``xImmunex awaits FDA word on expanded use for Enbrel - new  70%  <br>Seattle Post Intelligencer - Jan 16 2002 6:51PM GMT <br>Found by: Moreover<br><a href="http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl">http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl</a> <br><br>Enbrel effective in arthritis of spine - study - new  64%  <br>iWon - Nov 12 2001 1:40AM GMT <br>Found by: Moreover<br><a href="http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl">http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl</a> <br><br>Immunex seeks wider Enbrel role - new  62%  <br>Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Nov 10 2001 2:09PM GMT <br>Found by: Moreover<br><a href="http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl">http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl</a> <br><br>Enbrel market expands; supply still short - new  70%  <br>Yesterday, the Food and Drug Administration gave the Seattle biotech approval to market Enbrel <br>for patients with psoriatic arthritis. The action clears the way for insurers to pay for the <br>first drug approved specifically for a disease that may affect between 300,000 and 1 million <br>people. <br>Found by: Seattle Times<br><a href="http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis/web/vortex/display">http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis/web/vortex/display</a> <br><br>Easing rheumatoid arthritis pain - new  76%  <br>Some 2.1 million Americans suffer rheumatoid arthritis -- the most common autoimmune disease. <br>The cause is not yet understood, but there has been great progress in treating the painful <br>disease. <br>Found by: MSNBC<br><a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/700050.asp">http://www.msnbc.com/news/700050.asp</a> <br><br>Flap On Protein Suggests New Therapies For Autoimmune Diseases - new  76%  <br>Science Daily - Feb 12 2002 10:40PM GMT <br>Found by: Moreover<br><a href="http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl">http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl</a> <br><br>ABCNEWS.com : Second Opinion: Bacteria and Heart Disease - new  70%  <br>Slowly but surely, the risk-factor approach to the gumming up of our arteries may be turning out <br>to be inadequate. I'm not at all surprised, given the medical world's ... <br>Found by: ABCNews.com<br><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/living/SecondOpinion/secondopinion_106.html">http://abcnews.go.com/sections/living/SecondOpinion/secondopinion_106.html</a> <br><br>Medicine Gets Personal - new  70%  <br>Drug designers will soon be able to tailor medications to the patient's unique genetic makeup, <br>doing more good and less harm. <br>Found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><a href="http://techreview.com/articles/wortman0101.asp">http://techreview.com/articles/wortman0101.asp</a> <br><br>Reprogramming the immune system - new  68%  <br>Type it here: www. .biz .info Reprogramming the immune system Approach uses the body’s own <br>cells to fight multiple sclerosis In multiple sclerosis, immune-system cells called T cells <br>attack and damage the myelin sheath that protects nerve cells, or <br>Found by: MSNBC<br><a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/520601.asp">http://www.msnbc.com/news/520601.asp</a> <br><br>Some drugs are safe - new  62%  <br>Some drugs are safe Dec. 12, 2000 Most women take at least one medication while pregnant, but <br>few studies have looked at medication use during pregnancy. Conditions for which pregnant women <br>need treatment include: <br>Found by: USA TODAY<br><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/life/health/women/lhwom145.htm">http://www.usatoday.com/life/health/women/lhwom145.htm</a> <br><br>Use Caution With Herbal Treatments - new  57%  <br>Use Caution With Herbal Treatments 12:41 p.m. EST February 4, 2002 - There are a lot of <br>over-the-counter remedies for the common cold. But if your choices are herbs and supplements, <br>there are some risks of which you should be aware. One of the more <br>Found by: MSNBC<br><a href="http://www.msnbc.com/local/wbal/a1067957.asp">http://www.msnbc.com/local/wbal/a1067957.asp</a> <br><br>News: - new  55%  <br>The story of local author Al D. Squitieri, Sr. is being told in a largely circulated magazine <br>now on newsstands. The March issue of Natural Health Magazine (135,000) tells Al s story of his <br>overcoming an incurable autoimmune disease. <br>Found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><a href="http://www.oswegodailynews.com/content/2002/020402/020802squitieri_medtaleinnatlmagazine.shtml">http://www.oswegodailynews.com/content/2002/020402/020802squitieri_medtaleinnatlmagazine.shtml</a> <br><br>Restrictions urged for Lyme vaccine - new  40%  <br>Restrictions urged for Lyme vaccine Patients complain of severe arthritis-like pain ASSOCIATED <br>PRESS BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 31 — About a dozen people who believe they were severely sickened by <br>the Lyme disease vaccine pleaded with government <br>Found by: MSNBC<br><a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/524680.asp">http://www.msnbc.com/news/524680.asp</a> <br><br>TOGO: Vaccination Campaign 'Fails' as Women Stay Away - new  76%  <br>...It can cause respiratory infections, diarrhea, conjunctivitis and nasal discharges.... <br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news</a> <br><br>Mutant gene raises risk of Crohn's - new  82%  <br>A mutant version of a gene involved in the immune system's response to bacterial infection <br>appears to increase the risk of Crohn's disease. <br>Found by: MSNBC<br><a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/576303.asp">http://www.msnbc.com/news/576303.asp</a> <br><br>New drug for Crohn's disease OK'd - new  80%  <br>The government has approved a new treatment for sufferers of Crohn's disease. <br>Found by: MSNBC<br><a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/637720.asp">http://www.msnbc.com/news/637720.asp</a> <br><br>Milk shake-up to beat Crohn's bug - new  76%  <br>BBC - Dec 06 2001 <br>Found by: Yahoo! News Full Coverage<br><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_1695000/1695016.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_1695000/1695016.stm</a> <br><br>E. Coli May Spark Immune Reaction in Bowel Disease - new  72%  <br>... coli seems to kick off an immune response that could lead to the inflammation that occurs in <br>Crohn's disease and other types of inflammatory bowel disease, according to scientists in <br>France.... <br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news</a> <br><br>Unraveling the genetics of disease - new  72%  <br>Scientists say they have tracked down genes linked to two incurable disorders: Crohn's disease <br>and a form of Lou Gehrig's disease. <br>Found by: MSNBC<br><a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/637465.asp">http://www.msnbc.com/news/637465.asp</a> <br><br> Digestive disorder coming out of the closet - new  65%  <br>Imagine having a disease no one wants you to talk about, and no one wants to hear about. That's <br>the plight of people with inflammatory bowel disease, says Lois Fink of Seattle. But Fink is <br>talking now, and so are some others who battle a malady that makes life miserable for upwards of <br>1 million Americans � including 100,000 children � but is typically avoided in genteel <br>conversation. <br>Found by: Seattle Times<br><a href="http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis/web/vortex/display">http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis/web/vortex/display</a><br> <br>Early diagnosis important; disease can strike kids - new  65%  <br>Early diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease is particularly important for <br>children and teens because, if untreated, the condition can cause weight loss, delayed growth <br>and missed school, besides the misery of feeling unwell. <br>Found by: Seattle Times<br><a href="http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis/web/vortex/display">http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis/web/vortex/display</a> <br><br>Microscopic worms may hold cure - new  76%  <br>Inflammatory Bowel Disease causes chronic abdominal pain, cramping, diarrhea and rectal <br>bleeding. "These conditions come on in young people, usually beginning when they're teenagers or <br>in their early 20s. <br>Found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><a href="http://news8austin.com/story.asp">http://news8austin.com/story.asp</a> <br><br>UK Govt's Top Doctor Says Don't Ditch MMR Vaccine - new  72%  <br>Britain's senior medical officer warned on Thursday that any move to ditch the MMR vaccine, <br>which some parents fear may be linked to autism and bowel disorders, would play "Russian <br>roulette" with children's health. <br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news</a> <br><br>Study Links Measles Virus, New Bowel Disease Type - new  72%  <br>Britain's Department of Health said on Tuesday that a new study showing that measles virus is <br>present in children with a new form of bowel disease does not mean that the defect is linked to <br>the triple measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination. <br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news</a> <br><br>Albuquerque Tribune Online - new  66%  <br>Inflammatory Bowel Disease causes chronic abdominal pain, cramping, diarrhea and rectal <br>bleeding. "These conditions come on in young people, usually beginning when they're teenagers or <br>in their early 20s. <br>Found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><a href="http://www.abqtrib.com/">http://www.abqtrib.com/</a> <br><br>Enbrel is first therapy approved for treatment of psoriatic arthritis - new  68%  <br>UVentures - Jan 17 2002 1:32AM GMT <br>Found by: Moreover<br><a href="http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl">http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl</a> <br><br>Lewis Black's not laughing about STIs Reactive Arthritis - new  70%  <br>Lewis Black's not laughing about STIs By Mike Falcon, Spotlight Health With medical adviser <br>Stephen A. Shoop, M.D. Because he finds something funny in virtually every situation, Lewis <br>Black is often called a comedian's comedian. But there's one... <br>Found by: USA TODAY<br><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/spotlight/2001-07-26-black-sti.htm">http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/spotlight/2001-07-26-black-sti.htm</a> ``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xSearch: Misc. 2-14-02``x1013747997,51132,``x``x
``xFacing Your Genetic Destiny - new  70%  <br>Marina, a young woman living near Varese, Italy, stood chatting with her neighbors one day two years ago when suddenly, she dropped to the floor clutching her chest. People around her panicked. But after a seemingly endless second, a violent spasm shook her body and Marina awakened. <br>Found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><a href="http://www.sciam.com/explorations/2002/021802predmed/">http://www.sciam.com/explorations/2002/021802predmed/</a> <br><br><br>Scientific American - new  68%  <br>Found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><a href="http://www.sciam.com">http://www.sciam.com</a> <br><br><br>Immunex's Enbrel linked to lupus in 4 patients - new  74%  <br>BLOOMBERG NEWS LONDON Immunex Corp.'s top-selling rheumatoid arthritis drug Enbrel was linked to lupus in four patients at a Chicago hospital according to a letter in this week's journal <br>Lancet. The letter from doctors at Rush Medical College in Chicago is the first published report linking Enbrel to systemic lupus erythematosus or SLE an autoimmune disease in which a body's <br>own immune system attacks tissue. <br>Found by: RocketNews<br><a href="http://seattlep-i.nwsource.com/business/58351_immunex15.shtml">http://seattlep-i.nwsource.com/business/58351_immunex15.shtml</a> <br><br><br>Fighting back against arthritis - new  64%  <br>Arthritis has put 12-year-old Bethany Britton in a wheelchair but she is fighting back to lead a normal life. Calculating risk is something every parent must learn to do. But for one family even the simplest decisions can have dramatic effects. Twelve year old Bethany Britton is a normal fun loving youngster. <br>Found by: RocketNews<br><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_1820000/1820819.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_1820000/1820819.stm</a> <br><br>Human genome project spurs Minnesota biomedical research - new  51%  <br>The celebrated publishing of the human genome sequence last February was no surprise at Bill Pederson's home in Eden Prairie. Like millions of other Americans, the Pedersons keep track of genetic research because they have a life-or-death stake in it. <br>Found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><a href="http://www.startribune.com/stories/1556/1629063.html">http://www.startribune.com/stories/1556/1629063.html</a> <br><br><br>Microscopic worms may hold cure for IBS - new  76%  <br>Inflammatory Bowel Disease causes chronic abdominal pain, cramping, diarrhea and rectal bleeding. "These conditions come on in young people, usually beginning when they're teenagers or <br>in their early 20s. <br>Found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><a href="http://news8austin.com/content/beats/health_beat/">http://news8austin.com/content/beats/health_beat/</a> <br><br><br>Psoriatic Arthritis: A Growth Industry - new  82%  <br>On Jan. 16 the National Psoriasis Foundation announced results of a survey that showed that psoriatic arthritis -- a chronic, progressive, ... <br>Found by: Washington Post<br><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18973-2002Feb15.html">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18973-2002Feb15.html</a> <br><br>Know the facts Urinary tract infections - new  70%  <br>UTIs affect millions of people each year. They are so common only respiratory infections occur more often. Women are especially prone to UTIs for reasons yet to be fully understood. At least <br>one woman in five develops a UTI during her lifetime. <br>Found by: RocketNews<br><a href="http://www.vanguardngr.com/section/../news/articles/2002/February/19022002/h3190202.htm">http://www.vanguardngr.com/section/../news/articles/2002/February/19022002/h3190202.htm</a> <br><br><br><br><br><br>Member special request. Not all articles will still be active.<br> <br>Search:   Enbrel (All words)  Date:    2/20/2002 <br>Found:   49 document(s) on Newspapers  Sort:    Score <br> <br>Local physician part of arthritis drug development<br>A new arthritis drug is showing promise and a Southern Nevada physician is part of the trial. While there is no known cure for rheumatoid arthritis, which causes ...<br>Found by: Las Vegas Sun <a href="http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/archives/1997/nov/17/506505228.html">http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/archives/1997/nov/17/506505228.html</a>  |  73%  |  Translate <br><br><br>Biotech giant buying Immunex for $16 billion<br>SAN FRANCISCO -- Biotechnology market leader Amgen Inc. is buying rival Immunex Corp. for $16 billion in stock and cash in a deal that will add a blockbuster ...<br>Found by: Las Vegas Sun <a href="http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/archives/2001/dec/17/512770250.html">http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/archives/2001/dec/17/512770250.html</a>  |  71%  |  Translate <br><br><br>Boston.com / Politics / Campaign 2000 / News<br>WASHINGTON -- For at least a decade, prescription drug costs have risen like temperatures on a fever chart, helping to make the industry profitable, innovative and -- when politicians have taken notice -- vilified. Cost increases are well a ...<br>Found by: The Boston Globe<br><a href="http://www.boston.com/news/politics/campaign2000/news/Drug_industry_could_use_a_pill_to_make_this_campaign_go_away.shtml">http://www.boston.com/news/politics/campaign2000/news/Drug_industry_could_use_a_pill_to_make_this_campaign_go_away.shtml</a>  |  70%  |  Translate <br><br><br>Immunex CEO Getting Lucrative Amgen Deal<br>The head of Immunex Corp. will leave the executive suite with a lucrative ''golden parachute'' and a part-time job at Amgen Inc. that will pay at least $2,083 an hour. Chief Executive Edward V. Fritzky, 51, is getting a two-year contract that pays him... ...<br>Found by: Los Angeles Times<br> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-000008776feb04.story">http://www.latimes.com/business/la-000008776feb04.story</a>  |  70%  |  Translate <br><br>New but costly medicines to help arthritis sufferers<br>Found by: Detroit Free Press<br> <a href="http://www.freep.com/news/health/qrheum11.htm">http://www.freep.com/news/health/qrheum11.htm</a>  |  70%  |  Translate <br><br><br>Psoriatic Arthritis: A Growth Industry<br>On Jan. 16 the National Psoriasis Foundation announced results of a survey that showed that psoriatic arthritis -- a chronic, progressive, ...<br>Found by: Washington Post<br> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18973-2002Feb15.html">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18973-2002Feb15.html</a>  |  70%  |  Translate <br><br><br>Boston.com / Latest News / Business<br>LONDON -- Biotechnology stocks bounced back in Europe on Monday as investors scouted for bargains after last week's rout and a leading investment bank highlighted the sector's substantial cash reserves. "I think biotech stocks have got ...<br>Found by: The Boston Globe<br> <a href="http://www.boston.com/news/daily/26/biotechs.htm">http://www.boston.com/news/daily/26/biotechs.htm</a>  |  68%  |  Translate <br><br><br>New drug holds hope for kids with arthritis<br>Found by: Detroit Free Press<br> <a href="http://www.freep.com/news/health/kidsa21_20000321.htm">http://www.freep.com/news/health/kidsa21_20000321.htm</a>  |  68%  |  Translate <br><br><br>Rheumatoid Arthritis: New Guideline<br>If psoriatic arthritis affects as many as a million Americans, that's still less than half the number thought to have rheumatoid arthritis, a ...<br>Found by: Washington Post<br> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18963-2002Feb15.html">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18963-2002Feb15.html</a>  |  68%  |  Translate <br><br><br>The Other Prostate Problem<br>It has been called "the forgotten prostate disease." Yet prostatitis leads to more than 2 million visits to doctors' offices in the United States each year and is the most common urological problem among men younger than 50, though older guys can develop... ...<br>Found by: Los Angeles Times<br> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-000003413jan14.story">http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-000003413jan14.story</a>  |  68%  |  Translate <br><br><br>Arthritis booklets available by mail<br>Found by: Detroit Free Press<br> <a href="http://www.freep.com/news/health/qnew27.htm">http://www.freep.com/news/health/qnew27.htm</a>  |  65%  |  Translate <br><br><br>Biotech Industry Gaining Maturity<br>The biotechnology industry is growing up--and with maturity comes pain as well as discovery. Next year, an unprecedented number of biotech drugs are poised to hit the market, and analysts expect the sector's revenue to rise by more than the average 11% a... ...<br>Found by: Los Angeles Times<br> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-000102144dec26.story">http://www.latimes.com/business/la-000102144dec26.story</a>  |  65%  |  Translate <br><br><br>Amgen to acquire Immunex<br>Found by: Detroit Free Press<br> <a href="http://www.freep.com/money/business/amgen18_20011218.htm">http://www.freep.com/money/business/amgen18_20011218.htm</a>  |  63%  |  Translate <br><br><br>Next Step for Amgen Deal? Winning Over Wall Street<br>Discussions that led to Amgen Inc.'s $16-billion deal Monday to buy biotechnology rival Immunex Corp. began casually, over cocktails between chief executives. From the famous sky lounge of the Mark Hopkins Hotel, 19 stories above San Francisco Bay, the... ...<br>Found by: Los Angeles Times<br> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-000100208dec18.story">http://www.latimes.com/business/la-000100208dec18.story</a>  |  61%  |  Translate <br><br><br>Search for arthritis relief goes far afield<br>Found by: Detroit Free Press<br> <a href="http://www.freep.com/news/health/arth29_20000229.htm">http://www.freep.com/news/health/arth29_20000229.htm</a>  |  61%  |  Translate <br><br><br>Amgen in Talks to Buy Immunex<br>Amgen Inc., the world's largest biotechnology company, is in talks to buy rival Immunex Corp. for about $17 billion in cash and stock, people familiar with the negotiations said Thursday. The deal, if completed, would put some of the most promising... ...<br>Found by: Los Angeles Times<br> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-000099112dec14.story">http://www.latimes.com/business/la-000099112dec14.story</a>  |  57%  |  Translate <br><br><br>Amgen Gets FDA's OK for Arthritis Drug Kineret<br>The government Wednesday approved Amgen Inc.'s treatment for rheumatoid arthritis, the firm's first entry in a $6.9-billion market. Kineret is not expected to be a huge seller, but it marks Amgen's diversification into a category of drugs that suppress... ...<br>Found by: Los Angeles Times<br> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-000091147nov15.story">http://www.latimes.com/business/la-000091147nov15.story</a>  |  55%  |  Translate <br><br><br><br>``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xSearch: Misc. 2-20-02``x1014239259,27022,``x``x
``xRemember, those of you who are receiving this in the RISG-DIGEST. You can go to <a href="http://www.risg.org/newspro/news.txt">http://www.risg.org/newspro/news.txt</a> and view this and past searches in our news archives. At the bottom of that page you can also subscribe to receive them as they are posted.<br><br>God Bless.<br> <br>Rick Hahn<br>rick@risg.org<br>http://www.risg.org<br><br>==========================================<br><br>Victims Do have Recourse Says Food Safety Attorney - new  76%  <br>...Other people who survive the acute illness can develop Reiter's syndrome, a debilitating arthritic condition.... <br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/020219/190444_1.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/020219/190444_1.html</a> <br><br>Able Laboratories, Inc. Receives FDA Approval for Indomethacin Extended-Release Capsules USP, 75 mg - new  76% ... brand market for Able's newly approved drug, a capsule used to treat the rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, osteoarthritis, and acute painful shoulder, is estimated to be $36 million by... <br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020207/neth022_1.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020207/neth022_1.html</a> <br><br>Immunex Posts Record Sales and Net Income for 2001 - new  74%  <br>... the company began pivotal clinical development programs with ENBREL in psoriasis and ankylosing spondylitis.... <br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020123/sfw122_1.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020123/sfw122_1.html</a> <br><br>Advanced Biotherapy, Inc. Discloses Use Patent for Antibodies to Interferon-Gamma in the Treatment of Five Autoimmune Diseases - new  70% ... Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis (PA) and Ankylosing Spondylitis.... <br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/011213/130121_1.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/011213/130121_1.html</a> <br><br>Relationship Between Disease Activity and Serum Levels of Vitamin D Metabolites and Parathyroid Hormone in Ank - new  62%  <br>Osteoporosis International - Dec 14 2001 4:28AM GMT <br>Found by: Moreover<br><a href="http://link.springer-ny.com/link/service/journals/00198/bibs/1012012/10121031.htm">http://link.springer-ny.com/link/service/journals/00198/bibs/1012012/10121031.htm</a><br><br>Autoimmune Disease More Likely with Endometriosis - new  82%  <br>Women with endometriosis, in which tissue normally found inside the uterus begins to grow elsewhere in the body, are more likely than women without the condition to suffer from autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis or lupus, according to survey findings presented here Monday. <br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020226/hl_nm/auto_2">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020226/hl_nm/auto_2</a><br><br>Psoriasis Drug Effective in Trial - new  76%  <br>A topical formulation of alicaforsen improved the conditions of patients with moderate plaque psoriasis in a Phase II clinical trial ISIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC. Carlsbad CA announced Monday.Alicaforsen is an antisense inhibitor of ICAM-1 a molecule that plays a role in <br>inflammatory and autoimmune conditions. ICAM-1 is part of a family of molecules the cellular adhesion molecules that can be found on the surface of virtually every cell in the body. <br>Found by: RocketNews<br><a href="http://www.medicaldata.com/Mit/Detail.asp?Art=02260205">http://www.medicaldata.com/Mit/Detail.asp?Art=02260205</a><br><br>La Jolla Pharmaceutical Scientists Present at Two International Autoimmune Disease Medical Conferences - new  76%  <br>... Company is a biotechnology company leading the development of therapeutics for antibody-mediated autoimmune diseases afflicting several million people in the United States and Europe.... <br>Found by: Yahoo! 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Why, after 14 years of worry, <br>of endless doctors, autoimmune drugs and medical... <br>Found by: USA TODAY<br><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/sports/comment/saraceno/2002-02-12-saraceno.htm">http://www.usatoday.com/sports/comment/saraceno/2002-02-12-saraceno.htm</a> <br><br>Strength Training May Ease Fibromyalgia Symptoms - new  76%  <br>...Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition marked by widespread muscular and joint pain, as well as specific "tender" points......Other symptoms include sleep disturbances and fatigue, depression <br>and irritable bowel syndrome.... <br>Found by: Yahoo! 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Researchers such as Bibus also say there's evidence suggesting that omega-3 fatty acids might have a positive impact on diabetes, cystic fibrosis, asthma, menstrual pain, schizophrenia, depression, postpartum depression, attention deficit disorder and inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. <br>Found by: Minneapolis Star Tribune<br><a href="http://www.startribune.com/stories/389/1648376.html">http://www.startribune.com/stories/389/1648376.html</a> <br><br>Artificial Intelligence Used to Diagnose Colon Tumors - new  76%  <br>Times New Roman University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center Researchers have used artificial intelligence to devise a new method to differentiate and diagnose several types of colon tumors. <br>The findings will appear in the March issue of Gastroenterology. The method which uses artificial neural networks ANNs to analyze thousands of genes at one time can distinguish the difference between inflammatory bowel disease IBD related growths and sporatic colon cancers. <br>Found by: RocketNews<br><a href="http://www.medicaldata.com/MIT/detail.asp?Art=02270202">http://www.medicaldata.com/MIT/detail.asp?Art=02270202</a> <br><br>E. Coli Linked to Inflammatory Bowel Disease - new  49%  <br>TUESDAY, Feb. 5 (HealthScoutNews) -- An intestinal infection caused by strains of a common bacterium may be linked to the development of inflammatory bowel disease, a new study says. <br>Found by: Yahoo! 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We previously have seen the effectiveness of Enbrel etanercept on the psoriatic plaques of psoriatic arthritis patients said Dr. <br>Found by: RocketNews<br><a href="http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=26022002-041705-9121r">http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=26022002-041705-9121r</a><br><br>Xanelim drug may improve patient health over time-trial - new  76%  <br>...But she said that a few people in the trial developed psoriatic arthritis, a combination of psoriasis and arthritis, but those conditions may not have been... <br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/rf/020225/n25224971_1.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/rf/020225/n25224971_1.html</a> <br><br>A new strategy for treating psoriasis - new  74%  <br>Dexamethasone and other steroids used for treating psoriatic skin inflammation probably act in part by inducing I-kB thus preventing NF-kB from reaching the nucleus and trans-activating its many target genes including those involved in T cell-dependent inflammation. Zollner and colleagues now propose a different means to this same Since the proteasome is responsible for the regulated turnover of I-kB proteasome inhibitors might also alleviate psoriasis by blocking <br>NF-kB activation. <br>Found by: RocketNews<br><a href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2002-02/joci-ans021302.php">http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2002-02/joci-ans021302.php</a> <br><br>Studies find arthritis drugs work for psoriasis - new  61%  <br>... was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last month as the first treatment for psoriatic arthritis, a disease that involves joints and skin.... <br>Found by: Yahoo! 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But a Brainerd woman is speaking out about her private battle with Crohn's disease in the hope that people will become educated about the disease, and help her raise funds to find a cure. <br>Found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<a href="http://www.brainerddispatch.com/stories/031102/new_0311020018.shtml">http://www.brainerddispatch.com/stories/031102/new_0311020018.shtml</a> <br><br>For many, imaging technology is replacing exploratory surgery - new  74%  <br>Inflammatory bowel disorders, such as Crohn's disease or Diverticulitis. <br>Found by: Minneapolis Star Tribune<br><a href="http://www.startribune.com/stories/389/2000586.html">http://www.startribune.com/stories/389/2000586.html</a> <br><br>The cause of the inflammatory Crohns disease is unclear - new  72%  <br>Philadelphia Inquirer - Mar 11 2002 9:24PM GMT <br>Found by: Moreover<br><a href="http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/living/health/2835901.htm">http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/living/health/2835901.htm</a><br><br>Incara Granted Deligoparin Sodium as Generic Name for OP2000 - new  22% ...Deligoparin is being developed for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) by Incara Development, Ltd., which is jointly owned by Incara Pharmaceuticals......Comprised primarily of two diseases, ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD), IBD causes recurrent pain,... <br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020122/chtu005_1.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020122/chtu005_1.html</a><br><br>Oxagen Subscribes to Celera's Genomic Databases - new  18%  <br>..."Oxagen has built up extensive family collections covering a number of common human diseases....... sequence data plus the SNP database should greatly accelerate our progress in identifying disease genes and drug targets," said Trevor Nicholls, Ph.D., chief executive officer of Oxagen....... player in the study of complex disease genetics, conducting programs in cardiovascular disease, inflammatory disease and metabolic and endocrine disorders....... <br>cardiovascular disease (in partnership with AstraZeneca), inflammation (asthma, inflammatory bowel disease and psoriasis) and metabolic and endocrine disorders (osteoporosis,... <br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/020118/180048_1.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/020118/180048_1.html</a><br><br>Canadian doctors want marijuana decriminalized - new  71%  <br>National Post Online - Mar 13 2002 1:02AM GMT <br>Found by: Moreover<br><a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/news/national/story.html?f=/stories/20020312/313181.html">http://www.nationalpost.com/news/national/story.html?f=/stories/20020312/313181.html</a><br><br>Zymogenetics sues Immunex for patent infringement - new  76%  <br>... drug is approved by regulators to treat moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis as well as psoriatic arthritis.... <br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/rf/020307/n0734952_2.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/rf/020307/n0734952_2.html</a> ``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xSearch: Misc. 3-13-02``x1016052007,39208,``x``x
``x[1] Arizona Research and Education Ltd, Phoenix, Arizona, USA [*]Correspondence and offprints: Sanford H. Roth, Arizona Research and Education Ltd, 3330 N. 2nd Street Suite 601, Phoenix, AZ 85012, USA.<br> <br>Abstract: <br><br>Arthritis, rheumatic diseases, spinal and peripheral joint disorders share in common a legacy of chronic pain. At the turn of the millennium, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs) had replaced aspirin as the agents most commonly used to deal with rheumatic symptoms, including pain. Paracetamol (acetaminophen) was the most common alternative analgesic for minor pain. Opioids were most commonly used on an ad-lib basis, usually for �breakthrough� pain. However, neurobiological research has confirmed the basis for 24-hour around-the-clock complete suppression of chronic nonmalignant pain. This avoids the �wind up� that leads to intractable pain progression. Proper monitoring, in the absence of the end organ toxicity seen with NSAIDs, allows a change in direction to opioids for arthritis for more severe pain. This requires understanding the responsibilities of maintaining opioids, in properly selected patients, based upon host response and informed consent. Under such circumstances, evidence-based trials support the use of stronger opioids in recalcitrant chronic pain of arthritis. Thus, we endeavour to better fulfill our Oath of Hippocrates: �to relieve pain and suffering�.<br><br>-----------------------------------------------------------<br><br>Gastroprotective Therapy and Risk of Gastrointestinal Ulcers: Risk Reduction by COX-2 Therapy <br><br>FREDERICK WOLFE, JANICE ANDERSON, THOMAS A. BURKE, LESTER M. ARGUELLES, and DAN PETTITT <br><br>ABSTRACT.<br><br>Objective. Proton pump inhibitors (PPI) and misoprostol decrease the risk of development of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug induced gastric ulcers and aid healing of upper gastrointestinal (GI) ulcers. H2 receptor antagonists (H2RA) are less effective for this task, but are widely used by patients and physicians for the treatment of GI symptoms and duodenal ulcers. Sucralfate is a weaker agent that is sometimes used for prophylaxis or treatment of upper GI ulcers. We investigated the effect of GI drugs and selective and nonselective NSAID on the incidence of GI ulcer development in a cohort of patients immediately after the release of celecoxib and rofecoxib to investigate the effect of confounding by indication when effective GI agents and cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2)-specific inhibitors are prescribed to a high risk population. <br><br>Methods. During a 6 month period of observation 8547 NSAID users were evaluated by mailed questionnaire concerning NSAID drug use and ulcer development. In the first half of 1999, patients took 12,177 separate NSAID courses. GI therapy that followed the development of upper GI ulcers was excluded from analysis. Ulcer reports were confirmed by followup validation. <br><br>Results. GI drugs were used concomitantly in this population by 42% of patients using an NSAID. GI drugs were associated with an increased risk of ulcer. But this risk was confined to PPI (OR 4.1, 95% CI 2.95, 5.69), and not to other GI drugs. Overall, patients using nonselective NSAID compared to those taking COX-2-specific inhibitors had an increased risk of upper GI ulcers (OR 2.12, 95% CI 1.43, 3.34). Patients taking nonselective NSAID plus PPI were also at increased risk for upper GI ulcers compared to those taking nonselective NSAID alone (OR 5.09, 95% CI 3.88, 6.67). Similarly, the risk of upper GI ulcers was increased in the nonselective NSAID plus PPI group (OR 3.83, 95% CI 2.32, 6.31) compared to the COX-2 plus PPI group. <br><br>Conclusion. PPI use, but not other GI drug use, is a marker for increased susceptibility to ulcers among NSAID users. This risk of upper GI ulcers is increased in PPI users regardless of which NSAID is used (nonselective or COX-2-specific inhibitor). Although COX-2 use is associated with greater risk factors for upper GI ulcers due to channeling bias, COX-2 users have significantly fewer ulcers than equivalent nonselective NSAID users regardless of concomitant PPI utilization. (J Rheumatol 2002;29:467-73) <br><br>------------------------------------------------------<br><br>03/11/2002<br>By Anne MacLennan<br><br><br><br>Pre- and postmenopausal women with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) have reduced hip bone mineral density. As well, bone turnover in these patients is characterised by low serum osteocalcin and bone-specific alkaline phosphatase. <br><br>These are the findings of a study of bone mineral density (BMD), calcaneal ultrasound and bone turnover markers in women with this condition. Participants in the study were 50 pre- and 16 postmenopausal women with AS; 132 women of similar age served as controls. <br><br>The objective of these researchers was two-fold: 1) to assess BMD using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) and calcaneal quantitative ultrasound (QUS) in women with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and 2) to determine if there are any relationships between bone turnover markers and disease activity or severity. <br><br>Researchers assessed clinical and radiological status by the Bath AS Disease Activity Index (BASDAI), Bath AS Functional Index (BASFI), Bath AS Metrology Index (BASMI) and Bath AS Radiology Index (BASRI). BMD of the hip and spine was measured by DEXA, and QUS was measured at the heel. <br><br>Serum osteocalcin (OC), bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (BALP), urinary D-pyridinoline crosslinks (D-PYR), and C-reactive protein (CRP) were assayed. <br><br>The 66 women with AS compared with control patients had reduced BMD at the hip. For pre- and postmenopausal women, mean t scores were -1.1 and -2.0 respectively, and z scores were -0.4 and -0.37. Four of the women (6 percent) had osteoporosis, and 34 (52 percent) had osteopenia by the WHO definitions. <br><br>In further analysis (multiple regression), the authors found femoral neck BMD to be significantly affected by age, body mass index, and the sacroiliac radiographic score. <br><br>There were no significant correlations of BMD with disease duration or disease activity. QUS measures did not correlate with DEXA measures of BMD. <br><br>Women with AS had significantly lower markers of bone formation, OC and BALP, and a trend to higher D-PYR than controls. Serum OC levels correlated negatively with femoral neck BMD, whereas D-PYR correlated with CRP levels.``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xNews: Opioids,  COX-2 Therapy  and ankylosing spondylitis ``x1016132604,27333,``x``x
