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Chapter will sponsor walk for scleroderma - Youngstown Vindicator



Chapter will sponsor walk for scleroderma 
Youngstown Vindicator
The Youngstown Scleroderma Ohio Chapter Support Group will sponsor the ninth annual ?Stepping Out to Cure Scleroderma? walk June 2 at Boardman Park. Registration opens at 8:30 am at Masters Pavilion, and the walk starts at 9:30.

 


Scleroderma Complications Worse in Blacks Than Whites: Study - U.S. News & World Report



Scleroderma Complications Worse in Blacks Than Whites: Study 
U.S. News & World Report
THURSDAY, May 10 (HealthDay News) -- A new study finds that black patients with scleroderma have more severe disease complications than whites. Scleroderma, also called systemic sclerosis, is an autoimmune disease that affects the connective tissues of ...

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'Stepping Out to Cure Scleroderma' walk to be held June 2 - Henrietta Post



'Stepping Out to Cure Scleroderma' walk to be held June 2 
Henrietta Post
By Laura Roberts The Scleroderma Foundation's tri-state chapter and Greater Rochester Scleroderma Support Group will hold the ninth annual "Stepping Out to Cure Scleroderma" walk at Seneca Park on June 2. Registration begins at the Longhouse Shelter at ...

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Culprit Responsible for Severe Systemic Scleroderma Complications in African ... - Science Daily (press release)



Culprit Responsible for Severe Systemic Scleroderma Complications in African ... 
Science Daily (press release)
ScienceDaily (May 10, 2012) ? A new analysis finds that compared to Caucasians, African-Americans with systemic scleroderma have more antibodies in the blood that are linked to severe complications and an increased likelihood of death.
Scleroderma Complications Worse in Blacks Than Whites: Study MSN Health & Fitness

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Scleroderma Malignancy Risk Linked to Antinuclear Antibodies - The Oncology Report



Scleroderma Malignancy Risk Linked to Antinuclear Antibodies 
The Oncology Report
Development of malignancy within 3 years of a diagnosis of scleroderma was positively correlated with the presence of antinuclear antibodies (ANA) directed against RNA polymerase (RNAP) III in more than half (55.3%) of the patients studied (n = 154).

 


The Scleroderma Foundation's Walk for Cure Campaign asks you to take the ... - PR Newswire (press release)



The Scleroderma Foundation's Walk for Cure Campaign asks you to take the ... 
PR Newswire (press release)
The "Benner Challenge" is a pledge by Southern California Chapter Board Member, Dennis Benner, to donate $100 to the Scleroderma Foundation for each video made and uploaded to the WalkforCure.org site (up to $10000). In issuing the challenge, ...

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10th Annual Highland Park Walk! for Scleroderma - TribLocal



TribLocal 
10th Annual Highland Park Walk! for Scleroderma 
TribLocal
By ann peterson Wednesday at 2:28 pm ONE OF THE MANY NATIONAL ?STEPPING OUT TO CURE SCLERODERMA? WALKS WILL BE HELD ON SUNDAY JUNE 24, 2012 IN HIGHLAND PARK BEGINNING AT THE METRA TRAIN STATION PARKING LOT. The goal is to raise money to find a cure for ...

 


Solo Cyclist to Trek 4700 Miles in Honor of Father Who Died of Rare Disease - MarketWatch (press release)



Solo Cyclist to Trek 4700 Miles in Honor of Father Who Died of Rare Disease 
MarketWatch (press release)
Twenty-two-year-old Wade Dauberman will do everything he can to raise awareness of scleroderma, a rare disease that took the life of his father two years ago. Wade begins the bike ride of a lifetime on Sunday, May 6. He leaves the Florida Institute of ...

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Photos from the 10th Annual Walk for Scleroderma - GoLocal Worcester



GoLocal Worcester 
Photos from the 10th Annual Walk for Scleroderma 
GoLocal Worcester
Hundreds of volunteers gathered at the Bancroft School for the Tenth Anniversary Worcester Walk on Sunday, May 6th to raise awareness and funding for scleroderma ? an illness that affects over 300000 people nationwide and has no known cure.
SLIDESHOW: Worcester Walk to Cure Scleroderma Worcester Telegram

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African Americans have more severe complications from scleroderma - News-Medical.net



African Americans have more severe complications from scleroderma 
News-Medical.net
African Americans have more severe complications from systemic sclerosis, also known as scleroderma, than Caucasians. Findings published today in, Arthritis & Rheumatism, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), show that compared with ...

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