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September 2002
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Posted Wednesday, September 25, 2002 by Rick
Central Nervous System Compromise In Primary Sjögren's Syndrome May Be Severe And Varied Although relatively rare, central nervous system compromise in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome may be severe and varied. Juan-Manuel Anaya, MD, at the Corporation for Biological
Investigations, in Medellin, Colombia, and colleagues studied a well-defined group of patients with Sjögren's syndrome to determine the prevalence and the ... Full Story
http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256C3700564FA6?OpenDocument&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&c=&count=10
Poststreptococcal reactive arthritis
http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&newsid=8525697700573E1885256C390053D8B8&u=GOTO//ipsapp006.lwwonline.com/content/getfile/1520/17/14/abstract.htm&ref=
Osteoporosis during androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer
http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&c=Rheumatology&newsid=8525697700573E1885256C3E006D3F2F&ref=/news/content.nsf/AllSpecNews?OpenForm&dt=s&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&specialty=Rheumatology&u=http://www.medicinedirect.com/journal/journal/article?acronym=URL&format=abstract&uid=PIIS0090429502015790
Modified Anti-CD3 Therapy in Psoriatic Arthritis: A Phase I/II Clinical Trial
http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&c=Rheumatology&newsid=8525697700573E1885256C3E0066673D&ref=/news/content.nsf/AllSpecNews?OpenForm&dt=s&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&specialty=Rheumatology&u=http://www.jrheum.com/abstracts/abstracts02/1907.html
Interleukin 10 (IL-10) Influences Autoimmune Response in Primary Sjögren's Syndrome and Is Linked to IL-10 Gene Polymorphism
http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&c=Rheumatology&newsid=8525697700573E1885256C3E006619B2&ref=/news/content.nsf/AllSpecNews?OpenForm&dt=s&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&specialty=Rheumatology&u=http://www.jrheum.com/abstracts/abstracts02/1874.html
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Posted Wednesday, September 25, 2002 by Rick
News - Hope For Four Million Canadian Women: First Specific Treatment for Irrita... new
DORVAL, QC -- July 24, 2002 -- More than four million Canadian women suffering from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) have new hope now that Zelnorm(*) (tegaserod) has been approved and is available in Canada.
Found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)
http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256C00004D48C0?OpenDocument&id=48DDE4A73E09A969852568880078C249&c=Irritable%20Bowel%20Syndrome&count=10
Crohn's Treatment Restores Gut Barrier new
New research confirms that Crohn's disease, a chronic inflammatory bowel disease, causes the protective lining in the gut to become more permeable than usual, which allows potentially harmful substances to pass through it.- Sep 24 1:38 PM ET
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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020924/hl_nm/crohns_treatment_dc_1
Court Blocks D.C. Vote on Medical Use of Marijuana new
Efforts to legalize marijuana for medical purposes in the District were blocked yesterday when a federal appeals court overturned, without ...
Found by: Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42109-2002Sep19.html
Eat, Drink And Be Wary: Aches, Pains Or Food Poisoning? new
...Dawn Flores has suffered painful arthritis for fourteen years....... is tracking the link between food poisoning and secondary illness such as kidney failure, reactive arthritis and
Guillain-...- Sep 20 6:56 PM ET
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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ibsys/20020920/lo_wesh/1329396
Counterintuitive Therapy Kills Melanoma Cells new
... including occasional infections, the skin disease vitiligo, and, in one patient, uveitis, inflammation of the iris of the eye that was successfully treated with steroid drops....- Sep 19 11:51 PM ET
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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20020920/hl_hsn/counterintuitive_therapy_kills_melanoma_cells
Study: MS cases on the rise among children new
Experts in the treatment of multiple sclerosis say more children are being diagnosed with MS, an autoimmune disease thought to strike mostly adult women.
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http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2002-09-22-children-ms_x.htm
Cancer Cells Killed in Test Therapy new
Some seriously ill melanoma patients were left virtually free of disease after researchers injected
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http://news.lycos.com/news/story.asp?section=Health&storyId=524043
Following is the URL of a very interesting article from today's
JAMA journal on Rheumatoid Arthritis research tha could hold some
keys for research on Spondyloarthropathy diseases also.
Arthritis Puzzle: Two Pieces Snap Into Place
http://jama.ama-assn.org/issues/v288n12/ffull/jmn0925-1.html
Two research articles reporting no difference in soundwave therapy
over placebo in treating pain of heel inflammation and plantar
fascitis pain in foot: Shock-Wave Therapy Doesn't Ease Heel Pain: Study
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=571&ncid=751&e=4&u=/nm/20020917/hl_nm/heel_shockwave_dc
Ocular Manifestations of Autoimmune Disease
Rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, Sjögren's
syndrome, the seronegative spondyloarthropathies, systemic lupus
erythematosus, multiple sclerosis, giant cell arteritis, and
Graves' disease are autoimmune disorders commonly encountered by
family physicians. These autoimmune disorders can have devastating
systemic and ocular effects. Ocular symptoms may include dry or red
eyes, foreign-body sensation, pruritus, photophobia, pain, visual
changes, and even complete loss of vision. Because a number of
these diseases may initially present with ocular symptoms,
physicians should maintain a high index of suspicion to make a
timely diagnosis.