``xUWGB basketball players toughest opponent is Crohns disease - new  66%  <br>Elizabeth Dudley never rests. She relentlessly pressures opposing point guards as they bring the ball up the floor against the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay womens basketball team. Her <br>cat-like quickness is a tremendous asset, almost as valuable as her unending hustle and determination. <br>Found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><a href="http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/sports/archive/sports_2850777.shtml">http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/sports/archive/sports_2850777.shtml</a><br><br>Making sense of antisense - Isis of Carlsbad is leader in key biotech field - new  53%  <br>Making sense of antisense - Isis of Carlsbad is leader in key biotech field March 17 - A single cell contains molecular gadgetry far more complicated than any brilliant feat of human engineering, such as the space shuttle or even Microsoft's Windows <br>Found by: MSNBC<br><a href="http://www.msnbc.com/local/tem/m160546.asp">http://www.msnbc.com/local/tem/m160546.asp</a> <br><br>Major Genetic Diseases - new  53%  <br>Abstract: Major genetic diseases. The 23 pairs of chromosomes are identified by number, according to size. Chromosome 1 is the largest, chromosome 22 the smallest. The other pair of chromosomes are the sex chromosomes, designated X and Y. Women have two of the large X <br>chromosomes and men have one large X and (8,713 bytes) <br>Found by: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette<br><a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/genome/diseases.asp">http://www.post-gazette.com/genome/diseases.asp</a><br><br>Neil Sedaka to Perform and Monty Hall to M.C. 26th Annual Crohn's And Colitis Foundation Testimonial Dinner and Live Auction - new  76%  <br>... voluntary health organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for persons with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis.......Known collectively as inflammatory bowel diseases <br>(IBD), these chronic digestive disorders affect up to two million Americans.... <br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020314/lath075_1.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020314/lath075_1.html</a><br><br>HHS Urges Colorectal Cancer Screening To Save Lives - new  74%  <br>... obesity, alcohol consumption, tobacco use, and a condition known as inflammatory bowel disease.... <br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/020313/180/193i9.html">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/020313/180/193i9.html</a><br><br>SkyePharma to Acquire 100% of RTP Pharma Inc; Signs Agreement to Fund New Product Development - HFA-Formoterol and RTP's Propofol - new  72%  ... an intravenous formulation of the antibiotic oxytetracycline and oral budesonide, to treat inflammatory bowel disease.... <br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020313/nyw047_1.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020313/nyw047_1.html</a><br><br>Cytokine suppressive anti-inflammatory drug binding protein - new  66%  PharmCast - Mar 14 2002 4:26AM GMT <br>Found by: Moreover<br><a href="http://www.pharmcast.com/Patents/Yr2002/Feb2002/022602/6350856_Cytokine022602.htm">http://www.pharmcast.com/Patents/Yr2002/Feb2002/022602/6350856_Cytokine022602.htm</a><br><br>Medical Marijuana Bill Passed By Vermont House - new  69%  <br>Medical Marijuana Bill Passed By Vermont House MONTPELIER, Vt., 8:19 p.m. EST March 15, 2002 - The Vermont House of Representatives approved a bill Friday that would legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes. The measure passed 82-59. If the Found by: MSNBC<br><a href="http://www.msnbc.com/local/wptz/a1121460.asp">http://www.msnbc.com/local/wptz/a1121460.asp</a> <br><br>Ruling puts limit on growing medical pot - new  67%  <br>Spokesman-Review.com reg - Mar 18 2002 8:56PM GMT <br>Found by: Moreover <br><a href="http://www.spokesmanreview.com/news-story.asp?date=031802&ID=s1117915&cat=section.regional">http://www.spokesmanreview.com/news-story.asp?date=031802&ID=s1117915&cat=section.regional</a><br><br>Living with psoriasis - new  70%  <br>Q. What causes psoriasis? Are there any new treatments for this condition? <br>Found by: The Boston Globe<br><a href="http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/076/north/Living_with_psoriasis+.shtml">http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/076/north/Living_with_psoriasis+.shtml</a> <br><br>Arthritis sidelines Johns - new  79%  <br>SILVERCHAIR frontman Daniel Johns is suffering from a rare strain of arthritis. Doctors have put the 22-year-old millionaire on antibiotics to combat a virus which provoked the reactive arthritis. When you say arthritis people assume it's what grandma's got and it's not silverchair manager John Watson said yesterday. <br>Found by: RocketNews<br><a href="http://www.thesundaymail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,3976057^10431,00.html">http://www.thesundaymail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,3976057^10431,00.html</a> <br><br>Star's arthritis battle reactive arthritis - new  76%  <br>Sydney Morning Herald - Mar 17 2002 <br>Found by: Yahoo! News Full Coverage<br><a href="http://www.smh.com.au/news/0203/18/entertainment/entertain3.html">http://www.smh.com.au/news/0203/18/entertainment/entertain3.html</a> <br><br>Arthritis sidelines silverchair star - new  75%  <br>SILVERCHAIR frontman Daniel Johns is suffering from a rare strain of arthritis. Doctors have put the 22-year-old millionaire on antibiotics to combat a virus which provoked the reactive arthritis. When you say arthritis people assume it's what grandma's got and it's not silverchair manager John Watson said yesterday. <br>Found by: RocketNews<br><a href="http://www.thecouriermail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,3976057^7484,00.html">http://www.thecouriermail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,3976057^7484,00.html</a> <br><br>Repeated Infliximab Safe, Effective in Spondyloarthropathy - new  76%  Medscape reg - Mar 20 2002 3:52AM GMT <br>Found by: Moreover<br><a href="http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/430137">http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/430137</a>``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xSearch: Misc. 3-20-02``x1016660912,20228,``x``x
``xBy Janice Billingsley<br>HealthScoutNews Reporter<br><br>FRIDAY, March 1 (HealthScoutNews)<br><br><a href="http://www.healthscout.com/template.asp?page=newsdetail&ap=409&id=505909">http://www.healthscout.com/template.asp?page=newsdetail&ap=409&id=505909</a><br><br><br>Good reference for rating pain as well as suggestions and<br>observations about living with pain.<br>Ray<br><br><a href="http://www.acs.ohio-state.edu/units/osuhosp/patedu/homedocs.pdf/medicatn.pdf/nondrug.pdf/paincontrol.pdf">http://www.acs.ohio-state.edu/units/osuhosp/patedu/homedocs.pdf/medicatn.pdf/nondrug.pdf/paincontrol.pdf</a><br>``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xNo Need to Endure Chronic Pain``x1017195668,48982,``x``x
``xMerck Pulls Arcoxia Filing, to Resubmit - new  76%  <br>... and will supply new clinical data to seek permission for Arcoxia's use to treat ankylosing spondylitis, a chronic inflammation of the spine affecting 350,... <br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020315/bs_nm/health_merck_dc_3">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020315/bs_nm/health_merck_dc_3</a><br><br>Enbrel rival builds steam as FDA OKs claim that drug improves function - new  70%  Enbrel isn't the only biotech drug that works for rheumatoid arthritis, and Immunex's top competitor is gaining on it. 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News<br><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/cnw/020326/ma_biogen_mit_progrm_1.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/cnw/020326/ma_biogen_mit_progrm_1.html</a> <br><br>Corgenix Signs Distribution Agreement With RhiGene; Products Significantly Enhance Autoimmune Diagnostic Offering - new  41%  <br>... agreement will grant Corgenix exclusive rights to distribute RhiGene's complete diagnostic line of autoimmune testing products in North and South America.... <br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020321/lath002_1.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020321/lath002_1.html</a> <br><br>Herpes Vaccine From CEL-SCI Corporation Demonstrated to Be Protective in New Animal Model - new  40%  <br>... which antigenic epitope sequences have been identified, such as infectious diseases, cancer, autoimmune diseases, allergic asthma and allergy, are potential candidates for this technology.... <br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020325/dcm013_1.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020325/dcm013_1.html</a> <br><br>Chronic fatigue associated with additional health problems - new  80%  Health Having chronic fatigue syndrome appears to be associated with an increased risk of developing other physical health problems suggest the results of a small study of identical and fraternal twins. &rdquor;Physicians should assess CFS patients for the presence of additional clinical conditions � said lead author Leslie A. Aaron PhD MPH of the Department of Medicine at University of Washington. <br>Found by: RocketNews<br><a href="http://www.pain.com/news/news.cfm?news__nid=1024">http://www.pain.com/news/news.cfm?news__nid=1024</a><br><br>Prozac May Offer Short-Term Fibromyalgia Relief - new  76%  <br>...Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition, often accompanied by depression and fatigue, in which a person feels pain in the...... including SSRIs, are effective in treating patients who have such <br>symptom syndromes as fibromyalgia, but many questions remain as to why, how much,... <br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020321/hl_nm/prozac_fibromyalgia_1">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020321/hl_nm/prozac_fibromyalgia_1</a><br><br>Finally, Science Weighs In<br>Many people swear by nontraditional therapies such as acupuncture and herbs. 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News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20020316/hl_hsn/pink_eyes_behind_ivy_walls">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20020316/hl_hsn/pink_eyes_behind_ivy_walls</a><br><br>Remicade(R) (Infliximab) Granted Priority Review by FDA for Long-Term Treatment of Crohn's Disease - new  72%  <br>Centocor, Inc. today announced that REMICADE(R) has been designated for priority review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a monotherapy for inducing and maintaining clinical remission in patients with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease, a gastrointestinal disorder that affects more than a half-million Americans. <br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020321/nyth126_1.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020321/nyth126_1.html</a> <br><br>IVAX to Proceed to Phase II Study of Its Soft Corticosteroid BNP-166 for Crohn's Disease - new  65%  <br>IVAX Corporation(LSE:IVX.L) announced today it has successfully completed a Phase Ib study for Crohn's disease, an inflammatory disease of the small bowel, of an oral form of its "soft <br>corticosteroid", BNP-166. <br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/020321/212007_1.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/020321/212007_1.html</a> <br><br>Intravenous Use of Arthritis Drug OK'd - new  46%  <br>...Remicade has also been FDA-approved for the treatment of Crohn's disease, a gastrointestinal ailment. And while the drug continues to be effective in combatting... <br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20020315/hl_hsn/intravenous_use_of_arthritis_drug_ok_d">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20020315/hl_hsn/intravenous_use_of_arthritis_drug_ok_d</a><br><br>InKine Announces FDA Approval of "New Formulation" of Visicol - new  44%  ... thrombocytopenic purpura and Colirest(TM), in pivotal clinical trials for the treatment of Crohn's disease and completed Phase II trials for the treatment of ulcerative colitis.... <br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/020314/142121_1.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/020314/142121_1.html</a> <br><br>Catheters Ease Complications of Crohn's Disease - new  30%  <br>SATURDAY, March 2 (HealthScoutNews) -- Threading a catheter through the skin to drain pelvic or abdominal abscesses in people with Crohn's disease is highly effective, and can delay or avoid surgery. <br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20020303/hl_hsn/catheters_ease_complications_of_crohn_s_disease">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20020303/hl_hsn/catheters_ease_complications_of_crohn_s_disease</a><br><br>DOR BioPharma Receives First European Orphan Drug Designation - new  14%  ... gastrointestinal disorders including a multicenter phase II trial in the United States for Crohn's disease that affects an estimated 500,000 person according to the Crohn's and Colitis <br>Foundation.... <br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/020228/282178_1.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/020228/282178_1.html</a> <br><br>FDA Approves REMICADE(R) (Infliximab) With Methotrexate As First Drug To Improve Physical Function In Rheumatoid Arthritis - new  16%  <br>... factor alpha (TNF-a) therapies and the only biologic drug indicated for the treatment of RA and Crohn's disease, a potentially devastating gastrointestinal disorder.... <br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/020228/038735.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/020228/038735.html</a> <br><br>Crohn�s & Colitis Foundation of America Searching for &rsquor;Local Heroes� - new  74%  <br>... between the ages of 7 and 17 who have shown courage and determination while living with Crohn�s disease or ulcerative colitis (collectively known as inflammatory bowel disease or IBD).......These diseases can be both physically and emotionally devastating, especially to kids.... <br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/020325/250295_1.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/020325/250295_1.html</a> <br><br>Nobex Announces Collaboration With Pharmacia For Oral Delivery of Protein Drug - new  72%  ...A third product, Apaza(TM) for inflammatory bowel disease, is expected to enter clinical study in 2002.... <br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020325/nym022_1.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020325/nym022_1.html</a> <br><br>Feds scrutinize Oregon's marijuana law - new  74%  <br>PORTLAND For unknown reasons the General Accounting Office the investigative arm of Congress is looking into the medical marijuana programs in Oregon and three other states. It's a little baffling and it's an uncomfortable kind of bafflement said Mary Leverette acting manager of Oregon's 3-year-old program that allows sick people to grow and smoke marijuana with a doctor's permission. <br>Found by: RocketNews<br><a href="http://www.registerguard.com/news/20020324/3c.cr.medicalpot.0324.html">http://www.registerguard.com/news/20020324/3c.cr.medicalpot.0324.html</a> <br><br>Nations' drug policies on collision course - new  63%  <br>Canada's marijuana policies may put it on a collision course with the United States. The two countries share the world's longest inprotected border and annual trade tops 400 million but they have clashed before over such issues as Cuba eliminating land mines and the death penalty. <br>Add marijuana to the list. <br>Found by: RocketNews<br><a href="http://www.pressdemocrat.com/local/news/24pot_a15empirea.html">http://www.pressdemocrat.com/local/news/24pot_a15empirea.html</a> <br><br>Marijuana blamed for brain problems - new  57%  <br>An estimated 7 million people in the United States use marijuana weekly. Marijuana blamed for brain problems Heavy users suffer memory loss, inattentiveness, study finds March 5 — Heavy, chronic marijuana users suffer memory loss and attention Found by: MSNBC<br><a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/719638.asp">http://www.msnbc.com/news/719638.asp</a> <br><br>Medical advisers back cannabis reform - new  39%  <br>BBC - Mar 14 2002 <br>Found by: Yahoo! 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"We produce reactive oxygen radicals all the time, [including] as byproducts of respiration and any time we have......-- cancer, arthritis, heart disease, Alzheimer's and other sorts of neurological degenerative disease-... <br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20020323/hl_hsn/new_substance_identifies_disease_causing_agent">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20020323/hl_hsn/new_substance_identifies_disease_causing_agent</a><br><br>Ibuprofen blocks aspirin�s ability to protect against heart attacks - new  73%  <br>Pennsylvania Medical Center Common arthritis drugs can stop aspirin from thinning the blood Philadelphia PA � The ibuprofen that you take to ease arthritis pain can counteract the aspirin that you take to protect your heart according to researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. The researchers studied how aspirin taken to prevent second heart attacks interacts with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs NSAIDs a group of drugs that includes ibuprofen commonly taken to treat rheumatoid arthritis. <br>Found by: RocketNews<br><a href="http://www.pain.com/news/news.cfm?news__nid=1027">http://www.pain.com/news/news.cfm?news__nid=1027</a><br><br>Protein Design Psoriasis Drug Fails Tests - new  76%  <br>... and currently there are trials under way in asthma, multiple sclerosis, type I diabetes and uveitis," the company said.... <br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020320/sc_nm/health_proteindesign_dc_2">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020320/sc_nm/health_proteindesign_dc_2</a>``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xSearch: Misc. 3-27-02``x1017268509,29833,``x``x
``xCardiac findings of reactive arthritis: an observational echocardiographic study<br>Timo Hannu1, , Markku S. Nieminen2, Heikki Swan2 and Marjatta Leirisalo-Repo1<br><br>(1)  Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, P.O. Box 263, 00029 Huch, Finland <br>(2)  Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, P.O. Box 340, 00029 Huch, Finland <br><br>Abstract. The aim of this study was to assess echocardiographically the occurrence of cardiac abnormalities in patients with acute reactive arthritis (ReA). Eighteen consecutive adult patients with acute ReA were studied by the use of two-dimensionally guided M-mode and Doppler echocardiography. Aortic or mitral regurgitation were both detected in one of the patients. Mild to moderate left ventricular dilatation was observed in five patients, in four of whom the duration of acute ReA was over 6 months. In four patients, the ratio of peak early and peak late transmitral filling velocities was decreased. No patient had echocardiographic signs of myocarditis or pericardial effusion. In conclusion, no major structural cardiac alterations were detected. Mild valvular disease or mild to moderate left ventricular dilatation was observed in a quarter of the patients. Echocardiographic evaluation may be warranted if the acute ReA persists or has a prolonged course but is not recommended for routine use.<br><br>--------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br>Potentially Dangerous Oral Spots and Sores Need More Attention <br>SUFFERN, NY -- March 28, 2002 -- A new study found that nearly one in ten people in an assumed low-risk group had small oral lesions that need to be tested for abnormalities that could be oral cancer. <br><br>Based on these findings, general dentists should be encouraged to examine their patients, even those assumed at "low risk" for spots and sores that could be early signs of this devastating disease. <br><br>As reported in the March 2002 edition of the Journal of the American Dental Association, 930 dentists and dental hygienists took advantage of a screening program at the 1999 and 2000 annual sessions of the American Dental Association during which they received routine health screening tests including oral, head and neck cancer examinations. <br><br>Eighty-nine individuals -- nearly 10 percent -- with 93 oral spots and sores, also referred to as epithelial lesions, were identified and evaluated by OralCDx, an oral brush biopsy with a computer-assisted method of analysis. Seven of the 93 oral lesions, all harmless-appearing in their clinical presentation, were determined to be abnormal by the OralCDx test. Of these, three subsequently proved pre-cancerous by scalpel biopsy and histology. <br><br>"This study confirms the data from other screening studies that have demonstrated that oral lesions are not rare, but are, in fact, extremely common, even in low risk individuals," said study author David C. Christian, DDS. "Given that 10 percent of screened dentists and dental hygienists, an assumed low-risk group, have an epithelial oral lesion, it is evident that general dentists routinely encounter many oral lesions in their patients which should be further tested for abnormalities that could be precursors to oral cancer. <br><br>The brush biopsy affords the dentist the opportunity to evaluate these lesions and, like the Pap smear and mammogram, can aid in the identification of pre-cancers and potentially curable cancers," he continued. <br><br>Oral cancer affects some 30,000 Americans each year, including more than 20,000 men, and claims the lives of nearly 8,000 people, according to the American Cancer Society. Although tobacco users and those who consume large amounts of alcohol are at higher risk for developing oral cancer, more than 25 percent of oral cancer victims fall outside of these categories. <br><br>In its earliest, most treatable stages, oral cancer generally causes no pain or discomfort and may be difficult to diagnose visually. Pre-cancerous and cancerous spots or sores are virtually indistinguishable from benign spots or sores that commonly are seen in the mouth. As a result, these can progress to a more advanced, malignant stage before they are properly identified. Therefore, an oral cancer examination and testing is necessary in order to detect possible disease at its earliest possible stage. <br><br>SOURCE: CDx Laboratories <br>``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xDoctor's Guide``x1017337960,91329,``x``x
``xMom's Antibodies May Help Trigger Type 1 Diabetes - new  76%  <br>...--known as an autoimmune reaction-... <br>Found by: Yahoo! 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Shoop, M.D. Before Judith Sheindlin became known to millions of TV viewers as Judge Judy, she spent more than two decades presiding over... <br>Found by: USA TODAY<br><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/spotlight/2002/03/18-judge-judy.htm">http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/spotlight/2002/03/18-judge-judy.htm</a> <br><br>New Compound May Ease Crohn's, Ulcerative Colitis - new  74%  <br>In a finding that may one day lead to a new drug for inflammatory bowel diseases, Japanese researchers have found that an investigational compound can help reduce symptoms in mice by stimulating a key cellular receptor involved in reducing intestinal inflammation. <br>Found by: Yahoo! 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U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan on <br>Found by: Lycos News<br><a href="http://news.lycos.com/news/story.asp?section=Breaking&storyId=368400&topic=Medical+Marijuana">http://news.lycos.com/news/story.asp?section=Breaking&storyId=368400&topic=Medical+Marijuana</a><br><br>Marijuana Chemical Eases Tourette's Symptoms - new  79%  <br>...Dr. Kirsten Mueller-Vahl of the Hanover Medical College in Germany led a team that investigated the effects of chemicals called cannabinols......--calculated based on their body weight, sex, age and prior use of marijuana, or a dose of inactive placebo.... <br>Found by: Yahoo! 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``xCOX-2 inhibitors - a critical evaluation of side effect data. <br>Erik Pomp<br><br>Tidsskr Nor L�geforen 2002; 122: 476 - 80. <br>Background. Celecoxib and rofecoxib have been used in Norway since 2000. These cyclooxygenase 2 inhibitors (COX-2 inhibitors) have no better clinical efficacy than older non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis, but may possibly lead to a lower incidence of upper gastrointestinal ulcers. <br><br>Material and methods. Published and unpublished clinical data on side effects were examined and interpreted. The aim was to evaluate the general safety of these new drugs compared with older NSAIDs. <br><br>Results. The incidence of side effects is addressed in two large published studies comparing COX-2 inhibitors with other NSAIDs. Only rofecoxib showed an unequivocal lower incidence of complicated upper gastrointestinal ulcers. However, the incidence of serious side effects was significantly higher in the rofecoxib group. In the other study there was a trend towards more serious side effects in the celecoxib group. <br><br>Interpretation. The available clinical data do not suggest that COX-2 inhibitors are safer drugs than other NSAIDs. <br><br><br><br>American Pain Society Releases New Clinical Guideline for Treatment Of Arthritis Pain<br>BALTIMORE, MD -- March 15, 2002 -- The American Pain Society (APS), the leading United States professional organization devoted to pain management, today released its new clinical guideline for treating acute and chronic pain associated with arthritis, a chronic disease that afflicts one in six Americans.<br><br>Introduced at a news conference at the organization's annual scientific meeting here, the new APS guideline strongly emphasizes that arthritis pain is best treated through a combination of ongoing pain assessment, medication, proper nutrition, exercise and patient and family education.<br><br>Developed by a prestigious panel of experts in arthritis pain management, the APS Guideline for the Management of Pain in Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Juvenile Chronic Arthritis is the first multidisciplinary, evidence-based clinical guideline for treatment of arthritis pain. It is intended for use by physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals who treat adults and children with arthritis.<br><br>"Research shows that the under treatment of pain in adults and children can have many serious consequences, including physiological complications, such as muscle breakdown and weakness; psychosocial impairments, including anxiety and depression; and an overall decrease in quality of life," said Ashburn. "The APS Guideline, therefore, will help practitioners and patients better understand acute and chronic pain brought on by this disease and learn when to use various treatments to manage the their patients' pain."<br><br>"Acute arthritic pain should be approached in the same manner as other types of pain by attempting to remove or modify the underlying cause, giving appropriate analgesics and reducing fears that may exacerbate pain," said Ada K. Jacox, PhD, RN, chair of the APS Clinical Guideline Development Committee. "Chronic arthritis pain, however, is more complex since it involves interactions among the biological, psychological and social factors that influence pain and function."<br><br>"Arthritis is one of the most expensive and debilitating diseases in the US, and the Guideline recognizes that this condition can adversely impact earning potential, function and lifestyle," said Arthur Lipman, Pharm.D., co-chair of the APS Guideline Committee. "Therefore, accurate assessment and management of pain requires differentiation of the types and causes of pain and an understanding of the patients' willingness to adhere to therapy and remain active."<br><br>Arthritis is a generic term that refers to more than 100 conditions, the most common is osteoarthritis (OA), a disease that occurs with aging and affects 8 in 10 men and women older than 75. OA primarily effects cartilage and impairs the function of weight-bearing joints. It can result from excessive or repetitive loading of a joint from work-related activity, trauma, inflammation and joint pressure over time caused by chronic obesity.<br><br>Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the second most prevalent form of the disease. It is a destructive and debilitating systemic condition in which the body's immune system attacks healthy joint tissue, causing inflammation and subsequent joint damage. RA strikes women more frequently than men, has peak incidence between the ages of 20 to 50 years old, and occurs in up to 2 percent of adults.<br><br>Among the major recommendations in the APS Arthritis Pain Management Guideline are:<br><br>1. All treatment for arthritis should begin with a comprehensive assessment of pain and function<br>2. For mild arthritis pain, acetaminophen is the drug of choice for its mild side effects, over-the-counter availability and low cost<br>3. For moderate to severe pain from both osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, COX-2 non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), such as Celebrex and Vioxx, are the drugs of choice for their pain- relieving potency and absence of gastrointestinal side effects. Use of non-selective NSAIDs should only be considered if the patient is non-responsive to acetaminophen and COX-2 drugs and is not at risk for NSAID-induced GI side effects. Due to the high cost of the COX-2 agents, some patients might benefit from taking non-specific NSAIDS and a medication to moderate GI distress.<br>4. Opioid medications, such as oxycodone and morphine, are recommended for treating severe arthritis pain for which COX-2 drugs and non-specific NSAIDs do not provide substantial relief.<br>5. Unless there are medical contraindications, most people with arthritis, including the obese and elderly, should be referred for surgical treatment when drug therapy is ineffective and function is severely impaired to prevent minimal physical activity. It is advised that surgery be recommended before the onset of severe deformity and advanced muscular deterioration.<br><br>Juvenile chronic arthritis (JCA) is the most common chronic rheumatic condition in children and affects some 285,000 in North America. For patients with juvenile chronic arthritis, the Guideline recommends:<br><br>1. Pain assessment should be ongoing in any child with JCA.<br>2. Analgesia should be the same for children as for adults with arthritis pain.<br>3. Patient and family education should be emphasized to increase self- care skills.<br>4. Cognitive-behavioral therapy should be used to help reduce pain and psychological disability and to enhance pain-coping skills.<br>5. Clinicians should take appropriate measures to minimize pain and anxiety associated with diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for JCA.<br>6. Guidelines developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics should be followed whenever sedation is required for any procedure.<br><br>In addition to specific treatment options, the APS Guideline specifies that arthritis patients should maintain an ideal body weight and adhere to a balanced diet. Adults should lose weight if their BMI is greater than 30 and follow a weight-management program. Also, referrals should be made for physical therapy and/or occupational therapy to evaluate and reduce impairments in range of motion, strength, flexibility and endurance.<br><br>"Since arthritis is a chronic and progressive disease, clinicians must be sure that regular exercise or physical therapy are important components of a comprehensive management program," said Dr. Jacox. "Staying active is a critical component for managing this disease."<br><br>Copies of the Guideline can be obtained by writing the American Pain Society, 4700 W. Lake Avenue, Glenview, IL 60025-1485 or through the APS website, <a href="http://www.ampainsoc.org">http://www.ampainsoc.org</a> . Other APS clinical guideline publications are Principles of Analgesic Use in the Treatment of Acute Pain and Cancer Pain and A Guideline for the Management of Acute and Chronic Pain in Sickle Cell Disease.<br><br>Founded in 1978, the American Pain Society is a multidisciplinary professional organization with more than 5,000 members in the United States consisting of scientists, physicians, nurses, policy experts and others who study and treat pain. APS seeks to advance pain-related research, education, treatment and team-oriented professional practice. In recent years, the group has gained a reputation as the premiere scholarly scientific society in the field of pain research and treatment. It sponsors an annual scientific meeting and publishes the Journal of Pain, a quarterly peer-reviewed medical journal. APS is headquartered in Glenview, Ill.<br><br><br>SOURCE The American Pain Society<br><br>Clinically Asymptomatic Axial Disease in Psoriatic Spondyloarthropathy. A Retrospective Study<br>R. Queiro (1), J. Belzunegui (2), C. Gonza�lez (2), J. R. De Dios (2), C. Sarasqueta (2), J. C. Torre (3), M. Figueroa (2)<br><br><br>(1) Hospital San Agust�n, Aviles-Asturias<br>(2) Hospital Nuestra Sen~ora de Aranzazu, San Sebastian-Guipuzcoa;<br>(3) Hospital Monte Naranco, Oviedo-Asturias, Spain<br><br><br>Received: 30 October 2000 / Accepted: 6 August 2001<br><br>Abstract: The aim of this study was to analyse retrospectively the prevalence and the clinical features of clinically asymptomatic axial involvement in patients with psoriasis and axial radiological features of spondyloarthropathy (PsSpA). We performed a cross-sectional study based on the clinical records of 70 patients, 44 men and 26 women, with a mean age of 48.7 � 14.2 years. PsSpA was defined by the presence of radiographic sacroiliitis (SI) greater than or equal to grade 2, and/or any other typical radiological sign of spondylitis in patients with psoriasis. When the radiological signs were present in the absence of inflammatory back pain and/or buttock pain, patients were grouped as having asymptomatic axial disease. HLA-B27 was determined by serological methods in the 70 patients and in 82 healthy controls from our general population. Fourteen patients (20%), 11 with radiological SI, two with facet joint erosion-fusion and one with aseptic discitis, showed no evidence of symptomatic spinal disease. Twenty-nine patients (41%) showed cervical spine disease (CSD), but only 17 of them (58.6%) had pain and rigidity at this level, whereas 12 (41.4%) did not show clinical symptoms. CSD was associated with duration of arthritis (P = 0.043) and peripheral erosions (P = 0.037). HLA-B27 correlated well with bilateral SI (P = 0.002) and PsSpA (P<0.0004, RR 6.4), but showed no association with unilateral SI nor with syndesmophytes or asymptomatic disease. Univariate analysis demonstrated associations between symptomatic disease and longer duration of arthritis (P = 0.041) and higher IgM values (P = 0.05). There is a high prevalence of asymptomatic involvement in patients with PsSpA The significance of these asymptomatic changes is not known, but they probably represent a common characteristic of spondyloarthropathies rather than a specific feature associated with psoriasis.``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xDoctor's Guide``x1018056282,49638,``x``x
``xRheumatoid Arthritis Drug May Extend Survival - new  61%  <br>...It is an autoimmune disease, meaning it arises from an abnormal immune system attack on the body's own tissue.... <br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020405/hl_nm/arthritis_drug_1">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020405/hl_nm/arthritis_drug_1</a><br><br>Spinal Disorder Therapy Identified - new  70%  <br>German researchers have identified the first effective therapy for anklyosing spondylitis, a degenerative spinal disorder that affects more than 300,000 Americans. The team found that the immune blocker infliximab--already used for treating rheumatoid ... <br>Found by: Los Angeles Times<br><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-000024409apr05.story">http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-000024409apr05.story</a> <br><br>Inspire tries again with clinical study of dry-eye treatment - new  70% Raleigh Business Journal - Apr 3 2002 10:52PM GMT <br>Found by: Moreover<br><a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2002/04/01/daily30.html">http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2002/04/01/daily30.html</a><br><br>Clinical Studies Validate Efficacy of Capsule Endoscope - new  70%  <br>GIVEN IMAGING Yoqneam Israel said Monday that its M2A capsule endoscope detects up to 80 percent of small bowel abnormalities a significantly greater percentage than found using traditional methods according to clinical data released at two recent international medical conferences. The data also revealed that physicians are using the capsule to successfully diagnose an expanded list of conditions.German <br>Found by: RocketNews<br><a href="http://www.medicaldata.com/Mit/Detail.asp?Art=04090208">http://www.medicaldata.com/Mit/Detail.asp?Art=04090208</a><br><br>Medical marijuana legalization favored in Dutch parliament - new  68%  <br>Nando Times - Apr 9 2002 3:19AM GMT <br>Found by: Moreover<br><a href="http://www.nandotimes.com/healthscience/story/349809p-2867049c.html">http://www.nandotimes.com/healthscience/story/349809p-2867049c.html</a><br><br>Marijuana Ruling Sparks New Dispute With Hill - new  64%  <br>In 1992, at the behest of a senator from Alabama, Congress ordered the District to put a death penalty referendum on an upcoming ballot. In 1998, at ... Found by: Washington Post<br><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56890-2002Apr3.html">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56890-2002Apr3.html</a> <br><br>Abbott applies for US and European approval for rheumatoid arthritis treatment D2E7 <br>09 Apr 2002 - new  70%  <br>Found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><a href="http://www.datamonitor.com/~a78d9c099aeb47c580353472a4f6abac~/all/news/product.asp?pid=BC940EAC-DFFA-4194-AFDE-1C4EE005901C">http://www.datamonitor.com/~a78d9c099aeb47c580353472a4f6abac~/all/news/product.asp?pid=BC940EAC-DFFA-4194-AFDE-1C4EE005901C</a><br><br>Self-Transplant for Parkinsons - new  70%  <br>WebMD - Apr 9 2002 8:49PM GMT <br>Found by: Moreover<br><a href="http://my.webmd.com/content/article/1833.50803?z=1728_00000_1000_ln_04">http://my.webmd.com/content/article/1833.50803?z=1728_00000_1000_ln_04</a><br><br>Approval Sought for New Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug - new  70%  <br>...It is an autoimmune disease, meaning it arises from an abnormalimmune system attack on the body's own tissue.... <br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020409/hl_nm/arthritis_approval_1">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020409/hl_nm/arthritis_approval_1</a><br><br>Canadian drug firm with new transplant drug signs deal with Swiss company Roche - new  68%  <br>... prevent rejection by the immune system after an organ transplant, or for the treatment of auto-immune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis.... <br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020409/ap_wo_en_bu/canada_isotechnika_roche_1">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020409/ap_wo_en_bu/canada_isotechnika_roche_1</a><br><br>First Human Monoclonal Antibody Treatment Nears Market - new  68%  <br>Content-Wire - Apr 9 2002 5:08PM GMT <br>Found by: Moreover<br><a href="http://www.content-wire.com/biotek/biotech.cfm?ccs=132&cs=1661">http://www.content-wire.com/biotek/biotech.cfm?ccs=132&cs=1661</a><br><br>Study Suggests Rheumatoid Arthritis Getting Rarer - new  68%  <br>...It is an autoimmune disease, meaning it arises from an abnormal immune system attack on the body's own tissue.... <br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020408/hl_nm/arthritis_rheumatoid_2">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020408/hl_nm/arthritis_rheumatoid_2</a>``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xSearch: Misc. 4-10-02``x1018462992,9482,``x``x
``xA DGReview of :"A Metaanalysis of Severe Upper Gastrointestinal Complications of Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs"<br>Journal of Rheumatology<br><br>04/09/2002<br>By Anne MacLennan<br><br><br>Doctors must now view with caution earlier pooled estimates of the effects of patient and drug variables on risk of serious upper gastrointestinal complications from nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use.<br><br>Contrary to earlier indications, these complications and use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are linked, a massive analysis has found.<br><br>Until now, meta-analyses in this area have focused on published English-language epidemiologic literature and/or only a portion of the relevant evidence; these are restrictions now known to be linked with bias in this type of analysis. <br><br>To determine the least biased estimates of risks of perforations, ulcers, and bleeds (PUB) linked with NSAID use, this meta-analysis synthesized published and unpublished evidence from all study designs and all languages between 1966 and 1998.<br><br>As well as using NSAID studies reporting primary data on GI complications, researchers hand-searched new drug application reviews from the United States Food and Drug Administration to identify unpublished studies with inclusion criteria identical to those used for published reports.<br><br>Selected studies had to assess use of oral NSAID use for more than four days in subjects more than 18 years of age and report on the clinically relevant upper GI outcomes of PUB. Most clinical trials were found to be of good quality, but observational studies had methodologic limitations. <br><br>The pooled odds ratio (OR) from 16 NSAID versus placebo clinical trials (4,431 patients) was found to be 5.36. Pooled relative risk of PUB from nine cohort studies (more than 750,000 person-years of exposure) was 2.7. <br>From 23 case control studies using age and sex matching (representing 25,732 patients) the pooled OR of PUB was 3.0. <br><br>Although data were insufficient to justify subgroup analyses stratified by age, comorbid conditions, drug or dose, they do support an association between NSAID use and serious upper GI complications, including estimates from different study designs. <br><br>Thus prior pooled estimates about the effect of patient and drug variables on increased risk must be viewed with caution, these authors conclude. <br><br>J Rheumatol 2002;29:804-12<br>``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xComplications of Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs"``x1018496152,28528,``x``x
