Free online information about Behcet's disease, from the ABDA and BSS

The American Behcet's Disease Association and the Behcet's Syndrome Society (U.K.) both have a wealth of free information about Behcet's disease available on their websites.

From the American Behcet's Disease Association website:

• An entire set of resources on symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, research/articles, doctors, etc. can be accessed through this page:  http://www.behcets.com/site/pp.asp?c=bhJIJSOCJrH&b=260526
• The ABDA's NEW 10-minute educational video about Behcet's:
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5W6xt_I1M0w&
  

From the Behcet's Syndrome Society website:

• Overview of Behçet's syndrome
  http://behcets.org.uk/Resources/Behcets/Documents/PDF/Web%20-%20Overview.pdf
  
• A patient's guide by patients
  http://behcets.org.uk/Resources/Behcets/Documents/PDF/Web%20-%20Patient%20Guide.pdf
  
• Scientific information on Behçet’s disease
  http://behcets.org.uk/Resources/Behcets/Documents/PDF/Web%20-%20Scientific.pdf
  
• Ulcer remedies (under review - update to come)
  http://behcets.org.uk/Resources/Behcets/Documents/PDF/Ulcer%20remedies.pdf
  
• Treatment of Behçet’s disease
  http://behcets.org.uk/Resources/Behcets/Documents/PDF/Web%20-%20Treatments.pdf
  
• The eye in Behçet’s disease
  http://behcets.org.uk/Resources/Behcets/Documents/PDF/Web%20-%20Eyes.pdf
  
• Neurological and psychiatric disorders in Behçet’s syndrome
  http://behcets.org.uk/Resources/Behcets/Documents/PDF/Web%20-%20Neurology.pdf
  
• The skin in Behçet’s disease
  http://behcets.org.uk/Resources/Behcets/Documents/PDF/Web%20-%20Skin.pdf
  
• Behçet’s syndrome and blood vessels
  http://behcets.org.uk/Resources/Behcets/Documents/PDF/Web%20Blood%20vessels.pdf
  
• Intestinal complications of Behçet’s disease
  http://behcets.org.uk/Resources/Behcets/Documents/PDF/Web%20-%20Intestines.pdf
  
• Behçet’s disease and the heart
  http://behcets.org.uk/Resources/Behcets/Documents/PDF/Web%20-%20Heart.pdf
  
• Renal (kidney) involvement in Behçet’s disease
  http://behcets.org.uk/Resources/Behcets/Documents/PDF/Web%20-%20Kidneys.pdf
  
• Pregnancy and Behcet's syndrome
  http://behcets.org.uk/Resources/Behcets/Documents/PDF/Web%20-%20Pregnancy.pdf
• For health professionals:  Diagnostic guidelines (under review - update to come)
• For disability/benefits applications: Effects of Behçet's disease

The Arthritis Research Campaign (ARC) brochure about Behcet's is also available online, at http://www.arc.org.uk/arthinfo/patpubs/6003/6003.asp

And, of course, if you'd like to order hard-copy books about Behcet's, please visit my Behcet's Online Store at: http://www.bdbooks.info  The books aren't free, but they're still useful  :-)

Final note for today:  Have you filled out the online Behcet's Treatment Survey yet? 168 other people have! It's available until October 1, 2009 at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=f3l0tVI9HZ7Rr9ZfxuQ5vA_3d_3d