August 2002

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Posted Thursday, August 29, 2002 by Rick
Alendronate Boosts Bone Mineral Density in Children with Rheumatic Diseases and Secondary Low Bone Mass.
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One-year open-label trial of thalidomide in ankylosing spondylitis
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Underutilization of gastroprotective measures in patients receiving nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs
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HLA-B27 modulates nuclear factor [kappa]B activation in human monocytic cells exposed to lipopolysaccharide
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Diminished peripheral blood memory B cells and accumulation of memory B cells in the salivary glands of patients with Sjögren's syndrome
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Use of quantitative ultrasound to assess osteopenia in children with crohn disease.
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Does the label fibromyalgia alter health status, function, and health service utilization? A prospective, within-group comparison in a community cohort of adults with chronic widespread pain
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Use of a numerical rating scale as an answer modality in ankylosing spondylitis-specific questionnaires
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Medication toxicity among patients with ankylosing spondylitis
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Pain pressure threshold values in ankylosing spondylitis
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Abnormal regional cerebral blood flow on (99m)Tc ECD brain SPECT in patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome and normal findings on brain magnetic resonance imaging.
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Posted Wednesday, August 28, 2002 by Rick
Monday's Canada News Briefs new
... such as multiple sclerosis, HIV ( news - web sites), cancer and Crohn's disease — could apply for special exemptions that would allow them to use pot to relieve...- Aug 26 10:20 PM ET
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Ottawa not shelving plan to supply patients with medical marijuana: McLellan new EDMONTON (CP) - The federal government is not backing away from its plan to supply patients with medical marijuana, Health Minister Anne McLellan said Monday, bristling at earlier reports that the project has been shelved.
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Tackling Childhood Depression new
...Before puberty, boys and girls are at equal risk for falling victim to the disease....... first rule out other health problems, such as anemia, hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism, and inflammatory bowel disease. Unfortunately, there's no simple test for depression,...- Aug 28 5:05 PM ET
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Phytopharm's P54 for inflammatory bowel disease may reduce steroid dependency new
Ananova - Aug 23 2002 6:47AM GMT
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As If Leaving Home For The First Time Werent Hard Enough: Coping With Chronic Diseases Like Ulcerative Colitis new
Internet Wire - Aug 26 2002 12:52PM GMT
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Study rules out link between bowel disorder and autism new
icHuddersfield - Aug 23 2002 6:32AM GMT
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A Painful Disease That Can Be Difficult To Discuss new
KOMO 4 - Aug 22 2002 1:36PM GMT
Found by: Moreover
http://www.komotv.com/stories/19969.htm

Nevada voters decide on legalizing marijuana new
LAS VEGAS - The state that legalized prostitution and gambling is now considering whether to condone the private use of marijuana.
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http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/238/nation/Nevada_voters_decide_on_legalizing_marijuana+.shtml

Enbrel factory awaits approval new
Amgen has sent a detailed application to the Food and Drug Administration that it hopes will put its new Enbrel factory in business. If the FDA sticks to its usual four- to six-month...
Found by: Seattle Times
http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=enbrel24&date=20020824

Aussie pair fight crippling illness as a team new
Courier Mail - Aug 28 2002 2:42PM GMT
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Could carbs cause rheumatoid arthritis? (25-Aug-02) new
A study in mice raises the possibility that carbohydrates in human tissue may be a target of the misguided immune system attack that results in rheumatoid arthritis.
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Theory on Rheumatoid Arthritis Found new
... necessary to show how these essential components of cells might be involved in this crippling autoimmune disease, which affects about 2.1 million Americans....- Aug 22 11:46 AM ET
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Natural Carbohydrates Contribute to Arthritis new
...They do not come from outside the body. "That's why it's called an autoimmune disease....- Aug 21 11:51 PM ET
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Blacks show greater risk of arrhythmia new
In other items: Long-term users of some first-generation cellphones face up to 80 percent greater risk of developing brain tumors than those who did not use the phones; caffeine may be used as a component in cancer-fighting drugs; and a study in mice raises the possibility that carbohydrates in human tissue may be a target of the misguided immune-system attack that results in rheumatoid arthritis.
Found by: Seattle Times
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New hope to end arthritis pain new
BBC - Aug 24 2002 11:21PM GMT
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Posted Wednesday, August 21, 2002 by Rick
Screening for osteoporosis in patients with inflammatory bowel disease by using urinary N-telopeptides (Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol)
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Thalidomide Promising In Treatment-Resistant Ankylosing Spondylitis - (DGReview: Arthritis Care Res)
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Posted Wednesday, August 21, 2002 by Rick
Natural Carbohydrates Contribute to Arthritis new
...They do not come from outside the body. "That's why it's called an autoimmune disease....- Aug 21 4:17 PM ET
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Antibiotics Reduce Heart Attacks in U.K. Study new
...Metronidazole is used against chronic inflammatory conditions such as Crohn's disease, which affects the bowel, while omeprazole has been shown to reduce the activity of...- Aug 19 5:24 PM ET
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COMPANY NEWS; BIOGEN AND ELAN FORM PARTNERSHIP TO DEVELOP DRUG new
Biogen Inc and Elan Corp announce partnership to develop and sell Elan's drug Antegren, which is used in treatment of multiple sclerosis and Crohn's disease (S) - Aug 18 2000
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Real life remedies: Silicea for IBS new
femail.co.uk - Jul 31 2002 1:17PM GMT
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Caffeine may be used to fight cancer new
Guardian Unlimited - Aug 21 2002 3:51AM GMT
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/medicine/story/0,11381,778106,00.html