``xGenentech will manufacture Immunex's Enbrel - new  70%  <br>Eastside Business Journal reg - Apr 16 2002 5:42PM GMT <br>Found by: Moreover<br><a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2002/04/15/daily1.html">http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2002/04/15/daily1.html</a><br><br>Immunex has need, Genentech has space to produce Enbrel - new  70%  <br>Immunex has turned to Genentech, one of the world's few experienced biotech manufacturers, to help solve the Enbrel shortage. <br>Yesterday, Immunex said it inked a deal with the South... <br>Found by: Seattle Times<br><a href="http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=enbrel16&date=20020416">http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=enbrel16&date=20020416</a><br><br>Drug Firms Target Arthritis Treatment - new  70%  <br>By the end of 1998, Jeanne Harrison thought she had lost a 20-year battle with rheumatoid arthritis. 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``xDGReview<br> <br>Gastrointestinal Problems/Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Use Linked<br>A DGReview of :"A Metaanalysis of Severe Upper Gastrointestinal Complications of Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs"<br>Journal of Rheumatology<br><br>04/09/2002<br>By Anne MacLennan<br><br>Doctors must now view with caution earlier pooled estimates of the effects of patient and drug variables on risk of serious upper gastrointestinal complications from nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use.<br><br>Contrary to earlier indications, these complications and use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are linked, a massive analysis has found.<br><br>Until now, meta-analyses in this area have focused on published English-language epidemiologic literature and/or only a portion of the relevant evidence; these are restrictions now known to be linked with bias in this type of analysis. <br><br>To determine the least biased estimates of risks of perforations, ulcers, and bleeds (PUB) linked with NSAID use, this meta-analysis synthesized published and unpublished evidence from all study designs and all languages between 1966 and 1998.<br><br>As well as using NSAID studies reporting primary data on GI complications, researchers hand-searched new drug application reviews from the United States Food and Drug Administration to identify unpublished studies with inclusion criteria identical to those used for published reports.<br><br>Selected studies had to assess use of oral NSAID use for more than four days in subjects more than 18 years of age and report on the clinically relevant upper GI outcomes of PUB. Most clinical trials were found to be of good quality, but observational studies had methodologic limitations. <br><br>The pooled odds ratio (OR) from 16 NSAID versus placebo clinical trials (4,431 patients) was found to be 5.36. Pooled relative risk of PUB from nine cohort studies (more than 750,000 person-years of exposure) was 2.7. <br>From 23 case control studies using age and sex matching (representing 25,732 patients) the pooled OR of PUB was 3.0. <br><br>Although data were insufficient to justify subgroup analyses stratified by age, comorbid conditions, drug or dose, they do support an association between NSAID use and serious upper GI complications, including estimates from different study designs. <br> ``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xGastrointestinal Problems/Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory ``x1019154754,39239,``x``x
``xNew clinical guidelines for the treatment of arthritis pain were<br>released in March by the American Pain Society.<br><br>Guideline for the Management of Pain in Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid<br>Arthritis and Juvenile Chronic Arthritis is the first<br>multidisciplinary, evidence-based clinical guideline treating<br>arthritis pain.<br><br>Among the recommendations are:<br><br>All treatment for arthritis should begin with a comprehensive<br>assessment of pain and function.<br><br>For mild-to-moderate pain, acetaminophen is the choice because of<br>its mild adverse effects, over-the-counter availability, and low<br>cost.<br><br>For moderate-to-severe pain from both osteoarthritis and rheumatoid<br>arthritis, cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory<br>drugs (NSAIDs) are the medications of choice. Use of nonselective<br>NSAIDs should be considered only if a patient is nonresponsive to<br>acetaminophen and COX-2 drugs and is not at risk for NSAID-induced<br>gastrointestinal adverse effects.<br><br>Opioid medications, such as oxycodone and morphine, are recommended<br>for treating severe pain for which COX-2 drugs and nonspecific<br>NSAIDs don't provide substantial relief.<br><br>Copies of the guideline can be obtained from the American Pain<br>Society, 4700 W Lake Ave, Glenview, IL 60025-1485 or through the<br>Web site: <a href="http://www.ampainsoc.org.">http://www.ampainsoc.org.</a><br><br>Mike Mitka<br><br><br>� 2002 American Medical Association. All rights reserved.<br><a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/issues/v287n16/ffull/jqu20004-1.html">http://jama.ama-assn.org/issues/v287n16/ffull/jqu20004-1.html</a><br><br>Posted to RISG-L List by Ray@risg.org``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xArthritis Pain Guidelines Issued``x1019679732,33129,``x``x
``xFollowing is a paragraph from the American Pain society related to<br>my statement about ten days ago regarding the complications<br>possible from the non-treatment or undertreatment of pain.  I<br>reccommend that everyone read the complete article on arthritis and<br>pain treatment:  <a href="http://www.ampainsoc.org/whatsnew/031502.htm">http://www.ampainsoc.org/whatsnew/031502.htm</a><br><br>"Research shows that the under treatment of pain in adults and<br>children can have many serious consequences, including<br>physiological complications, such as muscle breakdown and weakness;<br>psychosocial impairments, including anxiety and depression; and an<br>overall decrease in quality of life," said APS president Michael<br>Ashburn, MD. "The APS Guideline, therefore, will help practitioners<br>and patients better understand acute and chronic pain brought on by<br>this disease and learn when to use various treatments to manage the<br>their patients' pain."<br><br>Posted to RISG-L List by Ray@risg.org``xRick``xrick@risg.org``x``x1019680033,43060,``x``x
``xTNF-alpha blocker Infliximab highly effective for patients with ankylosing spondylitis - new  72%  <br>UVentures - Apr 6 2002 7:52PM GMT <br>Found by: Moreover <br>Subscription Only<br><br>Merck's Arcoxia Receives Approval in the United Kingdom - new  74%  <br>...The new application will include new efficacy data to support an indication for ankylosing spondylitis - a disease that affects joints in the spine. The company believes this indication... <br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/dowjones/20020415/bs_dowjones/merck_s_arcoxia_receives_approval_in_the_united_kingdom">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/dowjones/20020415/bs_dowjones/merck_s_arcoxia_receives_approval_in_the_united_kingdom</a><br><br>Immune System Balance Avoids Autoimmune Diseases - new  76%  <br>UniSci - Apr 17 2002 <br>Found by: Yahoo! News Full Coverage<br><a href="http://unisci.com/stories/20022/0417023.htm">http://unisci.com/stories/20022/0417023.htm</a><br><br>Treating Celiac Disease May Reverse Liver Failure - new  76%  <br>... disorders caused by immune system dysfunction, including immune system-related liver diseases like autoimmune hepatitis.... <br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020424/hl_nm/celiac_liver_1">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020424/hl_nm/celiac_liver_1</a><br><br>MedImmune Licenses Two New Cancer Technologies - new  70%  <br>... develops and commercializes products to prevent or treat infectious disease, autoimmune disease and cancer. Shares of MedImmune recently traded at $... <br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/dowjones/20020419/bs_dowjones/medimmune_licenses_two_new_cancer_technologies">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/dowjones/20020419/bs_dowjones/medimmune_licenses_two_new_cancer_technologies</a><br><br>Biologists Track Down Central Cause Of Lupus - new  68%  <br>Science Daily - Apr 24 2002 9:43AM GMT <br>Found by: Moreover<br><a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/04/020423075815.htm">http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/04/020423075815.htm</a><br><br>Stem cells may keep MS from advancing - new  70%  <br>Stem-cell transplants, first developed to cure blood cancers, may halt the progression of multiple sclerosis, University of Washington researchers reported yesterday. Most scientists believe multiple... <br>Found by: Seattle Times<br><a href="http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=multiple17m&date=20020417">http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=multiple17m&date=20020417</a><br><br>Nurse brings attention to 'ignored' disease - new  64%  <br>Nurse brings attention to 'ignored' disease By JAMES McGINNIS Courier Times Apr 21, 2002 - Breast cancer, multiple sclerosis and Lou Gehrig's disease are medical conditions that draw the public spotlight. More Philadelphia Suburbs news Celebrities <br>Found by: MSNBC<br><a href="http://www.msnbc.com/local/phlburbs/phl0421nurses.asp">http://www.msnbc.com/local/phlburbs/phl0421nurses.asp</a><br><br>Celltech, Biogen link up on Crohn's treatment - new  70%  <br>iWon - Apr 24 2002 9:32AM GMT <br>Found by: Moreover<br><a href="http://money.iwon.com/jsp/nw/nwdt_rt.jsp?section=news&news_id=reu-l24198076-u1&feed=reu&date=20020424&cat=INDUSTRY">http://money.iwon.com/jsp/nw/nwdt_rt.jsp?section=news&news_id=reu-l24198076-u1&feed=reu&date=20020424&cat=INDUSTRY</a><br><br>McLellan prescribes clinical trials for medical marijuana - new  72%  <br>The Herald - Apr 24 2002 7:51AM GMT <br>Found by: Moreover<br><a href="http://www.herald.ns.ca/stories/2002/04/23/f249.raw.html">http://www.herald.ns.ca/stories/2002/04/23/f249.raw.html</a>``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xSearch: Misc. 4-24-02``x1019712724,59146,``x``x
``xFrom Doctors Guide.<br>Co-occurrence of spondyloarthropathy and connective tissue disease: Development of Sj�gren's syndrome and mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis<br><br>J. Brandt1, T. Maier2, M. Rudwaleit1, U. K�hl3, F. Hiepe4, J. Sieper1,5,  J. Braun1,6<br><br>1Medical Department I, Rheumatology, 2Medical Department IV, Nephrology,  and 3Medical Department II, Cardiology, Benjamin Franklin Hospital, Free  University of Berlin; 4Rheumatology, Charit�, Humboldt University, Berlin;  5Epidemiology Department, German Rheumatism Research Center Berlin, Berlin; 6Center of Rheumatology  Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany.<br><br>ABSTRACT<br>Spondylarthropathies (SpA) and connective tissue diseases (CTD) are clinically distinct entities which, at first glance, seem to have little in common. However, a link between SpA and CTD has recently been suggested by a study in which a higher prevalence of Sj�gren.s syndrome (SS) and sicca symptoms was reported in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and undifferentiated SpA (1). Another link between SpA and CTD is a possible side effect of a DMARD widely used to treat SpA: sulfasalazine (SAS). SAS was reported to induce antinuclear antibodies (ANA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)-like syndromes such as drug-induced lupus.<br>This report describes a 54-year-old white male, HLA B27-positive AS patient with some syndesmophytes who, after 15 years of disease, developed SS with salivary gland involvement, Raynaud's syndrome and anti-Ro antibodies. Then, 20 years after the onset of AS, he became acutely ill, suffering severe myositis and myocarditis along with swollen hands and highly elevated autoantibody titers recognizing U1RNP; his condition was interpreted as mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD). <br>The patient had been treated with SAS and azathioprine (AZA) alone several times during the last years because he had not tolerated other DMARDs. A combination of both drugs had been prescribed 3 weeks before a severe flair because of progredient high disease activity with painful peripheral arthritis of the MCP and PIP joints which, however, had not shown radiographic erosions. We describe the rare development of MCTD in an AS patient and report, for the first time, the onset of MCTD potentially triggered by sulfasalazine.<br>``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xDevelopment of Sj�gren's syndrome and mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis``x1019791313,17097,``x``x
``xFrom Doctors Guide.<br>Co-occurrence of spondyloarthropathy and connective tissue disease: Development of Sj�gren's syndrome and mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis<br><br>J. Brandt1, T. Maier2, M. Rudwaleit1, U. K�hl3, F. Hiepe4, J. Sieper1,5,  J. Braun1,6<br><br>1Medical Department I, Rheumatology, 2Medical Department IV, Nephrology,  and 3Medical Department II, Cardiology, Benjamin Franklin Hospital, Free  University of Berlin; 4Rheumatology, Charit�, Humboldt University, Berlin;  5Epidemiology Department, German Rheumatism Research Center Berlin, Berlin; 6Center of Rheumatology  Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany.<br><br>ABSTRACT<br>Spondylarthropathies (SpA) and connective tissue diseases (CTD) are clinically distinct entities which, at first glance, seem to have little in common. However, a link between SpA and CTD has recently been suggested by a study in which a higher prevalence of Sj�gren.s syndrome (SS) and sicca symptoms was reported in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and undifferentiated SpA (1). Another link between SpA and CTD is a possible side effect of a DMARD widely used to treat SpA: sulfasalazine (SAS). SAS was reported to induce antinuclear antibodies (ANA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)-like syndromes such as drug-induced lupus.<br>This report describes a 54-year-old white male, HLA B27-positive AS patient with some syndesmophytes who, after 15 years of disease, developed SS with salivary gland involvement, Raynaud's syndrome and anti-Ro antibodies. Then, 20 years after the onset of AS, he became acutely ill, suffering severe myositis and myocarditis along with swollen hands and highly elevated autoantibody titers recognizing U1RNP; his condition was interpreted as mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD). <br>The patient had been treated with SAS and azathioprine (AZA) alone several times during the last years because he had not tolerated other DMARDs. A combination of both drugs had been prescribed 3 weeks before a severe flair because of progredient high disease activity with painful peripheral arthritis of the MCP and PIP joints which, however, had not shown radiographic erosions. We describe the rare development of MCTD in an AS patient and report, for the first time, the onset of MCTD potentially triggered by sulfasalazine.<br>``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xDevelopment of Sj�gren's syndrome and mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis``x1020324612,85660,``x``x
``xForty patients with active, inflammatory ankylosing spondylitis were randomly assigned to receive twice-weekly subcutaneous injections of etanercept (25 mg) or placebo for four months.....At four months, 80 percent of the patients in the etanercept group had a treatment response, as compared with 30 percent of those in the placebo group (P=0.004). Improvements over base-line values for various measures of disease activity, including morning <br>stiffness, spinal pain, functioning, quality of life, enthesitis, chest expansion, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and C-reactive protein, were significantly greater in the etanercept group. Longitudinal analysis showed that the treatment response was rapid and did not diminish over time. <br>Etanercept was well tolerated, with no significant differences in rates of adverse events between the two groups>><br>For full abstract:<br><br><a href="http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/346/18/1349?query=TOC">http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/346/18/1349?query=TOC</a><br><br>Uploaded to RISG-L by Grannyof9<br>``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xTreatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis by Inhibition of Tumor Necrosis Factor``x1020324778,87305,``x``x
``xClinical, immunological, and immunogenetic aspects of autoantibody production against Ro/SSA, La/SSB and their linear epitopes in primary Sj�gren's syndrome (pSS): a European multicentre study<br><a href="http://ard.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/abstract/61/5/398">http://ard.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/abstract/61/5/398</a><br><br>Bowel Finding Suggests Autism Is Autoimmune Disorder - new  76%  <br>UniSci - May 1 2002 7:18AM GMT <br>Found by: Moreover<br><a href="http://unisci.com/stories/20022/0430023.htm">http://unisci.com/stories/20022/0430023.htm</a><br><br>Report on chronic fatigue fuels row - new  70%  <br>Melbourne Age - Apr 28 2002 2:08PM GMT <br>Found by: Moreover<br><a href="http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/04/28/1019441323251.html">http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/04/28/1019441323251.html</a> <br><br>Manmade DNA May Ease Bowel Disease - new  70%  <br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20020430/hl_hsn/manmade_dna_may_ease_bowel_disease">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20020430/hl_hsn/manmade_dna_may_ease_bowel_disease</a><br><br>Biogen teams up with UK's Celltech - new  76%  <br>Biogen Inc. yesterday said it would partner with a British company to develop and market a drug, CDP 571, that is in late stages of human testing for Crohn's disease, an inflammatory bowel disorder. <br>Found by: The Boston Globe<br><a href="http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/115/business/Biogen_teams_up_with_UK_s_Celltech+.shtml">http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/115/business/Biogen_teams_up_with_UK_s_Celltech+.shtml</a> <br><br>Italian Region Backs Medical Marijuana - new  78%  <br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020501/hl_nm/marijuana_legalization_1">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020501/hl_nm/marijuana_legalization_1</a><br><br>The Myth of 'Harmless' Marijuana - new  56%  <br>Found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11915-2002Apr30.html">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11915-2002Apr30.html</a><br> <br>News - Combining lesional short-contact dithranol therapy of psoriasis with a potent topical - new  70%  <br>Found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256BA600636DB8?OpenDocument&id=48DDE4A73E09A969852568880078C249&c=Psoriasis&count=10">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256BA600636DB8?OpenDocument&id=48DDE4A73E09A969852568880078C249&c=Psoriasis&count=10</a>``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xSearch: Misc. 5-2-02``x1020361768,75614,``x``x
``x<a href="http://www.canoe.ca/WorldTicker/CANOE-wire.Virtual-Patients.html">http://www.canoe.ca/WorldTicker/CANOE-wire.Virtual-Patients.html</a><br><br>March 11, 2002 <br>'Virtual patients' may help develop new drugs, but some experts are skeptical<br>WASHINGTON (AP) -- Bill and Allen both have asthma, but scientists ran into a problem when testing a highly touted experimental drug on them: The drug flunked. It didn't help Allen breathe better, and Bill had a weird reaction that called into question the drug's entire foundation. <br> That was good news, actually. Bill and Allen are "virtual patients," sophisticated computer programs that mimic disease. That the experimental drug failed on them meant maker Aventis Pharma didn't have to watch it fail in tests using real people -- as a competitor did.<br><br> You've heard of "in vitro" and "in vivo" research, studies in test tubes and living organisms. Welcome to "in silico" research, where companies like Entelos Inc. and Physiome Sciences put reams of biological data into supercomputers to create intricate models of human cells, organs, even multiorgan systems that mimic complex diseases. <br> Just as simulators help build better jumbo jets, the hope is that biosimulation will save pharmaceutical companies time and money in creating new drugs -- by helping them pick the most promising chemicals to test in people and skip dead-ends. <br> "This is an incredible tool for drug discovery," says Richard Kahn, chief medical officer of the American Diabetes Association. "It is absolutely astounding what this technology can do." <br> Dismayed that "the pipeline is about empty" of promising new diabetes drugs, the nonprofit group just began an unprecedented collaboration with Entelos, hoping to sign up pharmaceutical companies in the hunt for therapies using the California company's new diabetes simulator. <br> Many scientists fear biosimulators are over-hyped, particularly their role in very complex disorders like diabetes and heart disease where much of the basic biology is still a mystery. <br> "I don't think we're anywhere near being able to predict from a few pathways in the human cell ... things that take place in the whole body," says Dr. Jan Breslow, a Rockefeller University specialist on the pathophysiology of heart disease. <br> But simulators can be updated easily, says Jeremy Levin, whose New Jersey-based Physiome Sciences boasts a heart model that goes into irregular beats and customizable simulators. <br> Indeed, some drug giants are spending millions for access to simulators in hopes they'll improve a bad statistic: A third of potential drugs that pass the years of research needed to begin final-stage testing in people still ultimately fail. <br> Scientists' brains simply can't hold all the discoveries about how healthy and diseased cells work, much less envision all the chain reactions sparked by tweaking even one link in the process. But a supercomputer can. <br> Consider Entelos' model of asthma. Company scientists converted findings from thousands of asthma studies into mathematical formulas that a computer can read. The data link the known pathways of the respiratory inflammation of an asthma attack. <br> Then Entelos tested a prominent theory that hindering production of a protein called interleukin-5 would in turn lower airway-blocking cells called eosinophils during an asthma attack. Aventis had created an anti-IL5 drug that worked in animals. Now enter Bill and Allen, the virtual patients. <br> The drug almost eliminated eosinophils in Allen's airways but he didn't breathe any easier. Bill's asthma attack, slightly different because Entelos mimicked Aventis' animal discoveries, went haywire, casting further doubt. Shortly after the computer experiment, competing scientists reported anti-IL5 failed in a human test, too. <br> No one yet knows how well Entelos' new simulator for diabetes, a much more complex disease, will work. But the diabetes association's Kahn says for the first time scientists can predict "if I change X in the liver, what happens to Y in muscle," before tests in people. <br> Even their staunchest proponents don't expect biosimulators to ever replace human testing of drugs, required by the Food and Drug Administration. Computers can't predict what they aren't asked. Physiome, for example, once predicted the blood pressure drug Posicor wouldn't cause a certain irregular heartbeat -- but the drug later was yanked off the market for deadly interactions with other medicines. <br> "There is no virtual human," Levin cautions. But with more simulators being developed, the next step is integrating them so if a drug for one organ hurts another, there might be a hint. "It's a wonderful moment for this area." <br> On the Net: <br> Entelos Inc., <a href="http://www.entelos.com">http://www.entelos.com</a> <br> Physiome Sciences, <a href="http://www.physiome.com">http://www.physiome.com</a> ``xRick``xrick@risg.org``x'Virtual patients' may help develop new drugs, but some experts are skeptical.``x1020445292,10397,``x``x
``xChicago -- The AMA House of Delegates approved a resolution calling<br>for the Association to collect and disseminate information about<br>effective pain management education for medical schools and<br>residency programs. The AMA also will encourage organizations to<br>support voluntary continuing education for physicians, based on<br>effective pain management guidelines.<br><a href="http://www.ama-assn.org/sci-pubs/amnews/pick_01/prse0709.htm">http://www.ama-assn.org/sci-pubs/amnews/pick_01/prse0709.htm</a><br><br>Posted to RISG-L List by Ray@risg.org``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xAssociation to collect and disseminate information about``x1020843313,58317,``x``x
``xDrug May Help Alleviate Spinal Arthritis   new<br>The rheumatoid arthritis drug etanercept (Enbrel) can help ease symptoms of another type of arthritis known as ankylosing spondylitis, which primarily affects the spine, new study findings <br>suggest.<br>Found by: Yahoo! 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News<br><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020506/dcf006a_2.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020506/dcf006a_2.html</a><br><br>European Commission Approves Amgen's Kineret for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis   new<br>Amgen today announced that the European Commission has approved Kineret(R) for the treatment of the signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis in combination with methotrexate, in patients with an inadequate response to methotrexate alone.<br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/020313/130024_1.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/020313/130024_1.html</a><br><br>Victims Do have Recourse Says Food Safety Attorney   new<br>...Other people who survive the acute illness can develop Reiter's syndrome, a debilitating arthritic condition....<br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/020219/190444_1.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/020219/190444_1.html</a>``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xSearch: Misc. 5-9-02``x1020996497,46992,``x``x
``xEtanercept Curbs Main Ills In Ankylosing Spondylitis<br>A DGReview of :"Treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis by Inhibition of Tumor Necrosis Factor [Alpha]"<br>New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)<br><br>05/02/2002<br>By Anne MacLennan<br><br><br>Four-month treatment with etanercept has been found to produce rapid, significant and sustained improvement in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. <br><br>This promising finding supports the concept that inhibition of tumour necrosis factor a (TFN-a) leads to clinical improvement in patients with ankylosing spondylitis, although the long-term outcome of such therapy remains unknown, as does which patients might most benefit from it. <br><br>Ankylosing spondylitis is difficult to treat and causes substantial morbidity, often decades after diagnosis, and with rates of pain and disability similar to those among people with rheumatoid arthritis. Until recently, treatment has mainly been supportive, consisting of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). <br><br>Because of the central role of TFN-a in the spondyloarthritides, these authors investigated the use of etanercept, a recombinant human tumour necrosis factor receptor:Fc fusion protein, to treat this disease. Jennifer D Gorman and colleagues from the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California conducted this double blind, placebo-controlled trial. <br><br>The researchers randomly assigned 40 patients with active, inflammatory ankylosing spondylitis to receive twice-weekly subcutaneous injections of either 25 mg etanercept or placebo over a period of four months. <br><br>During the trial, patients were allowed to continue taking NSAIDs, oral corticosteroids (10 mg or less per day) and disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs at stable doses. <br><br>Treatment produced significant and sustained improvement. At four months, 80 percent of the patients on etanercept versus 30 percent of those on placebo had a treatment response. There were significant improvements in measures of axial and peripheral diseases, with a rapid and sustained response to the drug. <br><br>The authors suggest marked reduction in stiffness, pain and functional limitations with this therapy are particularly promising, since these are the primary problems reported by ankylosing spondylitis patients and among the leading causes of disability. <br><br>Significant improvements also occurred in both the patients' and the doctors' global assessments of disease activity. The study findings are particularly notable because of the duration and extent of disease activity in these patients. <br><br>Despite the patients' use of NSAIDs, disease-modifying antirheumatics, prednisone or a combination of these drugs, clinical measures at baseline suggested the presence of active inflammatory disease. This study thus suggests etanercept alleviates many of the disabling symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis and can be used safely in combination with other anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive agents. <br><br>On the one hand, the paucity of effective therapies for this disease underscores the importance of the findings. On the other hand, however, long-term studies with larger numbers of patients are key, particularly to address the issue of the possible long-term side effects of this treatment. <br><br>N Engl J Med 2002;346:1349-56. "Treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis by Inhibition of Tumor Necrosis Factor [Alpha]"<br>``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xMore on ... Etanercept Curbs Main Ills In Ankylosing Spondylitis.``x1020996662,51439,``x``x
``xDrug backed for Crohn's patients   new<br>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.<br>Found by: MSNBC<br><a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/746869.asp">http://www.msnbc.com/news/746869.asp</a><br><br>Medical marijuana case takes interesting twist<br>...Scruggs has Crohn's disease, which causes intestinal bleeding and severe pain....- May 15 7:20 AM ET<br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/krdenver/20020515/lo/medical_marijuana_case_takes_interesting_twist_1.html">http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/krdenver/20020515/lo/medical_marijuana_case_takes_interesting_twist_1.html</a><br><br>Untitled   new<br>... thrombocytopenic purpura and Colirest(TM), in pivotal clinical trials for the treatment of Crohn's disease and completed Phase II trials for the treatment of ulcerative colitis....- May 14 8:32 AM ET<br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/020514/142158_1.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/020514/142158_1.html</a><br><br>Given Imaging Announces Prominent Presence of M2A Capsule at Digestive Disease Week 2002<br>... suffering from a broad range of gastrointestinal diseases, such as, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Crohn's Disease, Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Celiac Disease and NSAID (Non-...- <br>May 10 7:30 AM ET<br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020510/nyf019_1.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020510/nyf019_1.html</a><br><br>Untitled   new<br>Repeat infusions of the Crohn's disease drug infliximab (Remicade) appear to keep many patients in remission and decrease their need for steroid drugs, the results of an international study show.- May 03 10:38 AM ET<br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020503/hl_nm/crohns_infliximab_1">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020503/hl_nm/crohns_infliximab_1</a><br><br>New National Psoriasis Foundation Survey Shows Psoriasis Diminishes Quality of Life for Millions<br>... the United States dedicated to improving the quality of life of people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis and their families....- May 15 10:00 AM ET Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020515/dcw002_1.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020515/dcw002_1.html</a><br><br>Infliximab May Offer Hope for Patients Living With Spondyloarthropathy<br>For the first time, there may be an effective therapeutic option for severe cases of spondyloarthropathies, a group of rheumatic inflammatory diseases that affect the spinal column, peripheral joints and tendons.- Mar 11 10:01 AM ET<br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020311/nym015_1.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020311/nym015_1.html</a><br><br>Pop Stand: Celebrity pill-pushing needs a new RX   new<br>That's how I've been feeling about Debbie Reynolds ever since I saw her image beaming out from behind a stage curtain on the cover of a press kit for a drug that controls "overactive bladder." And Bob Dole, since I saw him extolling the virtues of Viagra. Not to mention Kelsey Grammer and spouse, spokespeople for IBS (irritable bowel syndrome).<br>Found by: Minneapolis Star Tribune<br><a href="http://www.startribune.com/stories/389/2819835.html">http://www.startribune.com/stories/389/2819835.html</a>``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xSearch: Misc. 5-17-02``x1021678428,85933,``x``x
``xEtanercept in the treatment of adult patients with Still's disease (Arthritis Rheum)<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&newsid=8525697700573E1885256BB5004DC815&u=GOTO//www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/93519267/START&ref=">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&newsid=8525697700573E1885256BB5004DC815&u=GOTO//www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/93519267/START&ref=</a>``xRick``xrick@risg.org``x``x1021680731,94665,``x``x
``xUnderstanding Scleroderma <br>... a professor of rheumatology at University of California, Los Angeles, says Raynaud's syndrome is usually the first symptom of scleroderma. Raynaud's causes the hands to turn white on exposure...... hardening of the skin that causes it to feel like wood or plastic; fatigue; heartburn; shortness of breath; and painful joints. Bunis says that when her disease was......She says when you have a painful, chronic illness like scleroderma, it's easy to get <br>depressed, and she recommends taking anti-depressants...- May 22 11:58 PM ET<br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20020523/hl_hsn/understanding_scleroderma">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20020523/hl_hsn/understanding_scleroderma</a><br><br>Immune System Balance Avoids Autoimmune Diseases   new<br>UniSci - Apr 17 2002<br>Found by: Yahoo! News Full Coverage<br><a href="http://unisci.com/stories/20022/0417023.htm">http://unisci.com/stories/20022/0417023.htm</a><br><br>Biotech Paying Attention to FDA <br>...And it hopes the drug could be useful in other autoimmune disorders, including rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease and multiple sclerosis....- May 22 5:09 PM ET<br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020522/ap_on_bi_ge/biotech_decision_1">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020522/ap_on_bi_ge/biotech_decision_1</a><br><br>Centocor Presents Long-Term Data From Accent II Trial With Remicade(R) (infliximab) In Maintaining Fistula Closures In Crohn's Patients<br>New 54-week data from the ACCENT II clinical trial assessing the effectiveness of maintenance therapy with REMICADE® in sustaining closure of draining fistulas in Crohn's disease were reported today at the Digestive Disease Week meeting in San Francisco.- May 22 3:01 PM ET<br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/020522/042509.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/020522/042509.html</a><br><br>Factors explaining variance in perceived pain in women with fibromyalgia (BMC Musculoskel Disord)<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&newsid=8525697700573E1885256BB80055C6CB&u=GOTO//www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/3/12/abstract&ref=">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&newsid=8525697700573E1885256BB80055C6CB&u=GOTO//www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/3/12/abstract&ref=</a> <br><br>Possible association of non-binding of HSP70 to HLA-DRB1 peptide sequences and protection from rheumatoid arthritis (Immunogenetics)<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&newsid=8525697700573E1885256BBA005E3AE1&u=GOTO//link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00251/contents/02/00444/&ref=">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&newsid=8525697700573E1885256BBA005E3AE1&u=GOTO//link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00251/contents/02/00444/&ref=</a>``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xSearch: Misc. 5-23-02``x1022182766,79131,``x``x
``xTNF-alpha blocker Infliximab highly effective for patients with ankylosing spondylitis   new<br>UVentures - Apr 6 2002 7:52PM GMT<br>Found by: Moreover<br><a href="http://www.datamonitor.com/~0627b6dbbdc14aceb5710132a033cc69~/all/news/product.asp?pid=37CE0385-F44A-48FA-93CC-A3BA53E071FA">http://www.datamonitor.com/~0627b6dbbdc14aceb5710132a033cc69~/all/news/product.asp?pid=37CE0385-F44A-48FA-93CC-A3BA53E071FA</a><br><br>2002 Best of Education   new<br>Despite suffering from multiple autoimmune diseases plus diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis, a Carson City fifth-grader practices jazz and tap dancing, performs in school musicals, plays soccer, and here s the real kicker maintains a 4.0 grade-point average.<br>Found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><a href="http://www.rgj.com/extra/bestofedawards.php">http://www.rgj.com/extra/bestofedawards.php</a><br><br>F.D.A. Panel Recommends Approval for Psoriasis Drug   new<br>...Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease in which the body's defense system against microbial invaders attacks a person's own...- May 23 2002 Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://premium.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nytp/20020524/200069&.bail=http://premium.news.yahoo.com/rd?r=Autoimmune">http://premium.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nytp/20020524/200069&.bail=http://premium.news.yahoo.com/rd?r=Autoimmune</a><br><br>Autoimmune Breakdown   new<br>ABCNEWS.com - May 30 2002 6:00AM GMT<br>Found by: Moreover<br><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/living/Healthology/Lupus_Rise020529.html">http://abcnews.go.com/sections/living/Healthology/Lupus_Rise020529.html</a><br><br>Science and Technology News and Discussion   new<br>A drug used to treat autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis may help people with patchy baldness grow their hair back.<br>Found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><a href="http://www.bottomquark.com/article.php?sid=2759">http://www.bottomquark.com/article.php?sid=2759</a><br><br>FDA Panel Backs Amevive Approval   new<br>...Other treatments for psoriasis, an autoimmune disease that causes scaly skin, can be toxic....- May 23 6:14 PM ET<br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020523/ap_on_he_me/biotech_decision_1">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020523/ap_on_he_me/biotech_decision_1</a><br><br>29 May 2002   new<br>Medivir and Peptimmune have discovered that a small molecule inhibitor of the protease enzyme Cathepsin S, suppresses the development of chronic relapsing experimental autoimmune <br>encephalomyelitis, or CR EAE, in an animal model of multiple sclerosis.<br>Found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><a href="http://www.datamonitor.com/~cf2f46530bce41759f0fd7c4a9131ac4~/all/news/product.asp?pid=2B8C0CA3-97A4-47C0-9844-CC15B1743BFA">http://www.datamonitor.com/~cf2f46530bce41759f0fd7c4a9131ac4~/all/news/product.asp?pid=2B8C0CA3-97A4-47C0-9844-CC15B1743BFA</a> <br><br>Swallow This   new<br>...Each year more than 11 million americans are tested for such gastrointestinal ailments as inflammatory bowel disease, gastritis and cancerous polyps....- May 30 12:20 PM ET<br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/fo/20020530/bs_fo/swallow_this">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/fo/20020530/bs_fo/swallow_this</a><br><br>Link between bowel disease and nasal problems   new<br>HealthandAge.com - May 17 2002 6:20PM GMT<br>Found by: Moreover<br><a href="http://www.healthandage.com/Home/gm=1!gid1=1500;jsessionid=POqJ2MJ2lq56rVbYWMpVObgclJvf5T2XD9TslhXpWOKnuIaZg6Ip!-9042643406219775639!180357125!80!7002">http://www.healthandage.com/Home/gm=1!gid1=1500;jsessionid=POqJ2MJ2lq56rVbYWMpVObgclJvf5T2XD9TslhXpWOKnuIaZg6Ip!-9042643406219775639!180357125!80!7002</a><br><br>Crohn's disease doesn't deter graduate from realizing goal   new<br>...But near the end of her sophomore year at Lake Worth High School, she learned that she has Crohn's disease, and suddenly, the goal seemed unreachable....- May 24 7:37 AM ET<br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/krfortworth/20020524/lo/crohn_s_disease_doesn_t_deter_graduate_from_realizing_goal_1.html">http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/krfortworth/20020524/lo/crohn_s_disease_doesn_t_deter_graduate_from_realizing_goal_1.html</a>``xRick``xrick@risg.org``x``x1022820036,11540,``x``x
``x<a href="http://www.docguide.com">http://www.docguide.com</a><br><br>Rational Design Of Anabolic Therapies For Bone Can Now Be Envisioned<br>A DGReview of :"High Bone Density Due to a Mutation in LDL-Receptor�Related Protein 5"<br>New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)<br><br>05/22/2002<br>By Anne MacLennan<br><br>Molecules that interact with the gene for low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5 (LRP5) may provide targets for the treatment of osteoporosis, a major public health problem of largely unknown cause.<br><br>Because loss-of-function mutations in the LRP5 gene have been shown to cause osteoporosis-pseudoglioma, Lynn M. Boyden and colleagues from University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut, United States, reasoned a gain-of-function in this same gene might be linked with high bone density. <br><br>These researchers performed a series of genetic and biochemical analyses of a kindred with high bone density, a wide and deep mandible and torus palatinus. <br><br>Genetic analysis revealed an LRP5 mutation, the substitution of valine for glycine at codon 171, that segregated with the clinical findings. <br><br>In vitro studies demonstrated the defect in LRP5 resulted in changes in signaling events with other molecules that normally interact with this receptor-related protein, resulting in increased bone density.<br><br>The authors conclude the LRP5V171 mutation causes high bone density, with a thickened mandible and torus palatinus, by impairing the action of a normal antagonist of the Wnt (a developmental protein) pathway and thus increasing Wnt signaling. <br><br>A key aspect of this finding is that the rational design of anabolic therapies for bone can now be envisioned. <br><br><br>Methotrexate twice weekly vs once weekly in rheumatoid arthritis: a pilot double-blind, controlled study (Rheumatol Int)<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&newsid=8525697700573E1885256BC20068E461&u=GOTO//link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00296/contents/02/00186/&ref=">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&newsid=8525697700573E1885256BC20068E461&u=GOTO//link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00296/contents/02/00186/&ref=</a><br><br><br>New Stool Test Developed For Colorectal Cancer<br>Lancet<br>05/30/2002<br>By Harvey McConnell<br><br>A new technique involving detection of a specific protein in faeces could prove to be a reliable marker for colorectal cancer.<br><br>Clinical evaluations are being carried out by Dr Nicholas Coleman and colleagues from the Medical Research Council Cancer Cell Unit, Cambridge University, Cambridge, England, on identifying a specific protein - minichromosome maintenance protein 2 (MCM2) - which is present in cancerous colorectal cells but not normal cells. <br><br>Dr Coleman points out that colorectal cancer screening generally includes faecal occult blood testing and flexible sigmoidoscopy, "but better tests are needed if accuracy, safety, affordability, and compliance rates are to improve." Colorectal cancer claims at least 500,000 lives a year world-wide.<br><br>Screening by detection of altered DNA in faces is labour-intensive, expensive, and may lack sensitivity because of clonal heterogeneity in colorectal carcinomas. <br><br>Minichromosome maintenance (MCM) proteins are members of the prereplication complex that is essential for DNA replication, the researchers add. They are present within the nucleus throughout the cell cycle, but are rapidly downregulated in differentiated cells. Dr Coleman and colleagues have earlier proposed that dysplastic and malignant cells could be characterized as those which remain in cell cycle, with deregulated expression of MCM proteins.<br><br>In their current trial, the researchers detected MCM2-positive cells from 37 of 40 patients known to have colorectal cancer. By contrast, there was no detection of the protein in any of the 25 healthy individuals who made up the control group. <br><br>Investigators said that their findings suggest that detection of MCM2 in colonocytes retrieved from the faecal surface might be of value in the non-invasive diagnosis of malignant colorectal disease. <br><br>They add, "The conditions of this study do not represent those of a general screening setting, and our findings might have differed in a population with a higher frequency of cancers of the right-side of the colon. Nevertheless, despite the requirement for rapid stool processing, our approach might ultimately prove suitable for population screening, either alone or in combination with other tests." <br><br><br>Risks For Children Given Off-Label Drugs<br>British Medical Journal (BMJ)<br><br>05/30/2002<br>By Harvey McConnell<br><br>Prescription of unlicensed and off-label drugs to children is common, carrying a high risk of adverse drug reactions.<br><br>Dr Lolkje de Jong-van den Berg, and colleagues at the University of Groningen, Netherlands, Groningen, analyzed 68,019 prescriptions for 19,283 children aged from zero to 16 years. Family doctors wrote 56,961 (83.7 percent) of the prescriptions, with the rest written by specialists. Unlicensed drugs amounted to 16.6 percent (11,288) of the total prescriptions.<br><br>Highest percentages of off label use were urological or sex hormones (mainly oral contraceptives; 85.9 percent), ophthalmological and otological drugs (79.4 percent), dermatological drugs (55.9 percent), and cardiovascular drugs (48.3 percent). In the group with the highest number of prescriptions - respiratory drugs -16.1 percent of all prescriptions were used off label.<br><br>The clinicians said that labelling for children needs to be improved.<br><br>In a second study, Dr Bruno Stricker and colleagues from the Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, randomly sampled 17,453 drug prescriptions issued by family doctors to 6,141 children according to the licensing status of the drug,<br><br>The clinicians found that 12,405 prescriptions (71 percent) were for drugs licensed for use in children. Among the remaining 5,048 (28.9 percent) prescriptions, 2,667 (15.3 percent) were for drugs not licensed for use in children and 2381 (13.6 percent) were off label prescriptions for licensed drugs<br><br>The drugs most often prescribed unlicensed, or off label, were fusidic acid (ophthalmological gel), salbutamol (aerosol), deptropine citrate, amoxicillin, and fluticasone (aerosol).<br><br>Dr Stricker , said: "Although unlicensed and off label prescribed drugs do not necessarily carry an actual threat to the health of a child, the risk of adverse drug reactions is high, as adequate dosing schemes have often not been assessed."<br><br>The researchers point out, for example, that bone demineralisation and impairment of growth may follow long term use of respiratory corticosteroids in children, and the use of highly dosed deptropine citrate in small children can cause hallucinations, agitation, ataxia, and anxiety.<br><br>Dr Sticker and colleagues said that unlicensed and off label is a situation which "is highly unsatisfactory, and efforts should be made to improve it." ``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xFrom Doctor's Guide.``x1022820937,73971,``x``x
``xEye Laser Glance   new<br>(Published: 06/03/02)<br>Found by: Baltimore Sun<br>... other eye diseases or conditions that hinder surgical healing, such as certain medications or autoimmune disorders....-<br><a href="http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=lasik04&date=20020604">http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=lasik04&date=20020604</a><br><br>The Little Antibody That Could   new<br>A new, more targeted approach to treating autoimmune disorders may stop Type 1 diabetes<br>Found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), TIME.com<br><a href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101020610-257124,00.html">http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101020610-257124,00.html</a><br><br>Cytokines Hold Promise as MS Therapy   new<br>...They worked with mice that were prone to develop experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, or EAE, a condition that also destroys myelin and that is used by researchers...- Jun 03 4:14 PM ET<br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020603/hl_nm/ms_cytokines_1">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020603/hl_nm/ms_cytokines_1</a><br><br>Silverchair Cancels Concerts Due To Reactive Arthritis   new<br>(6/1/02, 7 a.m. ET) -- Silverchair has canceled all its upcoming concert plans, which included a stint in the U.S., due to singer-songwriter Daniel Johns's severe case of reactive arthritis. <br>The condition causes Johns's joints to swell up, resulting in pain and impaired movement.- Jun 01 4:56 PM ET<br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/020601/143/1mprg.html">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/020601/143/1mprg.html</a><br><br>Arthritis can't stop her from competing   new<br>TRAVERSE CITY - It all started with "golf camp" with her grandparents. That is where Traverse City Central senior Sarah Lewis developed her love for the game of golf. It was nurtured through <br>junior golf and blossomed during three years on the high school team.<br>Found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><a href="http://www.record-eagle.com/2002/jun/2golf.htm">http://www.record-eagle.com/2002/jun/2golf.htm</a>``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xSearch: Misc. 6-4-02``x1023247425,72802,``x``x
``xGammalinolenic acid treatment of fatigue associated with primary Sj�gren's syndrome (Scand J Rheumatol)<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&newsid=8525697700573E1885256BC800607432&u=GOTO//rosina.catchword.com/cgi-bin/linker?ini=tandf&reqidx=/catchword/tandf/03009742/v31n2/s4/p72&ref=">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&newsid=8525697700573E1885256BC800607432&u=GOTO//rosina.catchword.com/cgi-bin/linker?ini=tandf&reqidx=/catchword/tandf/03009742/v31n2/s4/p72&ref=</a><br><br>Newer Immunosuppressive Drugs: Their Potential Role in Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapy (Drugs)<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&newsid=8525697700573E1885256BC8005761D2&u=GOTO//www.ingenta.com/isis/searching/ExpandTOC/ingenta?issue=3629.600000/2002/{62}/{6}&index=3&WebLogicSession=PBYSIvA1wcsAGzyC55IA|6285224053791793723/-1052814329/6/7051/7051/7052/7052/7051/-1&ref=">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&newsid=8525697700573E1885256BC8005761D2&u=GOTO//www.ingenta.com/isis/searching/ExpandTOC/ingenta?issue=3629.600000/2002/{62}/{6}&index=3&WebLogicSession=PBYSIvA1wcsAGzyC55IA|6285224053791793723/-1052814329/6/7051/7051/7052/7052/7051/-1&ref=</a>``xRick``xrick@risg.org``x``x1023331315,35726,``x``x
``xFrom Doctors guide.<br>A DGReview of :"A Multinational Randomized, Controlled, Clinical Trial of Etoricoxib in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis"<br>BMC Family Practice<br>06/07/2002<br>By Anne MacLennan<br><br>Etoricoxib (90 mg once daily) is more effective than placebo and similar in efficacy to naproxen (500 mg twice daily) over a 12-week period, for treating patients with rheumatoid arthritis over 12 weeks. <br><br>Moreover, patients generally tolerate this dosage well, suggests a multinational randomised, controlled clinical trial for the Etoricoxib Rheumatoid Arthritis Study Group. Etoricoxib is a highly selective COX-2 inhibitor. <br><br>Eduardo Collantes and colleagues from the Hospital Reina Sofia, Cordoba, Spain did this 12-week study with others from centres in the United States, Hong Kong, Colombia and Canada, conducted at 67 sites in 28 countries.<br><br>Participants were all chronic users of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) who showed a clinical worsening of arthritis on pre-study withdrawal of these drugs. <br><br>In total, 1,171 patients were screened. Eight hundred and ninety one were randomised to receive either placebo (357 patients), etoricoxib (353) or naproxen (181). Of these 891, a total of 687 completed 12 weeks of treatment, 242 on placebo, 294 on etoricoxib and 151 on naproxen.<br>Patients on etoricoxib and naproxen versus those on placebo showed significant improvements in all efficacy endpoints, with responses to treatment similar between the two groups and for all endpoints. <br><br>The percentage of patients who achieved ACR20 responder criteria response was 41 percent in the placebo group, 59 percent in the etoricoxib group and 58 percent in the naproxen group. <br><br>Etoricoxib and naproxen were both generally well tolerated.<br><br>Direct assessment of arthritis by counts of tender and swollen joints and patient and investigator global assessments of disease activity were measures of primary efficacy in this study. <br><br>Secondary measures included the Stanford Health Assessment Questionnaire, patient global assessment of pain and percentage of patients who achieved ACR20 responder criteria response (a composite of pain, inflammation, function and global assessments). <br><br>Tolerability was assessed by adverse events and routine laboratory evaluations. ``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xHighly Sensitive COX-2 Inhibitor, Etoricoxib, Effective In Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain``x1023949959,55590,``x``x
``xFDA Oks Limited Reintroduction of Glaxo's Lotronex   new<br>...Patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) had lobbied for the drug's return, arguing that it was safe if used properly....- Jun 10 10:40 AM ET<br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020610/hl_nm/lotronex_reintroduction_1">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020610/hl_nm/lotronex_reintroduction_1</a><br><br>Health Highlights: June 9, 2002   new<br>...But IBS patients who said the drug substantially reduced their suffering pleaded for the drug's return. ...- Jun 09 11:57 PM ET<br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20020610/hl_hsn/health_highlights__june_nbsp_9__nbsp_2002">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20020610/hl_hsn/health_highlights__june_nbsp_9__nbsp_2002</a><br><br>FDA Allows Bowel Drug Back on Market   new<br>..." said Jeffrey Roberts of the IBS Self Help Group....- Jun 08 12:09 PM ET<br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020608/ap_on_he_me/bowel_drug_6">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020608/ap_on_he_me/bowel_drug_6</a>'<br><br>No evidence' MMR jab is unsafe   new<br>The most in-depth analysis to date has cleared the controversial MMR vaccine of any link to autism or bowel disease. The researchers say their findings provide clear reassurance for patients and health professionals that the combined jab for measles, mumps and rubella is safe.<br>Found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_2038000/2038135.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_2038000/2038135.stm</a><br><br>Health Highlights: June 8, 2002   new<br>... drug caused fewer ulcers and ulcer complications than such inexpensive, over-the-counter anti-inflammatories as ibuprofen, reports The New York Times. But the research has been disputed and other studies......Allows Return of Bowel Drug, With Restrictions A controversial drug designed to treat irritable bowel syndrome has......-- 'Bait Boxes' May Deter Lyme Disease In ongoing attempts to battle Lyme disease, federal government scientists say they've come...- Jun 08 11:57 PM ET<br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20020609/hl_hsn/health_highlights__june_nbsp_8__nbsp_2002">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20020609/hl_hsn/health_highlights__june_nbsp_8__nbsp_2002</a><br><br>Improving Physical Functional Status in Patients with Fibromyalgia: A Brief Cognitive Behavioral Intervention (J Rheumatol)<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&newsid=8525697700573E1885256BCF004E64F0&u=GOTO//www.jrheum.com/abstracts/abstracts02/1280.html&ref=">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&newsid=8525697700573E1885256BCF004E64F0&u=GOTO//www.jrheum.com/abstracts/abstracts02/1280.html&ref=</a><br><br>From Doctors guide.<br>Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis with methotrexate and hydroxychloroquine, methotrexate and sulfasalazine, or a combination of the three medications: Results of a two-year, randomized, <br>double-blind, placebo-controlled trial (Arthritis Rheum - DGReview)<br>Trio Of Drugs Works Best For Rheumatoid Arthritics In Study<br>A DGReview of :"Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis with methotrexate and hydroxychloroquine, methotrexate and sulfasalazine, or a combination of the three medications: Results of a two-year, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial"<br>Arthritis & Rheumatism<br>05/14/2002<br>By Anne MacLennan<br><br>Patients with rheumatoid arthritis tolerate and respond well to the triple combination of methotrexate, hydroxychloroquine and sulfasalazine. <br>This three-way mix is superior to a combination of methotrexate (MTX) and sulfasalazine (SSZ) and marginally superior to MTX plus hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), suggests this two-year double-blind study from the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha and other centres in Nebraska and Minnesota, United States. <br>James R. O'Dell and colleagues compared the efficacy of the three combination therapies in 171 rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, none of whom had previously received combinations of any of these drugs. The patients were randomly assigned to one of the three treatments. <br>HCQ was given at a dosage of 200 mg twice a day. Patients who were not in remission had the MTX dosage accelerated from 7.5 mg/week to 17.5 mg/week and the SSZ dosage from 500 mg twice a day to 1 gm twice a day. <br><br>The three combination treatments were all well-tolerated. <br>Primary end point was the percentage of patients with 20 percent response by American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria at two years. <br>Patients on the triple combination responded best; 78 percent achieved an ACR 20 percent response at two years compared with 60 percent of those treated with MTX and HCQ and 49 percent of those on MTX plus SSZ. <br>Trends were similar for the ACR 50 percent response, with 55 percent of those on the drug trio, 40 percent of those on MTX and HCQ and 29 percent of those on MTX plus SSZ achieving these results at two years. <br>Similar numbers of patients in each treatment group - totaling 14 people in all - withdrew from the test because of symptoms possibly related to medications.``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xSearch: Misc. 6-14-02``x1024095980,60612,``x``x
``xStanding Up To Pain Of Arthritis   new<br>Plymouth Evening Herald - Jun 8 2002 12:57PM GMT<br>Found by: Moreover<br><a href="http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=99762&command=displayContent&sourceNode=99754&contentPK=1867669">http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=99762&command=displayContent&sourceNode=99754&contentPK=1867669</a><br><br>Arthritis can't stop her from competing   new<br>Record-Eagle - Jun 2 2002 9:27PM GMT<br>Found by: Moreover<br><a href="http://www.record-eagle.com/2002/jun/2golf.htm">http://www.record-eagle.com/2002/jun/2golf.htm</a><br><br>Leeches Take the Bite Out of Arthritis Pain   new<br>A cheap, natural therapy for arthritis was recommended by scientists on Friday--hirudomedicinalis, or more simply, leeches.- Jun 14 1:27 PM ET<br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020614/hl_nm/arthritis_leeches_1">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020614/hl_nm/arthritis_leeches_1</a><br><br>How a rare arthritis hits its targets   new<br>Melbourne Age - Jun 8 2002 2:11PM GMT<br>Found by: Moreover<br><a href="http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/06/08/1022982783060.html">http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/06/08/1022982783060.html</a><br><br>THE DOCTOR'S WORLD; Experts Re-examine Dr. Reiter, His Syndrome and His Nazi Past   new<br>New attention is being paid to Hans Conrad Reiter, German doctor after whom Reiter's syndrome is named and whose his involvement in Nazi atrocities now appears deeper than previously known; two arthritis experts at University of California at Los Angeles add further evidence of Reiter's role as a Nazi who helped plan and approve 'human experiments' in concentration camps; they say Reiter may have earned highest marks for his teaching and service to community, but ask if a war criminal 'should be rewarded with eponymous distinction'; photos of Reiter, and other individuals after whom diseases were named (M) - Mar 07 2000<br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://premium.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nytp/20000307/144819&.bail=http://premium.news.yahoo.com/rd?r=Reactive+Arthritis">http://premium.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nytp/20000307/144819&.bail=http://premium.news.yahoo.com/rd?r=Reactive+Arthritis</a><br><br>Immune System Balance Avoids Autoimmune Diseases   new<br>UniSci - Apr 17 2002<br>Found by: Yahoo! News Full Coverage<br><a href="http://unisci.com/stories/20022/0417023.htm">http://unisci.com/stories/20022/0417023.htm</a><br><br>Patents; In the quest for the ideal breast implant substance, a new candidate: hair.   new<br>...Silicone implants were banned in 1991 amid concerns that they caused autoimmune disease....-Apr 28 2002<br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://premium.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nytp/20020429/786225&.bail=http://premium.news.yahoo.com/rd?r=Autoimmune">http://premium.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nytp/20020429/786225&.bail=http://premium.news.yahoo.com/rd?r=Autoimmune</a><br><br>Daughter, dad keep dream going   new<br>Daughter, dad keep dream going SALT LAKE CITY &#151; Why? Why now, Tom Wilczak wonders. It is a perfectly understandable question without any discernible answer. Why, after 14 years of worry, <br>of endless doctors, autoimmune drugs and medical...<br>Found by: USA TODAY<br><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/sports/comment/saraceno/2002-02-12-saraceno.htm">http://www.usatoday.com/sports/comment/saraceno/2002-02-12-saraceno.htm</a><br><br>Doctors Advance In Helping Body To Repair Itself   new<br>...It provides the possibility that you could take people with Type 1 diabetes or other autoimmune diseases that are involved in the destruction of tissue and,...- Jan 14 2002<br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://premium.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nytp/20020115/130052&.bail=http://premium.news.yahoo.com/rd?r=Autoimmune">http://premium.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nytp/20020115/130052&.bail=http://premium.news.yahoo.com/rd?r=Autoimmune</a><br><br>Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) & Fibromyalgia Information Exchange, Co. The Co-Cure site exists to provide chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and fibromyalgia patients, care-givers and advocates with online access to ...<br>Found by: CNN Interactive<br><a href="http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/links/chronic.fatigue/content.html">http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/links/chronic.fatigue/content.html</a><br><br>Study Targets Chronic Fatigue Syndrome   new<br>Study Targets Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 12:38 p.m. EDT May 15, 2002 - Doctors estimate there are more than 1 million people who suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome. Finding an effecting treatment for the syndrome has been a challenge. But<br>Found by: MSNBC<br><a href="http://www.msnbc.com/local/wbal/a1195649.asp">http://www.msnbc.com/local/wbal/a1195649.asp</a><br><br>Hysteria Hysteria   new<br>...There are even extreme itch-scratch syndromes in which sufferers fall into a relentless cycle of compulsively scratching some part of their......People who are ill with multiple-chemical sensitivity and chronic-fatigue syndrome -...- Jun 01 2002<br><a href="http://premium.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nytp/20020602/258563&.bail=http://premium.news.yahoo.com/rd?r=Chronic+Fatigue+Syndrome">http://premium.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nytp/20020602/258563&.bail=http://premium.news.yahoo.com/rd?r=Chronic+Fatigue+Syndrome</a><br><br>ABCNEWS.com : Mysterious Diseases Need More Research   new<br>People desperate for explanations of mysterious health problems from chronic fatigue syndrome to multiple chemical sensitivity shouldn't blame the nearest toxic ...<br>Found by: ABCNews.com<br><a href="http://more.abcnews.go.com/sections/living/dailynews/mysteriousillnesses010205.html">http://more.abcnews.go.com/sections/living/dailynews/mysteriousillnesses010205.html</a><br><br>Pop Stand: Celebrity pill-pushing needs a new RX   new<br>That's how I've been feeling about Debbie Reynolds ever since I saw her image beaming out from behind a stage curtain on the cover of a press kit for a drug that controls "overactive bladder." And Bob Dole, since I saw him extolling the virtues of Viagra. Not to mention Kelsey Grammer and spouse, spokespeople for IBS (irritable bowel syndrome). Found by: Minneapolis Star Tribune<br><a href="http://www.startribune.com/stories/389/2819835.html">http://www.startribune.com/stories/389/2819835.html</a><br><br>New Treatment For Spinal Disorder Proves Effective In UCSF Study   new<br>Science Daily - May 8 2002 5:44AM GMT<br>Found by: Moreover<br><a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/05/020502073534.htm">http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/05/020502073534.htm</a><br><br>Arthritis drug 'could treat spine condition'   new<br>BBC - May 4 2002 1:53AM GMT<br>Found by: Moreover<br><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_1961000/1961971.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_1961000/1961971.stm</a> ``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xSearch: Misc. 6-15-02``x1024155253,25579,``x``x
``xhttp://www.docguide.com/<br><br>Confirming mycobacterial involvement in arthritis<br>A DGReview of :"Detection of mycobacteria in joint samples from patients with arthritis using a genus-specific polymerase chain reaction and sequence analysis"<br>Rheumatology Online<br><br>06/23/1999<br>By Robert Short<br><br><br>Mycobacterial genus-specific PCR may be useful in confirming clinical suspicion of a mycobacterial infection in a joint. <br><br>This was the conclusion of a study involving 100 patients. <br><br>The study was designed to examine the diagnostic potential of molecular biological techniques as well as to investigate the pathogenetic role of mycobacteria in chronic arthritis. <br>Myocobacteria have been previously implicated in the pathogenesis of some forms of arthritis.<br>Says Dr IM van der Heijden, Department of Rheumatology, Leiden Unviersity Medical Centre, The Netherlands:"The results <br>suggest that the mycobacterial genus-specific PCR applied on DNA extracts isolated directly from joint samples may be <br>employed as an additional diagnostic tool in the case of clinical suspicion of a mycobacterial infection." <br>Dr van der Heijden added that no evidence of a pathogenetic role of mycobacteria in seronegative spondyloarthropathies, <br>undifferentiated arthritis or rheumatoid arthritis was found in this study. <br><br>===================================================<br><br>A new look at reactive arthritis<br>A DGReview of :"Two forms of reactive arthritis?"<br>Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases<br><br>01/21/2000<br>By Mark Greener<br><br><br>Infections outside the joint can trigger inflammatory arthritis. Currently, these are known as either "reactive" or <br>"post-infectious" arthritis, with the classification usually based on HLA-B27 status and the causative agent. A recent <br>paper, however, proposed a new classification.<br>The authors suggest describing all cases as "reactive arthritis" for greater clarity. They propose further dividing this <br>broad class according to the trigger's association with HLA-B27.<br>The authors note that factors other than the causative agents and HLA-B27 association distinguish the two forms of reactive <br>arthritis. For example, HLA-B27-associated arthritis may lead to a manifestation identical to Reiter's syndrome, including <br>uretheritis and conjunctivitis. <br>This contrasts with the non-associated form, where no studies describe this similarity. Moreover, the authors note that only <br>B27-associated arthritis belongs to the spondyloarthropathies.<br><br>Two forms of reactive arthritis? <br>Paavo Toivanen, Auli Toivanen<br>Turku Immunology Centre, Departments of Medical Microbiology and Medicine, Turku University, Turku, Finland<br>Correspondence to: Dr P Toivanen, Department of Medical Microbiology, Turku University, FIN-20520 Turku, Finland <br>Accepted for publication 26 August 1999<br><br>Inflammatory arthritides developing after a distant infection have so far been called reactive or postinfectious, quite often depending on the microbial trigger and/or HLA-B27 status of the patient. For clarity, it is proposed that they all should be called reactive arthritis, which, according to the trigger, occurs as an HLA-B27 associated or non-associated form. In addition to the causative agents and HLA-B27, these two categories are also distinguished by other characteristics. <br>Most important, HLA-B27 associated arthritis may occur identical to the Reiter's syndrome with accompanying uretheritis and/or conjunctivitis, whereas in the B27 non-associated form this has not been clearly described. Likewise, only the B27 associated form belongs to the group of spondyloarthropathies.<br><br>========================================================<br><br>Understanding Juvenile Spondyloarthropathy<br>A DGReview of :"Juvenile spondyloarthropathies"<br>Current Opinion in Rheumatology<br><br>08/17/2000<br>By Mark Greener<br><br><br>Juvenile spondyloarthropathy is a potentially disabling condition, so diagnosis and treatment needs to be rapid and effective. <br>Against this background, a recent review considered the diagnosis, immunology and treatment of children with spondyloarthropathies. <br>Clinical manifestations of spondyloarthropathies arise, at least in part, through the balance of cytokines expressed by the patient. For example, anti-inflammatory cytokines contribute to the milder forms of juvenile arthritis, including juvenile spondyloarthropathies. <br><br>Nevertheless, the patients' genotype is influential in determining outcome. Studies of Mexican spondyloarthropathy patients, including 80 suffering with juvenile spondyloarthropathy, for instance, linked the low-molecular-weight polypeptide gene polymorphism with increased susceptibility to acute anterior uveitis.<br><br>Against this background, rapid diagnosis and treatment helps optimise outcome. For example, the authors note that magnetic resonance imaging enhances the detection of sacroiliitis among children with spondyloarthropathies. <br>Currently, sulfasalazine is the first-line therapy. The review concluded that sulfasalazine is safe and effective for children suffering with arthritis, including juvenile spondyloarthropathy. Nevertheless, a study that enrolled children whose spondyloarthropathy was in remission suggested that physical fitness declined as they got older.<br><br>=====================================================================<br><br>High Soluble Human Leucocyte Antigen Molecules Identified In Rheumatoid Arthritis<br>A DGReview of :"Soluble HLA class I antigens in serum and synovial fluid from patients with rheumatoid arthritis and other arthropathies"<br>Rheumatology Online<br><br>01/04/2002<br>By Veronica Rose<br><br>There is a notably higher presence of soluble human leucocyte antigen molecules in serum and synovial fluid from patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) compared with whose with osteoarthritis. <br>Spanish clinicians say that this correlated inversely with variables of disease activity in-patients with rheumatoid arthritis.<br>Researchers from the Hospital Universitario La Paz at the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, undertook studies of clinical and <br>analytical data, together with serum samples from 300 patients to investigate the presence of soluble human leucocyte <br>antigens (s-HLA) class-1 in serum and synovial fluid (SF). The group comprised 122 patients with RA, 38 with osteoarthritis <br>or osteoporosis, 29 who had seronegative spondyloarthropathies, and 45 with other rheumatic diseases. The control group consisted of 66 healthy subjects. <br>There were slightly higher mean concentrations of s-HLA molecules identified in the serum of patients with RA (1.2 �g/m) by <br>comparison with the other groups (1.08,1.011, 1.09 and 0.94 �g/ml) respectively. There was no correlation seen between serums-HLA levels and variables of inflammatory disease activity in patients with RA. <br>Researchers noted the presence of s-HLA molecules in serum fluid at levels correlating with those in serum. (P=0.04;r=0.4). <br>Soluble-HLA levels were also noted to be higher in the SF from patients with RA (1.3 �g/ml) or crystal-induced arthritis <br>(0.98 �g/ml) than in the SF of those with osteoarthritis (0.38 �g/ml) (P <0.05 and P <0.005 respectively. <br>These levels correlated inversely significantly with the visual analogue scale of pain score (P=0.02), the number of painful <br>joints (P=0.05) and the C-reactive protein level (P=0.03) in patients with RA Soluble HLA class I antigens in serum and synovial fluid from patients with rheumatoid arthritis and other arthropathies <br>S. Mu�oz-Fern�ndez, J. Mart�n1, E. Mart�n-Mola, M. C. Garc�a-Rodriguez1, M. Cantalejo, G. Font�n1 and A. Ferreira1 <br>Rheumatology and<br>1 Immunology Units, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Universidad Aut�noma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain <br>Objectives. To investigate the presence of soluble HLA class I (s-HLA) antigens in serum and synovial fluid (SF) from a large cohort of rheumatic patients. <br>Methods. We studied clinical and analytical data and serum samples from 300 patients [122 patients with rheumatoid arthritis <br>(RA), 38 with osteoarthritis or osteoporosis, 29 with seronegative spondyloarthropathies, 45 patients with other rheumatic <br>diseases] and 66 healthy controls. In addition, we studied 25 paired samples of serum and SF from these groups of subjects. <br>In RA patients, we examined whether the levels of s-HLA in serum and SF were related to the activity of the disease. <br>Results. The mean concentrations of s-HLA molecules in serum were slightly higher in RA patients (1.2 �g/ml) than in the <br>other four groups (1.08, 1.01, 1.09 and 0.94 �g/ml respectively). We found no correlation between serum s-HLA levels and any <br>variable of inflammatory disease activity in RA patients. s-HLA molecules were found in SF and at levels that correlated <br>with those found in serum (P=0.04; r=0.4). Furthermore, s-HLA levels were higher in SF from patients with RA (1.3 �g/ml) or <br>crystal-induced arthritis (0.98 �g/ml) than in SF from those with osteoarthritis (0.38 �g/ml) (P<0.05 and P<0.005 respectively), and these levels were correlated inversely and significantly with the score on the visual analogue scale of pain (P=0.02), the number of painful joints (P=0.05) and the level of C-reactive protein (P=0.03) in RA patients. <br>Conclusions. This is the first report to demonstrate the presence of s-HLA molecules in SF at levels that correlate with <br>serum levels. The mean levels of s-HLA molecules were significantly higher in SF from patients with RA and crystal-induced <br>arthritis than in SF from cases of osteoarthritis, and correlated inversely with certain variables of disease activity in RA <br>patients. <br><br>KEY WORDS: s-HLA, Arthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis.<br><br>Correspondence to: S. Mu�oz Fern�ndez, Servicio de Reumatolog�a, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Paseo de la Castellana 261, <br><br>28046 Madrid, Spain. <br><br>===============================================================================<br><br>Radiological Screening Key For Some Psoriatic Arthritis Patients <br>A DGReview of :"Prevalence and Predictors of Cervical Involvement in Psoriatic Spondyloarthropathy"<br>JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology<br><br>02/20/2002<br>By Anne MacLennan<br><br>Previous reports of a high frequency of cervical spondylitis among patients with psoriatic spondyloarthropathy have been confirmed. <br>Furthermore, clinical symptoms of cervical pain and stiffness are not a universal predictor of involvement of the cervical spine, this study shows. <br>Thus, patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) with longer disease duration and erosive disease should be screened <br><br>radiologically to detect those cervical lesions (ie, atlantoaxial subluxation) with potential catastrophic complications, these authors underline. <br>This retrospective cross-sectional study of the prevalence and predictors of cervical involvement in psoriatic <br>spondyloarthropathy was done by Rub�n Queiro and colleagues from Hospital San Agust�n, Avil�s-Asturias; Hospital Nuestra <br>Se�ora de Ar�nzazu, San Sebastian-Guip�zcoa; and Hospital Monte Naranco, Oviedo-Asturias, all in Spain. <br>Cervical spondylitis is reported to occur between 35 and 75 percent of PsA patients, and this likely represents the highest <br>frequency of cervical involvement among the spondyloarthropathies. However, although two patterns of cervical spondylitis have been recognized in PsA, this may reflect a lack of a satisfactory definition of cervical spondylitis in PsA. <br>The researchers analysed the clinical records of 100 consecutive patients at a single university hospital who were diagnosed <br>as having psoriatic spondyloarthropathy on the basis of radiographic sacroiliitis. All of the patients were involved in a <br>clinicoradiologic study of the cervical column to evaluate the frequency and predictors of this involvement. <br>Forty-one patients showed radiographic signs of cervical involvement, and 24 of them (58.5 percent) complained of cervical <br>pain and stiffness, whereas 17 (41.5 percent) had radiologic disease with no symptoms. Both arthritis duration and <br>peripheral erosive disease were found to be associated with cervical spondylitis development. <br>None of the patients in this study developed neurologic sequellae. <br>The finding that clinical symptoms of cervical pain and stiffness are not a universal predictor of involvement of the <br>cervical spine underline the need for patients with PsA with longer disease duration and erosive disease to be screened <br>radiologically, these authors conclude. <br>=====================================================<br><br>SAPHO Syndrome Like Yet Distinct From Seronegative Spondyloarthropathies<br>A DGReview of :"A Study of Musculoskeletal Manifestations in 12 Patients with SAPHO Syndrome"<br>JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology<br><br>02/20/2002<br>By Anne MacLennan<br>Sites of chronic infection by the synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis, and osteitis (SAPHO) syndrome need aggressive <br>antibiotic therapy and, possibly, surgical resection, say researchers.