http://www.rheumatologylinx.com/thearts.cfm?artid=417360&specid=18&ok=yes
Disease Manifestations and HLA Antigens in Psoriatic Arthritis in
Northern Sweden
In this cross-sectional study, clinical manifestations were more
reliable predictors of aggressive joint damage than were specific
HLA antigens. However, HLA antigens seemed to modify the expression
of the joint disease rather than being involved in joint disease
susceptibility.
http://www.rheumatologylinx.com/thearts.cfm?artid=411721&specid=18&ok=yes
Employment perspectives of patients with ankylosing spondylitis
Conclusion: Sociodemographic factors, disease related factors,
coping styles, and work related factors contribute simultaneously
to withdrawal from the labour force
http://ard.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/abstract/61/8/693
Psoriatic spondyloarthropathy: A comparative study between HLA-B27
positive and HLA-B27 negative disease
Conclusions: The HLA-B27 antigen is not only important for PsSpA
susceptibility, but also determines some clinical features. This
antigen was associated with earlier age of psoriasis and arthritis
onset, bilateral sacroiliitis, and male gender. However, it was not
associated with either the severity or extension of the spondylitic
process or with functional impairment.
http://www.rheumatologylinx.com/theaarts.cfm?artid=379290&specid=18&ok=yes
Functional Impairment in Spondyloarthropathy and Fibromyalgia
Conclusion. An almost similar functional decline was observed in
both SpA and FM patients when measured by the indices developed for
patients with AS and SpA. The specificity of BASDAI in measuring
disease activity in SpA was poor, as disease activity in FM was
rated higher than in SpA. (J Rheumatol 2002;29:1415-9)
http://www.rheumatologylinx.com/theaarts.cfm?artid=375141&specid=18&ok=yes
No benefit of long-term ciprofloxacin treatment in patients with
reactive arthritis and undifferentiated oligoarthritis: A
three-month, multicenter, double-blind, randomized,
placebo-controlled studyConclusion
Long-term treatment of ReA with ciprofloxacin is not effective;
however, it might be useful in the subgroup of patients who have
Chlamydia-induced arthritis. This has to be proven in a bigger
study focusing on patients with Chlamydia-induced arthritis.
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/79503210/START
The following article is from the American Society of
http://www.asahq.org/PublicEducation/pain_manage.html
Arthritis: Avoiding joint damamge
Kansas City Nursing News, KS - 23 Sep 2002
... of the more common forms of inflammatory arthritis include rheumatoid arthritis,
gout, psoriatic arthritis (associated with psoriasis), reactive arthritis, ...
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1441&dept_id=155395&newsid=5464569&PAG=461&rfi=9
Musical 'chair
San Francisco Examiner, CA - 18 Sep 2002
... Diagnosed with reactive arthritis in his feet, knees, left arm, spine and shoulders,
Johns was informed by doctors Down Under that "this was an open-ended ...
http://www.examiner.com/ex_files/default.jsp?story=X0918SILVERw
Natalie, Daniel dine out Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia - 04 Sep 2002
... The couple have been in the US for about three weeks, hoping treatment at the exclusive
medical centre will help Johns conquer the rare reactive arthritis. ...
http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,5037630%255E10431,00.html
Senators alleviate central concern
Ottawa Citizen, Canada - 13 Sep 2002
... many ties to the area is the need for continuity of medical treatment for Sarah,
who suffers from a spinal arthritis condition called ankylosing spondylitis. ...
http://www.canada.com/ottawa/sports/story.asp?id=4B16AB96-8709-43B9-886F-9E94777E68A0
RHEUMATIC PAIN AND ITS DIFFERENT GUISES
The Sentinel, UK - 04 Sep 2002
... In addition, several hundred Potteries people have ankylosing spondylitis
which takes its toll by causing a bending of the spine. ...
http://www.thesentinel.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=67725&command=displayContent&sourceNode=67252&contentPK=2508289
HealthBeat: Detecting Colon Cancer
WHOI, IL - 10 Sep 2002
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a disease of the gastrointestinal
tract. The term is actually used to classify two separate ...
http://www.hoinews.com/news/features/4/89186.html
Trial results prompt Incara to drop ulcertive colitis drug
Raleigh Triangle Business Journal, NC - 17 Sep 2002
Incara's latest clinical trial for deligoparin failed to show that the drug could induce remission of the ulcertive colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease, or ...
http://triangle.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2002/09/16/daily20.html
Camera pill becomes available
Las Vegas Review Journal, NV - 21 Sep 2002
... Traditionally, it can take up to seven years to diagnose different forms of inflammatory
bowel disease because they involve an area of the intestines that ...
http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/2002/Sep-21-Sat-2002/news/19681163.html
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