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Posted Thursday, November 28, 2002 by Rick
What Makes an 'Expert' an Expert?
Friday, September 13, 2002
Columbine shooting survivor Mark Taylor is suing Solvay Pharmaceuticals alleging the anti-depressant drug Luvox made shooter Eric Harris psychotic and violent.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,62922,00.html
17 Ways to Cut Your Prescription Drug Costs
WBAY, WI - 20 Nov 2002
... Some easily split medications include: Ambien, Aricept, Buspar, Effexor, Lipitor, Luvox, Paxil, Remeron, Risperidal, Seroquel, Serzone, Viagra, Zoloft, Zyprexa ...
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Idiotic Thinking In Medicine C-reactive Protein new
Red Flags Weekly - Nov 21 2002 4:19PM GMT
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http://www.redflagsweekly.com/kendrick/2002_nov21.html
Beyond Cholesterol new
Ask any heart doctor the best way to avoid a heart attack, and he will probably tell you to lower your cholesterol and exercise more. inflammation plays a key role in heart disease.
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Scientists bid to create life in laboratory new
urethritis, inflammation of the urethra.
Scotsman Online - Nov 22 2002 9:17PM GMT
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http://www.thescotsman.co.uk/international.cfm?id=1299422002
Infliximab Safe, Highly Effective In Treating Refractory Ankylosing Spondylitis new
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Lupus: new
It is estimated that 1.4 million Americans have lupus, an autoimmune disease that can affect many parts of the body such as joints, skin, lungs, kidneys, heart or brain. Most often its victims are women between the ages of 15 and 44.
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Number of AIDS deaths in Cuba down following creation of new treatments new
...Perez credited the locally produced treatments, which help people with AIDS improve their autoimmune defenses and slow the virus' progress....- Nov 26 5:05 PM ET
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Cattle Disease Genetic Code Mapped new
WASHINGTON- Scientists have mapped the genome of the livestock disease Johne's, an advance that could lead to a greater understanding of a similar illness in humans ... Johne's (pronounced YO-nees), is related to the human Crohn's disease because ...
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http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/archives/2002/nov/20/112002699.html
Patient satisfaction in the rehabilitation of fibromyalgia inpatients
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Preliminary results in the therapy of psoriatic arthritis with mycophenolate mofetil
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-- November 11, 2002 -- Forest Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: FRX) announced that findings from a multi-center, randomized study published this month in the American Journal of Hypertension show that lercanidipine, an investigational drug for
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New Survey Maps Wide Variation in Development of Rosacea Signs
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Determinants and sequelae associated with utilization of acetaminophen versus traditional nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs in an elderly population
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Inflammatory cells, cytokines and chemokines in breast cancer progression: reciprocal tumor - microenvironment interactions
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Oral tolerance for treating uveitis - new hope for an old immunological mechanism.
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Vaccine Development for the Prevention of Urinary Tract Infections.
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Urinary Tract Infections: What's New?
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Urinary Tract Infection in Pregnant Women: Old Dogmas and Current Concepts Regarding Pathogenesis.
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Lotronex (Alosetron Hydrochloride) Tablets Now Available For Women With Severe Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC -- November 20, 2002 -- Lotronex® (alosetron hydrochloride) Tablets will now be available under restricted conditions of use, which include a narrower indication for specific use in female patients with severe diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), an extensive Risk Management Program requiring ...
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Pharmacia and Pfizer Announce FDA Approval For New 400 mg Strength Celebrex® Capsule for Treatment of Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
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Measurement of Mucosal IL-8 May Help Predict Response to Granulocytapheresis in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis
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No Evidence for Standardised Testing in Patients Meeting Symptom-Based Irritable Bowel Criteria
http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256C6E0066DC6C?OpenDocument&id=3AC47D820742B85085256C6A00655FC5&c=Irritable%20Bowel%20Syndrome&count=10
Psoriasis: Finding the Right Approach For Your Patients
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Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Difficult Diagnosis in Patients on Long-Term Renal Replacement Therapy
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Cells With Male DNA Seen In Women With Sjogren's Syndrome
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Adult Onset Still's Disease
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Posted Wednesday, November 20, 2002 by Rick
Routine Testing for Inflammatory Marker Unclear A Complex Issue new
But the test is a long way from routine use by your doctor, and many physicians are not ready to start using it.
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Molecule of the moment new
BY BERNADINE HEALY, M.D. We don't think of molecules as fashions, but in fact medical science has its own version of rising and falling hemlines. And C-reactive protein appears to be the "in" mole- cule at the moment.
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Companies chisel away at workers' benefits new
...The 57-year-old has the autoimmune disorder lupus, and her husband is diabetic....- Nov 18 7:32 AM ET
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Big pharma's big mystery new
... sell off assets and remedy its balance sheet by narrowing its focus to neurology, pain and autoimmune diseases....- Nov 13 8:43 PM ET Found by: Yahoo! News
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In J.F.K. File, Hidden Illness, Pain and Pills new
... ultimate diagnosis was spastic colitis, which today would be described as irritable bowel syndrome.......Its symptoms, including fatigue, vomiting, diarrhea and low blood pressure, can be life-threatening....... alleviated the undiagnosed adrenal condition, possibly leading to the spinal fractures and chronic adrenal insufficiency....- Nov 17 2:59 PM ET
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Tiny Water-Borne Bugs Could Be Allergen new
...Kagen believes they could be an as yet unidentified trigger for Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis-...... the prevalence of copepod allergy in patients with these conditions, known collectively as inflammatory bowel disease, and so far every one of the Crohn's patients in his practice have tested positive...- Nov 18 10:21 AM ET
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Appendix Removal Helps Bowel Problems new
WebMD - Nov 15 2002 12:23PM GMT
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Kids' acupuncture slowly gaining interest in United States new
... mother balked when her daughter's gastroenterologist said Eliza's Crohn's disease-like intestinal inflammation was worsening despite mild medication and recommended...- Nov 18 7:05 PM ET
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Ozone Produced By Antibodies During Bacterial Killing And In ...
Science Daily - 15 Nov 2002 .. found that when antibodies do this, they appear to produce the reactive ... diseases,
such as atherosclerosis, lupus, multiple sclerosis, and rheumatoid arthritis. ...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/11/021115070456.htm
Arthritis patients ??? health jeopardised by diagnosis delays
Health-News.co.uk, U.K. - 25 Oct 2002
Delays in the diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis – commonly referred to as arthritis of the spine or AS – could be increasing patients??? risk of ...
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UA Study Finds Arthritis Patients Remain On Infliximab Therapy ...
Internet Wire (press release) - 28 Oct 2002
... involved in a variety of immune-mediated inflammatory disorders, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and spondyloarthropathies, such as ankylosing spondylitis ...
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Herbal cures may be banned by EU
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, UK - 10 hours ago
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New Treatment Strategy For Crohn's Disease Shows Early Promise
Science Daily - 11 Nov 2002 ... severity of their disease -- using a tool called the Crohn's disease activity index
(CDAI) -- and their quality of life -- using the Inflammatory Bowel Disease ...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/11/021111070012.htm
Alternative arthritis treatments
MayoClinic.com - 14 Nov 2002
... Injections of gold salts long have been thought to reduce inflammation and are an accepted form of treatment for rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis. ...
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