<br>A study of musculoskeletal manifestations in a group of patients with SAPHO syndrome indicates that it may present with <br>clinical manifestations similar to those seen with seronegative spondyloarthropathies. However, this syndrome has <br>distinctive cutaneous, radiographic articular and bone manifestations. <br><br>Until now, synovium and synovial fluid findings in SAPHO syndrome have not been well characterized and only a few patients <br>have been described in the Americas. These authors sought to describe clinical, pathologic, and synovial fluid findings in <br>12 SAPHO patients. <br>Jeff P. Steinhoff and colleagues from the Department of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, <br>Rhode Island, United States, with others from the US and Chile, did this multicentre study. <br>The 12 patients included seven with hidradenitis suppurativa, three with acne fulminans or conglobata, one with acneiform <br>folliculitis and one with palmoplantar pustulosis. <br>The doctors performed routine synovial fluid studies in six patients. Light and transmission electron microscopic studies in <br>synovium were done with two patients and in bone in one. <br>The most common musculoskeletal manifestations included erosive or nonerosive oligoarthritis involving metacarpal phalangeal <br>(MCP) and metatarsal phalangeal (MTP) joints as seen in nine patients, sclerosis of the sacroiliac joints as seen in five <br>patients, and osteitis pubis as seen in one. <br>There were signs of skeletal hyperostosis in three of the patients. Those with acne fulminans and acneiform folliculitis had <br>chronic aseptic multifocal osteomyelitis. <br>The synovial fluid was found to be sterile in seven patients, mildly inflammatory in five and highly inflammatory in two. <br>The electron microscopic studies of synovium in two patients and of bone in one were not useful to detect microorganisms. <br>Three African-American patients with hidradenitis suppurativa presented with pyoderma gangrenosum. Two had leukocytoclastic <br>vasculitis and a life threatening course unresponsive to antibiotics, corticosteroids and immunosuppressive therapy.<br>In the Americas, the authors note, SAPHO is most severe in African-Americans with hidradenitis suppurativa, and it presents <br>with heterogeneous musculoskeletal and cutaneous manifestations, including erosive polyarthritis or oligoarthritis with <br>nonspecific mild inflammatory fluid. <br>Leukocytoclastic vasculitis and recalcitrant pyoderma gangrenosum were seen in two of the patients with the most severe <br>hidradenitis suppurativa. <br>A Study of Musculoskeletal Manifestations in 12 Patients with SAPHO Syndrome Jeff P. Steinhoff; Ana Cilursu; Gerald F. Falasca; Leonardo Guzman; Antonio J. Reginato Department of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA (JPS); Atlantic City Medical Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA (AC); Cooper University Medical Center, Robert Wood Johnson School of <br>Medicine, Camden, New Jersey, USA (GFF); Head Teaching Program, Division of Internal Medicine, Salvador Hospital, University <br>of Chile, Santiago, Chile (LG); Professor of Medicine, Chief Rheumatology Section, Cooper University Medical Center, Robert <br>Wood Johnson Medical Center, Camden New Jersey, USA (AJR).<br>JCR: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY 2002;8:13-22<br><br>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br>JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology 2002;8:13-22. "A Study of Musculoskeletal Manifestations in 12 Patients with SAPHO Syndrome"<br>Synovium and synovial fluid findings in SAPHO (synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis, and osteitis) syndrome have not <br>been well characterized, and only a few patients have been described in the Americas. We describe clinical, pathologic, and <br>synovial fluid findings in 12 patients with the SAPHO syndrome: hidradenitis suppurativa (7), acne fulminans or conglobata <br>(3), acneiform folliculitis (1) and palmoplantar pustulosis (1). Routine synovial fluid studies were performed in 6 <br>patients, and light and transmission electron microscopic studies were performed in synovium in 2 patients and in bone in 1.<br>The most common musculoskeletal manifestations included erosive or nonerosive oligoarthritis involving metacarpal phalangeal <br>(MCP) and metatarsal phalangeal (MTP) joints as seen in 9 patients, sclerosis of the sacroiliac joints as seen in 5 <br>patients, and osteitis pubis as seen in 1. Three patients had signs of skeletal hyperostosis. The patients with acne <br>fulminans and acneiform folliculitis had chronic aseptic multifocal osteomyelitis. Synovial fluid was sterile in 7, mildly <br>inflammatory in 5, and highly inflammatory in 2. Electron microscopic studies of synovium in 2 patients and of bone in 1 <br>were not useful to detect microorganisms. Three African-American patients with hidradenitis suppurativa presented with <br>pyoderma gangrenosum, and 2 of them had leukocytoclastic vasculitis, and a life threatening course unresponsive to <br>antibiotics, corticosteroids and immunosuppressive therapy.<br>SAPHO in the Americas is most severe in African-Americans with hidradenitis suppurativa, and it presents with heterogeneous <br>musculoskeletal and cutaneous manifestations including erosive polyarthritis or oligoarthritis with nonspecific mild <br>inflammatory fluid. Leukocytoclastic vasculitis and recalcitrant pyoderma gangrenosum were seen in 2 of our patients with <br>the most severe hidradenitis suppurativa. SAPHO syndrome may present with clinical manifestations similar to those seen with <br>seronegative spondyloarthropathies, but it has distinctive cutaneous, radiographic articular, and bone manifestations. Sites <br>of chronic infection need aggressive antibiotic therapy and may need surgical resection.<br>Key words: SAPHO syndrome; Acneiform folliculitis; Hidradenitis suppurativa; Palmoplantar pustulosis; Acne fulminans; Acne conglobata<br><br>===========================================================================<br><br>FDA Approves Remicade (Infliximab)/Methotrexate Combination to Improve Physical Function in Rheumatoid Arthritis<br><br>MALVERN, PA -- February 28, 2002 -- For the first time, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted marketing approval for a drug shown to improve physical function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). <br>Remicade� (infliximab), in combination with methotrexate, is now the only therapy approved by the FDA to improve physical function, as well as inhibit the progression of structural damage and reduce signs and symptoms in patients with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis who have had an inadequate response to methotrexate therapy alone. Remicade is the worldwide market share leader among tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) therapies and the only biologic drug indicated for the treatment of RA and Crohn's disease, a potentially devastating gastrointestinal disorder. <br><br>More than two million Americans are affected by RA, and many c an become disabled from the irreversible joint damage caused by the disease, severely limiting their ability to function -- both in their personal and professional lives. In fact, studies have shown that as many as 50 percent of RA patients experience work disability within a decade of diagnosis. <br><br>"According to the American College of Rheumatology's Guidelines for the Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis, the ultimate goal of therapy is to stop disease progression and return patients to normal activity," said David Yocum, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Director, Arizona Arthritis Center. "For the first time we have a therapy that can improve physical function, while positively impacting quality of life activities such as bathing and dressing. This is groundbreaking news for patients and physicians. The results clearly demonstrate that Remicade fulfills a significant unmet medical need in the treatment of RA." <br><br>Remicade is a monoclonal antibody that specifically targets and irreversibly binds to TNF-alpha. Overproduction of TNF-alpha is believed to play a role in not only RA and Crohn's disease, but also in a wide range of immune-mediated inflammatory disorders in which Remicade is currently being studied, including ulcerative colitis, psoriasis and spondyloarthropathies, such as ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis. <br><br>SOURCE: Centocor, Inc. <br><br>================================================================================<br><br>Remicade (Infliximab) Shows Impact on Severe Spondyloarthropathy<br><br>GHENT, BELGIUM -- March 11, 2002 -- For the first time, there may be an effective therapeutic option for severe cases of spondyloarthropathies (SpA), a group of rheumatic inflammatory diseases that affect the spinal column, peripheral joints and tendons. <br><br>A study, published in the March 6 issue of Arthritis and Rheumatism, found that patients treated with infliximab (also known as Remicade�) monotherapy, experienced median improvements in disease activity of 73 and 78 percent as determined by validated patient and physician global assessment measurement tools, respectively. In comparison, patients treated with placebo experienced virtually no response. <br><br>"The future of patients suffering from spondyloarthropathy is hopeful," stated Professor Eric M. Veys, MD, Ghent University Hospital. "It seems as if all requirements have been met to allow us to hope that this treatment will be able to prevent the stiffening of the spinal column and the destruction of the peripheral joints, and that the quality of life of these patients will improve considerably." <br><br>Spondyloarthropathies are a group of chronic related disorders of the joints that include ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, and the arthritis associated with inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis). SpA may also include severe inflammation in the eye (uveitis). These diseases affect about 1 percent of the total population and often develop into seriously debilitating conditions with complete stiffening of the spinal column and destruction of the peripheral joints (hips, knees, wrists and/or fingers). <br><br>Thus far, treatment of these diseases has been limited to the administration of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. While these drugs may help to relieve pain for some patients, they do not impact the progression of the disease. <br><br>Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) is a messenger molecule (cytokine) that is released by stimulated immune cells when inflammation occurs and which, in the case of spondyloarthropathy, induces changes in the bone, joints and tendons. The objective of the 12-week double-blind, placebo-controlled study was to confirm the safety and efficacy of infliximab, a monoclonal antibody that specifically targets TNF-alpha, in forty patients with several sub-types of spondyloarthropathies. <br><br>"The results were impressive with regard to subjective complaints, symptoms of inflammation of the spinal column and the peripheral joints, and inflammation markers measured in the blood," stated Prof. Veys. <br><br>These results confirm the findings of a separate, long-term, open-label study initiated by the department of rheumatology of the RUG [State University of Ghent, Belgium], involving intravenous injections of infliximab in 21 patients suffering from various forms SpA (E. Kruithof et al, Ann Rheum Dis, 2002; 61: 207-212). <br><br>SOURCE: University of Ghent <br>``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xSearch results : spondyloarthropathies from http://www.docguide.com/``x1024545633,5059,``x``x
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``xMuhammad Asim Khan, MD, FRCP<br>Pages 896-907<br><br>Spondyloarthropathies are a cluster of interrelated and overlapping chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases that primarily include ankylosing spondylitis, reactive arthritis, and the arthritis associated with psoriasis and inflammatory bowel diseases. The primary pathologic sites are the entheses (the sites of bony insertion of ligaments and tendons); the axial skeleton, including the sacroiliac joints; the limb joints; and some nonarticular structures, such as the gut, skin, eye, and aortic valve. Although spondyloarthropathies are not associated with rheumatoid factor, they show a strong association with HLA-B27; however, this association varies markedly among various spondyloarthropathies and among ethnic groups. The most widely used classification criterion, from the European Spondyloarthropathy Study Group, encompasses the currently recognized wider disease spectrum, with a sensitivity and specificity that generally exceed 85%. Spondyloarthropathies occur in genetically predisposed persons and are triggered by environmental factors, but the cellular and molecular mechanisms of inflammation are not yet fully understood. Chlamydial and many enterobacterial infections can trigger reactive arthritis, but an infectious trigger for ankylosing spondylitis has not yet been established. HLA-B27 itself is involved in enhancing genetic susceptibility, but the underlying molecular basis is still unknown; additional genes include the putative susceptibility genes for Crohn disease, ulcerative colitis, and psoriasis. A specific susceptibility gene for Crohn disease, NOD2, is located on chromosome 16q12, and one of the candidate genes for psoriasis, PSORS1, has been mapped to a 60-kb fragment on chromosome 6p, which is telomeric to the HLA-C locus. This paper reviews the efficacy of anti�tumor necrosis factor- therapy and other therapeutic advances.<br><br>Ann Intern Med. 2002;136:896-907.<br><br>Copyright �2002 American College of Physicians � American Society of Internal Medicine  <br>``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xUpdate on Spondyloarthropathies``x1025154951,41243,``x``x
``xA DGReview of :"The different patterns of blood pressure elevation by rofecoxib and nabumetone"<br>Journal of Human Hypertension<br><br>06/26/2002<br>By Robert Short<br><br><br>The selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), rofecoxib, increases nighttime systolic and diastolic blood pressure, leading to a disappearance of the normal diurnal variation in patients with arterial hypertension.<br><br>The NSAID nabumetone causes a moderate increase of day and night blood pressure, without changes in diurnal variation.<br><br>These were the findings of a study of the effects on arterial blood pressure elevation by the two NSAIDs in patients with stable arterial hypertension and knee osteoarthritis. Two groups of patients received either 25 mg rofecoxib once daily or namebutone 2000 mg once daily during the first week of treatment and 1000 mg for the following three weeks.<br><br>During the day, no changes were found in the mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure among the rofecoxib group. At night, nocturnal blood pressure increased significantly; systolic increased by 15.7 mmHg and diastolic increased by 8.5 mm Hg.<br><br>In the nabumetone group, the mean systolic arterial pressure was raised by 2.9 mmHg in the daytime and 5 mmHg during the nighttime. Similarly, the mean diastolic arterial pressure was raised by 3.2 mmHg during the day and 4.9 mmHg during the night.<br><br>The study was carried out by Dr. T Reitblat and colleagues at the Rheumatology Outpatient Clinics, Barzilai Medical Centre, affiliated with the Faculty of Health Science, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Ashkelon, Israel.<br><br>Dr Reitblat concludes from the study, "Rofecoxib treatment did not change arterial blood pressure during day time hours. However, there was a distinct increase in night-time systolic and diastolic blood pressure leading to a disappearance of the physiological diurnal variation."<br><br>Regarding the findings on nabumetone, he says, "Nabumetone caused a moderate increase of day and night blood pressure, without changes in biological diurnal variation." <br><br><br>All contents Copyright (c) 1995-2002 Doctor's Guide Publishing Limited. All rights reserved. <br><br><a href="http://www.docguide.com">http://www.docguide.com</a>``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xBlood Pressure Changes with Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Measured``x1025155593,5678,``x``x
``x03 Jul 2002   new<br>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 <br>Nascobal is indicated to maintain hematologic status.<br>Found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><a href="http://www.datamonitor.com/~f05c04dd6cdd4af18cbe625d8f3272d1~/all/news/product.asp?pid=70F4EB01-3E4C-473C-B41E-B8C7262D91B2">http://www.datamonitor.com/~f05c04dd6cdd4af18cbe625d8f3272d1~/all/news/product.asp?pid=70F4EB01-3E4C-473C-B41E-B8C7262D91B2</a><br><br>News - Remicade (Infliximab) is The First Biologic Therapy Approved by the FDA to Induce and   new<br>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 <br>affects more than a half-million Americans.<br>Found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256BEA0053F546?OpenDocument&id=48DDE4A73E09A969852568880078C249&c=IBD&count=10">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256BEA0053F546?OpenDocument&id=48DDE4A73E09A969852568880078C249&c=IBD&count=10</a><br><br>Health Highlights: June 29, 2002   new<br>... suspected link between the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella)vaccination and cases of autism and Crohn's disease....- Jun 29 11:48 PM ET<br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20020630/hl_hsn/health_highlights__june_nbsp_29__nbsp_2002">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20020630/hl_hsn/health_highlights__june_nbsp_29__nbsp_2002</a><br><br>Risky bowel drug returns to market   new<br>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<br>Found by: MSNBC<br><a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/763421.asp">http://www.msnbc.com/news/763421.asp</a> <br> <br>Multiple Sclerosis - Smoked Sausage Link Examined   new<br>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<br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020626/hl_nm/ms_food_1">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020626/hl_nm/ms_food_1</a>``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xSearch: Misc. 7-3-02``x1025761288,77653,``x``x
``xDrug backed for Crohn's patients   new<br>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.<br>Found by: MSNBC<br><a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/746869.asp">http://www.msnbc.com/news/746869.asp</a><br><br>Skin Deep   new<br>...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<br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/fo/020708/skin_deep_2.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/fo/020708/skin_deep_2.html</a><br><br>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<br>Found by: MSNBC<br><a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/637465.asp">http://www.msnbc.com/news/637465.asp</a><br><br>Many with Breast Implants Have 2nd Operation   new<br>...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<br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020710/hl_nm/implants_women_dc_1">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020710/hl_nm/implants_women_dc_1</a><br><br>PNNL, Russians team up to fight autoimmune diseasees   new<br>Fri Jul 05 13:50 EST - Tri-City Herald - Kennewick WA<br>Found by: Dogpile<br><a href="http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/2002/0705/story3.html">http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/2002/0705/story3.html</a><br><br>Lupus expert gets grant   new<br>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.<br>Found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><a href="http://digmo.org/news/local/premium/0710local12673.html">http://digmo.org/news/local/premium/0710local12673.html</a><br><br>Sj�gren's syndrome: viewpoint on pathogenesis (Scand J Rheumatol)<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&newsid=852569780017887A85256BE90065E517&u=GOTO//rosina.catchword.com/vl=14993111/cl=37/nw=1/rpsv/cgi-bin/linker?ini=tandf&reqidx=/catchword/tandf/03009742/v31n2x116/s3/p15&ref=">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&newsid=852569780017887A85256BE90065E517&u=GOTO//rosina.catchword.com/vl=14993111/cl=37/nw=1/rpsv/cgi-bin/linker?ini=tandf&reqidx=/catchword/tandf/03009742/v31n2x116/s3/p15&ref=</a><br><br>Sj�gren's syndrome: mechanisms of pathogenesis involve interaction of immune and neurosecretory systems (Scand J Rheumatol)<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&newsid=852569780017887A85256BE900652C52&u=GOTO//rosina.catchword.com/vl=15064848/cl=15/nw=1/rpsv/cgi-bin/linker?ini=tandf&reqidx=/catchword/tandf/03009742/v31n2x116/s2/p3&ref=">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&newsid=852569780017887A85256BE900652C52&u=GOTO//rosina.catchword.com/vl=15064848/cl=15/nw=1/rpsv/cgi-bin/linker?ini=tandf&reqidx=/catchword/tandf/03009742/v31n2x116/s2/p3&ref=</a><br><br>Severe Complication of a Commonly Prescribed Drug: Minocycline-Induced Lupus (J Am Board Fam Pract)<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&newsid=8525697700573E1885256BEC004C3FD7&u=GOTO//www.familypractice.com/journal/2002/v15.n03/1503.10/art-1503.10.htm&ref=">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&newsid=8525697700573E1885256BEC004C3FD7&u=GOTO//www.familypractice.com/journal/2002/v15.n03/1503.10/art-1503.10.htm&ref=</a>``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xSearch: Misc. 7-10-02``x1026366395,94898,``x``x
``xCouple bring life into focus with vehicle   immune system reactive arthritis.<br>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.<br>Found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><a href="http://www.dailyprogress.com/frontpage/MGBY7JRUN3D.html">http://www.dailyprogress.com/frontpage/MGBY7JRUN3D.html</a><br><br>Reactive arthritis after pharyngeal infection: report of two siblings (Mod Rheumatol)<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&newsid=8525697700573E1885256BF30072CC13&u=GOTO//link.springer.de/link/service/journals/10165/bibs/2012002/20120182.htm&ref=">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&newsid=8525697700573E1885256BF30072CC13&u=GOTO//link.springer.de/link/service/journals/10165/bibs/2012002/20120182.htm&ref=</a><br><br>New Scientist   new<br>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.<br>Found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><a href="http://www.newscientist.com/opinion/opletters.jsp?id=ns235212">http://www.newscientist.com/opinion/opletters.jsp?id=ns235212</a><br><br>Johnson & Johnson Boosts Net Income   new<br>... a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis and the gastrointestinal disorder Crohn's disease....- Jul 16 5:09 PM ET<br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020716/ap_on_bi_ge/earns_j_j_3">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020716/ap_on_bi_ge/earns_j_j_3</a><br><br>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<br>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.<br>Found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256BEC005CE2F4?OpenDocument&id=48DDE4A73E09A969852568880078C249&c=IBD&count=10">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256BEC005CE2F4?OpenDocument&id=48DDE4A73E09A969852568880078C249&c=IBD&count=10</a><br><br>Menopause and the hormone hangover   new<br>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 <br>medicine.<br>Found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><a href="http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/GIS.Servlets.HTMLTemplate?current_row=3&tf=tgam/common/FullStory.html&cf=tgam/common/FullStory.cfg&configFileLoc=tgam/config&vg=BigAdVariableGenerator&date=20020716&dateOffset=&hub=comment&title=Comment&cache_key=comment&start_row=3&n">http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/GIS.Servlets.HTMLTemplate?current_row=3&tf=tgam/common/FullStory.html&cf=tgam/common/FullStory.cfg&configFileLoc=tgam/config&vg=BigAdVariableGenerator&date=20020716&dateOffset=&hub=comment&title=Comment&cache_key=comment&start_row=3&n</a><br>um_rows=1<br><br>Feature: Chinese medicine favored by Germans   new<br>Xinhuanet - Jul 13 2002 3:06PM GMT<br>Found by: Moreover<br><a href="http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2002-07/13/content_481238.htm">http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2002-07/13/content_481238.htm</a><br><br>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<br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/trib/20020715/lo_sun/springs_family_struggles_after_father_injured_by_sheriff_s_cruiser">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/trib/20020715/lo_sun/springs_family_struggles_after_father_injured_by_sheriff_s_cruiser</a>``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xSearch: Misc. 7-18-02``x1027019540,93871,``x``x
``xThalidomide for ankylosing spondylitis   new<br>HealthandAge.com - Jul 18 2002 6:41AM GMT<br>Found by: Moreover<br><a href="http://www.healthandage.com/Home/gm=1!gid1=1800;jsessionid=PTcnlFnyMigI2ClqJB0hXT4V6DeEghxw3Rx7nNnsFQwZxAVMgrmQ!6629866781159986084!180357125!80!7002">http://www.healthandage.com/Home/gm=1!gid1=1800;jsessionid=PTcnlFnyMigI2ClqJB0hXT4V6DeEghxw3Rx7nNnsFQwZxAVMgrmQ!6629866781159986084!180357125!80!7002</a><br><br>Echocardiographic Evidence of Cardiac Involvement in Ankylosing Spondylitis<br>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 ... <br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/EAC/8525697700573E1885256BF1004BE158?Open&type=DGReview">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/EAC/8525697700573E1885256BF1004BE158?Open&type=DGReview</a><br><br>Patients try 'camera' pill   new<br>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.<br>Found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2148973.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2148973.stm</a><br><br>German firm to take over Immunex drug, workers   new<br>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...<br>Found by: Seattle Times<br><a href="http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=leukine180&date=20020718">http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=leukine180&date=20020718</a><br><br>FDA OKs Controversial Bowel Drug   new<br>... on Wednesday became the only FDA-approved therapy for women with <br>constipation-predominant IBS....- Jul 24 2:43 PM ET<br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020724/ap_on_he_me/bowel_drug_1">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020724/ap_on_he_me/bowel_drug_1</a><br><br>The measles debate   new<br>New Scientist - Jul 20 2002 5:58AM GMT<br>Found by: Moreover<br><a href="http://www.newscientist.com/opinion/opletters.jsp?id=ns235212">http://www.newscientist.com/opinion/opletters.jsp?id=ns235212</a><br><br>Medical Marijuana Users Get Relief   new<br>SAN FRANCISCO- Medical marijuana users are immune from criminal prosecution in California state courts under a ruling by the state's Supreme Court. Under ...<br>Found by: Las Vegas Sun<br><a href="http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/archives/2002/jul/19/071902431.html?">http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/archives/2002/jul/19/071902431.html?</a><br><br>Reno public officials slam marijuana ballot measure   new<br>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 ...<br>Found by: Las Vegas Sun<br><a href="http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/archives/2002/jul/21/072110115.html?">http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/archives/2002/jul/21/072110115.html?</a><br><br>Friendship Helps Girl Handle Disease   new<br>...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<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020721/ap_on_re_us/not_so_alone_2">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020721/ap_on_re_us/not_so_alone_2</a><br><br>Fibromyalgia diagnosis numbers growing   new<br>Independent News Herald - Jul 18 2002 1:10PM GMT<br>Found by: Moreover<br><a href="http://www.inhnews.com/year02/july/july17/fibro.html">http://www.inhnews.com/year02/july/july17/fibro.html</a> ``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xSearch: Misc. 7-24-02``x1027574964,82092,``x``x
``xResearchers Identify Gene Involved In Autoimmune Disease   new<br>Science Daily - Jul 27 2002 6:47AM GMT<br>Found by: Moreover<br><a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/07/020726081146.htm">http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/07/020726081146.htm</a><br><br>Biogen, Celltech Say Crohn's Disease Drug Failed   new<br>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.<br>Found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><a href="http://www.thestreet.com/tech/adamfeuerstein/10034869.html">http://www.thestreet.com/tech/adamfeuerstein/10034869.html</a><br><br>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<br>The efficacy of enteral diets used for treatment of Crohn's disease may be dependent on the diet's fat composition.<br>Found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256BF9001BD9EC?OpenDocument&id=48DDE4A73E09A969852568880078C249&c=IBD&count=10">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256BF9001BD9EC?OpenDocument&id=48DDE4A73E09A969852568880078C249&c=IBD&count=10</a><br><br>Celltech reports mixed results for Crohn's drug   new<br>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.<br>Found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><a href="http://www.reuters.co.uk/package_article.jhtml?type=investnews&StoryID=109740&item=PackageComponent">http://www.reuters.co.uk/package_article.jhtml?type=investnews&StoryID=109740&item=PackageComponent</a><br><br>Arthritis: Your 'Reward' for Wear and Tear   new<br>New York Times - Jul 30 2002 1:16AM GMT<br>Found by: Moreover<br><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/30/health/30BROD.html?ex=1028779200&en=312db6d540a0ab7b&ei=5040&partner=MOREOVER">http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/30/health/30BROD.html?ex=1028779200&en=312db6d540a0ab7b&ei=5040&partner=MOREOVER</a><br><br>This Week In Health   new<br>Non-Surgical Sterilization For Women Men, Women And Memory Pinpointing DyslexiaRecirculated Air And ColdsIBS_Treatment" New IBS Treatment<br>Found by: Minneapolis Star Tribune<br><a href="http://www.startribune.com/stories/1124/3123207.html">http://www.startribune.com/stories/1124/3123207.html</a><br>``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xSearch: Misc. 7-31-02``x1028105204,25827,``x``x
``xPoststreptococcal reactive arthritis in children: is it really a different entity from rheumatic fever? (Rheumatol Int)<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&newsid=8525697700573E1885256BFF005DD1CF&u=GOTO//link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00296/contents/02/00201/&ref=">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&newsid=8525697700573E1885256BFF005DD1CF&u=GOTO//link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00296/contents/02/00201/&ref=</a><br><br>Psoriatic spondyloarthropathy: A comparative study between HLA-B27 positive and HLA-B27 negative disease (Semin Arthritis Rheum)<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&newsid=8525697700573E1885256BFE005E0BED&u=GOTO//www2.us.elsevierhealth.com/scripts/om.dll/serve?action=searchDB&searchDBfor=art&artType=abs&id=asarh0310413&nav=abs&ref=">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&newsid=8525697700573E1885256BFE005E0BED&u=GOTO//www2.us.elsevierhealth.com/scripts/om.dll/serve?action=searchDB&searchDBfor=art&artType=abs&id=asarh0310413&nav=abs&ref=</a>``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xFrom Doctor's Guide``x1028175481,62313,``x``x
``xHelp for Spinal Arthritis   new<br>WebMD - May 2 2002 5:49AM GMT<br>Found by: Moreover<br><a href="http://my.webmd.com/content/article/2945.2441?z=1728_00000_1000_ln_02">http://my.webmd.com/content/article/2945.2441?z=1728_00000_1000_ln_02</a><br><br>Maker of Egg Powder Indicted   new<br>... 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<br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020801/ap_on_he_me/eggs_antibodies_1">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020801/ap_on_he_me/eggs_antibodies_1</a><br><br>Johns closer to restart of Silverchair - smh.com.au   new<br>Sat Aug 03 16:45 EST - The Sydney Morning Herald -<br>Found by: Dogpile<br><a href="http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/08/03/1028157862129.html">http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/08/03/1028157862129.html</a><br><br>Five Questions With Anastacia   new<br>..." said she was diagnosed at 13 with Crohn's disease, a chronic inflammation of the digestive tract....- Aug 01 8:18 PM ET<br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020802/ap_wo_en_ge/arts_us_anastacia_1">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020802/ap_wo_en_ge/arts_us_anastacia_1</a><br><br>FIGHTING BACK   new<br>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.<br>Found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><a href="http://www.thestarpress.com/tsp/etcetera/lifestyles/">http://www.thestarpress.com/tsp/etcetera/lifestyles/</a><br><br>Lupus and rheumatoid arthritis may be related   new<br>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.<br>Found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><a href="http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/gott1.asp">http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/gott1.asp</a><br><br>Environmental Link to Lupus Found   new<br>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<br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20020806/hl_hsn/environmental_link_to_lupus_found">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20020806/hl_hsn/environmental_link_to_lupus_found</a><br><br>Adolescent-onset Still's disease": Characteristics and outcome in comparison with adult-onset Still's disease (Clin Exp Rheumatol)<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&newsid=8525697700573E1885256C0800713A4E&u=GOTO//www.clinexprheumatol.org/vol20/no3/ab2003_22.html&ref=">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&newsid=8525697700573E1885256C0800713A4E&u=GOTO//www.clinexprheumatol.org/vol20/no3/ab2003_22.html&ref=</a><br><br>Fibromyalgia Patients Benefit From Balneotherapy<br>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 ... <br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/EAC/8525697700573E1885256BFF005D994B?Open&type=DGReview">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/EAC/8525697700573E1885256BFF005D994B?Open&type=DGReview</a>``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xSearch: Misc. 8-7-02``x1028785785,82408,``x``x
``xIrish Drug Maker Posts Loss After a Big Write-Down   new<br>... 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 <br>Administration trials....- Jul 31 2002<br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://premium.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nytp/20020801/195561&.bail=http://premium.news.yahoo.com/rd?r=Crohn">http://premium.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nytp/20020801/195561&.bail=http://premium.news.yahoo.com/rd?r=Crohn</a>'s<br><br>13 Aug 2002   new<br>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.<br>Found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><a href="http://www.datamonitor.com/~9877af9635744c4fb03bff8b8a023592~/all/news/product.asp?pid=42B7A8C3-6F40-46B8-AD05-75F228624902">http://www.datamonitor.com/~9877af9635744c4fb03bff8b8a023592~/all/news/product.asp?pid=42B7A8C3-6F40-46B8-AD05-75F228624902</a><br><br>Dirt and Dust Arm You Against Allergies   new<br>... 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 <br>and inflammatory bowel diseases may be the result of obsessive...- Aug 09 11:49 PM ET<br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20020810/hl_hsn/dirt_and_dust_arm_you_against_allergies">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20020810/hl_hsn/dirt_and_dust_arm_you_against_allergies</a><br><br>Northwestern Is Testing Experimental Therapies For Crohn's Disease   new Science Daily - Aug 9 2002 7:10PM GMT<br>Found by: Moreover<br><a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/08/020808075546.htm">http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/08/020808075546.htm</a><br><br>D.C. Marijuana Petitions Fall Short   new<br>The District's summer of disputed signatures spread to a new forum yesterday as a local medical marijuana advocacy group found itself butting heads ...<br>Found by: Washington Post<br><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57916-2002Aug8.html">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57916-2002Aug8.html</a><br><br>MEDICAL MARIJUANA ALREADY LEGAL IN SIX STATES   new<br>ANDY GELLER; New York Post; Mar 18, 1999; pg. 5<br>Found by: New York Post<br><a href="http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/nypost/abstract/68480597.html?did=68480597&FMT=ABS&FMTS=FT&desc=MEDICAL+MARIJUANA+ALREADY+LEGAL+IN+SIX+STATES">http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/nypost/abstract/68480597.html?did=68480597&FMT=ABS&FMTS=FT&desc=MEDICAL+MARIJUANA+ALREADY+LEGAL+IN+SIX+STATES</a><br><br>BLOOD TEST MAY GIVE CLUE TO STROKE RISK   new<br>; New York Post; Mar 28, 1999; pg. 24<br>Found by: New York Post<br><a href="http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/nypost/abstract/68481931.html?did=68481931&FMT=ABS&FMTS=FT&desc=BLOOD+TEST+MAY+GIVE+CLUE+TO+STROKE+RISK">http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/nypost/abstract/68481931.html?did=68481931&FMT=ABS&FMTS=FT&desc=BLOOD+TEST+MAY+GIVE+CLUE+TO+STROKE+RISK</a><br><br>Cloned Cows Generate Human Antibodies   new<br>... gamma-globulins or intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIGs) are used to treat many conditions, including autoimmune diseases and some infections....- Aug 12 10:48 AM ET<br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020812/hl_nm/cloning_antibodies_dc_1">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020812/hl_nm/cloning_antibodies_dc_1</a><br><br>Jerry Mathers 'itching' to help those with psorias   new<br>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.<br>Found by: USA Today<br><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/spotlighthealth/2002-08-12-mathers-psoriasis_x.htm">http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/spotlighthealth/2002-08-12-mathers-psoriasis_x.htm</a><br><br>Arthritis drug 'could treat spine condition'   new<br>BBC - May 4 2002 1:53AM GMT<br>Found by: Moreover<br><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/1961971.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/1961971.stm</a><br><br>Iraq Suspected of Secret Germ War Effort   new<br>... including botulinum toxin, anthrax, camel pox and infectious hemorrhagic conjunctivitis virus....- Feb 07 2000<br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://premium.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nytp/20000208/719102&.bail=http://premium.news.yahoo.com/rd?r=Conjunctivitis">http://premium.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nytp/20000208/719102&.bail=http://premium.news.yahoo.com/rd?r=Conjunctivitis</a>``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xSearch: Misc. 8-14-02``x1029355434,76588,``x``x
``xGynecomastia and Sexual Impotence Associated with Methotrexate Treatment.<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&newsid=8525697700573E1885256C0E006EEA5B&u=GOTO//www.jrheum.com/abstracts/abstracts02/1793.html&ref=">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&newsid=8525697700573E1885256C0E006EEA5B&u=GOTO//www.jrheum.com/abstracts/abstracts02/1793.html&ref=</a> ``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xFrom Doctor's Guide``x1029432919,43233,``x``x
