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Group Aims * Provide support and information to anyone who has a birthmark, and to support not only the person with the birthmark, but the whole family. * Ensure a better understanding amongst the medical profession about types of birthmarks, possible complications and treatment, not only of the birthmark but of the whole person. * To aid research into the cause of birthmarks (so far unknown) and possible cures. * To raise general awareness and acceptance.

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Our main objectives is to alleviate the psychological, physical and social effects that an altered image can have on someone's life by the simple application of specialised skin camouflage.

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* Leading the world in identifying and funding specific research projects likely to lead to a cure and successful treatments for EB * Establishing specialist treatment centres * Providing a dedicated EB healthcare team of children’s and adult nurses, a dietitian, welfare support and social workers to pioneer improvements in care, that have led, amongst other things, to children with RDEB no longer being frail, underweight and malnourished * Enabling prenatal diagnosis to be made at a much earlier stage * Making skilled counselling and expert guidance on current legislation and governmental services available to EB families, to improve their quality of life. * Raising awareness of the issues surrounding EB to the general public, healthcare professionals, schools, and other interested parties.

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The National Eczema Society's Email helpline provides practical, high quality information and support about the management and treatment of eczema.

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The United Kingdom support group for people living with Pemphigus and Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid. You can telephone 020 8690-6462 between 8.30 and 10am in the morning (owing to lack of funding they are unable to return phone calls). You can contact also the PV Network by writing with a stamped addressed envelope .

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The society's aims are to * help and support people with scleroderma * increase awareness of scleroderma * fund scientific and medical research: