lady name Tori and Enchanter are representing themselves as LupusMCTD or Lupus/MCTD. THey are NOT affliated with our sites at all!!!I am asking you to please seize and dismiss your actions on the internet as representing my official sites listed below.

www.LupusMCTD.com^TM, founded as a non-profit, charitable organization in 2005, is a peer-to-peer endeavor run entirely by volunteers -- patients who are dedicated to providing information and support to people interested in Lupus and Mixed Connective Tissue Disorders. The Foundation is financially supported solely by individuals who have personally experienced or witnessed through the site what giving can do to make awareness more available to the unknown conditions that are often hidden and called "Invisable Illnesses". www.LupusMCTD.com^TM and www.MixedConnectiveTissueDisorders.com^TM does not accept corporate contributions from any industry. None of the people involved in this effort receive a salary or other compensation. The Foundation's mission is to provide information for patients, practitioners and the general public about this important, most often overlooked illnesses.

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Karaoke!!!!

Kathy — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 21:48:39 GMT

This site doesn’t offer embeded flash player , so to kick back and take you mind off your troubles (and pain) come visit us at www.LupusMCTD.com

I’ll post the link to Karaoke here, http://www.lupusmctd.com/index.php?topic=3060.0
but I doubt it will work….

Just come visit us!

Fibromyalgia

Kathy — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 03:27:20 GMT

Kalkaska , Michigan Fibromyalgia Support Group, 1-3 p.m. Dec. 22, Dr. William Kitti Education Center, 258-4829.
Traverse City, MI

Multiple Sclerosis

Kathy — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 03:24:28 GMT

Multiple Sclerosis of Virginia

Blue Ridge Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society
1 Morton Drive, Suite 106
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Phone: 434-971-8010; (800) 451-0373 (Toll Free)
E-mail: vab@nmss.org
Web: http://www.nationalmssociety.org/vab

Central Virginia Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society
2104 West Laburnum Avenue, Suite 102
Richmond, VA 23227
Phone: (804) 353-5008; (877) 899-4666 (Toll Free)
E-mail: melina.davis-martin@var.nmss.org
Web: http://www.nmss-centralva.org

Hampton Roads Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society
405 South Parliament Drive, Suite 105
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Phone: (757) 490-9627; (800) FIGHT MS (Toll Free)
E-mail: info@fightms.com
Web: http://www.fightms.com

National Capital Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society
2021 K Street, NW, Suite 715
Washington, DC 20006-1035
Phone: (202) 296-5363
E-mail: information@msandyou.org
Web: http://www.MSandYOU.org

Multiple Sclerosis

Kathy — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 03:19:53 GMT

The Accelerated Cure Project Dreams of Developing a Cure for Multiple Sclerosis

Art Mellor is one of more than 400,000 people in the U.S. and 2 million worldwide suffering from Multiple Sclerosis (MS). It's, a debilitating disease that causes paralysis, blindness, incontinence and cognitive dysfunction among other symptoms. So it's no wonder that Mellor, the founder of the Accelerated Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis, is less interested in snow and more interested in raising the funds he needs to scratch "Develop a cure for MS" off his holiday to-do list.

Researchers who study Multiple Sclerosis have many theories about what causes it. Some believe it’s the environment, some think it’s genetic, others think it’s viral. Mellor, who was diagnosed with MS seven years ago, believes it’s a combination of factors, and most researchers agree that MS is indeed multifactorial. That’s why his organization, the Accelerated Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis, a national nonprofit organization based in Waltham, Massachusetts, is offering researchers around the country a unique opportunity to unlock the combination.

The Accelerated Cure Project for MS is in the midst of a campaign to raise several million dollars to build and maintain the largest bio sample and data bank for Multiple Sclerosis (and other demyelinating diseases) research. Blood samples from the biobank will be provided to MS researchers at almost no cost – as long as they share their results with the Accelerated Cure Project. In return, Mellor’s team will provide a continually updated data bank called the “Cure Map” that will correlate results from different research perspectives and highlight interactions between factors that can lead to the development of MS.

