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Environmental Impact on Autoimmune Diseases

smogPDSA is assisting the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association (AARDA) in promoting passage of the “Prevention, Awareness, and Research of Autoimmune Diseases Act of 2009" (PARAiD – H.R. 2084) introduced by Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy (D-RI).

The bill promotes:

  • Research on Environmental Triggers of Autoimmune Diseases
  • Grants to Increase Awareness of Autoimmune Diseases
  • Grants for Education on Relationship between Autoimmune Diseases and Mental Illness
  • Loan Repayment Program Regarding Physician Research on Autoimmune Diseases
  • Research and Database on Biomarkers of Autoimmune Diseases
Visit the AARDA web site for more information on the bill and how you can help promote this cause.


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(Left to right: Virginia Ladd of AARDA, Rep. Patrick Kennedy, Joan Young of PDSA)
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