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Posted Thursday, February 28, 2002 by Rick
Title: SAPHO Syndrome Like Yet Distinct From Seronegative
Spondyloarthropathies A DGReview of : A Study of Musculoskeletal Manifestations in 12 Patients with SAPHO Syndrome JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology
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Title: Radiological Screening Key For Some Psoriatic Arthritis Patients A DGReview of : Prevalence and Predictors of Cervical Involvement in Psoriatic Spondyloarthropathy
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Posted Wednesday, February 27, 2002 by Rick
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Victims Do have Recourse Says Food Safety Attorney - new 76%
...Other people who survive the acute illness can develop Reiter's syndrome, a debilitating arthritic condition....
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Able Laboratories, Inc. Receives FDA Approval for Indomethacin Extended-Release Capsules USP, 75 mg - new 76% ... brand market for Able's newly approved drug, a capsule used to treat the rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, osteoarthritis, and acute painful shoulder, is estimated to be $36 million by...
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Immunex Posts Record Sales and Net Income for 2001 - new 74%
... the company began pivotal clinical development programs with ENBREL in psoriasis and ankylosing spondylitis....
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Advanced Biotherapy, Inc. Discloses Use Patent for Antibodies to Interferon-Gamma in the Treatment of Five Autoimmune Diseases - new 70% ... Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis (PA) and Ankylosing Spondylitis....
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Relationship Between Disease Activity and Serum Levels of Vitamin D Metabolites and Parathyroid Hormone in Ank - new 62%
Osteoporosis International - Dec 14 2001 4:28AM GMT
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Autoimmune Disease More Likely with Endometriosis - new 82%
Women with endometriosis, in which tissue normally found inside the uterus begins to grow elsewhere in the body, are more likely than women without the condition to suffer from autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis or lupus, according to survey findings presented here Monday.
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Psoriasis Drug Effective in Trial - new 76%
A topical formulation of alicaforsen improved the conditions of patients with moderate plaque psoriasis in a Phase II clinical trial ISIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC. Carlsbad CA announced Monday.Alicaforsen is an antisense inhibitor of ICAM-1 a molecule that plays a role in
inflammatory and autoimmune conditions. ICAM-1 is part of a family of molecules the cellular adhesion molecules that can be found on the surface of virtually every cell in the body.
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La Jolla Pharmaceutical Scientists Present at Two International Autoimmune Disease Medical Conferences - new 76%
... Company is a biotechnology company leading the development of therapeutics for antibody-mediated autoimmune diseases afflicting several million people in the United States and Europe....
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Methods of treating autoimmune diseases with a CD86-specific immunotoxin - new 72%
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Key Proteins Linked to Pregnancy Loss in Lupus - new 71%
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Studies in mice suggest that a group of proteins called complement proteins, which play a major role in the inflammatory process, may be a key factor in miscarriages that occur in some young women with lupus Found by: Lycos News
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Isis Psoriasis Results Weak, More Trials Unlikely - new 67%
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Isis Pharmaceuticals is unlikely to conduct further study of ISIS 2302 as a stand-alone treatment for psoriasis after a trial of the experimental compound showed it is only modestly effective, Stanley Crooke, the Found by: Lycos News
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NIAID Phase III HIV vaccine trial to determine correlates of protection will not proceed - new 62%
Phase III trial in Thailand to determine efficacy will be supported by NIAID through a combined NIAID-DoD Program The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases NIAID part of the National Institutes of Health NIH and the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command USAMRMC of the Department of Defense DoD support a broad comprehensive HIV AIDS research and development program.
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Isis shares drop as psoriasis trial disappoints - new 48%
... a molecule that plays a key role in a wide range of inflammatory and autoimmune conditions....
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Kids' Health May Be At Risk on the Ballfield; Hospital for Special Surgery's Tips for Preventing Young Athletes' Injuries - new 44%
... Institute is internationally recognized as a leader in the investigation of musculoskeletal and autoimmune diseases....
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Daughter, dad keep dream going - new 40%
Daughter, dad keep dream going SALT LAKE CITY — Why? Why now, Tom Wilczak wonders. It is a perfectly understandable question without any discernible answer. Why, after 14 years of worry,
of endless doctors, autoimmune drugs and medical...
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Strength Training May Ease Fibromyalgia Symptoms - new 76%
...Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition marked by widespread muscular and joint pain, as well as specific "tender" points......Other symptoms include sleep disturbances and fatigue, depression
and irritable bowel syndrome....
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Immune System Dysfunction May Play a Key Role In Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - new 22% Research on the immune system could shed light on the cause of chronic fatigue syndrome, including whether a pathogenic agent such as a virus or bacteria is involved.
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Just the flax: Ancient grain gains respect as nutrition powerhouse - new 76% Omega-3 fatty acids. Also found in fish oils, omega-3 fatty acids are essential for good health. Health experts universally agree that most Americans don't get enough of them. Medical studies suggest that omega-3 fatty acids might help prevent cardiovascular disease by reducing blood pressure, lowering levels of dangerous fats in the blood and preventing blood clots from
forming. Researchers such as Bibus also say there's evidence suggesting that omega-3 fatty acids might have a positive impact on diabetes, cystic fibrosis, asthma, menstrual pain, schizophrenia, depression, postpartum depression, attention deficit disorder and inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.
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Artificial Intelligence Used to Diagnose Colon Tumors - new 76%
Times New Roman University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center Researchers have used artificial intelligence to devise a new method to differentiate and diagnose several types of colon tumors.
The findings will appear in the March issue of Gastroenterology. The method which uses artificial neural networks ANNs to analyze thousands of genes at one time can distinguish the difference between inflammatory bowel disease IBD related growths and sporatic colon cancers.
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E. Coli Linked to Inflammatory Bowel Disease - new 49%
TUESDAY, Feb. 5 (HealthScoutNews) -- An intestinal infection caused by strains of a common bacterium may be linked to the development of inflammatory bowel disease, a new study says.
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Britain Denies Study Shows Bowel Disease-MMR Link - new 37%
Britain said on Tuesday a recent study showing a link between persistent measles virus infection in children and a new form of bowel disease did not mean the disorder was related to the
measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination.
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Proposed bill would legalize marijuana for medical use - new 79%
Fri Feb 08 07:39 EST - The Herald-Mail Company - Hagerstown MD
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Lawmakers debate about marijuana - new 64%
Lawmakers debate about marijuana Cheryl Conner ANNAPOLIS, MD, Feb. 18 - Legalizing marijuana for medical use was once again on the minds of some Maryland lawmakers. Click here to return to NBC25's MSNBC Home Page Click here to return to the NBC25
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ID Cards for Medical Marijuana Users OKd - new 64%
The City Council this week approved a plan that will allow sick people who use marijuana to obtain identification cards to protect them from possible arrest. Cardholders can carry up to an ounce of marijuana under the plan. Marijuana is illegal, but ...
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Arthritis drug holds promise for psoriasis - new 76%
PM NEW ORLEANS Feb. 26 UPI Embrel a drug approved in 1998 for rheumatoid arthritis and in 2002 for psoriatic arthritis also may be an effective treatment for psoriasis researchers reported Tuesday at the American Academy of Dermatology annual meeting. We previously have seen the effectiveness of Enbrel etanercept on the psoriatic plaques of psoriatic arthritis patients said Dr.
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Xanelim drug may improve patient health over time-trial - new 76%
...But she said that a few people in the trial developed psoriatic arthritis, a combination of psoriasis and arthritis, but those conditions may not have been...
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A new strategy for treating psoriasis - new 74%
Dexamethasone and other steroids used for treating psoriatic skin inflammation probably act in part by inducing I-kB thus preventing NF-kB from reaching the nucleus and trans-activating its many target genes including those involved in T cell-dependent inflammation. Zollner and colleagues now propose a different means to this same Since the proteasome is responsible for the regulated turnover of I-kB proteasome inhibitors might also alleviate psoriasis by blocking
NF-kB activation.
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Studies find arthritis drugs work for psoriasis - new 61%
... was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last month as the first treatment for psoriatic arthritis, a disease that involves joints and skin....
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Candela Introduces New C-beam Laser to Target Psoriasis, Surgical Scars - new 44% ... the C-beam penetrates below the epidermal surface, through the psoriatic plaque, directly to
the overdeveloped capillary bed below that supplies blood,...
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New Research Shows One Million U.S. Adults Suffer From Psoriatic Arthritis - new 39%
Approximately 1 million U.S. adults have psoriatic arthritis, a number significantly higher than previously believed, according to new research released today by the National Psoriasis Foundation.
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Method of using IL-11 for treating gingivitis - new 70%
PharmCast - Aug 23 2001 8:54AM GMT
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