Links

(An additional "Links" page with info on the Discovery Health Behcet's show may be seen here: www.bdshowonline.com.)



The
"Behcet's Syndrome Evaluation, Treatment and Research Center" at the
Hospital for Joint Diseases in New York City -- the only official Behcet's treatment
center in the U.S.



International Behcet's organizations / support groups:


American Behcet's Disease Association

Belgium:  Amicale de Behcet en Belgique( AB7Be )

Canada:  Behcet's Canada

England/U.K.:  Behcet's Syndrome Society (U.K.)

France:  L'Association de BEHCET

Israel:  Behcet Israel Group (B.I.G.)     

Germany:  Deutsches Register Morbus Adamantiades-Behçet e.V.

Italy:  Associazione Italiana Malattia di Behcet

Jordan Friends of Behcet's Disease Patients' Society (no website available)
     Email address:
jamaltamimi@hotmail.com
     Email address:
wmadanat@index.com.jo Korean Behcet's Association

New Zealand:  Behcet's New Zealand Society (no website available)
     Mrs.Dot Field, PO Box 117, Kaikohe, Northland, New Zealand
     Email address:
dotjohnfield@hyper.net.nz

Portugal:  http://behcetemportugal.blogspot.com/

Spain:  Asociación Española de la Enfermedad de Behçet
     Spanish email support group for Behcet's
     Address:
http://es.groups.yahoo.com/group/Behcet-Enfermedad

Turkish Association of Behcet Patients (no website available)
     Çetin Ezber (Secretary)
     IU Cerrahpasa Tip Fakultesi
     Ic Hastaliklari Anabilim Dali
     Romatoloji Bilim Dali
     34303 Cerrahpasa
     Istanbul, Turkey
     Phone:
     +90 212 520 18 97
     +90 212 522 51 22
     +90 212 522 51 27
     Email address:
hyazici@attglobal.net 

Wales:
behcets.info: Administered by Gwilym ab Ioan, a patient

International Society for Behcet's Disease

Vasculitis Foundation
    
ABDA list of patient-recommended doctors familiar with treating Behcet's disease
(click on "Doctor Registry")

An internet support group on yahoo.com for Behcet's patients
Please note: Yahoo has mis-categorized this support group as an "Adult" site, and the moderators have been unable to get them to switch it away from this category -- so if you're asked to agree that you're entering an "adults-only" site when you first sign in, don't be alarmed.

Instructions for joining a Behcet's chat room on Yahoo
(
see website for days and times)

Autoimmune Disease Support Group

Rest Ministries A Christian organization serving people who live with chronic illness and pain. Publishes HopeKeepers magazine.

The Invisible Disabilities Advocate
IDA helps friends and family see the courage and determination it takes to live with a debilitating illness, in spite of the challenges, frustrations and losses.


Other relevant sites:

Behcet's Disease Books and Resources Online Store

The Essential Behcet's blog, up-to-date Behcet's news, research and information

Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institute (MERSI)
(Founded by Dr. C. Stephen Foster, and housing the Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation)

This website includes many excellent articles on treating uveitis symptoms with immunosuppressant / systemic medications -- look under "Patient Information"

emedicine.com description of Behcet's (rheumatologist-written)

emedicine.com description of Behcet's (dermatologist-written)

emedicine.com description of Behcet's (good overview of treatments)

Johns Hopkins Vasculitis/Behcet's site

National Institutes of Health's information on Behcet's

MedLine Plus search on Behcet's

National Institutes of Health's Clinical Trials Search Page

The Neuropathy Association

The Arthritis Foundation

The "got behcet's?" store (clothing and other products) 

Free prescription medication for qualified patients in the US (The Medicine Program)

Social Security Disability (SSD), Medicare and Medicaid information

FAQ about applying for disability (www.disabilitysecrets.com)

http://www.behcet.org.il/chowsrecipe.htm
Information on the use of Chinese herbal medicine to treat Behcet's.

Article by M. Shapiro: Behcet's Disease: Immune Process and the Potential Impact of Nutritional Supplementation



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