A Faster Route to the Cure
When Mellor was diagnosed with MS, he did what many people in his situation do; try to learn as much as possible about this mysterious disease. What he learned however wasn’t encouraging. In studying the available literature on MS research he was disappointed to discover that most results were considered to be inconclusive because of the limited number of samples used in the research. Equally discouraging was his discovery that there was no mechanism in place that would enable researchers in different fields to cross- correlate the results of their findings
“As an engineer by training, it seemed clear to me that if you are looking at a disease that is caused by a combination of factors, we could expedite finding that combination by studying each factor using a common set of samples and then correlating the results,” says Mellor.

To overcome the barrier of limited sample size, his organization is dedicated to collecting thousands of samples and making them available to researchers. To help connect the dots in the complex pattern of research results, his organization has created an interdisciplinary database that will help researchers uncover the most promising directions for future study, and thereby accelerate the cure by uncovering the causes.
According to Dr. Benjamin Greenberg, an Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine for the Department of Neurology, “This is the most comprehensive approach to MS research to date. If this works, we might not only have a model for curing MS, but other multifactorial diseases.”

A hypothetical example might involve a geneticist who wants to look for unique genetic markers that may predispose people the develop MS and a virologist who is looking for evidence of past infections as potential triggers for MS. The Accelerated Cure Project would provide a common set of samples from people with MS to each researcher and enter the results of their research into their database. Then they would use sophisticated data analysis techniques to search for patterns – such as a set of genes that coincide with a particular virus. Over time, discovery of patterns such as this would help to eliminate some potential causes and implicate others.

Building The Repository
Recognizing that researchers don’t have the time or resources to collect enough samples that could be used in multiple studies, Mellor has made building the repository a top priority. And Mellor is not alone in his efforts. The following research centers across the country have joined Accelerated Cure Project as collection sites for the repository: Johns Hopkins Medical Center (Baltimore), University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center (Worcester), University of Texas Southwestern (Dallas), Multiple Sclerosis Research Center of New York (New York), Barrow Neurological Institute (Phoenix) and Shepherd Center (Atlanta).

Currently the repository is rapidly approaching its initial goal of 1,000 samples. The Accelerated Cure Project intends to continue collecting samples from as many as 10,000 subjects for its MS Repository. The repository is projected to become the largest openly accessible, multi-disciplinary collection of bio-samples, and related donor data ever assembled for use in Multiple Sclerosis research.

“What we need now more than anything are the funds to continue building our repository so that we can then accelerate the cure for Multiple Sclerosis by determining its causes,” says Mellor.
And this is Mellor’s only wish for the holiday season.
For more information about the Accelerated Cure Project or to make a corporate or individual donation, call 781/487-0008 or visit acceleratedcure.org. Checks may be made payable to the Accelerated Cure Project, 300 Fifth Avenue Waltham, MA 02451. All donations are tax deductible.

Introduce Yourself

Kathy — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:10:04 GMT

Post a little about yourself and we’ll do the same!
Welcome to our board.

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How to make Rice Socks

Kathy — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:00:59 GMT

http://www.lupusmctd.com/index.php?topic=1087.msg5557#msg5557
How to make rice socks

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Lupus News

Kathy — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 03:29:57 GMT

December 19, 2007

New Approach For Attacking Lupus Identity

Investigators at Hospital for Special Surgery have identified two new targets for drugs aimed at controlling lupus. If companies are able to develop drugs that hone in on these targets, patients may be able to control their disease with few side effects.

“The study identifies very good therapeutic targets, and what needs to be done is identify better candidate drugs,” said Lionel Ivashkiv, M.D., director of Basic Research at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. He led the study, which was published online in Nature Immunology on December 16 and will appear in print in February.

Because abnormally high levels of interferon-alpha can lead to lupus, researchers have developed drugs that block interferon. These drugs, however, have immunosuppressive side effects that can leave patients vulnerable to various illnesses and infections, some of which can be deadly. Currently, these drugs are being tested in clinical trials. If researchers are able to develop drugs for the newly identified drug targets, patients may be able to avoid these immunosuppressive effects.

