AVM it is about time... ha ha ha!

AVM Survivors is Site of the Month

AVM Survivors, one of the networks that make up Ben's Friends patient to patient support sites, was selected as website of the month at Northeastern Center. The folks at Northeaster had some really good observations:

"The kinds of tools and applications that enabled social networking sites to change how people use the web are now available for groups that want to build communities based on a single, common topic, and now we are seeing the creation of these kinds of communities; which brings us to our website of the month.

AVM Survivors Network is a social networking site dedicated to individuals who have Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) and utilizes the social networking concept to provide support and resources for a community of AVM survivors on the web. It utilizes many of the same tools and features that you'll find on MySpace or Facebook.

The site was started by Ben Munoz, an AVM survivor who recognized a need for other survivors to be able to support one another."

from...

-------------

Wow!

Good for him... he deserves it!
Anyone who is even curious about AVM's should give Ben a visit.

----------------------


------------------------

I thought today I would end (smile) today with a little Rock and Roll... oh well that's it... for now from the funny farm....

I got one... a great one!

Influence of MMP on Brain AVM Hemorrhage

This study is currently recruiting participants.

Verified by University of California, San Francisco, October 2008

Sponsored by:	University of California, San Francisco
Information provided by:	University of California, San Francisco
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00783523

Purpose

Brain vascular malformations, including arteriovenous malformations (AVM), cavernous malformations (CVM) and aneurysms, are a source of life-threatening risk of intracranial hemorrhage. The etiology and pathogenesis are unknown. There is no medical therapy presently available. Prevention of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is the primary reason to treat brain vascular malformations. The goal of this study is to: begin pilot studies to lay the groundwork for future clinical trials to develop medical therapy to decrease ICH risk.

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) regulate the extracellular matrix in association with various hemorrhagic brain disorders. MMP-9 has been most consistently associated with vascular wall instability and hemorrhagic brain disorders. Doxycycline, a non-specific MMP inhibitor, may enhance vascular stability, thus reducing the risk of spontaneous hemorrhage in brain vascular malformations by decreasing MMP-9 activity.

more...

--------------------------------

-----------------------------------

I've been looking for a clinical study to join. I am so sick of not knowing what to say, when in a conversation. This one doesn't cover that, but it shows that I'm on the right track.

So did you have a good Christmas!
I hope so.
okay, I gotta go.
peace!
R

i'm home alone...

wooopeeeeee!
i am actually a bit exciting...i know i am a bit sick.... but what th' fuck.
so lets look a whats hot!


thats whats hot.... sorta....

yannnnnnnn!

don't have much to say...

so i will give you a video...





a shit have two...

thats about it...

peace out...

i'm on a mexican radio...

yep that bout sums it up...

i just got back from a long weekend with my father...
still got a wallhanger...

love ya.