``xNatural Carbohydrates Contribute to Arthritis   new<br>...They do not come from outside the body. "That's why it's called an autoimmune disease....- Aug 21 4:17 PM ET<br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20020821/hl_hsn/natural_carbohydrates_contribute_to_arthritis">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20020821/hl_hsn/natural_carbohydrates_contribute_to_arthritis</a><br><br>Antibiotics Reduce Heart Attacks in U.K. Study   new<br>...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<br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020819/sc_nm/health_heart_antibiotics_dc_1">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020819/sc_nm/health_heart_antibiotics_dc_1</a><br><br>COMPANY NEWS; BIOGEN AND ELAN FORM PARTNERSHIP TO DEVELOP DRUG   new<br>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<br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://premium.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nytp/20000818/733849&.bail=http://premium.news.yahoo.com/rd?r=Crohn">http://premium.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nytp/20000818/733849&.bail=http://premium.news.yahoo.com/rd?r=Crohn</a>'s<br><br>Real life remedies: Silicea for IBS   new<br>femail.co.uk - Jul 31 2002 1:17PM GMT<br>Found by: Moreover<br><a href="http://www.femail.co.uk/pages/standard/article.html?in_article_id=130756&in_page_id=174">http://www.femail.co.uk/pages/standard/article.html?in_article_id=130756&in_page_id=174</a><br><br>Caffeine may be used to fight cancer   new<br>Guardian Unlimited - Aug 21 2002 3:51AM GMT<br>Found by: Moreover<br><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/medicine/story/0,11381,778106,00.html">http://www.guardian.co.uk/medicine/story/0,11381,778106,00.html</a><br><br>A grass injustice?: Nevadans set to vote on legalizing pot   new<br>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...<br>Found by: Seattle Times<br><a href="http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=nevadapot16&date=20020816">http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=nevadapot16&date=20020816</a><br><br>Lab tests ordered on poultry brand   new<br>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.<br>Found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><a href="http://omanobserver.com/hnews2.htm">http://omanobserver.com/hnews2.htm</a><br><br>Elan's CEO says buyers are anxious to buy its assets   new<br>... 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<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/020820/31/22ih3.html">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/020820/31/22ih3.html</a><br><br>Arthritis cause 'identified'   new<br>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.<br>Found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2207578.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2207578.stm</a>``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xSearch: Misc. 8-21-02``x1029967246,52155,``x``x
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``xMonday's Canada News Briefs   new<br>... 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<br>Found by: Yahoo! 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``xTight ends getting productive for Mountaineers   new<br>Zachary Bailey suffers from Crohn's disease, a stomach ailment. His son spends a lot of time running back and forth from the stadium to the hospital.<br>Found by: Minneapolis Star Tribune<br><a href="http://www.startribune.com/stories/568/3208088.html">http://www.startribune.com/stories/568/3208088.html</a><br><br>Tackling Childhood Depression   new<br>...Before puberty, boys and girls are at equal risk for falling victim to thedisease....... 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 11:51 PM ET<br>Found by: Yahoo! 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They have also suggested that taking daily fish oil supplements may help to alleviate some of the symptoms associated with the condition.<br>Found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2236698.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2236698.stm</a><br><br>Conjunctivitis Outbreak Continues to Swell   new<br>Digital Chosunilbo - Sep 4 2002 9:17PM GMT<br>Found by: Moreover<br><a href="http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200209/200209040023.html">http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200209/200209040023.html</a><br><br>WCP: New Data Suggest Painful Physical Symptoms Are Common In Depression; Results Highlight Need For More Effective Recognition And Treatment LONDON, ENGLAND -- August 29, 2002 -- More than eighty percent of people with depression also experience painful physical symptoms as part of their illness, according to an 18-month study of more than 18,000 patients in six countries. These data were shared with physicians and researchers attending the World Psychiatric Association 12 th World ... <br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256C240050DDDB?OpenDocument&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&c=&count=10">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256C240050DDDB?OpenDocument&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&c=&count=10</a><br><br>Successful Treatment with Low-Dose Weekly Methotrexate in a Case of <br>Undifferentiated Spondyloarthropathy coexisting with Cutaneous Polyarteritis Nodosa.<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&c=Rheumatology&newsid=8525697700573E1885256C2B00573FBC&ref=/news/content.nsf/AllSpecNews?OpenForm&dt=s&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&specialty=Rheumatology&u=http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/10067/bibs/2021004/20210304.htm">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&c=Rheumatology&newsid=8525697700573E1885256C2B00573FBC&ref=/news/content.nsf/AllSpecNews?OpenForm&dt=s&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&specialty=Rheumatology&u=http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/10067/bibs/2021004/20210304.htm</a><br><br>Ultrasound and Clinical Evaluation of Quadricipital Tendon Enthesitis in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis and Rheumatoid.<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&c=Rheumatology&newsid=8525697700573E1885256C2B00571A09&ref=/news/content.nsf/AllSpecNews?OpenForm&dt=s&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&specialty=Rheumatology&u=http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/10067/bibs/2021004/20210294.htm">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&c=Rheumatology&newsid=8525697700573E1885256C2B00571A09&ref=/news/content.nsf/AllSpecNews?OpenForm&dt=s&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&specialty=Rheumatology&u=http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/10067/bibs/2021004/20210294.htm</a><br><br>Lumbar Stiffness but not Thoracic Radiographic Changes Relate to Alteration of Lung Function Tests in Ankylosing Spondylitis.<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&c=Rheumatology&newsid=8525697700573E1885256C2B0056E2B3&ref=/news/content.nsf/AllSpecNews?OpenForm&dt=s&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&specialty=Rheumatology&u=http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/10067/bibs/2021004/20210275.htm">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&c=Rheumatology&newsid=8525697700573E1885256C2B0056E2B3&ref=/news/content.nsf/AllSpecNews?OpenForm&dt=s&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&specialty=Rheumatology&u=http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/10067/bibs/2021004/20210275.htm</a><br><br>A comparison of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome attending separate fatigue clinics based in immunology and psychiatry.<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&c=Rheumatology&newsid=8525697700573E1885256C2A001C3AE5&ref=/news/content.nsf/AllSpecNews?OpenForm&dt=s&specialty=Rheumatology&start=31&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&u=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12205207&dopt=Abstract">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&c=Rheumatology&newsid=8525697700573E1885256C2A001C3AE5&ref=/news/content.nsf/AllSpecNews?OpenForm&dt=s&specialty=Rheumatology&start=31&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&u=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12205207&dopt=Abstract</a>``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xSearch: Misc.9-4-02``x1031248196,27955,``x``x
``xJuvenile Onset Ankylosing Spondylitis Has Less Severe Spinal Course Than Adult-Onset Disease   new<br>Doctors Guide - Sep 7 2002 1:25AM GMT<br>Found by: Moreover<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256C2C000C32E9">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256C2C000C32E9</a><br><br>ALRX News - AlphaRX Announces Data and Comparative Results on ARX2002   new<br>BioPortfolio - Sep 11 2002 10:23AM GMT<br>Found by: Moreover<br><a href="http://www.bioportfolio.com/news/alpha_9.htm">http://www.bioportfolio.com/news/alpha_9.htm</a><br><br>Rheumatic Pain And Its Different Guises   new<br>This is Stradffordshire - Sep 5 2002 7:39AM GMT<br>Found by: Moreover<br><a href="http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=67725&command=displayContent&sourceNode=67252&contentPK=2508289">http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=67725&command=displayContent&sourceNode=67252&contentPK=2508289</a><br><br>Stories From Sept. 11 Survivors   new<br>...She often used the time to visit her daughter, Lisa, who suffers from Crohn's disease, an incurable, tough-to-treat intestinal disease....- Sep 09 2:31 PM ET<br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020909/ap_on_re_us/sept_11_survivors__stories_1">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020909/ap_on_re_us/sept_11_survivors__stories_1</a><br><br>ABCNEWS.com : Making Do With Less: Short Bowel Syndrome   new<br>September 6, 2002 /images/spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" alt=""> Making Do With Less: Short Bowel Syndrome Uma Sundaram, MD, University of Rochester School of ...<br>Found by: ABCNews.com<br><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/living/Healthology/HOshortbowel_syndrome020906.html">http://abcnews.go.com/sections/living/Healthology/HOshortbowel_syndrome020906.html</a><br><br>Conditions in which genes and diet interact   new<br>These are a few examples of known genetically determined interactions and others on the horizon. Nutrition scientists are still exploring, with the hopes of discovering, ways that...<br>Found by: Seattle Times<br><a href="http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=healthbox11&date=20020911">http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=healthbox11&date=20020911</a><br><br>Daily Health Minutes - Psoriasis Can Cause A Form Of Arthritis   new<br>Psoriatic arthritis usually involves only a few joints (in contrast to rheumatoid arthritis, which usually involves far more), can involve the lower back (called sacroiliitis), and often includes the tendons as they travel near joints, a form of tendonitis. Other typical features of psoriatic arthritis include stiffness that is worst in the morning, swelling and warmth around the painful areas, and improvement with anti-inflammatory agents (such as ibuprofen or naproxen).<br>Found by: Minneapolis Star Tribune<br><a href="http://www.startribune.com/stories/1124/3220111.html">http://www.startribune.com/stories/1124/3220111.html</a><br><br>Promise You'll Tell If It Will Hurt   new<br>The author, age 7, spent two and a half months this spring and summer at Children's National Medical Center, fighting a rare and life-threatening autoimmune disease brought on by her juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.<br>Found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51756-2002Sep7.html">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51756-2002Sep7.html</a><br><br>Disease causes hair loss through immune disorder Fort Myers woman discovers affl...   new<br>It was the worst kind of wedding nightmare. One week before Amy D Altrui s nuptials last fall, a hairdresser informed her that an updo wouldn t work it would show her bald spots.<br>Found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><a href="http://www.news-press.com/news/today/020908alopecia.html">http://www.news-press.com/news/today/020908alopecia.html</a><br><br>Flexible Joints Associated With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Researchers Find   new<br>Science Daily - Sep 7 2002 4:05PM GMT<br>Found by: Moreover<br><a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/09/020906065021.htm">http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/09/020906065021.htm</a>``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xSearch: Misc.9-12-02``x1031851110,25995,``x``x
``xStrength Exercise As Effective As McKenzie Method In Back Pain<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256C23001C1A68?OpenDocument&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&c=&count=10">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256C23001C1A68?OpenDocument&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&c=&count=10</a><br><br>Cutting Edge: Susceptibility to Psoriatic Arthritis: Influence of Activating Killer Ig-Like Receptor Genes in the Absence of Specific HLA-C Alleles. <br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&c=Rheumatology&newsid=8525697700573E1885256C31001C2CBC&ref=/news/content.nsf/AllSpecNews?OpenForm&dt=s&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&specialty=Rheumatology&u=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12218090&dopt=Abstract">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&c=Rheumatology&newsid=8525697700573E1885256C31001C2CBC&ref=/news/content.nsf/AllSpecNews?OpenForm&dt=s&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&specialty=Rheumatology&u=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12218090&dopt=Abstract</a><br>``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xFrom Doctor's Guide``x1031852104,44788,``x``x
``xAugust 01, 2002<br>  Editorial: The Concept of Disease Modification in<br>Spondyloarthropathy - Journal of Rheumatology<br>There is now growing anatomical and therapeutic evidence to<br>introduce the concept of disease modification in SpA. This is based<br>on the fact that new and more potent antiinflammatory agents are<br>emerging and that sensitive imaging techniques such as MRI can be<br>used to measure regression of inflammation at the different sites<br>of disease. Confirmation that suppression of MRI determined<br>osteitis prevents subsequent bone ankylosis could herald a new era<br>for the appraisal of therapies in SpA, whereby drugs will be<br>initiated based on the evidence for their effect at the primary<br>site of disease in SpA rather than on a successful track record in<br>the therapy of RA, as has been the case until now.<br><a href="http://www.rheumatologylinx.com/thearts.cfm?artid=390455&specid=18&ok=yes">http://www.rheumatologylinx.com/thearts.cfm?artid=390455&specid=18&ok=yes</a>``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xPosted to the RISG Listserver by Ray.``x1032018475,86396,``x``x
``xNonsmokers Respond Better to Crohn's Disease Drug   new<br>Crohn's disease patients who don't smoke, and those who already take immune-system suppressing drugs, show a better response to the drug infliximab, research shows.- Sep 12 2:49 PM ET<br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020912/hl_nm/smoking_crohn_dc_1">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020912/hl_nm/smoking_crohn_dc_1</a><br><br>Abbott testing arthritis drug for kids, Crohn's   new<br>September 5, 2002<br>Found by: Chicago Sun-Times<br><a href="http://www.suntimes.com/output/health/cst-fin-abbott05.html">http://www.suntimes.com/output/health/cst-fin-abbott05.html</a><br><br>Ex-FDA Consultant Says Agency Too Tight With Drug Companies   new<br>...One of these conditions, he said then, was irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS....- Sep 12 11:51 PM ET<br>Found by: Yahoo! 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``xEfficacy, tolerability, and upper gastrointestinal safety of<br>celecoxib for treatment of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis:<br>systematic review of randomised controlled trials.<br><a href="http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/325/7365/619">http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/325/7365/619</a><br><br>Therapy of ankylosing spondylitis and other spondyloarthritides:<br>established medical treatment, anti-TNF-? therapy and other novel<br>approaches.<br><a href="http://www.rheumatologylinx.com/thearts.cfm?artid=407442&specid=18&ok=yes">http://www.rheumatologylinx.com/thearts.cfm?artid=407442&specid=18&ok=yes</a><br><br>``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xPosted to the RISG Listserver by Ray@risg.org.``x1032624846,71744,``x``x
``xNews - Hope For Four Million Canadian Women: First Specific Treatment for Irrita...   new<br>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.<br>Found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256C00004D48C0?OpenDocument&id=48DDE4A73E09A969852568880078C249&c=Irritable%20Bowel%20Syndrome&count=10">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256C00004D48C0?OpenDocument&id=48DDE4A73E09A969852568880078C249&c=Irritable%20Bowel%20Syndrome&count=10</a><br><br>Crohn's Treatment Restores Gut Barrier   new<br>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<br>Found by: Yahoo! 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News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20020920/hl_hsn/counterintuitive_therapy_kills_melanoma_cells">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20020920/hl_hsn/counterintuitive_therapy_kills_melanoma_cells</a><br><br>Study: MS cases on the rise among children   new<br>Experts in the treatment of multiple sclerosis say more children are being diagnosed with MS, an autoimmune disease thought to strike mostly adult women.<br>Found by: Dogpile, FAST Search (alltheweb.com), USA Today<br><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2002-09-22-children-ms_x.htm">http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2002-09-22-children-ms_x.htm</a><br><br>Cancer Cells Killed in Test Therapy   new<br>Some seriously ill melanoma patients were left virtually free of disease after researchers injected<br>Found by: Lycos News<br><a href="http://news.lycos.com/news/story.asp?section=Health&storyId=524043">http://news.lycos.com/news/story.asp?section=Health&storyId=524043</a><br><br>Following is the URL of a very interesting article from today's<br>JAMA journal on Rheumatoid Arthritis research tha could hold some<br>keys for research on Spondyloarthropathy diseases also.<br>Arthritis Puzzle: Two Pieces Snap Into Place<br><a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/issues/v288n12/ffull/jmn0925-1.html">http://jama.ama-assn.org/issues/v288n12/ffull/jmn0925-1.html</a><br><br>Two research articles reporting no difference in soundwave therapy<br>over placebo in treating pain of heel inflammation and plantar<br>fascitis pain in foot: Shock-Wave Therapy Doesn't Ease Heel Pain: Study<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=571&ncid=751&e=4&u=/nm/20020917/hl_nm/heel_shockwave_dc">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=571&ncid=751&e=4&u=/nm/20020917/hl_nm/heel_shockwave_dc</a><br><br>Ocular Manifestations of Autoimmune Disease<br>Rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, Sj�gren's<br>syndrome, the seronegative spondyloarthropathies, systemic lupus<br>erythematosus, multiple sclerosis, giant cell arteritis, and<br>Graves' disease are autoimmune disorders commonly encountered by<br>family physicians. These autoimmune disorders can have devastating<br>systemic and ocular effects. Ocular symptoms may include dry or red<br>eyes, foreign-body sensation, pruritus, photophobia, pain, visual<br>changes, and even complete loss of vision. Because a number of<br>these diseases may initially present with ocular symptoms,<br>physicians should maintain a high index of suspicion to make a<br>timely diagnosis.<br><a href="http://www.rheumatologylinx.com/thearts.cfm?artid=417360&specid=18&ok=yes">http://www.rheumatologylinx.com/thearts.cfm?artid=417360&specid=18&ok=yes</a><br><br>Disease Manifestations and HLA Antigens in Psoriatic Arthritis in<br>Northern Sweden<br>In this cross-sectional study, clinical manifestations were more<br>reliable predictors of aggressive joint damage than were specific<br>HLA antigens. However, HLA antigens seemed to modify the expression<br>of the joint disease rather than being involved in joint disease<br>susceptibility.<br><a href="http://www.rheumatologylinx.com/thearts.cfm?artid=411721&specid=18&ok=yes">http://www.rheumatologylinx.com/thearts.cfm?artid=411721&specid=18&ok=yes</a><br><br>Employment perspectives of patients with ankylosing spondylitis<br>Conclusion: Sociodemographic factors, disease related factors,<br>coping styles, and work related factors contribute simultaneously<br>to withdrawal from the labour force<br><a href="http://ard.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/abstract/61/8/693">http://ard.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/abstract/61/8/693</a><br><br>Psoriatic spondyloarthropathy: A comparative study between HLA-B27<br>positive and HLA-B27 negative disease<br>Conclusions: The HLA-B27 antigen is not only important for PsSpA<br>susceptibility, but also determines some clinical features. This<br>antigen was associated with earlier age of psoriasis and arthritis<br>onset, bilateral sacroiliitis, and male gender. However, it was not<br>associated with either the severity or extension of the spondylitic<br>process or with functional impairment.<br><a href="http://www.rheumatologylinx.com/theaarts.cfm?artid=379290&specid=18&ok=yes">http://www.rheumatologylinx.com/theaarts.cfm?artid=379290&specid=18&ok=yes</a><br><br>Functional Impairment in Spondyloarthropathy and Fibromyalgia<br>Conclusion. An almost similar functional decline was observed in<br>both SpA and FM patients when measured by the indices developed for<br>patients with AS and SpA. The specificity of BASDAI in measuring<br>disease activity in SpA was poor, as disease activity in FM was<br>rated higher than in SpA. (J Rheumatol 2002;29:1415-9)<br><a href="http://www.rheumatologylinx.com/theaarts.cfm?artid=375141&specid=18&ok=yes">http://www.rheumatologylinx.com/theaarts.cfm?artid=375141&specid=18&ok=yes</a><br><br>No benefit of long-term ciprofloxacin treatment in patients with<br>reactive arthritis and undifferentiated oligoarthritis: A<br>three-month, multicenter, double-blind, randomized,<br>placebo-controlled studyConclusion<br>Long-term treatment of ReA with ciprofloxacin is not effective;<br>however, it might be useful in the subgroup of patients who have<br>Chlamydia-induced arthritis. This has to be proven in a bigger<br>study focusing on patients with Chlamydia-induced arthritis.<br><a href="http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/79503210/START">http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/79503210/START</a><br><br>The following article is from the American Society of<br><a href="http://www.asahq.org/PublicEducation/pain_manage.html">http://www.asahq.org/PublicEducation/pain_manage.html</a><br><br>Arthritis: Avoiding joint damamge<br>Kansas City Nursing News, KS - 23 Sep 2002<br>... of the more common forms of inflammatory arthritis include rheumatoid arthritis,<br>gout, psoriatic arthritis (associated with psoriasis), reactive arthritis, ... <br><a href="http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1441&dept_id=155395&newsid=5464569&PAG=461&rfi=9">http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1441&dept_id=155395&newsid=5464569&PAG=461&rfi=9</a><br><br>Musical 'chair<br>San Francisco Examiner, CA - 18 Sep 2002<br>... Diagnosed with reactive arthritis in his feet, knees, left arm, spine and shoulders,<br>Johns was informed by doctors Down Under that "this was an open-ended ... <br><a href="http://www.examiner.com/ex_files/default.jsp?story=X0918SILVERw">http://www.examiner.com/ex_files/default.jsp?story=X0918SILVERw</a><br><br>Natalie, Daniel dine out Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia - 04 Sep 2002<br>... The couple have been in the US for about three weeks, hoping treatment at the exclusive<br>medical centre will help Johns conquer the rare reactive arthritis. ... <br><a href="http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,5037630%255E10431,00.html">http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,5037630%255E10431,00.html</a><br><br>Senators alleviate central concern<br>Ottawa Citizen, Canada - 13 Sep 2002<br>... many ties to the area is the need for continuity of medical treatment for Sarah,<br>who suffers from a spinal arthritis condition called ankylosing spondylitis. ... <br><a href="http://www.canada.com/ottawa/sports/story.asp?id=4B16AB96-8709-43B9-886F-9E94777E68A0">http://www.canada.com/ottawa/sports/story.asp?id=4B16AB96-8709-43B9-886F-9E94777E68A0</a><br><br>RHEUMATIC PAIN AND ITS DIFFERENT GUISES<br>The Sentinel, UK - 04 Sep 2002<br>... In addition, several hundred Potteries people have ankylosing spondylitis<br>which takes its toll by causing a bending of the spine. ... <br><a href="http://www.thesentinel.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=67725&command=displayContent&sourceNode=67252&contentPK=2508289">http://www.thesentinel.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=67725&command=displayContent&sourceNode=67252&contentPK=2508289</a><br><br>HealthBeat: Detecting Colon Cancer<br>WHOI, IL - 10 Sep 2002<br>Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a disease of the gastrointestinal<br>tract. The term is actually used to classify two separate ... <br><a href="http://www.hoinews.com/news/features/4/89186.html">http://www.hoinews.com/news/features/4/89186.html</a><br><br>Trial results prompt Incara to drop ulcertive colitis drug<br>Raleigh Triangle Business Journal, NC - 17 Sep 2002<br>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 ... <br><a href="http://triangle.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2002/09/16/daily20.html">http://triangle.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2002/09/16/daily20.html</a><br><br>Camera pill becomes available<br>Las Vegas Review Journal, NV - 21 Sep 2002<br>... 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``xCentral Nervous System Compromise In Primary Sj�gren's Syndrome May Be Severe And Varied Although relatively rare, central nervous system compromise in patients with primary Sj�gren's syndrome may be severe and varied. Juan-Manuel Anaya, MD, at the Corporation for Biological <br>Investigations, in Medellin, Colombia, and colleagues studied a well-defined group of patients with Sj�gren's syndrome to determine the prevalence and the ... Full Story <br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256C3700564FA6?OpenDocument&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&c=&count=10">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256C3700564FA6?OpenDocument&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&c=&count=10</a><br><br>Poststreptococcal reactive arthritis<br><a href="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=">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=</a><br><br>Osteoporosis during androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer <br><a href="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">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</a><br><br>Modified Anti-CD3 Therapy in Psoriatic Arthritis: A Phase I/II Clinical Trial<br><a href="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">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</a><br><br>Interleukin 10 (IL-10) Influences Autoimmune Response in Primary Sj�gren's Syndrome and Is Linked to IL-10 Gene Polymorphism<br><a href="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">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</a>``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xFrom Doctor's Guide``x1033007013,14636,``x``x
``xHow a rare arthritis hits its targets <br>Melbourne Age - Jun 8 2002 2:11PM GMT<br><a href="http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/06/08/1022982783060.html">http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/06/08/1022982783060.html</a><br>Result found by: Moreover <br><br>Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Health, Science and Environment <br>Abstract: What defines chronic fatigue syndrome? Dear Dr. Cynthia Tuesday, June 18, 2002 Dear Dr. Cynthia: I have been diagnosed with myalgic encephalitis or chronic fatigue syndrome. Call it what you will, it is very disabling and debilitating. It causes <br><a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/healthscience/20020618hdrcynthia4.asp">http://www.post-gazette.com/healthscience/20020618hdrcynthia4.asp</a><br>Result found by: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette <br><br>Endometriosis linked to other health woes (new)<br>September 27, 2002<br><a href="http://www.suntimes.com/output/health/cst-nws-endo27.html">http://www.suntimes.com/output/health/cst-nws-endo27.html</a><br>Result found by: Chicago Sun-Times<br><br>Juvenile Onset Ankylosing Spondylitis Has Less Severe Spinal Course Than Adult-Onset Disease (new)<br>Doctors Guide - Sep 7 2002 1:25AM GMT<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256C2C000C32E9">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256C2C000C32E9</a><br>Result found by: Moreover<br><br>Endometriosis Study Links Ailments (new)<br>LONDON- Women with endometriosis - a leading cause of infertility in which tissue from the womb lining grows elsewhere in the body - are much more likely to suffer ...<br><a href="http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/archives/2002/sep/26/092605005.html?+Autoimmune">http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/archives/2002/sep/26/092605005.html?+Autoimmune</a><br>Result found by: Las Vegas Sun<br><br>Hope, power, confidence: Three keys to coping with chronic illness<br><a href="http://www.freep.com/news/health/qcope18.htm">http://www.freep.com/news/health/qcope18.htm</a><br>Result found by: Detroit Free Press <br><br>Cause of Celiac Sprue Identified (new)<br>THURSDAY, Sept. 26 (HealthScoutNews) -- In a scientific and medical breakthrough story that might have come out of a Hollywood script, researchers say they have discovered the cause of the autoimmune disease celiac sprue and are on the track toward a treat<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20020927/hl_hsn/cause_of_celiac_sprue_identified">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20020927/hl_hsn/cause_of_celiac_sprue_identified</a><br>Result found by: Yahoo! News<br><br>Yale Researchers Shed Light On B Cells Involvement In Autoimmune Diseases Like Lupus (new)<br>Science Daily - Oct 2 2002 6:34AM GMT<br><a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/10/021001035228.htm">http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/10/021001035228.htm</a><br>Result found by: Moreover<br><br>ABCNEWS.com : Making Do With Less: Short Bowel Syndrome (new)<br>September 6, 2002 /images/spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" alt=""> Making Do With Less: Short Bowel Syndrome Uma Sundaram, MD, University of Rochester School of ...<br><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/living/Healthology/HOshortbowel_syndrome020906.html">http://abcnews.go.com/sections/living/Healthology/HOshortbowel_syndrome020906.html</a><br>Result found by: ABCNews.com<br><br>Cell Pathways Receives Notice of Allowance for Broad Patent Applying ItsCore Technology to the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel D (new)<br>Wed Sep 25 08:01 EST - Business Wire - San Francisco CA<br><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/020925/250185_1.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/020925/250185_1.html</a><br>Result found by: Dogpile<br><br>Eugene Levy gets serious about IBD <br>With medical adviser Stephen A. Shoop, M.D. Eugene Levy's performances in the two American Pie movies helped establish the Second City veteran as one of Hollywood's funniest comic actors. But Levy says there's nothing to laugh about when it comes to inflam<br><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/healthscience/health/2002-06-17-ibd.htm">http://www.usatoday.com/news/healthscience/health/2002-06-17-ibd.htm</a><br>Result found by: USA Today``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xSearch: Misc.10-3-02``x1033663677,78109,``x``x
``xAmgen files for expanded drug use<br>United Press International - 26 Sep 2002<br>... Corp. this year. Enbrel was granted FDA approval in the treatment of psoriatic arthritis in the fourth quarter of last year. However ... <br><a href="http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20020926-024842-8604r">http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20020926-024842-8604r</a><br><br>Story published in the Johnson City Press:<br>Johnson City Press, TN - 14 Sep 2002<br>... said. ?I ask him all the time, ?Why did you have to quit?? ?.<br>Her husband has psoriatic arthritis and high blood pressure. She ... <br><a href="http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/ArticleDetail.asp?Cat=LOCALNEWS&ID=15139">http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/ArticleDetail.asp?Cat=LOCALNEWS&ID=15139</a><br><br>New cancer treatment wipes out tumors<br>United Press International - 19 Sep 2002<br>... While this resulted in vitiligo, a skin disorder that produces white patches of skin, and uveitis, an iris inflammation treatable with steroid drops, "it's a ... <br><a href="http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20020917-050010-1363r">http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20020917-050010-1363r</a><br><br>VISUAL ARTIST<br>Monterey County Herald, CA - 15 Sep 2002<br>... When Wilson started the oil painting 20 years ago, her vision was starting to be threatened by uveitis, an inflammation in the eye. ... <br><a href="http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/news/local/4079786.htm">http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/news/local/4079786.htm</a><br><br>Endo tied to other ailments<br>Health24, South Africa - 8 hours ago<br>... disease and slightly more than 30 percent of those with co-existing diseases had also been diagnosed with either fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome. ... <br><a href="http://www.health24.co.za/news.asp?action=art&SubContentTypeId=&ContentID=18929">http://www.health24.co.za/news.asp?action=art&SubContentTypeId=&ContentID=18929</a><br><br>New Clues About Mysterious Chronic Fatigue Syndrome<br>WKRN, TN - 09 Sep 2002<br>There are new clues about the mysterious condition called chronic fatigue syndrome. A new study finds children and teens who suffer ... <br><a href="http://www.wkrn.com/Global/story.asp?S=928016&nav=1ugFB8sE">http://www.wkrn.com/Global/story.asp?S=928016&nav=1ugFB8sE</a><br><br>'Watsu' brings massage therapy to the pool CTV, Canada - 25 Sep 2002<br>... She has ankylosing spondylitis, a type of arthritis that affects the spine. It's a painful condition that often makes it difficult to move. ... <br><a href="http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1033005989905_28415189/?hub=Health">http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1033005989905_28415189/?hub=Health</a><br><br>Researchers Find Trigger For Devastating Digestive Disease, ... <br>Science Daily - 30 Sep 2002<br>... of Norway in Oslo, report disassembling the large, complex mixture of gluten proteins and identifying a single component that triggers the autoimmune response ... <br><a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/09/020927065040.htm">http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/09/020927065040.htm</a><br><br>Nonsmokers Respond Better to Crohn's Disease Drug<br>Yahoo Headlines - 12 Sep 2002<br>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Crohn's disease patients who don't smoke, and those who already take immune-system suppressing drugs, show a better response to the ... <br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=571&ncid=751&e=4&u=/nm/20020912/hl_nm/smoking_crohn_dc">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=571&ncid=751&e=4&u=/nm/20020912/hl_nm/smoking_crohn_dc</a><br><br>Cell Pathways' funding falls short of goal<br>Philadelphia Business Journal, PA - 02 Oct 2002<br>... drug candidates, which are being studied as potential treatments for patients with cancer and certain autoimmune disorders such as inflammatory bowel disease.<br><a href="http://philadelphia.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2002/09/30/daily24.html">http://philadelphia.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2002/09/30/daily24.html</a><br><br>Incara Pharmaceuticals delisted from Nasdaq<br>Raleigh Triangle Business Journal, NC - 25 Sep 2002<br>... announced its latest clinical trial for deligoparin failed to show that the drug could induce remission of ulcertive colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease, or ... <br><a href="http://triangle.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2002/09/23/daily31.html">http://triangle.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2002/09/23/daily31.html</a><br><br>Study links arthritis drugs to bleeding<br>Canada.com, Canada - 20 Sep 2002<br>... to doctors warning them Vioxx would now be sold with a warning that it can cause active peptic ulcers, stomach bleeding and inflammatory disease of the bowel. ... <br><a href="http://www.canada.com/health/story.html?id=FFE53E60-4418-434E-A68E-2631B42EFD43">http://www.canada.com/health/story.html?id=FFE53E60-4418-434E-A68E-2631B42EFD43</a>``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xCont.``x1033667223,80607,``x``x
``xHelicobacter Pylori Eradication No Benefit For Rheumatic Patients Receiving Nsaids And Omeprazole<br>Helicobacter pylori eradication provides no benefit for rheumatic patients receiving non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) and omeprazole therapy. The eradication of Helicobacter pylori does not appear to affect the incidence or severity of gastrointestinal symptoms in infected rheumatic patients who are receiving long ...<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/redirect.nsf/we_link?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&ntype=int&newsid=8525697700573E1885256C3E00697DFC">http://www.docguide.com/redirect.nsf/we_link?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&ntype=int&newsid=8525697700573E1885256C3E00697DFC</a><br><br>Efficacy, tolerability, and upper gastrointestinal safety of celecoxib for treatment of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis: systematic review of randomised controlled trials.<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&c=Rheumatology&newsid=8525697700573E1885256C4500501480&ref=/news/content.nsf/AllSpecNews?OpenForm&dt=s&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&specialty=Rheumatology&u=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12242171&dopt=Abstract">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&c=Rheumatology&newsid=8525697700573E1885256C4500501480&ref=/news/content.nsf/AllSpecNews?OpenForm&dt=s&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&specialty=Rheumatology&u=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12242171&dopt=Abstract</a><br><br>Differential effects of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs on the IL-1 altered expression of plasminogen activators and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 by articular chondrocytes.<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&c=Rheumatology&newsid=8525697700573E1885256C410057D2A1&ref=/news/content.nsf/AllSpecNews?OpenForm&dt=s&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&specialty=Rheumatology&u=http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00011/bibs/2051008/20510427.htm">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&c=Rheumatology&newsid=8525697700573E1885256C410057D2A1&ref=/news/content.nsf/AllSpecNews?OpenForm&dt=s&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&specialty=Rheumatology&u=http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00011/bibs/2051008/20510427.htm</a><br><br>Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Granulocyte and Monocyte Adsorption Apheresis in a Rabbit Model of Immune Arthritis<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&c=Rheumatology&newsid=8525697700573E1885256C40006EE01F&ref=/news/content.nsf/AllSpecNews?OpenForm&dt=s&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&specialty=Rheumatology&u=http://ipsapp007.lwwonline.com/content/getfile/4761/16/8/abstract.htm">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&c=Rheumatology&newsid=8525697700573E1885256C40006EE01F&ref=/news/content.nsf/AllSpecNews?OpenForm&dt=s&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&specialty=Rheumatology&u=http://ipsapp007.lwwonline.com/content/getfile/4761/16/8/abstract.htm</a>``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xFrom Doctor's Guide``x1033668468,11572,``x``x