Interferons have two major functions. First, they protect against viruses and second, they regulate immune responses, strengthening immune responses and playing a role in autoimmunity. Different proteins, called STATs, mediate the two functions of IFN. STAT1 mediates the autoimmune and inflammatory functions, and STAT2 mediates the virus protection function. “What we were interested in understanding is how you can regulate the balance between activating the inflammatory effects and the antiviral effects,” Dr. Ivashkiv said. “We thought if we could control the functions of the interferons, that would lead to new therapeutic approaches where you could block specifically some of their functions, but not others.”

The investigators discovered that calcium specifically increases activation of STAT1 by interferons, and thus turned their attention to calcium. The researchers tested whether two kinase enzymes in the calcium-signaling pathway, CAMK and Pyk2, could be manipulated to control STAT1. In studies involving mice, the investigators showed that blocking these calcium-signaling pathways with a drug called KN-93 regulated the amount of STAT1, but not STAT2 activation.

“What we found was that these kinases that are regulated by calcium actually regulate the strength of activation of STAT1 by the interferons, but they do not regulate the strength of activation of STAT2,” said Dr. Ivashkiv. “The idea was if you block these signaling pathways, would you block the STAT1 part, which controls the inflammatory/deleterious effects and preserve the antiviral part. We tested that in an animal model of lupus and we were able to show, in vivo, that you can suppress STAT1 activation by inhibiting the calcium-dependent kinases.”

The researchers say that their work has identified a new therapeutic approach for attacking lupus. “What the companies are trying to develop are, basically, antibodies against the interferons. The concern there is that if you block the interferon completely, patients may become very immunosuppressed and unable to handle viral infections,” Dr. Ivashkiv said. “Our idea is that if you block these calcium pathways, you could block the deleterious effects of the interferon, but maintain the antiviral effects.”

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Fibromyalgia News

Kathy — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:55:38 GMT

December 19, 2007 An older antibiotic once used against tuberculosis but since abandoned may work to treat the most common and actively contagious form of the disease more quickly, U.S. researchers said on Monday. By substituting a high-dose version of the drug rifapentine for another antibiotic in the standard TB treatment cocktail, researchers cured mice with the disease two to three times faster.

Daily injections of growth hormone may help reduce pain and improve the quality of life in some patients with fibromyalgia, new findings of a small study suggest. Fibromyalgia, which causes muscle pain and fatigue, is seen more often in women than in men. Muscle spasm and tightness can often be elicited by depressing certain “trigger points” overlying the muscles. The cause of fibromyalgia is unknown, but stress, poor sleep, injury, infections, and other conditions have been linked to the disorder.

Poems

Kathy — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:45:52 GMT

We have a lot of creative poets on LupusMCTD dot com

Let us get to know you by your creative side

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Email Jokes

Kathy — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:44:24 GMT

Give us a chuckle or two

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Books

Kathy — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:43:45 GMT

What is your favorites? What book would you recommend?

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TV Talk

Kathy — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:43:17 GMT

Talk about your favorite shows, TV specials, and our favorite “HOUSE”

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First or last letter of previous word starts the next

Kathy — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 05:29:07 GMT

This game is simular to another game we play. This game allows you to change just the first or last letter of the word before.

We’ll start this game with the word, “men”

Next person, change the M or the N to create a new word.

Have fun!

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CHANGE ONE LETTER OF THE BOTTOM WORD POSTED

Kathy — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:36:35 GMT

Hand

Misc. Medical Talk

Kathy — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:27:09 GMT

Topic for Misc. Health Talk

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Film Loops of our Medical Manifestations

Kathy — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:23:34 GMT

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Pharmaceuticals Patient Assistance Programs

Kathy — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 00:39:36 GMT

To save you time looking up the company that makes your meds, this list includes companies that do and don’t have patient assistance programs.

