We are proud to announce two new benefits: Monthly podcasts in the SAA Member Area, and new reduced pricing on products for SAA Members.

A podcast is an audio recording (think of an online radio show) that can be played directly on your computer or downloaded into an mp3 player such as an iPod. In our first podcast, SAA Program Services Director, Melissa Velez Coelho, interviews Dr. Muhammad Asim Khan. Dr. Muhammad Asim Khan has been a professor of medicine at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine since 1973. He is a world renowned author and lecturer on ankylosing spondylitis as both a rheumatologist and as a person living with ankylosing spondylitis. Dr. Khan is the author of the book "Ankylosing Spondylitis: The Facts" published by Oxford University Press. He is a fellow of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), the American College of Physicians and the Royal College of Physicians. SAA Members can listen to the podcast by clicking here.

Next, SAA Members can now login to receive reduced prices on many items in the SAA store. For example:

• Back In Action Exercise DVD - Members save $4.00 off the regular purchase price!
  
  
• Audio CD: Effective Medical Management of Spondylitis - Members save $2.00 off the normal purchase price!
  
  
• STAND TALL - Stop AS! Silicone Bracelets - Members save $5.00 off a package of 10 bracelets!
  
  

STAY INFORMED! Stay up-to-date on all the latest news and information regarding AS and related diseases with our news magazine, Spondylitis Plus. Your subscription comes free with SAA membership, so click here to join today!