``xReactive arthritis after BCG immunotherapy: T cell analysis in peripheral blood and synovial fluid. <br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&c=Rheumatology&newsid=8525697700573E1885256C4A001C9DC3&ref=/news/content.nsf/AllSpecNews?OpenForm&dt=s&specialty=Rheumatology&start=61&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&u=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12364630&dopt=Abstract">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&c=Rheumatology&newsid=8525697700573E1885256C4A001C9DC3&ref=/news/content.nsf/AllSpecNews?OpenForm&dt=s&specialty=Rheumatology&start=61&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&u=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12364630&dopt=Abstract</a><br><br>Sex 'primes woman for sperm' <br>Regular sex with the same man may prime a woman's immune system not to reject his sperm when they try to conceive, scientists suggest. The theory could partly explain why humans have sex even when they aren't trying for a baby.<br><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/1803978.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/1803978.stm</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br>Posted to RISG list server by Faye one of our members. <br>Opioids Should Be Considered For Relief Of Chronic Lower Back Pain<br>ROCHESTER, MN -- October 3, 2002 -- Opioid analgesics (opioids), powerful pain relievers whose use has been hotly debated in the medical community, should be prescribed for some patients with chronic lower back pain, according to a Mayo Clinic article published in the September 2002 issue of Pain Medicine<br><a href="http://www.rheumatologylinx.com/thearts.cfm?artid=428194&specid=18&ok=yes">http://www.rheumatologylinx.com/thearts.cfm?artid=428194&specid=18&ok=yes</a><br><br>Incidence Of Inflammatory Joint Disease In Southern Sweden Comparable To Other Countries <br>Doctors Guide - Oct 7 2002 6:15PM GMT<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256C45005216F2">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256C45005216F2</a><br>Result found by: Moreover<br><br>National Briefing | Science And Health: Endometriosis And Other Diseases Women with endometriosis, a top cause of infertility, are much more likely to suffer from rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia and allergies, new research has found. The researchers urged doctors to look for the other disease<br><a href="http://premium.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nytp/20020928/113069&.bail=http://premium.news.yahoo.com/rd?r=Chronic+Fatigue+Syndrome">http://premium.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nytp/20020928/113069&.bail=http://premium.news.yahoo.com/rd?r=Chronic+Fatigue+Syndrome</a><br>Result found by: Yahoo! News <br><br>QUICK STUDY : A weekly digest of new research on major health topics <br>ENDOMETRIOSIS A uterine disorder may be linked to many other diseases. � THE QUESTION Do women with endometriosis experience more autoimmune disease, ...<br><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56665-2002Oct7.html">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56665-2002Oct7.html</a><br>Result found by: Washington Post<br><br>Cholesterol Drugs May Hold Promise for MS <br>...Since MS is an autoimmune disease, meaning that it causes the immune system to turn against the body's own cells,...- Oct 08 10:45 AM ET<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20021008/hl_nm/cholesterol_ms_dc_1">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20021008/hl_nm/cholesterol_ms_dc_1</a><br>Result found by: Yahoo! News<br><br>Excerpts from citation for Nobel Prize in medicine or physiology <br>...Other diseases, like autoimmune conditions and cancer, are characterized by a reduction in cell death,...- Oct 07 6:49 AM ET<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20021007/ap_wo_en_po/nobel_medicine_citation_1">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20021007/ap_wo_en_po/nobel_medicine_citation_1</a><br>Result found by: Yahoo! News<br><br>Finding offers hope to Sjogren's sufferers; autoimmune disease affects moisture ... TORONTO (CP) - A surprise finding by researchers investigating a suspected link between Type 1 diabetes and multiple <br>sclerosis may help people with a highly irritating condition known as Sjogren's syndrome.<br><a href="http://www.canada.com/windsor/story.asp?id={6EF652C8-460F-4CDB-966F-C40140D341E0}">http://www.canada.com/windsor/story.asp?id={6EF652C8-460F-4CDB-966F-C40140D341E0}</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br>Colorectal cancer: Dr. Ernestine Hambrick Monday, <br>Colorectal cancer  cancer of the colon and rectum  is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. When discovered early, the disease is up to 90% curable.<br><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/community/chat/2001-03-05-hambrick.htm">http://www.usatoday.com/community/chat/2001-03-05-hambrick.htm</a><br>Result found by: USA Today<br><br>Stem-cell debate splits in two, heads to Senate so <br>Within two weeks, stem cells will speed into Kathy Duffey's bloodstream and begin to rebuild her defective immune system. Duffey, 38, from Prescott Valley, Ariz., knows exactly what she wants from this experimental treatment at medicine's frontier.<br><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/healthscience/science/biology/2002-04-04-stemcell.htm">http://www.usatoday.com/news/healthscience/science/biology/2002-04-04-stemcell.htm</a><br>Result found by: USA Today<br><br>'Peanuts' creator battles colon cancer <br>Cartoonist Charles Schulz, creator of the billion-dollar "Peanuts" franchise, was diagnosed with colon cancer Nov. 16 during emergency surgery to repair a blocked abdominal artery.<br><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/life/health/doctor/lhdoc041.htm">http://www.usatoday.com/life/health/doctor/lhdoc041.htm</a><br>Result found by: USA Today<br><br>From Doctor's Guide.<br><br>Cardiovascular involvement in Beh�et's disease. <br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&newsid=8525697700573E1885256C4500523DF7&u=GOTO//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12227714&dopt=Abstract&ref=">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&newsid=8525697700573E1885256C4500523DF7&u=GOTO//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12227714&dopt=Abstract&ref=</a><br><br>Risk Of Death Higher For Inflammatory Polyarthritis Patients Who Are Seropositive For Rheumatoid Factor.<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256C2200479989?OpenDocument&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&c=Arthritis%20Other&count=10">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256C2200479989?OpenDocument&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&c=Arthritis%20Other&count=10</a><br><br>Rituximab May Be Effective For Refractory, Antibody Mediated Autoimmune Disorders<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256C450052161D?OpenDocument&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&c=Rheumatology%20Other&count=10">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256C450052161D?OpenDocument&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&c=Rheumatology%20Other&count=10</a><br><br>Mice lacking endogenous major histocompatibility complex class II develop arthritis resembling psoriatic arthritis at an advanced age.<br><a 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``x'Watsu' brings massage therapy to the pool CTV, Canada - 25 Sep 2002<br>... She has ankylosing spondylitis, a type of arthritis that affects the spine. It's a painful condition that often makes it difficult to move. ... <br><a href="http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1033005989905_28415189/?hub=Health">http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1033005989905_28415189/?hub=Health</a><br><br>Eczema Tied to Failure of Natural Antibiotic <br>... but there hadn't been any examples in humans that associated them with a disease," says Dr. Richard Gallo, chief of dermatology with the Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare......Similar defects in this innate system could explain many other human dis<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20021010/hl_hsn/eczema_tied_to_failure_of_natural_antibiotic">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20021010/hl_hsn/eczema_tied_to_failure_of_natural_antibiotic</a><br>Result found by: Yahoo! News <br><br>No: Addictive drug has no medical value <br>Arguments for the legalization of "medical" marijuana do little to ensure that the facts concerning marijuana are openly discussed and only further confuse the issue for the American...<br><a href="http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=dea11&date=20021011">http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=dea11&date=20021011</a><br>Result found by: Seattle Times<br><br>Yes: Federal crusade brutalizes ill people <br>The war on drugs keeps getting bigger and meaner. Just when you think the tide is beginning to turn, someone in charge takes it a step further. What happened in California last...<br><a href="http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=prodrugs11&date=20021011">http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=prodrugs11&date=20021011</a><br>Result found by: Seattle Times<br><br>Medical marijuana users sue federal officials<br>San Francisco Chronicle, CA - 09 Oct 2002<br>Two medical marijuana users filed suit Wednesday against federal authorities in an effort to try to stop government raids on pot used by sick patients. ... <br><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2002/10/09/state1715EDT0088.DTL">http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2002/10/09/state1715EDT0088.DTL</a><br><br>British Scientists Have High Hopes for Medical Marijuana<br>WKRN, TN - 10 Oct 2002<br>Scientists in England have high hopes for medical marijuana. Researchers are trying to determine the medical benefits of cannabis ... <br><a href="http://www.wkrn.com/Global/story.asp?S=968464&nav=1ugFBjMQ">http://www.wkrn.com/Global/story.asp?S=968464&nav=1ugFBjMQ</a><br><br>J&J Increases Profit 19 Percent <br>TRENTON, N.J.- Health care giant Johnson & Johnson posted a 19 percent increase in third-quarter profits on sharply higher sales of pharmaceutical products and ...<br><a href="http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/archives/2002/oct/15/101505404.html?+Crohn">http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/archives/2002/oct/15/101505404.html?+Crohn</a>'s<br>Result found by: Las Vegas Sun<br><br>Shadow Proteins In Thymus May Explain How Immune System Gets To Know Its Own Body <br>Science Daily - Oct 13 2002 6:20AM GMT<br><a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/10/021011071648.htm">http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/10/021011071648.htm</a><br>Result found by: Moreover<br><br> Arthritis More Common in Smokers, Divorced <br>... which usually occurs in older people, and rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune disease that is more common in women than men and is most commonly diagnosed between the ages...- Oct 10 2:07 PM ET<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20021010/hl_nm/smokers_arthritis_dc_1">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20021010/hl_nm/smokers_arthritis_dc_1</a><br>Result found by: Yahoo! News <br><br>Amgen files for expanded drug use<br>United Press International - 26 Sep 2002<br>... Corp. this year. Enbrel was granted FDA approval in the treatment of psoriatic arthritis in the fourth quarter of last year. However ... <br><a href="http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20020926-024842-8604r">http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20020926-024842-8604r</a><br><br>Arthritis: Avoiding joint damamge<br>Kansas City Nursing News, KS - 23 Sep 2002<br>... Some of the more common forms of inflammatory arthritis include rheumatoid arthritis, gout, psoriatic arthritis (associated with psoriasis), reactive arthritis ... <br><a href="http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1441&dept_id=155395&newsid=5464569&PAG=461&rfi=9">http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1441&dept_id=155395&newsid=5464569&PAG=461&rfi=9</a><br><br>Eat, Drink And Be Wary: Aches, Pains Or Food Poisoning?<br>WESH-TV, FL - 20 Sep 2002<br>... The medical community is tracking the link between food poisoning and secondary illness such as kidney failure, reactive arthritis and Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... <br><a href="http://www.newschannel2000.com/news/1679005/detail.html">http://www.newschannel2000.com/news/1679005/detail.html</a><br><br>Plant's healing powers tested<br>BBC, UK - 27 Sep 2002<br>Neath, Morriston and Singleton hospitals are the first to trial aloe vera as a treatment for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), which affects around 20% of the UK ... <br><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/1881737.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/1881737.stm</a><br><br>Causes of fibromyalgia remain a medical mystery<br>The Globe and Mail, Canada - 13 Oct 2002<br>... In recent years, some doctors have attributed the cause of fibromyalgia to anything from chronic fatigue syndrome and various viruses. ... <br><a href="http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/PEstory/TGAM/20021014/HELFIBRY/Health/health/health_temp/1/1/6/">http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/PEstory/TGAM/20021014/HELFIBRY/Health/health/health_temp/1/1/6/</a><br><br>Finding offers hope to Sjogren's sufferers; autoimmune disease ... <br>Canada.com, Canada - 07 Oct 2002<br>The team of scientists from the Hospital for Sick Children has discovered a protein that is critical for the development of Sjogren's, an autoimmune disease ... <br><a href="http://www.canada.com/health/story.html?id=%7B6EF652C8-460F-4CDB-966F-C40140D341E0%7D">http://www.canada.com/health/story.html?id=%7B6EF652C8-460F-4CDB-966F-C40140D341E0%7D</a><br><br>Yale Researchers Shed Light On B Cells � Involvement In ... <br>Science Daily - 01 Oct 2002<br>Using genetically altered mice, Yale researchers have generated a clearer picture of the origins of B cells and their involvement in autoimmune diseases such ... <br><a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/10/021001035228.htm">http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/10/021001035228.htm</a><br><br>Study links endometriosis with autoimmune, hormone and allergic ... <br>Canada.com, Canada - 27 Sep 2002<br>... A third of the women who had other diseases had fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome, and some of those women also had other autoimmune or hormone diseases ... <br><a href="http://www.canada.com/health/story.html?id=891A594C-4318-460D-8D43-A77DED7BC1AA">http://www.canada.com/health/story.html?id=891A594C-4318-460D-8D43-A77DED7BC1AA</a><br><br>Health and fitness briefs: Book tells moms what to expect after ... <br>Rocky Mountain News, CO - 15 Oct 2002 ... Patients battling cancer and autoimmune diseases who have taken drugs to suppress the immune system and/or steroids develop thin, dry skin that easily bruises ... <br><a href="http://www.insidedenver.com/drmn/health_and_fitness/article/0,1299,DRMN_26_1478813,00.html">http://www.insidedenver.com/drmn/health_and_fitness/article/0,1299,DRMN_26_1478813,00.html</a><br><br>Study links endometriosis with autoimmune, other diseases%)<br>WHNT, AL - 26 Sep 2002 London-AP -- A study finds women with endometriosis are much more likely to also have other medical conditions. That documents something ... <br><a href="http://www.whnt19.com/Global/story.asp?s=8945">http://www.whnt19.com/Global/story.asp?s=8945</a><br><br>Crohn's drug won't be covered by Alberta Health<br>CFCN, Canada - 27 Sep 2002 Remicade has revolutionized the treatment of arthritis and Crohn's disease. Patients who use the new drug claim it has changed their life. ... <br><a href="http://www.cfcnplus.ca/servlet/RTGAMArticleHTMLTemplate/B,C/20020927/remicade?brand=generic&hub=&tf=CFCNPlus/generic/hubs/frontpage.html&cf=CFCNPlus/generic/hubs/frontpage.cfg&slug=remicade&date=20020927&archive=CFCNPlus&ad_page_name=&nav=home&subnav=fullstory">http://www.cfcnplus.ca/servlet/RTGAMArticleHTMLTemplate/B,C/20020927/remicade?brand=generic&hub=&tf=CFCNPlus/generic/hubs/frontpage.html&cf=CFCNPlus/generic/hubs/frontpage.cfg&slug=remicade&date=20020927&archive=CFCNPlus&ad_page_name=&nav=home&subnav=fullstory</a><br><br>Camera pill becomes available<br>Las Vegas Review Journal, NV - 21 Sep 2002<br>... 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``xNew Concepts in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis.<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&newsid=8525697700573E1885256C48001E974A&u=GOTO//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12359827&dopt=Abstract&ref=">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&newsid=8525697700573E1885256C48001E974A&u=GOTO//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12359827&dopt=Abstract&ref=</a><br><br>Effect of methotrexate on pulmonary function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis - a prospective study.<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&newsid=8525697700573E1885256C4F006FBA33&u=GOTO//link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00296/contents/02/00227/&ref=">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&newsid=8525697700573E1885256C4F006FBA33&u=GOTO//link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00296/contents/02/00227/&ref=</a><br><br>Effect of non-steroidal antiinflammatory agents in the general population in Spain. Results of the EPISER study. Second article down.<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&c=Rheumatology&newsid=8525697700573E1885256C5400567965&ref=/news/content.nsf/AllSpecNews?OpenForm&dt=s&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&specialty=Rheumatology&u=http://db.doyma.es/cgi-bin/wdbcgi.exe/doyma/mrevista.fulltext_ingles?pident=13036642">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&c=Rheumatology&newsid=8525697700573E1885256C5400567965&ref=/news/content.nsf/AllSpecNews?OpenForm&dt=s&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&specialty=Rheumatology&u=http://db.doyma.es/cgi-bin/wdbcgi.exe/doyma/mrevista.fulltext_ingles?pident=13036642</a><br><br>Subclinical Sj�gren's syndrome and anti-Ro/SSA-positive autoimmune fatigue syndrome in children.<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&c=Rheumatology&newsid=8525697700573E1885256C53007122EF&ref=/news/content.nsf/AllSpecNews?OpenForm&dt=s&specialty=Rheumatology&start=31&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&u=http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/10165/bibs/2012003/20120201.htm">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&c=Rheumatology&newsid=8525697700573E1885256C53007122EF&ref=/news/content.nsf/AllSpecNews?OpenForm&dt=s&specialty=Rheumatology&start=31&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&u=http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/10165/bibs/2012003/20120201.htm</a>``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xFrom Doctor's Guide``x1034820852,10887,``x``x
``xAchill woman suffered severe salmonella attack after eating salad ... <br>Mayo News, Ireland - 22 Oct 2002<br>... Flynn said the swelling could well be from a reactive arthritis brought on by the salmonella and Mrs. English was sent to Mayo General Hospital, where she ... <br><a href="http://www.mayonews.ie/current/news.tmpl$showpage?value1=324422074223777">http://www.mayonews.ie/current/news.tmpl$showpage?value1=324422074223777</a><br><br>Football: I Thought I'd Never Walk Again <br>Daily Record - Oct 19 2002 6:43AM GMT<br><a href="http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/page.cfm?objectid=12294555&method=full&siteid=89488">http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/page.cfm?objectid=12294555&method=full&siteid=89488</a><br>Result found by: Moreover<br><br>Kylie storms ARIAs <br>news.com.au - Oct 16 2002 2:07PM GMT<br><a href="http://entertainment.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4459,5296262%255E10431%255E%255Enbv,00.html">http://entertainment.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4459,5296262%255E10431%255E%255Enbv,00.html</a><br>Result found by: Moreover<br><br>Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Health, Science and Environment <br>Abstract: Women's bowel drug wins FDA approval Agency OK s Zelnorm despite criticism Thursday, July 25, 2002 By Lauran Neergaard, The Associated Press WASHINGTON - Women who suffer constipation-causing irritable bowel syndrome won their first government-ap<br><a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/healthscience/20020725bowelhealth4p4.asp">http://www.post-gazette.com/healthscience/20020725bowelhealth4p4.asp</a><br>Result found by: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette<br><br>Keeping Active Helps Irritable Bowel Patients Cope <br>Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) significantly impairs quality of life, burdens patients with high out-of-pocket costs and causes losses in productivity, according to findings presented Sunday at the American College of Gastroenterology's annual meeting.<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20021021/hl_nm/bowels_treatment_dc_1">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20021021/hl_nm/bowels_treatment_dc_1</a><br>Result found by: Yahoo! News<br><br>Docs make recommendations for IBS<br>United Press International - 22 Oct 2002<br>... Seattle at a news briefing by a task force of the American College of Gastroenterology, reserved the highest recommendation for the only drugs approved for IBS ... Keeping Active Helps Irritable Bowel Patients Cope - Reuters<br><a href="http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20021022-075851-7772r">http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20021022-075851-7772r</a><br><br>medical marijuana patients sue ashcroft, federal government<br>DisInfo.com - 12 hours ago ... 9, two seriously ill medical marijuana patients charge the federal government, Drug Enforcement Administration chief Asa Hutchinson, and Attorney General John ... <br><a href="http://www.disinfo.com/pages/article/id2821/pg1/">http://www.disinfo.com/pages/article/id2821/pg1/</a><br><br>Delay In Diagnosis For People With Ankylosing Spondylitis Can ... <br>Internet Wire (press release) - 22 Oct 2002<br>SHERMAN OAKS, CA -- (INTERNET WIRE) -- 10/22/2002 -- Although a majority (61%) of respondents with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) experience symptoms of AS by age ...<br><a href="http://www1.internetwire.com/iwire/release_html_b1?release_id=47813">http://www1.internetwire.com/iwire/release_html_b1?release_id=47813</a><br><br>Isis reports encouraging results for Crohn's disease drug<br>North County Times, CA - 22 Oct 2002<br>... Inc. reported Monday favorable results from a study of a drug to treat Crohn's disease, an inflammatory disease of the intestines. ... <br><a href="http://www.nctimes.net/news/2002/20021022/54034.html">http://www.nctimes.net/news/2002/20021022/54034.html</a><br><br>Israeli camera-in-a-pill firm eyes 2003 profit<br>Reuters AlertNet, UK - 17 Oct 2002<br>... The diagnosis of Crohn's disease, a serious inflammatory disorder,<br>is one such major opportunity. 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And they realize Crohn's disease isn't something they can catch from being with him.<br>Found by: The Cincinnati Post and Enquirer<br><a href="http://www.cincypost.com/2002/12/14/wecker121402.html">http://www.cincypost.com/2002/12/14/wecker121402.html</a><br><br>****IBS<br><br>Actress Lynda Carter Champions The Need To Talk About IBS   new<br>Actress Lynda Carter will champion a nationwide public education initiative, Talk IBS, designed to educate women about the symptoms and management of irritable bowel syndrome and to arm them with the tools to work with their physicians to get proper diagnosis and care. The launch of Talk IBS was sparked by the findings of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Women: The Unmet Needs, a new report from the Society for Women's Health Research, that finds the symptoms of IBS with constipation - which include abdominal discomfort or pain, bloating, and constipation - significantly impact the physical, social and emotional well-being of IBS sufferers.- Dec 04 10:07 AM ET<br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/021204/049334.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/021204/049334.html</a><br><br>Study Demonstrates Leukine(R) Potential in Treatment of Crohn's Disease Expanded Clinical Trials Underway Based on Pilot Study Results   new... because its symptoms are similar to other intestinal disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and ulcerative <br>colitis....- Nov 11 8:29 AM ET<br>Found by: Yahoo! 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News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20021231/sc_nm/health_abbott_dc_4">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20021231/sc_nm/health_abbott_dc_4</a><br><br>Patient satisfaction with alosetron for the treatment of women with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome. <br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=3AC47D820742B85085256C6A00655FC5&newsid=8525697700573E1885256C9700002ABA&u=GOTO//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12492201&dopt=Abstract&ref=">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=3AC47D820742B85085256C6A00655FC5&newsid=8525697700573E1885256C9700002ABA&u=GOTO//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12492201&dopt=Abstract&ref=</a><br><br>Colonic Fermentation in Irritable Bowel Not Affected By Lactobacillus Plantarum<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256C83006366C8?OpenDocument&id=3AC47D820742B85085256C6A00655FC5&c=Irritable%20Bowel%20Syndrome&count=10">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256C83006366C8?OpenDocument&id=3AC47D820742B85085256C6A00655FC5&c=Irritable%20Bowel%20Syndrome&count=10</a><br><br>****Medications<br><br>Management of peptic ulcer disease not related to Helicobacter pylori or NSAIDs.<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=3AC47D820742B85085256C6A00655FC5&newsid=8525697700573E1885256C97000036DC&u=GOTO//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12492176&dopt=Abstract&ref=">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=3AC47D820742B85085256C6A00655FC5&newsid=8525697700573E1885256C97000036DC&u=GOTO//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12492176&dopt=Abstract&ref=</a><br><br>****Psoriatic Arthritis<br><br>Free And Peptide Bound Collagen Crosslink Excretion Varies in Different Skeletal Disease   new<br>Doctors Guide - 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Most often its victims are women between the ages of 15 and 44.<br>Found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><a href="http://lancasteronline.healthology.com/focus_article.asp?f=xmlpressfeed&c=lupis_wolf&b=lancasteronline">http://lancasteronline.healthology.com/focus_article.asp?f=xmlpressfeed&c=lupis_wolf&b=lancasteronline</a><br><br>Applied Biosystems and Immune Tolerance Network announce immunology research agr...   new<br>Applied Biosystems Group (NYSE:ABI), an Applera Corporation business, and the Immune Tolerance Network (ITN) announced a multi-year agreement to study genes expressed in clinical samples that are believed to be related to immune response modulation in organ transplantation, autoimmune disease, and allergy and asthma.<br>Found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><a href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2003-01/pn-aba010703.php">http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2003-01/pn-aba010703.php</a><br><br>Sunesis and Biogen to Discover Oral Therapeutics For Inflammatory and Immunological Diseases   new<br>Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that the company has entered into a collaboration with Biogen, Inc. to discover oral therapeutics for the treatment of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.- Jan 07 8:32 AM ET<br>Found by: Yahoo! 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Sclerosis Published in Same Issue Of Journal; Novel Mechanism of Action Shows Promise in Two Diseases DUBLIN, Ireland and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 2 - Elan Corporation,......Crohn's disease, a chronic, progressive and immune-related inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract, can cause a range of debilitating symptoms such as severe...... efficacy measures included quality of life <br>assessments, as determined by the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire ("IBDQ")....- Jan 02 2:01 AM ET<br><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/cnw/030102/ma_antegren_crohn_s_1.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/cnw/030102/ma_antegren_crohn_s_1.html</a><br><br>Drug seen effective in treating MS, Crohn's disease -- The Washington Times   new<br>Wed Jan 01 23:43 EST - The Washington Times - Washington DC<br>Found by: Dogpile<br><a href="http://www.washtimes.com/national/20030102-16113726.htm">http://www.washtimes.com/national/20030102-16113726.htm</a><br><br>Researchers link appendix removal to Crohn's disease   new<br>Washington, Jan 7 (ANI): A new study has stated that people who have their appendix removed are at an increased risk of Crohn's disease, a painful condition involving inflammation of the small intestine.<br>Found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><a href="http://in.news.yahoo.com/030107/139/1zs51.html">http://in.news.yahoo.com/030107/139/1zs51.html</a><br><br>Critical Therapeutics Acquires Rights to Vagus Nerve Stimulation Technology and Patents   new ... a protein linked to inflammatory illnesses such as rheumatoid arthritis, endotoxemia, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and sepsis....- Jan 06 2:40 PM ET<br>Found by: Yahoo! 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It looked like a big multivitamin, except that one end had a clear dome with a white light flashing from the tip.<br>Found by: The Boston Globe<br><a href="http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/005/nation/Camera_in_a_pill_provides_inside_view+.shtml">http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/005/nation/Camera_in_a_pill_provides_inside_view+.shtml</a> <br><br>Trainer fights Crohn's disease   new<br>DETROIT -- He's 41, with an incredible 26-inch waistline. It's the chiseled look you expect from a bodybuilder and fitness trainer whose segments air occasionally on NBC's "Today Show" and regularly in 65 other regional markets. He owns training centers around Detroit.<br>Found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><a href="http://www.newsok.com/cgi-bin/show_article?ID=973051&pic=none&TP=gethealth">http://www.newsok.com/cgi-bin/show_article?ID=973051&pic=none&TP=gethealth</a><br><br>Micron announces deal to supply CMOS sensors for capsule cameras   new<br>Micron Technology on January 13 announced an agreement with Given Imaging to develop and supply CMOS image sensors to the Israel-based company for use in its M2A capsule endoscopes.<br>Found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><a href="http://www.digitimes.com/NewsShow/Article2.asp?datePublish=2003/01/14&pages=PR&seq=201">http://www.digitimes.com/NewsShow/Article2.asp?datePublish=2003/01/14&pages=PR&seq=201</a><br><br>****IBS<br><br>Bacteria tied to irritable bowel   new<br>Irritable bowel syndrome, a chronic condition believed to plague 20 percent of the adult population in developed countries, may be caused by too much bacteria in the small intestine, researchers said.<br>Found by: MSNBC<br><a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/502931.asp">http://www.msnbc.com/news/502931.asp</a><br><br>Bowel Disease More Common After Appendectomy   new<br>People who have had their appendix removed are more likely to develop the digestive disorder Crohn's disease, results of a new study suggest.- Jan 13 5:38 PM ET<br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030113/hl_nm/crohn_appendectomy_dc_1">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030113/hl_nm/crohn_appendectomy_dc_1</a><br><br>Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 14, 2003   new<br>...-- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) A 16-week research study of an investigational medication for Irritable Bowel Syndrome....- Jan 14 11:54 PM ET<br>Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20030115/hl_hsn/clinical_trials_update__nbsp_jan__14__2003">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20030115/hl_hsn/clinical_trials_update__nbsp_jan__14__2003</a><br><br>Women With Diarrhoea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Satisfied With Alosetron Therapy Women with diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) report overall satisfaction with alosetron therapy. 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``x****Autoimmune<br><br>An Ailment's Common Grain <br>By the time Alyson and Joshua Weinberg found out what was wrong with their daughter Josie, the toddler was too weak to walk across the room. She had ...<br><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54126-2003Feb10.html">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54126-2003Feb10.html</a><br>Result found by: Washington Post<br><br>****Chronic Fatigue Syndrome<br><br>Tough steps now will make it better <br>Edinburgh Evening News - Feb 11 2003 2:17PM GMT<br><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.com/comment.cfm?id=169982003">http://www.edinburghnews.com/comment.cfm?id=169982003</a><br>Result found by: Moreover<br><br>Ailment thought rare found quite common.<br>By the time Alyson and Joshua Weinberg found out what was wrong with their daughter, Josie, the toddler was too weak to walk across the room. She had sunken cheeks and a swollen...<br><a href="http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=celiac11&date=20030211">http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=celiac11&date=20030211</a><br>Result found by: Seattle Times<br><br>ME suffers 'deserve better care' <br>BBC - Feb 7 2003 7:36AM GMT<br><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/2734297.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/2734297.stm</a><br>Result found by: Moreover<br><br>****Crohn's<br><br>Young writers tell stories with promise <br>Abstract: Young writers tell stories with promise Thursday, February 06, 2003 By Christopher Rawson, Post-Gazette Drama Critic It's better than a jolt of morning coffee - a 10 a.m. school matinee of four playlets by middle school students at City Theatre's<br><a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/20030206young0206fnp6.asp">http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/20030206young0206fnp6.asp</a><br>Result found by: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette<br><br>Risky experiment ahead for teenager with Crohn's disease <br>Mon Feb 10 06:58 EST - The Cincinnati Enquirer - Cincinnati OH<br><a href="http://enquirer.com/editions/2003/02/10/loc_crohnsboy10.html">http://enquirer.com/editions/2003/02/10/loc_crohnsboy10.html</a><br>Result found by: Dogpile, FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News<br><br>Researchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Find Monoclonal Antibody May Control Crohn's Disease in Children <br>Crohn's disease, a painful inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, affects more than 100,000 children in the U.S., causing emotional and social difficulties in addition to its physical symptoms.- Feb 11 10:27 AM ET<br><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030211/phtu024_1.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030211/phtu024_1.html</a><br>Result found by: Yahoo! 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``x****Autoimmune<br><br>The 'inflammation theory': Immune-system errors linked to more illnesses It is seen as the response of the "shock troops" of the body's defenses against injury or infection. But scientists have long <br>known that the process can boomerang.<br><a href="http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=inflame18&date=20030218">http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=inflame18&date=20030218</a><br>Result found by: Seattle Times<br><br>Treatment Could Be Used for Other Autoimmune Diseases <br>Feb. 18, 2003 -- A new drug looks promising for treatment of lupus, a debilitating disease that primarily affects women. The drug, called Trichostatin A or TSA, reduces symptoms of lupus-related kidney disease in mice.<br><a href="http://my.webmd.com/content/article/61/67329.htm?z=1728_00000_1000_nb_04">http://my.webmd.com/content/article/61/67329.htm?z=1728_00000_1000_nb_04</a><br>Result found by: AltaVista News, FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br>Immune system gene linked to sleepwalking <br>2003/02/18 - The exact mechanism of the link is unknown, but research is beginning to dig up clues. 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News<br><br>Crohn's Drug Can Lose Its Punch <br>Many patients produce antibodies that cuts its effectiveness, a new study says. WEDNESDAY, Feb. 12 (HealthScoutNews) -- Almost two-thirds of patients who take the drug infliximab for Crohn's disease produce antibodies to the drug that erode its effectivene<br><a href="http://www.healthcentral.com/news/NewsFullText.cfm?id=511738">http://www.healthcentral.com/news/NewsFullText.cfm?id=511738</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br>Given Imaging Announces Publication in Gut <br>Given Imaging Ltd. announced today that a study published in Gut 2003;52:390-392 concluded that wireless capsule endoscopy is more effective in diagnosing patients with suspected Crohn's Disease than conventional methods, such as small bowel x-ray and endo<br><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030219/nyw065_1.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030219/nyw065_1.html</a><br>Result found by: Yahoo! 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``xPrinted in the Las Vegas SUN February 20, 2003.<br>Posted to RISG List server by Liz Kilpatrick <br><br><a href="http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/thrive/2003/feb/20/022007011.html">http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/thrive/2003/feb/20/022007011.html</a><br><br>Gene Helps Determine How Much You Hurt<br>By LAURAN NEERGAARD<br>AP Medical Writer<br>February 20, 2003, 6:53 PM EST<br><br>WASHINGTON -- When it comes to pain, people can be wimps, stoics or<br>somewhere in between. Now scientists have found one reason -- a variation in a single gene that shows stoics really can tolerate more pain.<br><br>The discovery by University of Michigan neuroscientists emphasizes the need to customize pain treatment -- and might even allow doctors to soon try predicting which patients will respond to a certain kind of medication.<br><br>People's perceptions of pain are tremendously variable. A crushing blow to one person can be trivial to another; likewise, pain medication that helps one patient may do nothing for the next.<br><br>The new research shows how much you suffer is due at least partly to a gene that helps regulate how many natural painkillers, called endorphins, your body produces.<br><br>The gene produces an enzyme called COMT that metabolizes the brain chemical dopamine, which acts as a signal messenger between brain cells.<br><br>Everyone has two copies of this gene, one inherited from each parent -- but they can inherit forms that differ by one amino acid. The COMT gene that contains the amino acid methionine, or met, is less active than if it contained the amino acid valine, or val.<br><br>Dr. Jon-Kar Zubieta put 29 healthy young adults into brain-imaging PET<br>scanners. He injected their jaw muscles with enough salt water to make them really ache, simulating a painful condition called temporomandibular joint syndrome, or TMJ. Zubieta measured how their brain cells reacted while the volunteer victims rated, every 15 seconds, how much they hurt during the 20-minute pain cycle.<br><br>People who had two copies of the val-COMT gene were stoics. They withstood significantly greater saline doses than other volunteers while rating the resulting pain as less bothersome, Zubieta reports in Friday's edition of the journal Science.<br><br>The PET scans verified that response: Painkilling endorphins were much more active in these people's brains.<br><br>In contrast, people with two copies of the met-COMT gene suffered the most pain from the smallest saline injections -- and had far less natural painkiller action.<br><br>People who inherited both a met and val gene copy tolerated pain at levels between the two extremes.<br><br>A quarter of the U.S. population carries the "stoic" gene variation while another quarter has the gene variant that makes them super-sensitive to pain, Zubieta estimates.<br><br>Why would a gene that regulates dopamine also affect painkilling endorphins Too much dopamine in the brain reduces endorphin content, Zubieta explained.<br>People with the double-val gene make a very potent COMT enzyme that clears out dopamine rapidly, triggering more endorphin production, while people with the double-met gene have the opposite reaction.<br><br>It's an important discovery, said neurobiologist Adron Harris of the<br>University of Texas at Austin, who has long studied why men and women<br>tolerate pain differently.<br><br>One reason: When standard pain medications fail, antidepressants that target dopamine sometimes relieve severe, chronic pain. But there has been no way to predict who might benefit. The new research suggests a simple gene test might soon solve that problem, Harris said.<br><br>"Certainly the need to individualize pain treatment ... is great, and is now done mostly by trial and error," he said. "This (research) is really getting to molecular medicine or genetic medicine, where you're using the genotype to predict which drug would be best for the person."<br><br>Pain response clearly depends on more than a single gene, Zubieta cautioned. For example, in another study, he found women tolerate pain better during the time of the menstrual cycle when estrogen levels are highest.<br><br>And Zubieta's ultimate goal isn't just to predict pain tolerance, but to understand what combination of genetics and other factors make certain people more vulnerable to painful diseases, like the joint-afflicting fibromyalgia that tends to strike women.``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xGene Helps Determine How Much You Hurt``x1046466025,49838,``x``x
