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  • Preserving health "The trouble with always trying to preserve the health of the body is that it is so difficult to do without destroying the health of the mind."~G.K. Chesterton ...
    Posted Nov 17, 2009 12:28 AM by Joseph Carpenter
  • “So many people spend their health gaining wealth, and then have to spend their wealth to regain their health.”  A. J. Reb Materi quoted from thinkexist.com
    Posted Nov 26, 2009 1:55 PM by Joseph Carpenter
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Recent Announcements

  • 2010 Eyewitness New 4 Health Fair 2010 Eyewitness New 4 Health Fair $600 to go...Would anyone like to donate the $600 booth fee so our chapter can attend this event as an Exhibitor? See below ...
    Posted Nov 30, 2009 1:44 PM by Joseph Carpenter
  • December 2009 we will go again to McAllisters Deli in Uptown The December 2009 meeting of the NM chapter of the Vasculitis Foundation will be on December 17th. This month, we are going again to McAllister's, in the Uptown Mall ...
    Posted Nov 26, 2009 1:52 PM by Joseph Carpenter
  • November 2009 meeting at Shoney's The November 2009 meeting of the NM chapter of the Vasculitis Foundation will be on November 19th. This month, we are going to Shoney's, on Lousiana, on the SE ...
    Posted Nov 6, 2009 8:04 PM by Joseph Carpenter
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Chapter News is also posted in the CNMVF Blog, and local members with Email can get news mailed to them by the CNMVF Google Group.
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NM Vasculitis Doctors List


To help others like yourself, please go now to the NM Vasculitis Doctors Form. We are collecting the names and contact information for doctors in NM who are already familiar with vasculitis. Even if you are not in NM, please fill in the form. Here is why I think you should...

I am advocating this list of Vasculitis Doctors as a sort of directory or registry that can be maintained for the benefit of all vasculitis patients.

It has already proven useful as, thanks to you, I have been able to refer a few patients to doctors we already know can handle the treatment of vasculitis. Imagine not knowing where to turn, then having someone show you the way. That is what this project is all about.

I would like to see a list maintained at the national and international level, and then updated annually. Imagine having this kind of resource available when you travel. Ask yourself, "Where is the nearest qualified doctor to the place I am visiting?" Or, "What hospitals can deal with my symptoms if an emergency arises?" These are real world situational problems you can help solve, and it starts with you filling in the NM Vasculitis Doctors form.

Thanks!

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Research News

  • Diabetes Research shows promise for better control of autoimmune B-cell disease triggers Potential preventative therapy for Type 1 diabetes"Public release date: 29-Apr-2009[ | E-mail | Share Share ]Contact: Alison Heathera.heather@garvan.org.au61-043-407-1326Research ...
    Posted Apr 29, 2009 4:59 PM by Joseph Carpenter
  • Health Care Forum Discusses Role Of Chronic Disease Management In Health Reform Article Date: 09 Apr 2009 - 0:00 PDT A bipartisan group of panelists on Tuesday at a health care forum agreed that managing and preventing chronic disease is essential to ...
    Posted Apr 10, 2009 10:13 AM by Joseph Carpenter
  • Wristbands Ease Nausea With Cancer Treatment ScienceDaily (Apr. 10, 2009) — Cancer patients who wore acupressure wristbands had much less nausea while receiving radiation treatment, making the bands a safe, low-cost addition to anti-nausea medication ...
    Posted Apr 10, 2009 9:39 AM by Joseph Carpenter
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Welcome to the online home for the Central New Mexico Chapter of the Vasculitis Foundation. This website is a portal to lots of information about vasculitis. While we do not propose to know everything there is to know, we will gradually add more resources to help fulfill the three part mission of the Vasculitis Foundation: Support, Awareness, and Research. On this site, you can learn much about the condition known as vasculitis, and link out to many other resources as well.

The purpose of this website is to provide information and support to vasculitis patients and caregivers in New Mexico. However, anyone who finds this site useful is very welcome.

To see what pages have changed recently, look for the "Recent Site Activity" links on the bottom of the left sidebar.

The Vasculitis Foundation (VF) is the only international organization for patients with multiple types of autoimmune related vasculitis. Founded in 1986, VF provides patients and family members with practical information and coping strategies to live successfully with vasculitis.

Mission: The Vasculitis Foundation supports and empowers patients through education, awareness and research.

The Vasculitis Foundation represents a family of rare diseases known as vasculitis. If you are a patient with vasculitis, or a caregiver or friend of someone with vasculitis, you should learn more about vasculitis by visit their website and join today. There are multiple benefits to joining, one of the best is the monthly newsletter which will alert you to breaking news about vasculitis treatments and stories about other patients. You have to understand that you are not alone.

The site you are reading also has a reprint of a Vasculitis Foundation Fact Sheet created by the VF.

The Central NM Chapter was founded in June 2008. This chapter exists as a partner with the international Vasculitis Foundation, as well as with The Churg Strauss Syndrome Association (CSSA), and any other vasculitis advocacy group, to spread awareness about autoimmune related vasculitis, and to provide local support to the patients and caregivers in New Mexico. All members of the Vasculitis Foundation who also live in New Mexico, automatically become members of this chapter.

There are a number of other support organizations you will find mentioned in these pages for specific types of vasculitis, and other conditions that can be related to vasculitis.

This chapter is new, and this site will continue to grow. The blog will grow. The calendar will grow. The resources will grow. You may even grow!

We have monthly meetings. You can learn more about where and when on the Meetings page and in the Calendar.

The point is, we will post information about local VF events, and we will link you to more information about vasculitis. See the CNMVF Blog for the most recent updates.

If you do not live in central NM, but do live in New Mexico, you may also participate, but please be aware we may not be able to schedule meetings in your town. Perhaps you would like to host a meeting? Contact the Vasculitis Foundation for more information, or Email Joseph Carpenter.

So, the purpose and intent of this web site is to be the place to get information about the Central NM Chapter of the Vasculitis Foundation. Whatever else this chapter will do online, it will link off of this site.

For the latest news, and tons of other stuff, see our CNMVF Blog.

To learn about vasculitis, see our Education page. It is full of links to good information.

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