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June 2003
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Posted Wednesday, June 25, 2003 by Rick
****Ankylosing Spondylitis
Enbrel (Etanercept) Recommended By FDA Panel for Approval to Treat Ankylosing Spondylitis
2003/06/25
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Public release date: 20-Jun-2003
2003/06/20 THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., and COLLEGEVILLE, Pa., June 19, 2003 - Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth (NYSE: WYE), today announced that patients in a phase 3 clinical study assessing the efficacy and tolerability of ENBREL. (eta
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FDA Panel Backs New Use for Amgen Arthritis Drug
2003/06/24 ... approval to promote Enbrel for reducing signs and symptoms of a type of spinal arthritis called ankylosing spondylitis....
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Increased Spinal Involvement with Duration and Severity of Ankylosing Spondylitis
2003/06/02 Increased Spinal Involvement with Duration and Severity of Ankylosing Spondylitis A DGReview of : Clinical Rheumatology 06/02/2003 By Deanna M. Green The risk of spinal involvement in patients with an Doctors Guide
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ENBREL Is First Biologic Recommended By FDA Panel for Approval to Treat Ankylosing Spondylitis
2003/06/24
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Disease Phenotype Similar In Familial, Sporadic Ankylosing Spondylitis
2003/01/29 Disease Phenotype Similar In Familial, Sporadic Ankylosing Spondylitis A DGReview of : Journal of Rheumatology 01/28/2003 By Anne MacLennan Patients with familial and sporadic ankylosing spondylitis ( Doctors Guide
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****Autoimmune
Smoking May Exacerbate Lupus: Study
2003/06/24 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study suggests that smoking may exacerbate systemic lupus erythematosus, an autoimmune disease that disproportionately affects women, particularly those of ...
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Local cooking class helps make living with celiac easier
Abstract: Local cooking class helps make living with celiac easier Thursday, June 19, 2003 By Kathleen Ganster As a child, Mary Neville was often ill. She was small, didn't grow well and was frail. But it wasn't until after the birth of her third child tha
http://www.post-gazette.com/food/20030612celiac0619fnp3.asp
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****Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Trial Begins in Egg Powder Cure-All Case
2003/06/23 ... told people that the egg powders could cure and prevent yeast infections, autism, cancer, chronic fatigue syndrome and AIDS ....
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****Irritable Bowel Syndrome IBS
Cypress Bioscience Holds Kick-Off Meeting for New Clinical Study Using Milnacipran to Treat Irritable Bowel Syndrome
2003/06/25 Cypress Bioscience Holds Kick-Off Meeting for New Clinical Study Using Milnacipran to Treat Irritable Bowel Syndrome Business Wire
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FDA Clears Velapharm's Investigational New Drug -Ind- Application of R-Tofisopam for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
2003/06/24 FDA Clears Velapharm's Investigational New Drug -Ind- Application of R-Tofisopam for Irritable Bowel Syndrome Business Wire
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Clinical Trials Update: June 20, 2003
2003/06/20 ...-- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) A study of an investigational medication to see if it safely and effectively...
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Is your bra bad for you?
2003/05/27 Health risks caused by ill-fitting bras that don't offer the correct support can range from constricted breathing, back pain and restricted circulation to muscle strain and irritable bowel syndrome. S femail.co.uk
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Irritable Male Syndrome Is Real
2003/05/23 Irritable Male Syndrome Is Real Reno, Nv. Terri Russell Premenstrual Syndrome - Irritable Bowel SyndromeMost, if not all, patients with these conditions are women.But men are not immune from moodiness KOLO TV Reno
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Miracle Drug Comeback?
2002/04/23 ...drug, the only thing that curbed her debilitating symptoms from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Since Lotronex was pulled from the market, she's been...
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****Inflammatory Bowel Disease IBD / Crohn's / Ulcerative colitis
DDW: Even Mild Inflammatory Bowel Disease Adversely Affects Psychosocial Functioning of Children and Families
2003/05/23 DDW: Even Mild Inflammatory Bowel Disease Adversely Affects Psychosocial Functioning of Children and Families By Ed Susman ORLANDO, FL -- May 23, 2003 -- The social and family functioning of children Doctors Guide
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Infliximab May Reduce Need For Steroid Use In Children With Crohn's Disease
2003/05/08 Infliximab May Reduce Need For Steroid Use In Children With Crohn's Disease PHILADELPHIA, PA -- May 8, 2003 -- A monoclonal antibody shows promising results in treating children with Crohn's disease ( Doctors Guide
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LI Boy, 12, Denied Lifeblood
2003/06/20 Ian Fries needs his Peptamen. Diagnosed with Crohn's disease last year, the Bayport boy, 12, had finally found a treatment that helped him absorb the nutrients his body otherwise rejected. Every night before he goes to bed, Ian plugs himself into a
http://www.newsday.com/news/health/ny-licroh203339168jun20.story
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****Iritis Uveitis Eye
Donors fund Horsham boy's trip to braille contest in Calif.
2003/06/24 Almost $8,500 in donations from the public will allow a 12-year-old Horsham boy who is legally blind to travel to a national braille contest in California, the boy's mother said yesterday.... ailment called chronic uveitis; he sees only...
