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Posted Friday, May 9, 2008 by Rick
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****Ankylosing Spondylitis
Concert-goer wonders if he'll be welcome in city
Sarnia Observer - Ontario, Canada
And lastly, Mick Mars (guitarist) supports a charity devoted to the degenerative illness, ankylosing spondylitis, a disease he is a victim of too, ...
http://www.theobserver.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1016153
Enbrel Gets "Black Box" Warning
WebMD - USA
Enbrel is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, plaque psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and juvenile idiopathic arthritis. ...
http://arthritis.webmd.com/news/20080501/enbrel-gets-black-box-warning
Career Success With A Chronic Illness
North American Press Syndicate - New York,NY,USA
HUMIRA is also indicated for reducing signs and symptoms in adult patients with active ankylosing spondylitis. HUMIRA is indicated for reducing the signs ...
http://www.napsnet.com/articles/58141.html
****Autoimmune
Half of diabetics in U.S. have arthritis, CDC says
2008/05/08 ... diabetes is an autoimmune disease often diagnosed at an early age. ( ...
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory?id=4813234
Result found by: ABCNews.com
Medication For Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis Confirmed Effective By Study
2008/05/09 Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) is a chronic autoimmune disease that strikes children between the ages of newborn to 16 years. All children with JRA have joint pain, stiffness, and swelling and so...
http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14705904/
Result found by: RocketNews
Antagonism of the Chemokine Receptors CXCR3 and CXCR4 Reduces the Pathology of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis.
2008/05/09
http://www.leaddiscovery.co.uk/articles/18422759/dailyupdate
Result found by: RocketNews
Bone marrow treatments restore nerves, expert says
2008/05/06 ... to be an autoimmune disease, in which immune system cells mistakenly ...
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory?id=4797723
Result found by: ABCNews.com
****Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Researchers highlight distinct subtypes of myalgic encephalomyelitis
2008/05/07 Researchers have identified distinct subtypes of myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS - also referred to as chronic fatigue syndrome) and there is renewed hope that treatments are available fo...
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=38143
Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News, Yahoo! News, Dogpile
'Seven genetic types of ME' found
2008/05/05 Geneticists identify a biological basis for seven different subtypes of chronic fatigue syndrome
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/health/7378440.stm
Result found by: Dogpile
Redefining Disease, Genes and All
2008/05/08 "Art is supposed to make sense of things that don't make sense." It's a thought, anyway. In fact, it's a thought that pops up in the middle of "Well," a fascinating, funny and poignant play that is now running at Richard Hugo House. The central ...
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/theater/362135_theater08.html
Result found by: MSNBC
What it really means to be healthy
2008/05/05 Life & style: Keith Kahn-Harris explains how the debilitating and misunderstood illness, chronic fatigue syndrome, has changed his life for ever
http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/health/story/0,,2278074,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront
Result found by: Dogpile
Are Doctors Too Confident in Their Diagnostic Skills?
2008/05/08 This tidbit of information probably wouldn't surprise many of us who have fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome - according to a special edition of The American Journal of Medicine, doct...
http://chronicfatigue.about.com/b/2008/05/08/are-doctors-too-confident-in-their-diagnostic-skills.htm
Result found by: Dogpile
****Irritable Bowel Syndrome IBS
What Do We Know About How Stress Impacts Emotional Health?
2008/04/17 ... - headaches or irritable bowel syndrome or, on the emotional side it can ...
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/StressOverview/story?id=4676897
Result found by: ABCNews.com
****Inflammatory Bowel Disease IBD / Crohn's / Ulcerative colitis
Blake, Chelios, Pisani Finalists for Masterton Trophy
2008/05/09 ... season due to ulcerative colitis, a chronic inflammation of the large ...
http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory?id=4822645
Result found by: ABCNews.com
Tea is clearly a winner
2008/05/09 By GREG ISAACSON The leaves of the camellia sinensis plant contain a variety of bioactive substances, but scientific interest is brewing over the medicinal properties of antioxidant polyphenol compounds known as flavonoids. In green, or unprocessed, tea, t
http://www.star-telegram.com/living/story/630269.html
Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News
Immune system pathway identified to fight allergens, asthma
2008/05/09 ... FDA-approved and used in cancer treatment, may alleviate allergic diseases and, potentially, inflammatory bowel disease." The Pittsburgh team incubated dendritic cells with cholera tox...
http://www.innovations-report.com/html/reports/life_sciences/report-109755.html
Result found by: Dogpile
House OKs bill banning genetic discrimination
2008/05/02 ... disease to assess their risk. Hundreds of new tests are becoming available for conditions such as Type 2 diabetes, Crohn's disease and Alzheimer's disease. "We know now that numbers of people are going to go out and get the tests that they need to ...
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/05/02/MNI910F6TO.DTL
Result found by: Topix.net
****Iritis Uveitis Eye
Awareness of stress triggers in patients' lives can help mitigate ...
OSN SuperSite (subscription) - Thorofare,NJ,USA
Stress may be a modifiable risk factor for acute anterior uveitis flare-ups, according to a poster presentation here. "It was our clinical impression that ...
http://www.osnsupersite.com/view.asp?rID=27978
****Psoriatic Arthritis / Psoriasis
Can Stress Cause My Skin To Be Dry And Flakey?