3M Pharmaceuticals Patient Assistance Program
AAI Pharma (no active program)
Aapex Pharmacy (no active program)
Abbott Diabetes Patient Assistance Program
Abbott Laboratories Patient Assistance Program
Abbott Norvir Kaletra Patient Assistance Program
Accentia Pharmaceuticals (no active program)
Access for Humatrope
Aciphex Patient Assistance Program
Acorda Reimbursement Assistance Program
ACT Program for Emend
Acthar Gel Patient Assistance Program
Actimune Patient Assistance Program
Actiq Reimbursement Assistance Hotline
Adams Laboratories (no active program)
Adderall XR Patient Assistance Program
Advanic Pharmaceuticals (no active program)
Akron, Inc. (no active program)
Alcon Cares Patient Assistance Program
Allergan Patient Assistance Program
Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp. (no active program)
Alliant Pharmaceuticals (no active program)
Amgen Safety Net Foundation for Sensipar
Amylin Reimbursement Hotline
Andrx Pharmaceuticals (no active program)
Aphton Corp (no active program)
Apligraf Patient Assistance Program
ARC of Support
Arch Foundation Patient Assistance Program for Mirena
Aricept Assistance Program
Astellas Patient Assistance Program
AstraZeneca Foundation Patient Assistance Program
Auxilium Patient Assistance Program
Avonex Access Program
Axcan Assist Program

Barr Pharma (no active program)
Barrier Therapeutics (no active program)
Bausch and Lomb Indigent Patient Program
Baxter Factor Plus Program
Bayer Patient Assistance Program
Beach Pharmaceuticals (no active program)
Bedford Laboratories (no active program)
Benefix Patient Assistance Program
Berlex Oncology Camcare
Berlex Patient Assistance Program
Berna Products (no active program)
Betaseron Foundation
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc (no active program)
Biovail Patient Assistance Program
Blaine Company (no active program)
Blairex Laboratories, Inc
Blansett Pharmacal (no active program)
Boehringer Ingelheim Care Foundation Patient Assistance Program
Boniva Patient Assistance Program
Botox Patient Assistance Program
Bradley Pharmaceuticals Indigent Patient Program
Braintree Labs (no active program)
Bridge Program for Genotropin & Somavert
Bristol-Myers Squibb Access Program for Oncology/Virology
Bristol-Myers Squibb Patient Assistance Foundation
Bristol-Myers Squibb Patient Assistance Program for Abilify
Buphenyl Patient Assistance Program

C.B. Fleet Co, Inc (no active program)
Cancer Support Network for Iressa
Care First for CF Program
Carnitor Drug Assistance Program
Celgene Patient Support Solutions
Cenestin Patient Assistance Program
Cetylite Industries, Inc
Charitable Access Program
Chiron Corporation for Rabavert
Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals (no active program)
CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals (no active program)
Columbia Laboratories, Inc. (no active program)
Commitment to Care (Hepatitis C)
Comprehensive Care Program For CF
ConnecticsCare Assist
Connections for Growth Patient Assistance Program
Copaxone Patient Assistance Program
Cornerstone Biopharma Inc. (no active program)
Critical Therapeutics Care Assist Program
Cubicin Reimbursement Hotline
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals (no active program)
Cypress Pharmaceutical (no active program)
Cystadane Patient Assistance Program
Cytogen Corp. (no active program)

Daiichi Pharmaceutical Corp. (no active program)
Del Labs (no active program)
Dermik Laboratories Patient Assistance Program
Dey Laboratories (no active program)
Digestive Care, Inc Assistance Program
Doak Dermatologics Rebate Program
Doxil Reimbursement Solutions

ECR Pharmaceuticals Patient Assistance Program
Edwards Lifesciences Indigent Program
Eldepryl Patient Rewards Program
Eloxatin Reimbursement Hotline
Encourage Foundation
Endo Pharmaceuticals Patient Assistance Program
Enzon Patient Assistance Program
Equetro Shire US Patient Assistance Program
Ethyol Protect Program