A grass injustice?: Nevadans set to vote on legalizing pot new
If voters pass the measure, the state would be the first to allow possession of up to 3 ounces by adults for private use. Nevada also would tax marijuana and establish a system...
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Lab tests ordered on poultry brand new
MUSCAT Omani health control officials have ordered laboratory tests on a Saudi brand of frozen chicken products following concerns that it may be contaminated with the salmonella pathogen.
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Elan's CEO says buyers are anxious to buy its assets new
... Elan now plans to focus on developing drugs for neurological disorders, pain treatment and autoimmune diseases....- Aug 19 8:32 PM ET Found by: Yahoo! News
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Arthritis cause 'identified' new
Scientists claim to have discovered a cause for the debilitating condition rheumatoid arthritis. US researchers suggest it could be because the body stops being able to deal with naturally occurring carbohydrates properly.
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Posted Thursday, August 15, 2002 by Rick
Gynecomastia and Sexual Impotence Associated with Methotrexate Treatment.
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Posted Wednesday, August 14, 2002 by Rick
Irish Drug Maker Posts Loss After a Big Write-Down new
... ground-breaking and profitable drugs like Antegren, a treatment for multiple sclerosis and Crohn's disease that is nearing the final stages of Food and Drug
Administration trials....- Jul 31 2002
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13 Aug 2002 new
SangStat has begun enrollment in two new inflammatory bowel disease studies in European countries. The studies are multi-center, randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled phase II studies, one in Crohn's disease and one in ulcerative colitis.
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Dirt and Dust Arm You Against Allergies new
... who were given antibiotics when they were children were more likely to suffer from allergic disease.......Dr. Graham Rook and Laura Rosa Brunet, say the rise of allergic disorders and possibly diseases such as diabetes, multiple sclerosis
and inflammatory bowel diseases may be the result of obsessive...- Aug 09 11:49 PM ET
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Northwestern Is Testing Experimental Therapies For Crohn's Disease new Science Daily - Aug 9 2002 7:10PM GMT
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/08/020808075546.htm

D.C. Marijuana Petitions Fall Short new
The District's summer of disputed signatures spread to a new forum yesterday as a local medical marijuana advocacy group found itself butting heads ...
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57916-2002Aug8.html

MEDICAL MARIJUANA ALREADY LEGAL IN SIX STATES new
ANDY GELLER; New York Post; Mar 18, 1999; pg. 5
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BLOOD TEST MAY GIVE CLUE TO STROKE RISK new
; New York Post; Mar 28, 1999; pg. 24
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Cloned Cows Generate Human Antibodies new
... gamma-globulins or intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIGs) are used to treat many conditions, including autoimmune diseases and some infections....- Aug 12 10:48 AM ET
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Jerry Mathers 'itching' to help those with psorias new
By Mike Falcon, Spotlight Health, with medical adviser Stephen A. Shoop, M.D. As the title player in Leave It to Beaver , Jerry Mathers was constantly challenged and frustrated by the trials and tribulations of growing up.
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http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/spotlighthealth/2002-08-12-mathers-psoriasis_x.htm

Arthritis drug 'could treat spine condition' new
BBC - May 4 2002 1:53AM GMT
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Iraq Suspected of Secret Germ War Effort new
... including botulinum toxin, anthrax, camel pox and infectious hemorrhagic conjunctivitis virus....- Feb 07 2000
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Posted Wednesday, August 7, 2002 by Rick
Help for Spinal Arthritis new
WebMD - May 2 2002 5:49AM GMT
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Maker of Egg Powder Indicted new
... said a Web site had claimed the powdered yolk could also treat yeast infections, autism and chronic fatigue syndrome....- Jul 31 11:13 PM ET
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Johns closer to restart of Silverchair - smh.com.au new
Sat Aug 03 16:45 EST - The Sydney Morning Herald -
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Five Questions With Anastacia new
..." said she was diagnosed at 13 with Crohn's disease, a chronic inflammation of the digestive tract....- Aug 01 8:18 PM ET
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FIGHTING BACK new
Briley Rooney has lived with Crohn's disease for most of his life. The Ball State University student was diagnosed with the inflammatory bowel disease when he was 8 years old.
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Lupus and rheumatoid arthritis may be related new
Peter H. Gott, M.D. DEAR DR. GOTT: Is there any connection between rheumatoid arthritis and lupus? One doctor indicated my RA was dormant; after blood tests, he prescribed Naprosyn. Another physician said my lupus count was low, the RA higher and gave me Vioxx.
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Environmental Link to Lupus Found new
MONDAY, Aug. 5 (HealthScoutNews) -- In a study that may shed some light on the environmental triggers of auto-immune disorders, researchers have found that genetically modified mice with lupus get sharply worse when exposed to a constituent of mineral oil. - Aug 05 11:50 PM ET
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Adolescent-onset Still's disease": Characteristics and outcome in comparison with adult-onset Still's disease (Clin Exp Rheumatol)
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Fibromyalgia Patients Benefit From Balneotherapy
Balneotherapy is an effective alternative in treating fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) patients who have difficulties in daily living and suffer pain and anxiety, say Turkish investigators. They studied the effects of balneotherapy in 42 primary fibromyalgia patients between the ages of 30 and 55 who were diagnosed according to American College of ...
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