2008/04/16 ... ; skin; psoriasis; acne; breakout; eczema; rashes; studies; symptoms; ...
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/StressReacting/story?id=4668146
Result found by: ABCNews.com
New In-Depth Informative Website Launched for People With Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis
2008/04/30 On the 1st of May 2008, UK charity, the Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Alliance is launching its new website http://www.papaa.org under the banner of The Principal Source of Information for Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080430/3648435en_public.html?.v=2
Result found by: Yahoo! News
Dose Escalation With Enbrel(R) Is Significantly Lower Than Other...
2008/04/25 ... have proved intolerant of, methotrexate. Enbrel has not been studied in children aged less than 4 years. Psoriatic arthritis Treatment of active and progressive psoriatic arthritis in ...
http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=105243
Result found by: Dogpile
****Reactive Arthritis / Reiter's Syndrome
Causes and Risks
2008/12/04 A: Salmonellosis is an infection with a bacteria called salmonella. Most persons infected with salmonella develop diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps 12 to 72 hours after infection. The illness usually lasts 4 to 7 days, and most persons recover ...
http://www.wapt.com/health/1029274/detail.html
Result found by: MSNBC
****Other
Depressed elderly found to have low levels of vitamin D...
2008/05/09 The Australian
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23667395-23290,00.html
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RISG
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Posted Friday, May 2, 2008 by Rick
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****Ankylosing Spondylitis
Young girl educates others about arthritis
Press of Atlantic City - Atlantic City,NJ,USA
Muchanic, who has ankylosing spondylitis, a type of spinal arthritis, also shares the same exercise philosophy. Muchanic, who was diagnosed in the 1980s, ...
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/179/story/147868.html
Career Success With A Chronic Illness
North American Press Syndicate - New York,NY,USA
HUMIRA is also indicated for reducing signs and symptoms in adult patients with active ankylosing spondylitis. HUMIRA is indicated for reducing the signs ...
http://www.napsnet.com/articles/58141.html
****Arthritis
Research advances arthritis treatment
Daytona Beach News-Journal - Daytona Beach,FL,USA
They have each proven effective in the treatment of patients with RA, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. However, only Remicade and ...
http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/Opinion/Columnists/Pain/lifePAIN042808.htRm
****Autoimmune
"Downwinders" can sue over Hanford issues
2008/04/05 ...to see whether we want to appeal," Van Wart said Friday. Van Wart also said the three bellwether cases of people with autoimmune thyroid diseases that the court has already remanded for new trials are weak — and that it will cost more to retry them th
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004330605_downwinders06.html
Result found by: Seattle Times
Newly Refined Antibody Therapy May Be Potent Treatment For Autoimmune Diseases
2008/04/29 An old, fickle therapy for a variety of autoimmune diseases is getting a makeover, thanks to a decade-long investigation. The original treatment, called intravenous immunoglobulin or IVIG, ...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080428145012.htm
Result found by: Dogpile
****Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
2 AIDS drugs tied to heart risk
2008/04/01 ...definitive evidence has been available. The drugs come with many side effects, including liver and kidney failure, chronic fatigue syndrome, hepatitis and jaundice. Jens D. Lundgren of the University of Copenhagen and colleagues analyzed data...
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2004321532_aids02.html
Result found by: Seattle Times
****Irritable Bowel Syndrome IBS
Antidepressant Found To Alleviate Symptoms Of Irritable Bowel Syndrome In Adolesce...
2008/05/02 ... Latest Videos for Irritable-Bowel Syndrome Living with IBD and Cancer People who have been living with ulcerative colitis for a long time must be checked regularly for colon cancer. Li...
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/105999.php
Result found by: Dogpile
Need for frequent bathroom breaks prompts legislation
2008/04/30 The Tennessee Restroom Access Act will allow people with "a medical condition that requires immediate access to a restroom" to use a business' private restroom, as long as that business employs three or more people.
http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=57358&provider=rss
Result found by: AltaVista News, FAST Search (alltheweb.com), Yahoo! News
Peppermint oil may ease IBS woes, Drug for lowering sex drive
2008/04/11 ...may reduce sex drive. Q: I have IBS (irritable bowel syndrome). Is there a home remedy I can take to ease...of peppermint oil for treating the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome. Two-thirds of the placebo-controlled trials...
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2004343283_healthpharm14.html
Result found by: Seattle Times
Sucampo Pharmaceuticals Obtains FDA Approval for AMITIZA(R) for the . Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome with ...
2008/05/02 Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation in Adult Women 29/04/2008 22:51:00 Business Wire Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (NASDAQ: SCMP, Sucampo Pharmaceuticals) and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE: 4502, Takeda) and its wholly own
http://www.infobolsa.es/v2002/Noticias/noticias_titulares2.asp?srv=&FechaNot=20080502&Fuente=IBNW&clasif=C&numnot=107066
Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News, Dogpile
****Inflammatory Bowel Disease IBD / Crohn's / Ulcerative colitis
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Share Some Genetic Risk Factors
2008/04/28 ... inflammatory bowel diseases ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease appear ... step forward. Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease affect one in 250 ... European descent. Ulcerative colitis is a common inflammatory bowel ...
