Archive for December, 2007

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EDS Alert Newsletter No. 21

December 5, 2007

This is our monthly round-up of information about Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS). If there is not enough material to create a newsletter, the posts may end up occurring quarterly. For more information about me and this newsletter, please look here for Sources of Medical Info and Support Groups.

Blogs

Disability/Legal

Disability: Sick Of Waiting
Disability: SSDI Disability Profiles(-)

    Forums

    Forums: EDS and pregnancy
    Forum:EDS and RA – Arthirtis
    Forum: EDS How to stay happy?
    Forum: EDS III without skin issues????(-)
    Forum: EDS plus myofascial pain/fibro(-)
    Forum: Nerve Pain question
    Forum: Possible EDS Type I – Insurance and other questions.

      Medical

      Medical: Hypermobility
      Medical: Men and stretch marks
      Medical: reproducibility of tests and criteria for generalized joint hypermobility & benign joint hypermobility syndrome – Juul-Kristensen et al. 46 (12): 1835 – Rheumatology(-)
      Medical: Yoga is no universal cure(-)

      News

      News – Chronic Pain – Jane E. Brody – New York Times
      News: Columnists » Reid – It wasn’t business as usual(-)
      News: Docs, patients sue over ban on suicide aid(-)
      News: EDS in the WSJ: How U.S. Health System Can Fail Even the Insured A Woman Endures 16-Month Odyssey To Diagnosis
      News: Video – Someone 2 Know: Bill Khal(-)
      News: Defying the Challenges of Being Physically Challenged
      News: Design award win for rehabilitation equipment specialist (hypermobility)
      News: Family in need to get an assist(-)
      News: Guiliana aspires to Channel swim(-)
      News:Lauren delighted with the chair
      News: Petition to: Urgently get the DWP to recognise Hypermobility and Ehlers Danlos Syndrome as being long term incurable illnesses.(-)
      News: Spending survey highlights mums’ spending – I have hypermobility syndrome
      News:Think of Health Insurance As a Homeowners Policy (LA MD Familiar With EDS)

      Video

      Video: The Incredible Rubberman

       

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