Ferndale Laboratories Patient Assistance Program
Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (no active program)
Ferrlecit Infed Reimbursement Assistance Program
Financial Assistance Program for Abelcet
First Horizon Patient Assistance Program
First Resource Program for IV medications
First Resource Program for Oral Medications
Fleming & Company (no active program)
Forest Pharmaceuticals Patient Assistance Program
Forest Pharmaceuticals:Namenda
Fosrenol at Hand Patient Assistance Program
Fougera (no active program)
Fragmin Reimbursement Assistance
Fuzeon Reimbursment Assistance Program

Gabitril Patient Assistance Program
Galderma Laboratories Patient Assistance Program
Gammassist Program for Gammagaurd
Gebauer Company (no active program)
Genentech Access To Care Foundation (Avastin, Herceptin, Rituxan)
Genentech Access To Care Foundation (Growth Hormones)
Genentech Access to Care Foundation (Pulmozyme)
Genentech Access To Care Foundation (Rapitiva)
Genentech Access To Care Foundation (Tarceva)
Genentech Access to Care Foundation (TNKase, Cathflo, Activase)
Genentech Access to Care Foundation (Xolair)
Gilead Advancing Access
GlaxoSmithKline Bridges to Access
GlaxoSmithKline Commitment to Access
Glenwood Compassionate Drug Program
Gliadel Wafer Patient Assistance Link
Gordon Labs (no active program)
GTX Patient Assistance Program
GynEtics, Inc. (no active program)
Healthpoint (no active program)
Hectorol Patient Assistance Program
Helping Hands Program for Mead Johnson Nutritionals
High Chemical Co. (no active program)
Hill Pharmaceuticals Patient Assistance Program
Hope Pharmaceticals (no active program)
Humira Patient Assistance Program
Hyalgan Hotline and Patient Assistance Program

Imogam and Imovax Patient Assistance Program
Impax Laboratories, Inc. (no active program)
Infergen Patient Assistance Program
Innohep Patient Assistance Program
Integrilin Patient Assistance Program
InterCure, Inc (no active program)
Ista Pharmaceuticals (no active program)
ITB Therapy Patient Assistance Program
IVAX Patient Assistance Program for Clozapine

JDS Pharmaceuticals, LLC (no active program)
Johnson & Johnson Hospital Access Patient Assistance Program
Johnson & Johnson Patient Assistance Program

Kadian Patient Assistance Program
Keppra Patient Assistance Program
Kiel Laboratories (no active program)
KingKare Patient Assistance Program
Kos Pharmaceuticals Patient Assistance Program

Lannett (no active program)
Ligand Assistance Program
Lilly Answers: Forteo Customer Care
Lilly Cares Foundation Patient Assistance Program
Lilly Oncology: Gemzar & Alimta
Lovenox Reimbursement Services and Patient Assistance Program
Lunsco, Inc. (no active program)
Lupron Depot Patient Assistance Program
Lupron Depot Pediatric Patient Assistance Program

Macugen Access Program
Mallinckrodt Patient Assistance Program
Matulane Patient Assistance Program
Mayne Pharma (no active program)
MDR Institute (no active program) Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp.
Medimmune Assistance Program
Medpointe Pharamaceuticals Patient Assistance Program
Megace ES Patient Assistance Program
Menomune Patient Assistance Program
Merck Hotline for Cancidas, Invanz, Primaxin (Hospital Replacement)
Merck Patient Assistance Program
Merck/Schering Plough Patient Assistance Program
Merz Pharmaceuticals (no active program)
Methapharm, Inc (no active program)
MGI Pharma Patient Assistance Program
Millenium Patient Assistance for Velcade
Mission Pharmaceutical Patient Assistance Program
MS Lifelines
Mylan Clozapine Patient Assistance Program

Natrecor Reimbursement Support
Nebupent Indigent Patient Assistance Program (no active program)
Nexavar Reach Program
Niche Pharmaceuticals (no active program)
NitroMed Cares Program for Reduced Income and Uninsured.
Novantrone Patient Assistance Program
Novartis Oncology Reimbursement Hotline
Novartis Patient Assistance Program
Novartis Patient Assistance Program: Clozaril, Myfortic, Neoral and Sandimmune
Novavax, Inc. (no active program)
Novo Nordisk Hormone Therapy Patient Assistance Program
Novo Nordisk Patient Assistance Program