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Healthday/story?id=4741263&page=1
Result found by: ABCNews.com
Anti-depressants could ease bowel disease: study
2008/05/02 Anti-depressants could help people suffering from Inflammatory Bowel Disease, as new research points to a link between the condition and depression.
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/05/01/irritable-bowel.html?ref=rss
Result found by: AltaVista News, FAST Search (alltheweb.com), Dogpile, Yahoo! News
Bile Duct Congestion Can Lead to Intestinal Diseases and Liver Disorders
2008/05/02 ... afflicted with a number of disorders, including diarrhea, constipation, abdominal gas, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, diverticular disease, hernias, polyps, dysentery, appendicit...
http://www.NaturalNews.com/023153.html
Result found by: Dogpile
****Iritis Uveitis Eye
FDA Approves New Once-a-Month Dose of Actonel for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis...
2008/04/27 TickerTech.com
http://www.tickertech.com/cgi/?a=news&ticker=a&w=&story=200804200804241700PR_NEWS_USPR_____NETH079
****Medications / Pharmaceuticals
Important recall notice: Actavis has initiated a class 1 recall for all
strengths of oral use Digitek (digoxin).
http://www.actavis.us/en/media+center/newsroom/articles/digitek+recall.htm
Boxed Warning for Infections and TB Added to Etanercept (Enbrel)...
2008/05/02 MedPage Today
http://www.medpagetoday.com/ProductAlert/Prescriptions/tb/9308#ayk
****Psoriatic Arthritis / Psoriasis
Immune drug useful for scalp psoriasis
2008/05/02 Alefacept, a drug that reduces the activity of certain immune cells, is effective in treating psoriasis of the scalp, according to a report in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermat...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080502/hl_nm/scalp_psoriasis_dc_1
Result found by: Dogpile
Methotrexate useful for severe childhood psoriasis in resource-poor settings
2008/05/01 MedWire News:
http://www.bioportfolio.co.uk/cgi-bin/dialogserver.exe?CMD=hit.displayMdoc&ID=1466345&HITNO=7&MSIZE=1000&LANGUAGE=en&FILE=doc.NEWSFEED&SAVEQUERY00=Liver&SAVEPROP00=L=en&SAVEDB=news&SAVEORGANISE_CODED=R:date&R=1466345&THISHREF=http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?z1399290845&z=950242273&THEHOST=site+d.moreover.com
Result found by: RocketNews
Starbucks pulling organic milk off the menu
2008/01/16 ...Amgen Study: Drug helps kids with psoriasis Amgen's Enbrel, a drug used to treat adults with psoriasis, helped children overcome symptoms of...protein can attack the skin and lead to psoriasis, or strike joints, causing rheumatoid...
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004129530_bizbriefs17.html
Result found by: Seattle Times
Tech Tracks: Potential rival to Enbrel on the horizon
2007/11/07 ...arthritis therapy known as golimumab showed promising results in a late-stage clinical study for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis, Johnson & Johnson unit Centocor and Schering-Plough said Wednesday. The data signals the potential appearance...
http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/techtracks/2007/11/potential_rival_to_enbrel_on_the_horizon.html
Result found by: Seattle Times
Artist grows increasingly ill in test
2005/11/06 ...psoriasis and a mild case of psoriatic arthritis, a condition causing inflammation...test, no one told him his psoriatic arthritis could worsen if he got a placebo...associated with Hamlet's psoriatic arthritis, Genentech said in a March...
http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=drugnc07&date=20051107
Result found by: Seattle Times
New In-Depth Informative Website Launched for People With Psoriasis and Psoriatic ...
2008/04/30 On the 1st of May 2008, UK charity, the Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Alliance is launching its new website http://www.papaa.org under the banner of The Principal Source of Information...
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080430/3648435en_public.html?.v=1
Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), Dogpile, AltaVista News
****Reactive Arthritis / Reiter's Syndrome
Alvin Ailey: the essence of agility and grace
2008/05/01 ... magazine for a story last fall. "That was the lowest point." Eventually she was diagnosed with reactive arthritis, received treatment and recovered enough to begin performing in church...
http://hamptonroads.com/2008/04/after-medical-setback-dancer-rises-again
Result found by: Dogpile
Specialized white blood cells coordinate first responders to viral infection
2008/04/25 ... cells are important in controlling autoimmunity, a cellular self-attack that can lead to diseases like reactive arthritis. UW researchers and other scientists have shown that young mic...
http://www.huliq.com/57866/specialized-white-blood-cells-coordinate-first-responders-viral-infection
Result found by: Dogpile
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Search results : Fibromyalgia
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Search results : Immunology
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Search results : Sjogren's Syndrome
http://www.risg.org/DocGuideRedirects/sj.htm
This informational brochure is ideal for Physicians who treat one or more of the Spondyloarthropathies. It's designed so it can be opened, copied or pined up on a message board. It has all the needed information to become familiar with and join our organization.
http://www.risg.org/infosupp/basedir/brochureorder.htm