HR 9099

1	House Resolution
2	A resolution recognizing April 2004 as "Vitiligo Awareness
3	Month."
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5	WHEREAS, vitiligo is a genetic autoimmune disorder of
6	unknown etiology that affects many Americans both aesthetically
7	and emotionally, and
8	WHEREAS, an estimated six million Americans are afflicted
9	with vitiligo, including men, women, and children of all ages
10	and ethnicities, and
11	WHEREAS, although defined as a skin disorder, vitiligo is
12	also an autoimmune disease and those afflicted run the risk of
13	Addison's disease, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, pernicious
14	anemia, and alopecia areata, and
15	WHEREAS, the American Vitiligo Research Foundation, Inc.,
16	has designated the month of April as "Vitiligo Awareness Month"
17	in an attempt to promote knowledge regarding this disease, to
18	help those who suffer from its effects, and to reduce the
19	discrimination now suffered by many of its victims, NOW,
20	THEREFORE,
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22	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
23	Florida:
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25	That the House of Representatives joins in the recognition
26	of April 2004 as "Vitiligo Awareness Month," urges all
27	Floridians to become more knowledgeable of the symptoms and
28	tragic effects of this disease, and extends to the American
29	Vitiligo Research Foundation, Inc., its sincere wishes for
30	speedy success in its search for a cure for vitiligo.

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