Odyssey Pharmaceuticals (no active program)
Open Gate Med Assist Program
Orfadian Patient Assistance Program
Organon Inc. (no active program)
Oscient Pharmaceuticals (no active program)
OSI Pharmaceuticals (no active program)
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc (no active program)
Ovation Pharmaceuticals Patient Assistance Program
Oxandrin Reimbursement and Patient Assistance Program

PACT+ Program
Paddock Laboratories, Inc. (no active program)
Pamlab (no active program)
ParaGard Patient Assistance Program
PBM Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (no active program)
PDL BioPharma Patient Assistance Program
Person and Covey (no active program)
Pfizer Connection to Care
Pfizer Pfriends
Pharmanex LLC
PhosLo Patient Assistance Program
Prevacid Program
PROCRITline
Procter & Gamble Patient Assistance Program
Prograf and Protopic Patient Assistance Program
Proleukin Reimbursement Program
Prometheus Laboratories (no active program)
Provigil Assistance Program
Purdue Frederick Patient Assistance Program
Purinethol Access Program

Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals (no active program)
RapAssist Patient Assistance Program for Rapamune
Reliant Pharmaceuticals Rx Support Program
Remicade Patient Assistance
Renagel Patient Assistance Program
Retassist Retavase Patient Assistance Program
RibaCare
Rilutek Patient Assistance Program
Roche HIV Therapy Assist Program
Roche Labs Patient Assistance Program
Roche Oncoline Patient Assistance Program
Roche Reimbursement and Patient Assistance Program for HCV, HIV, and Transplants
Roche Tamiflu Assistance
Roche Transplant Patient Assistance Program
Romark Laboratories Patient Assistance Program for Alinia
Ross Medical Nutritionals Patient Assistance Program
Ross Metabolic Formula and Elecare Patient Assistance Program
RSVP for Zyvox
RSVP Program & Patient Assistance Program for VFEND
Rx Outreach Medications

Safety Net Foundation for Kineret
Safety Net Program
Salix Pharmaceuticals Patient Assistance Program
Sandoz (no active program)
Sangstat Medical Corporation
Sankyo Pharma Open Care Program
Sanofi-Aventis Patient Assistance Program
Savage Laboratories (no active program)
Schwarz Pharma Patient Assistance Program
Sculptra Patient Assistance Program
Sepracor Inc. (no active program)
Serono Compassionate Care Program for Infertility
Serostim Patient Assistance Program
Shire US Patient Assistance Program
Sicor Oncology Patient Assistance Program
Sirius Laboratories (no active program)
SkinMedica (no active program)
Smith & Nephew, Inc. (no active program)
Solvay Patient Assistance Program for Anadrol-50, Androgel & Marinol
Solvay Pharmaceuticals Patient Assistance Program
SP-Cares
Stada Pharmaceuticals (no active program)
Star Pharmaceuticals Patient Assistance Program
Stiefel Laboratories Patient Assistance Program
Sucraid Patient Assistance Program
SuperGen Patient Assistance Program
SUPPORT Program for Crixivan
Synvisc Reimbursement Hotline

Takeda Pharmaceuticals Patient Assistance Program
Taro Pharmaceuticals (no active program)
Tev-Tropin Patient Assistance Program
TEVA Pharmaceuticals (no active program)
The Contraception Foundation
Ther-Rx Corporation (no active program)
TheraCys Patient Assistance Program
Tikosyn Patient Assistance Program
TOBI Foundation
Tracleer Access Program
Trisenox Drug Replacement Program

Upsher-Smith Patient Assistance Program
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Patient Assistance Program
Valera Pharmaceuticals (no active program)
Venofer Reimbursement Hotline and Patient Assistance Program
Ventavis Patient Assistance Program
Vidaza Patient Assistance Program
ViroPharma Patient Assistance Program
Vistakon Patient Assistance Program
Visudyne Patient Assistance Program
Vivus (no active program)

Warner Chilcott (no active program)
Wellspring Patient Assistance Program
WinRho Patient Assistance Program
Women’s Captial Corp. (no active program)
Wyeth Oncology Reimbursement Program
Wyeth Pharmaceutical Patient Assistance Foundation

Xanodyne Pharmacal Patient Assistance Program (no active program)
Xcel Pharmaceuticals Patient Assistance Program
Xigris Treatment Support Program
Xubex Pharmaceutical Services
Xyrem Patient Assistance Program

Zanfel Inc (no active program)
Zemplar Support Program
Zevalin Results
ZLB Behring Patient Assistance Program
Zonegran Patient Assistance Program
Zydus Pharmaceuticals Inc. (no active program)

This would be worth printing out for future reference. ~Kathy
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Current Research & Studies

Kathy — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:11:17 GMT

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Medical Videos

Kathy — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:10:15 GMT

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Medical Book List

Kathy — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:08:24 GMT

Arthritis, James F. Fries, M.D.

Collection of Poems, Della Frances Adams

Coping with Depression in a Chronic Illness, Sean Hogan, A.C.S.W.

Coping with Lupus, Robert H. Phillips, Ph.D.

Decade of Lupus, Henrietta Aladjem

Dictionary for Lupus Patients, Linda Rohner

Disability Assessment for People with SLE, Douglas Smith, Attorney at Law

Disability Workbook, Douglas Smith, Attorney at Law

Embracing the Wolf, Joanna Boumer Permut

Father Hunger, Robert S. McGee

Gifts From Above, Doris M.H. Walsh

Grief Recovery, John W. James and Frank Cherry

I Choose to Live, Beverly D. Brown

In Search of the Sun, Henrietta Aladjem

In the Shadows, David Luterman, D.Ed.

Learning About Lupus, Editor, Mary E. Moore, Ph.D., M.D.

Living Well Despite Lupus, Robert H. Phillips, Ph.D.

Living with Lupus: The Complete Guide, Sheldon Paul Blau, M.D. and Dodi Schultz

Lupus & You, James Reinertsen, M.D.

Lupus Book, Daniel J. Wallace, M.D.

Lupus Erythematosus, Articles by Physicians & Medical Professionals

Lupus Erythematosus: Handbook for Nurses, Terri Nass, R.N.

Lupus, the Body Against Itself, Sheldon P. Blau, M.D.

Lupus: Everything You Need to Know, Robert G. Lahita, M.D. and Robert H. Phillips, Ph.D.

Meeting the Challenge, Arthritis Foundation

Monster Under the Bed, Barbara Butler

My Adventures with Lupus, Robert Yocum

Out of Darkness, Robert Loverling

Pumpkin: Young Woman’s Struggle with Lupus, Patricia M. Fagan

Red Butterfly, Linda Bell

Sick & Tired of Feeling Sick & Tired, Paul J. Donoghue, Ph.D. & Mary E Siegel, Ph.D.

Sjogren’s Syndrome Handbook, Editor, Elaine K. Harris

Travels with the Wolf, Melissa Anne Goldstein

Understanding Lupus, Henrietta Aladjem

We Are Not Alone, Sefra Kobrin Pitzele

Wellness Book, Herbert Benson, M.D. & Eileen M. Stuart, R.N.

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Mental Health

Kathy — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:37:14 GMT

Topic started for Mental Health conversations and discussions

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Renal (Kidneys)

Kathy — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:35:45 GMT

Topic started for Renal (Kidneys) questions and discussions

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Dermatology

Kathy — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:35:07 GMT

Topic started for Dermatology questions and conversation

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Nuerology

Kathy — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:34:06 GMT

Topic started for Nuerology questions and conversations

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Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)

Kathy — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:33:02 GMT

Topic started for Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma) conversations and questions

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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

Kathy — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:30:56 GMT

Topic started for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) conversations and questions

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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Kathy — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:29:47 GMT

Topic started for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome conversations and questions

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Mixed Connective Tissue Disorders (MCTD)

Kathy — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:13:33 GMT

New topic for MCTD questions and conversations

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Lupus

Kathy — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:33:29 GMT

New topic for Lupus questions and conversations

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