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****Psoriatic Arthritis / Psoriasis
IPS: Alefacept Effective in Patients with Difficult-to-Treat Psoriasis
2003/06/24 IPS: Alefacept Effective in Patients with Difficult-to-Treat Psoriasis By Jill Stein NEW YORK, NY -- June 24, 2003 -- Alefacept is an effective alternative in patients with psoriasis who... Doctors Guide
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AMA Biologic Treatments: The Future of Psoriasis Therapy?
2003/06/12 AMA Biologic Treatments: The Future of Psoriasis Therapy? By Bruce Sylvester NEW YORK -- June 11, 2003 -- Biologic treatments such as alefacept and etanercept can now help physicians to provide better Doctors Guide
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****Reactive Arthritis / Reiter's Syndrome
Reactive Arthritis, Psoriasiform Lesions and Protein Loosing Enteropathy Secondary to Strongyloidiasis
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Posted Wednesday, June 18, 2003 by Rick
****Autoimmune
Study: Oral Insulin Does Not Keep Diabetes at Bay
2003/06/16 ...Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disorder in which the body mistakenly attacks the cells of the pancreas that make insulin,...
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Elevated Epstein-Barr Virus Load Found in Rheumatoid Arthritis Cases
2003/06/17
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Strict Diabetes Control Can Slow Artery Disease
2003/06/16 ... who is at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disorder in which the body mistakenly attacks the cells of the pancreas that make insulin,...
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Vaccine Slows Progress of Type 1 Diabetes--Study
2003/06/14 An experimental vaccine may be able to stop the progression of Type 1, or juvenile, diabetes, accord
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Researchers discover new immune system molecule that can help or harm health
2003/06/17 Researchers have identified a new member of the important B7 family of immune system "co-stimulators." Co-stimulators are molecules that are capable of turning the immune system on or off -- and in the process, profoundly affecting human health.
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Don't shun sun completely -- rays hold off host of diseases
2003/06/17 Can sunshine, now shunned by so many who fear skin cancer and wrinkles, save many more lives than it harms? Most definitely, says a leading expert in the field, Dr. Michael F. Holick, a professor of medicine, dermatology, physiology and biophysics at the B
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****Irritable Bowel Syndrome IBS
ASHP: Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Constipation Unhappy with Conve...
2003/06/13 SAN DIEGO, CA -- June 9, 2003 -- Physicians and other healthcare providers should be aware that patients with irritable bowel syndrome and constipation (IBS-C) are likely to experience an average of three different side effects related to their treatment,
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New Explanation for Women's Pelvic Pain?
2003/06/17
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11 Jun 2003
2003/06/11 Patients with severe symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome experienced significant improvement of their complaints in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of Probactrix, a probiotic oral suspension from The BioBalance Corp, a wholly owned su
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Bacteria Modified to Help Combat Bowel Symptoms
2003/06/16 By Linda Carroll NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Scientists have adapted bacteria that normally live in the gut to produce an anti-inflammatory protein that may help quiet symptoms of inflammatory ...
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****Inflammatory Bowel Disease IBD / Crohn's / Ulcerative colitis
People With Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis Rally in Washington To Urge Support for Landmark Legislatio
2003/06/16
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EAACI: Unexplained Abdominal Pain May Point to Angioedema Induced by Angiotensin...
2003/06/16 PARIS, FRANCE -- June 11, 2003 -- The diagnosis of angioedema of the intestine induced by angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor therapy should be considered in any patient on this type of agent who presents with abdominal pain and thickened small bowel l
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ABCNEWS.com : Food Chemical Causes DNA Damage in Lab
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Life with Crohn's
2003/06/16
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****Iritis Uveitis Eye
ESO: Rofecoxib Effective in Treating Certain Eye Conditions
2003/06/16 MADRID, SPAIN -- June 11, 2003 -- Rofecoxib has been shown to be effective in treating anterior uveitis and episcleritis, two painful and cosmetically distressing ocular conditions that, in the past, have been treated with topical steroids and eye-drops.
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Boy losing his sight gets unsolicited help for trip
2003/06/16
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****Medications
Drugmaker Pulls Lotronex
2000/11/28 ...from painful diarrhea or constipation caused by a condition known as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). In just eight months on the market, Lotronex was... ...Lotronex, a drug for irritable bowel syndrome approved last February and pulled from the market
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****Psoriatic Arthritis / Psoriasis
Herbal remedy 'contained banned drug'
2003/06/18
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Worrying Won't Help Psoriasis Treatment
2003/06/16 MONDAY, June 16 (HealthDayNews) -- How much you worry could affect how well you respond to some treatments for psoriasis
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FDA Expected to OK First Biotech Asthma Drug
2003/06/17 ... has seen its share price double over the past month, is expected to garner FDA approval for psoriasis treatment Raptiva before year-end and some analysts say experimental cancer drug Avastin could...
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New Psoriasis Drug Treats Severe Cases
2003/06/17 June 16, 2003 -- A new psoriasis treatment that gets right to the core of psoriasis provides lasting relief for people who have run out of options. A new study shows weekly injections of... WebMD
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Radiological Data Assist Classification of Psoriatic Arthritis
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****Reactive Arthritis / Reiter's Syndrome
Reactive Arthritis, Psoriasiform Lesions and Protein Loosing Enteropathy Secondary to Strongyloidiasis
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