July 2002

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Posted Wednesday, July 31, 2002 by Rick
Poststreptococcal reactive arthritis in children: is it really a different entity from rheumatic fever? (Rheumatol Int)
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Psoriatic spondyloarthropathy: A comparative study between HLA-B27 positive and HLA-B27 negative disease (Semin Arthritis Rheum)
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Posted Wednesday, July 31, 2002 by Rick
Researchers Identify Gene Involved In Autoimmune Disease new
Science Daily - Jul 27 2002 6:47AM GMT
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/07/020726081146.htm

Biogen, Celltech Say Crohn's Disease Drug Failed new
Biogen (BGEN:Nasdaq - news - commentary - research - analysis) and partner Celltech (CLL:NYSE ADR - news - commentary - research - analysis) said Tuesday that an experimental drug for Crohn's disease currently under development failed to meet the endpoint in two late-stage clinical trials.
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News - Fat composition may be a clue to explain the primary therapeutic effect of enteral nutrition in Crohn's disease: results of a double blind randomised multicentre European trial. new
The efficacy of enteral diets used for treatment of Crohn's disease may be dependent on the diet's fat composition.
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Celltech reports mixed results for Crohn's drug new
LONDON (Reuters) - Celltech Group says its CDP 571 drug has achieved mixed results in clinical trials for the treatment of Crohn's disease, a serious bowel disorder.
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Arthritis: Your 'Reward' for Wear and Tear new
New York Times - Jul 30 2002 1:16AM GMT
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http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/30/health/30BROD.html?ex=1028779200&en=312db6d540a0ab7b&ei=5040&partner=MOREOVER

This Week In Health new
Non-Surgical Sterilization For Women Men, Women And Memory Pinpointing DyslexiaRecirculated Air And ColdsIBS_Treatment" New IBS Treatment
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Posted Wednesday, July 24, 2002 by Rick
Thalidomide for ankylosing spondylitis new
HealthandAge.com - Jul 18 2002 6:41AM GMT
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Echocardiographic Evidence of Cardiac Involvement in Ankylosing Spondylitis
Cardiac involvement with no clinical manifestations may be seen in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. During this asymptomatic period, echocardiographic examination of diastolic function can be used, suggest a study from Turkey. At the same time, however, further study is critical to clarify the prognostic significance of diastolic ...
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Patients try 'camera' pill new
Doctors are using tiny cameras swallowed as a pill to detect stomach illness in patients. The capsule endoscopes - about the size of a jelly bean - transmit information to a belt which stores the images.
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German firm to take over Immunex drug, workers new
Leukine wasn't the highest-profile drug ever developed by Immunex, but the people who worked on it have more job security than many of their former colleagues. About 190 of the...
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http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=leukine180&date=20020718

FDA OKs Controversial Bowel Drug new
... on Wednesday became the only FDA-approved therapy for women with
constipation-predominant IBS....- Jul 24 2:43 PM ET
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The measles debate new
New Scientist - Jul 20 2002 5:58AM GMT
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http://www.newscientist.com/opinion/opletters.jsp?id=ns235212

Medical Marijuana Users Get Relief new
SAN FRANCISCO- Medical marijuana users are immune from criminal prosecution in California state courts under a ruling by the state's Supreme Court. Under ...
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Reno public officials slam marijuana ballot measure new
RENO, Nev. (AP) - A statewide measure headed for the November ballot to legalize possession of up to three ounces of marijuana marks another step for a ...
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http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/archives/2002/jul/21/072110115.html?

Friendship Helps Girl Handle Disease new
...Both girls have scleroderma, a chronic, sometimes fatal autoimmune disease related to rheumatoid arthritis and lupus....- Jul 21 3:18 PM ET Found by: Yahoo! News
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020721/ap_on_re_us/not_so_alone_2

Fibromyalgia diagnosis numbers growing new
Independent News Herald - Jul 18 2002 1:10PM GMT
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http://www.inhnews.com/year02/july/july17/fibro.html





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Posted Thursday, July 18, 2002 by Rick
Couple bring life into focus with vehicle immune system reactive arthritis.
With its four external digital cameras, shining steel kitchen and miniature incinerator for bathroom waste, Shahn Torontow's enormous, custom-built motor home might appear at first to be the masterwork of a tireless auto nut.
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Reactive arthritis after pharyngeal infection: report of two siblings (Mod Rheumatol)
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New Scientist new
With respect to your item on MMR and autism (22 June, p5): in 1993 Andrew Wakefield published a paper implicating the wild measles virus in the inflammatory bowel disorder Crohn's disease. Later he blamed vaccine strains for Crohn's, before going on to implicate the MMR vaccine in autism.
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Johnson & Johnson Boosts Net Income new
... a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis and the gastrointestinal disorder Crohn's disease....- Jul 16 5:09 PM ET
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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020716/ap_on_bi_ge/earns_j_j_3

News - Fracture Risk in Patients with Celiac Disease, Crohn's Disease, and Ulcerative Colitis: A Nationwide Follow-up Study of 16,416 Patients in Denmark new
Variations have been identified between patients with bowel disease and the risk of fractures. This may be accounted for by the severity of the inflammatory process and the quantity of corticosteroids they receive.
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Menopause and the hormone hangover new
Recently a large-scale U.S. study on the effects of hormone-replacement therapy (known widely as HRT) for menopause was abruptly terminated three years ahead of schedule. This provides a dramatic illustration of much that is wrong with the current practice of
medicine.
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Feature: Chinese medicine favored by Germans new
Xinhuanet - Jul 13 2002 3:06PM GMT
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http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2002-07/13/content_481238.htm

Springs family struggles after father injured by sheriff's cruiser new..." said Sheryl Katz, 40, who has an autoimmune disorder and uses a wheelchair and motorized cart....- Jul 15 8:44 AM ET
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Posted Wednesday, July 10, 2002 by Rick
Drug backed for Crohn's patients new
Patients with hard-to-treat Crohn's disease are more likely to achieve long-term remission if they get regular infusions of the rheumatoid drug Remicade, a new study confirms.
Found by: MSNBC
http://www.msnbc.com/news/746869.asp

Skin Deep new
...Immunex's rheumatoid arthritis remedy, Enbrel; and Johnson & Johnson's Crohn's disease drug Remicade may each prove useful in psoriasis treatment....- Jul 08 10:01 AM ET
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Unraveling the genetics of disease Experts say multiple genes play role in Crohn’s disease, ALS MSNBC STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 — Scientists say they have tracked down additional genes linked to two incurable disorders: Crohn’s
Found by: MSNBC
http://www.msnbc.com/news/637465.asp

Many with Breast Implants Have 2nd Operation new
...The FDA banned silicone breast implants in 1992 over concerns they were causing autoimmune disease, but limited numbers have been allowed under rules restricting use to clinical studies....- Jul 10 10:42 AM ET
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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020710/hl_nm/implants_women_dc_1

PNNL, Russians team up to fight autoimmune diseasees new
Fri Jul 05 13:50 EST - Tri-City Herald - Kennewick WA
Found by: Dogpile
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/2002/0705/story3.html

Lupus expert gets grant new
July 10, 2002 Robert Hoffman, a professor of internal medicine at MU, spends most of his time in the lab studying patients with lupus, a little-known autoimmune disease.
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Sjögren's syndrome: viewpoint on pathogenesis (Scand J Rheumatol)
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Sjögren's syndrome: mechanisms of pathogenesis involve interaction of immune and neurosecretory systems (Scand J Rheumatol)
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Severe Complication of a Commonly Prescribed Drug: Minocycline-Induced Lupus (J Am Board Fam Pract)
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Posted Wednesday, July 3, 2002 by Rick
03 Jul 2002 new
The FDA has approved a labeling supplement to Nastech Pharmaceutical's Nascobal NDA. It states that Nascobal can be used in patients with HIV, AIDS, multiple sclerosis and Crohn's disease; conditions which can result in vitamin B12 deficiency, and for which
Nascobal is indicated to maintain hematologic status.
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News - Remicade (Infliximab) is The First Biologic Therapy Approved by the FDA to Induce and new
MALVERN, PA -- July 2, 2002 -- The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday granted marketing approval to Remicade® (infliximab) to provide long-term remission-level control of the debilitating symptoms of Crohn's disease (CD), a gastrointestinal disorder that
affects more than a half-million Americans.
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Health Highlights: June 29, 2002 new
... suspected link between the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella)vaccination and cases of autism and Crohn's disease....- Jun 29 11:48 PM ET
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Risky bowel drug returns to market new
Risky bowel drug returns to market FDA lets Lotronex sell again with tough new restrictions MSNBC NEWS SERVICES WASHINGTON, June 7 — The government is allowing a once-popular drug for irritable bowel syndrome back on the market, but with tough new
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http://www.msnbc.com/news/763421.asp

Multiple Sclerosis - Smoked Sausage Link Examined new
Eating certain smoked sausages in childhood may increase the risk of developing the crippling autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis (MS) later in life, researchers said on Wednesday.- Jun 26 5:25 PM ET
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