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Those who served in the Gulf War are given a<br>diagnosis of GWS, while civilians are diagnosed with CFS.<br>Found by: The Boston Globe<br><a href="http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/083/letter/Two_syndromes_are_similar+.shtml">http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/083/letter/Two_syndromes_are_similar+.shtml</a><br><br>****Crohn's<br><br>ABCNEWS.com : One Woman's Battle With Colon Cancer   new<br>March 21, 2003 /images/spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" alt=""> Local children crawl through a 40 foot long 4 foot high model of a colon in Washington Wednesday, March ...<br>Found by: ABCNews.com, FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/living/Healthology/HS_coloncancer_030321.html">http://abcnews.go.com/sections/living/Healthology/HS_coloncancer_030321.html</a><br><br>Tests curb deaths from colon cancer   new<br>During the past year, three friends have been battling colon cancer, but in only one was the disease detected before it had spread to other organs. That one is a physician in his 50s who has had frequent colonoscopies because his mother died of the disease at an early age. Found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><a href="http://www2.ocregister.com/ocrweb/ocr/article.do?id=30614&section=HEALTH_FITNESS&subsection=HEALTH_FITNESS_COLUMNS&year=2003&month=3&day=25">http://www2.ocregister.com/ocrweb/ocr/article.do?id=30614&section=HEALTH_FITNESS&subsection=HEALTH_FITNESS_COLUMNS&year=2003&month=3&day=25</a><br><br>Cancer survivor inspired to tell others about the disease   new<br>JoEllen DeLuca was finishing up chemotherapy for stage two colon cancer when she found a mentor two years ago who was fighting the same type of cancer, despite all the odds against her.<br>Found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><a href="http://www.goupstate.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Site=SJ&Date=20030324&Category=NEWS&ArtNo=303240312&Ref=AR&Profile=1019&SectionCat=FRONTPAGE">http://www.goupstate.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Site=SJ&Date=20030324&Category=NEWS&ArtNo=303240312&Ref=AR&Profile=1019&SectionCat=FRONTPAGE</a><br><br>****Irritable Bowel Syndrome IBS<br><br>Clinical Trials Update: Mar. 19, 2003   new<br>...-- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) A research study of an investigational medication designed to relieve the constipation and...- Mar 19 11:56 PM ET<br>Found by: Yahoo! 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News<br><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030321/nyf009_1.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030321/nyf009_1.html</a><br><br>Psoriasis treatment shows promise   new<br>Patients with psoriasis, a debilitating and sometimes life-threatening skin condition, showed significant improvement after weekly injections of an experimental drug from two Bay Area biotech companies, according to results released Friday.... a related condition, psoriatic arthritis.But...<br>Found by: The Mercury News<br><a href="http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/business/5455955.htm">http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/business/5455955.htm</a><br><br>Study Sheds Light On Psoriatic Arthritis   new<br>Mar 25 2003 10:48AM GMT<br>Found by: Moreover<br><a href="http://www.newsday.com/news/health/ny-dsfocus3189465mar25,0,1504990.story?coll=ny%2Dhealth%2Dheadlines">http://www.newsday.com/news/health/ny-dsfocus3189465mar25,0,1504990.story?coll=ny%2Dhealth%2Dheadlines</a><br><br>Four Clinical Trials Presented at AAD Show Ligand's Targretin, Panretin Demonstrate Promising Activity in Range of Dermatologic Disorders   new<br>...-- *T Low-Dose Targretin + Narrowband UVB Clears Psoriatic Lesions in Three Heavily Pre-...- Mar 24 8:48 PM ET<br>Found by: Yahoo! 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Announces Final Results of Milnacipran Phase II Clinical Trial in Fibromyalgia   new<br>...It is associated with other functional somatic syndromes such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), chronic headache, temporomandicular joint dysfunction syndrome (TMJ) and multiple chemical...- Mar 21 6:30 AM ET Found by: Yahoo! News<br><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/030321/215089_1.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/030321/215089_1.html</a><br><br>More May be at Risk from Smallpox Inoculations   new<br>... and individuals with compromised immune systems resulting from diseases like HIV ( news - web sites) or cancer. Nevertheless, current U.S. Centers for Disease...... a category that included burns, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and inflammatory bowel disease. In the rest of New York state, 240,170 (19 percent) of the 1,...- Mar 25 9:33 PM ET<br>Found by: Yahoo! 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It's not even a close <br>call... in most cases the difference is substantial..also, for reasons not clearly understood several of benzodiazepams also relieve symptoms of fibromyalgia and related symptoms indicative of spondy auto-immune diseases..Here's the link..<br><a href="http://www.nami.org/helpline/effexor.htm">http://www.nami.org/helpline/effexor.htm</a><br><br>these are url's to sites which have a lot of relavence to anyone with spondy's-esp Reiter's aka Reactive Arthritis<br><br><a href="http://www.findarticles.com/PI/index.jhtml">http://www.findarticles.com/PI/index.jhtml</a><br>this is a  favorite link..contains any article on any subject that is current. i typed prostatitis into search field and got 178 articles in about 3 sec..<br><br><a href="http://www.projectlinks.org/reiters/">http://www.projectlinks.org/reiters/</a><br>this is a link library of sorts..it contains a dozen links on reactive arthritis.. . not even sure who did all the work. but it was last updated over 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Thank you for your any contributions. <br><br>This link found by Connie has a tremendous amount of relavence for me in a very personal way..Had this survey on incidence of both HLA-B27 positive and HLA-B27 negative genes been avail in mid-80's i would have been diagnosed  a full 10yrs earlier than the '95 diag i finally got..i had a 'hotshot' (hosp words) out of Harvard Medical..he was infect disease specialist but told my other drs at st johns that he knew exactly what disease i had based on symptoms..He asked me to take blood test to confirm his findings and then treatment could start..He called me at home shortly after and said he was wrong about diagnosis..he said unfortunately blood test was Negative..i didn't know name of test for several years when i learned it was HLA-B27 gene test..<br><br><a href="http://www.spondylitis.org/news.asp">http://www.spondylitis.org/news.asp</a><br><br>Possibly the most painful and baffling aspect of Reiter's and Ankylosing (and to a lesser extent other spondy's) is the way the disease manifests itself through urinary tract.symptoms.For years i've had eye symptoms as well as urinary..i use to say i didn't know which was worse..well i finally decided, urinary just because of the level of pain and fact that so little can  be done for it in any meaningful way...plus there is so much ignorance and misunderstanding..i wish these articles on urethritis and prostatitis had been written 20yrs ago.it would have made a <br>difference..but even today causes and descriptions and etiology are <br>poorly understand..read these articles and next time your doctor says something like,' you couldn't possibly have prostatitis because there is no infection', you will be able to politely rebutt that position because it is totally false....read on<br><br><a href="http://www.prostatitis.org/otherproblem.html">http://www.prostatitis.org/otherproblem.html</a><br><br><a href="http://home.swipnet.se/isop/Philadelphia.htm">http://home.swipnet.se/isop/Philadelphia.htm</a><br><br><a href="http://home.swipnet.se/isop/torontosun.htm">http://home.swipnet.se/isop/torontosun.htm</a><br><br>These links were forwarded to me from Janet Turner and i'm grateful:<br><br>I noticed there are several Spanish-speaking members of the group recently.<br>I thought this new website might be of interest to them:<br><a href="http://www.genome.gov/sglossary.cfm">http://www.genome.gov/sglossary.cfm</a> It's too bad the press release for the website was in English. Our government's a little slow on the uptake sometimes.Janet in SF<br><br>The Spanish "Talking Glossary of Genetics" is available<br>free on NHGRI's Web site at<br><http://www.genome.gov/sglossary.cfm>. The genetics<br>glossary is an innovative combination of text,<br>illustrations and audio commentary in an accessible, user-<br>friendly format. Students, teachers, medical professionals,<br>librarians, journalists and others will discover easy-to-<br>understand explanations of key genetics terms.<br><br><br>Beyond its standard dictionary-style definitions, the<br>glossary also includes in-depth audio clips -- spoken<br>explanations -- provided by Spanish-speaking genetic<br>researchers. The audio clips can be heard in RealAudio, a<br>common audio player compatible with most Internet browsers.<br>The player can be downloaded for free on the glossary page<br>at the NHGRI Web site.<br><br>   National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)<br><br><a href="http://genome.gov/">http://genome.gov/</a><br><br><br>"It's a bit like having your own private genetics teacher<br>available anytime you wish to explain the definition of<br>genetic terms such as pedigree, DNA or chromosome," said<br>Jeff Witherly, director of NHGRI's Office of Science<br>Education, which managed the Spanish glossary project and<br>its English counterpart.<br><br>In addition to the online version, NHGRI is also making the<br>Spanish glossary available, free of charge, as a limited<br>edition CD-ROM, to libraries and educators without access<br>to the Internet. 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``x****Ankylosing Spondylitis<br><br>Aggressive Management Can Help Long Term Function In Ankylosing Spondylitis <br>Aggressive management of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) improve long-term functioning ability, say researchers. Clinicians at the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath, England, looked into finding predictors for long term outcome among AS patients. They assessed data on the possible factors among 311 AS patients, 252 of whom were men ...<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256CF7004E1F6C?OpenDocument&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&c=&count=10">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256CF7004E1F6C?OpenDocument&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&c=&count=10</a><br><br><br>****Autoimmune<br><br>The 'inflammation theory': Immune-system errors linked to more illnesses   new<br>It is seen as the response of the "shock troops" of the body's defenses against injury or infection. But scientists have long known that the process can boomerang.<br>Found by: Seattle Times<br><a href="http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=inflame18&date=20030218">http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=inflame18&date=20030218</a><br><br>ABCNEWS.com : Unraveling the Mystery of Autoimmunity   new<br>March 11, 2003 /images/spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" alt=""> Unraveling the Mystery of Autoimmunity N E W Y O R K � Everybody wants to have a strong immune system. 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Nutrition scientists are still exploring, with the hopes of discovering, ways that...<br>Found by: Seattle Times<br><a href="http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=healthbox11&date=20020911">http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=healthbox11&date=20020911</a><br><br>Multiple Sclerosis 101<br><a href="http://www.healthology.com/webcast_transcript.asp?f=m_sclerosis&b=abcnews&c=m_sclerosis_ms101&transcript=yes&spg=VID">http://www.healthology.com/webcast_transcript.asp?f=m_sclerosis&b=abcnews&c=m_sclerosis_ms101&transcript=yes&spg=VID</a><br><br>News about health and medicine   new<br>Multiple sclerosis may stem from an earlier bout of mononucleosis, a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association says. The Epstein-Barr virus causes mononucleosis...<br>Found by: Seattle Times<br><a href="http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=healthvitals06&date=20030406">http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=healthvitals06&date=20030406</a><br><br>Specificity of genetic and environmental risk factors for use and abuse/dependence of cannabis, cocaine, hallucinogens, sedatives, stimulants, and opiates in male twins<br>The misuse of psychoactive substances may depend more upon environmental experiences unique to the individual rather than genetic and shared environmental effects...<br><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12668357&dopt=Abstract">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12668357&dopt=Abstract</a><br><br>AAN: Chlamydia Pneumoniae Infections Linked to Disease Flare-Ups in Multiple Sclerosis Patients <br>By Jill Stein HONOLULU, HI -- April 3, 2003 -- Chlamydia pneumoniae infections are associated with an increased risk for exacerbations in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS), investigators reported here at the 55 th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology. 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Thank you for your any contributions.  <br><br><br>This link to Arthritis sight comes from Janet Turner..She says,<br><br>I've found the arthritisinsight.com website to be helpful.  You can sign up<br>to receive a weekly newsletter in your e-mail.<br><a href="http://www.arthritisinsight.com/community/newsletter/">http://www.arthritisinsight.com/community/newsletter/</a><br><br>              *********<br><br>Since one of the hallmarks of our respective spondy's is often pain, chronic and otherwise, it seemed worthwhile to highlight a few links...<br><br> This is one of the most comprehensive sites covering all aspects of chronic.pain..the author is Lois  Randall, who among many other things, developed the Randall pain scale.. The site is a must see for anyone struggling against pain, chronic or otherwise.<br><br>I pasted just a few of her own words under heading "Who am I"<br><br><br>Who: My name is Lois Randall.  I'm a 60 year old woman who became disABLEd following a back injury 18 years ago.  Since then I've had 4 major low back surgeries.  Although these were successful in reducing my leg symptoms for a time, I had a failed fusion and my pain increased to a point where I had to make serious and committed changes to my attitude as well as to my lifestyle.  Some of these "adjustments" were voluntary, others weren't.<br>      After doing a lot of research, I created InfoMIN to provide others with a web site that puts what I consider to be good chronic pain, illness, and disability information and resources together all in one place.  I hope these resources will provide the kind of information and support that will help others learn to live with chronic pain and still maintain a good quality of life. <br><br><a href="http://www2.rpa.net/~lrandall/index.html">http://www2.rpa.net/~lrandall/index.html</a><br><br>And these further pain sites have helped a lot of people... <br><br><a href="http://www.theacpa.org/">http://www.theacpa.org/</a> <br><br><a href="http://www.chronicpaincanada.org/">http://www.chronicpaincanada.org/</a><br><br><a href="http://www.painandthelaw.org/">http://www.painandthelaw.org/</a><br><br>No collection of links to pain sites would be complete without including "ChronicPain at YahooGroups"  many of RISG members share membership with ChronicPain..The moderators are Linda Darwent,  Ray Neal (Ray in Virginia), and John Hower .<br><br><a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chronic_pain/">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chronic_pain/</a><br><br>****Doctor's Guide Search results.<br><br>Search results 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``x****Autoimmune<br><br>BOTHELL --- Her hand trembles as she leafs through old war photos, a sporadic quiver as inexplicable as her other symptoms: night sweats, rashes, fatigue, fleshy lumps called rheumatoid nodules that swell up around her joints.<br><a href="http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis/web/vortex/display?slug=gulf09m&date=20030309">http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis/web/vortex/display?slug=gulf09m&date=20030309</a><br><br>Medical researchers are becoming increasingly convinced that the most primitive part of the immune system, usually the body's first defense against infection and injury, may play a crucial role in some of the most devastating afflictions of modern humans, including heart disease, cancer, diabetes and possibly Alzheimer's.<br><a href="http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=inflame18&date=20030218">http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=inflame18&date=20030218</a><br><br>****Chronic Fatigue Syndrome<br><br>The opponent still lies within for Donald Watts, the same as it has since his early years at the University of Washington when he first experienced the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome.<br><a href="http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=eastnotes28&date=20030128">http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=eastnotes28&date=20030128</a><br><br>****Irritable Bowel Syndrome IBS<br><br>Josie had celiac disease, a chronic ailment caused by an immune reaction to gluten, a protein in wheat and several other grains.<br>That disease, it is becoming clear, is far more common than doctors have been taught. New research reveals celiac disease may be one of the most common genetic diseases, affecting perhaps as many as 2 million Americans. Most physicians strongly recommend the intestine be viewed and biopsied through a fiber-optic endoscope to confirm the diagnosis before a person embarks on a gluten-free diet, which is very hard to follow for a lifetime.<br><a href="http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=celiac11&date=20030211">http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=celiac11&date=20030211</a><br><br>****Inflammatory Bowel Disease IBD / Crohn's / Ulcerative colitis<br><br>A genetically engineered molecule has produced promising results in studies of its use against multiple sclerosis and Crohn's disease, two conditions in which the body mistakenly attacks its own tissue.<br><a href="http://www.freep.com/news/health/newx7_20030107.htm">http://www.freep.com/news/health/newx7_20030107.htm</a><br><br>Q: I have been reading in magazines about good bacteria in foods and pills that are good for your health.<br><a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/food/20020418nutqa0418fnp6.asp">http://www.post-gazette.com/food/20020418nutqa0418fnp6.asp</a><br><br>ZymoGenetics begins experimental drug tests in humans <br><a href="http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=zymo05&date=20030205">http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=zymo05&date=20030205</a><br><br>****Medical Marijuana<br><br>Congressmen co-sponsor bill to legalize need for medical marijuana<br><a href="http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/5596624.htm">http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/5596624.htm</a><br><br>****Psoriatic Arthritis / Psoriasis<br><br>4 biotechs racing to treat psoriasis <a href="http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=psoriasis01&date=20030401">http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=psoriasis01&date=20030401</a><br><br>Competition expected for new, improved psoriasis drugs <br><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/03/24/BU246212.DTL">http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/03/24/BU246212.DTL</a><br><br>Concussions may affect brain for many days <br><a href="http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=medical01&date=20030201">http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=medical01&date=20030201</a><br><br>****RISG.ORG Member Suggested Links. 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Thank you for your any contributions.  <br><br>Links to Depression and the Spondys<br> <br>Unfortunately, along with chronic pain and other symptoms which limit mobility and independence, comes Depression and Anxiety..It's not always the case and length of illness plays a determing role..But generally speaking depression is often part of collateral damage for those who live with  spondyloarthropathies .          <br>  <br>About 15 years ago i got a call from one of my oldest friends and much to my surprise he asked if i'd ever had been depressed?..He confessed that he'd been experiencing some dark moments and general "Blue" feelings..I was stunned and said, no, i had never had any such feelings..not ever..Two facts quickly....My friend was about 60 at time..while i was 47 yr old   and even then had pronounced symptoms,esp eyes..but no diagnosis of Reiter's .   <br> <br>That was then...this is Now..I'm presently taking medicine for both depression and anxiety..Thing is, i didn't know i was depressed or suffering anxiety..One day about 4 yrs ago, i got very upset with one of my doctors..i just blew up over something which was really minor..fortunately this person had been practicing for about 30 yrs and made it clear that she was scheduling appt with outpatient psych and was told "you will keep appointment..It was not optional"  i owe so much to that Dr ..Because of her i was diag properly with depression as well as anxiety...I don't know exactly when the change took place but somewhere in last 7 or 8 yrs symptoms of Reiter's (Reactive Arthritis) caught up with me..I take sertraline and lorazepam and both have helped tremendously..<br> Here are some good links for recognizing and dealing with depression..<br> <br>At this site you will find comprehensive look at Arthritis and Depression.<br><a href="http://arthritisinsight.com/feature/depression/down.html">http://arthritisinsight.com/feature/depression/down.html</a><br> <br>This site has just 'About'  everything you could possibly want to know about the subject of Depression, with dozens of good links...<br><a href="http://depression.about.com/library/weekly/aa040698.htm?terms=depression">http://depression.about.com/library/weekly/aa040698.htm?terms=depression</a><br> <br>Yahoo Groups has a Support Gpoup for anyone with depression; or anyone who thinks they may be experiencing symptoms of depression..<br><a href="http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/dir/Health___Wellness/Support/Illnesses/Mental_Health_Disorders/Mood_Disorders/Depressive_Disorders?show_groups=1">http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/dir/Health___Wellness/Support/Illnesses/Mental_Health_Disorders/Mood_Disorders/Depressive_Disorders?show_groups=1</a><br> <br>            ***********************<br> <br>Also this week, Janet Turner sent this excellent Link to Intelihealth ...featuring Harvard Medical School Commentary <br>Another useful web resource I like is the weekly   e-mail newsletters from intelihealth.com.  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``x****Ankylosing Spondylitis<br><br>Predictors of Longterm Outcome in Ankylosing Spondylitis<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256CF7004E1F6C?OpenDocument&id=3AC47D820742B85085256C6A00655FC5&c=&count=10">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256CF7004E1F6C?OpenDocument&id=3AC47D820742B85085256C6A00655FC5&c=&count=10</a><br><br><br>****Autoimmune<br><br>Life-sciences fund makes first 7 loans <br>2003/04/20 New methods to determine blood type and detect prostate cancer are among the first seven projects to gain investments from BioAdvance, the Philadelphia region's life-sciences greenhouse.... antibodies to study autoimmune diseases when...<br>Result found by: Philadelphia Inquirer Online<br><a href="http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/business/5672251.htm">http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/business/5672251.htm</a><br><br>Kevin Baker <br>2003/04/21 Molecular biologist Kevin Baker first yearned to be a scientist at about age 10, after an uncle gave him a children's science encyclopedia as a gift. ...<br>Result found by: Washington Post<br><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4225-2003Apr21.html">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4225-2003Apr21.html</a><br><br><br>****Inflammatory Bowel Disease IBD / Crohn's / Ulcerative colitis<br><br>Risky experiment ahead for teenager with Crohn's disease <br>2003/02/10 Risky experiment ahead for teenager with Crohn's disease Tristate donations help family pay for stem-cell program By Tim Bonfield The Cincinnati... ...step begins in an experimental treatment for a boy with a severe case of Crohn's disease. Fifteen-year-<br>Result found by: The Cincinnati Post & Enquirer<br><a href="http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2003/02/10/loc_crohnsboy10.html">http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2003/02/10/loc_crohnsboy10.html</a><br><br>Emerging biotech field uses genetics to predict drug reactions <br>2003/04/21 Some patients get no relief from high doses of the pain-killer codeine. Some children with leukemia can die from the drug used to treat them.... markets to fight Crohn's disease, a...<br><a href="http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/5682016.htm">http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/5682016.htm</a><br>Result found by: The Mercury News<br><br>See genes <br>2003/04/20 Some patients get no relief from high doses of the pain-killer codeine. Some children with leukemia can die from the drug used to treat them. Now, several companies and medical laboratories are developing rapid genetic tests to determine who is likely to r<br><a href="http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/business/5676141.htm">http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/business/5676141.htm</a><br>Result found by: The Mercury News<br><br>Experimental treatment may give boy 2nd chance <br>2002/12/30 TWP. - In 1999, Eric Page was considered an inspiration to others with Crohn's disease, a progressive digestive disorder, because he was managing his... ...Crohn's is a fairly common, but often misunderstood disease that attacks the digestive tract. Abou<br><a href="http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2002/12/30/loc_mxboy30.html">http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2002/12/30/loc_mxboy30.html</a><br>Result found by: The Cincinnati Post & Enquirer<br><br>No Title <br>2003/01/08 between Crohn's disease and appendicitis. A new study in Gastroenterology finds that patients who are prone to appendicitis are also prone to Crohn's,... ...developed Crohn's, 56 percent had undergone appendectomy. Other findings: Patients whose appendix<br><a href="http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2003/01/08/tem_health08bodymind.html">http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2003/01/08/tem_health08bodymind.html</a><br>Result found by: The Cincinnati Post & Enquirer<br><br><br>****Iritis Uveitis Eye<br><br>Immunological effects of allopurinol in the treatment of experimental autoimmune uveitis (EAU) after onset of the disease<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=3AC47D820742B85085256C6A00655FC5&newsid=8525697700573E1885256D09006C3B77&prevpage=0&u=GOTO//www.eur-j-ophthalmol.com/ejo/index.asp?a=abstract&id=2FA92F67-28E1-4B53-9DD2-7653D7D&ref=">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=3AC47D820742B85085256C6A00655FC5&newsid=8525697700573E1885256D09006C3B77&prevpage=0&u=GOTO//www.eur-j-ophthalmol.com/ejo/index.asp?a=abstract&id=2FA92F67-28E1-4B53-9DD2-7653D7D&ref=</a><br><br><br>****Medications<br><br>COX-2-specific inhibitors and the kidney: effect on hypertension and oedema <br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=3AC47D820742B85085256C6A00655FC5&newsid=8525697700573E1885256D05002EA4F8&prevpage=0&u=GOTO//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12683425&dopt=Abstract&ref=">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=3AC47D820742B85085256C6A00655FC5&newsid=8525697700573E1885256D05002EA4F8&prevpage=0&u=GOTO//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12683425&dopt=Abstract&ref=</a><br><br><br>****Psoriatic Arthritis / Psoriasis<br><br><a href="http://www.psoriasissupport.com/">http://www.psoriasissupport.com/</a><br><a href="http://www.psoriasis.org/home/">http://www.psoriasis.org/home/</a><br><a href="http://www.stepintomyskin.org/">http://www.stepintomyskin.org/</a><br><br><br>****Spondyloarthropathies<br><br>Antinuclear antibodies following infliximab treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis or spondylarthropathy <br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=3AC47D820742B85085256C6A00655FC5&newsid=8525697700573E1885256D05005D908C&prevpage=0&u=GOTO//www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/104519736/START&ref=">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=3AC47D820742B85085256C6A00655FC5&newsid=8525697700573E1885256D05005D908C&prevpage=0&u=GOTO//www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/104519736/START&ref=</a><br><br><br>****Other<br><br>Ultra-Low Dose Oral Contraceptive Effective Against Acne <br>An ultra-low dose oral contraceptive offers an attractive alternative single or associated medication in the management of acne in women and girls. The 20 microgram levonorgestrel/estradiol combination oral contraceptive (Alesse, Wyeth) effectively reduces non-inflammatory and inflammatory lesions in mild-to-moderate acne, with a side-effects ...<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256CF700394ACC?OpenDocument&id=3AC47D820742B85085256C6A00655FC5&c=&count=10">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256CF700394ACC?OpenDocument&id=3AC47D820742B85085256C6A00655FC5&c=&count=10</a><br><br>Chronic pain syndromes and their relation to childhood abuse and stressful life events <br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=3AC47D820742B85085256C6A00655FC5&newsid=8525697700573E1885256CFE00386017&prevpage=0&u=GOTO//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12670615&dopt=Abstract&ref=">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=3AC47D820742B85085256C6A00655FC5&newsid=8525697700573E1885256CFE00386017&prevpage=0&u=GOTO//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12670615&dopt=Abstract&ref=</a><br><br>Bedtime Dosing Significantly Lowers Morning Blood Pressure In Hypertensives <br>Evening administration of the central alpha(2)-agonists guanabenz and clonidine effectively suppresses elevated blood pressure in the morning in hypertensive patients. Researchers in Sendai, Japan, assigned 133 patients with morning hypertension to receive once-daily evening administration of guanabenz or clonidine for four weeks. Guanabenz 2.0 <br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256CF7003550C5?OpenDocument&id=3AC47D820742B85085256C6A00655FC5&c=&count=10">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256CF7003550C5?OpenDocument&id=3AC47D820742B85085256C6A00655FC5&c=&count=10</a><br><br>Triphasic Oral Contraceptive Containing Norgestimate, Ethinyl Estradiol Effective in Treating Women with Acne Vulgaris <br>Fertile women who develop mild to moderate acne vulgaris can be treated effectively with oral contraceptives (OC) containing norgestimate and ethinyl estradiol, say Austrian researchers. P. G. Sato and colleagues from the Department of Special and Environmental Dermatology, University of Vienna, General Hospital, evaluated the efficacy of a <br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256D04004C7E8F?OpenDocument&id=3AC47D820742B85085256C6A00655FC5&c=&count=10">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256D04004C7E8F?OpenDocument&id=3AC47D820742B85085256C6A00655FC5&c=&count=10</a><br><br>Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Update For China And Hong Kong <br>GENEVA, SWITZERLAND -- April 17, 2003 -- Chinese authorities have today reported 12 new cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Nine new cases were reported from Guangdong Province, and one each in Inner Mongolia and Sichuan Province. Ningxia, a poor province in the remote western part of the country, announced its first case today. <br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256D0B0068A03F?OpenDocument&id=3AC47D820742B85085256C6A00655FC5&c=&count=10">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256D0B0068A03F?OpenDocument&id=3AC47D820742B85085256C6A00655FC5&c=&count=10</a><br><br>World Health Organization Extends SARS-Related Travel Advice <br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256D11005E0CD2?OpenDocument&id=3AC47D820742B85085256C6A00655FC5&c=SARS&count=10">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256D11005E0CD2?OpenDocument&id=3AC47D820742B85085256C6A00655FC5&c=SARS&count=10</a><br><br><br><br>****RISG.ORG Member Suggested Links. If you have any links to articles you would like to have included in this weekly mailing<br>and on our current news page please send to jeff@risg.org.   Thank you for your contributions.  <br><br>I sometimes find myself saying (to myself) that i'm going over the top in describing  certain things and this may be one of those times; but i don't think so.. . So with that in mind these two websites are so valuable that no one with even the sniffles should be without them ....I remember when Ed McMahon would say "Everything you could possibly want to know , ever hope to know, is contained in this little  book" (holding up a book) ...Well these two sites have similar status  for me . They contain a plethora of good info on practically all aspects of athhritis and on pills, tablets, infusions,etc..Example i ran out of ibuprophen today and just found a tablet which looked like 200mg of ibuprophen; but before swallowing, i went to www.RxList.com and typed monograph ,I-2, and knew instantly it was allright to take because the imprint code said it was ibuprophen,! then went on to describe other particulars...just a great site which deserves a Link...<br><br>Search results for ' *I-2':<br>Each result includes the imprint code, the brand or generic name, strength, manufacturer, and description of the dosage form.<br>Imprint Code:  I-2<br><br>Drug/Strength/Manufacturer: Ibuprofen 200mg - Murfreesboro<br><br>Description: I-2 - Brown - Round - Film Coated Tablet <br><br><a href="http://www.rxlist.com">http://www.rxlist.com</a> <br><br>                  ***<br>The second site is one of the About.com sites..<br><br> i get their weekly subscription....well worth a 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``xSupplemental<br>Etanercept Not Recommended For Patients With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. Patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis who are treated with etanercept may experience an initial positive response but often fail to maintain improvement, and they may experience a wide variety of severe side effects. Researchers suggest that alternative therapeutic management may be necessary for patients with systemic-onset JIA who ...<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256D05005E6B51?OpenDocument&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&c=&count=10">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256D05005E6B51?OpenDocument&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&c=&count=10</a><br><br>Age at disease onset and diagnosis delay in HLA-B27 negative vs. positive patients with ankylosing spondylitis<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&newsid=8525697700573E1885256D0A0048652F&prevpage=0&u=GOTO//link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00296/contents/02/00237/&ref=">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&newsid=8525697700573E1885256D0A0048652F&prevpage=0&u=GOTO//link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00296/contents/02/00237/&ref=</a>``xRick``xrick@risg.org``xSupplemental``x1051203844,80089,``x``x
``x****Autoimmune<br><br>C. Janeway, studied immunity <br>2003/04/27 Dr. Charles Alderson Janeway Jr., a renowned immunobiologist at the Yale medical school often referred to as the father of the understanding of innate immunity, the human body's first line of defense against infection, died on April 12 at his home in New H<br><a href="http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/5728530.htm">http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/5728530.htm</a><br>Result found by: The Mercury News<br><br>Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Health, Science and Environment <br>Abstract: Latrobe teens isolate 2 new species of viruses Saturday, April 26, 2003 By Byron Spice, Post-Gazette Science Editor For two students at Greater Latrobe Senior High School, biological discovery began with dirty french fries retrieved from the cafe<br><a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/healthscience/20030426phage0426p3.asp">http://www.post-gazette.com/healthscience/20030426phage0426p3.asp</a><br>Result found by: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette<br><br>****Chronic Fatigue Syndrome<br><br>Living - The Cincinnati Post <br>she caught a cold, and never recovered. Beverly Nye was diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. "That was a struggle," Nye said about the disorder...<br><a href="http://www.cincypost.com/2003/04/26/nye042603.html">http://www.cincypost.com/2003/04/26/nye042603.html</a><br>Result found by: The Cincinnati Post & Enquirer<br><br>****Inflammatory Bowel Disease IBD / Crohn's / Ulcerative colitis<br><br>An intestine that inspires fortitude <br>2003/04/27 So there I was, on hands and knees, crawling through a 40-foot long, 4-foot-high human colon. It wasn't a real colon, of course. No human has a colon that size, except maybe Marlon Brando, and I'm sure he has security people to prevent media access.... int<br><a href="http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/living/5728488.htm">http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/living/5728488.htm</a><br>Result found by: The Mercury News<br><br>SUICIDE WATCH - Did a powerful acne drug play a role in a Palo Alto 14-year-old's killing himself? <br>2003/04/27<br><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/04/27/CM256339.DTL">http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/04/27/CM256339.DTL</a><br>Result found by: SF Gate<br><br>****Medical Marijuana<br><br>Calif. Officials Sue U.S. Over Drug Raid <br>2003/04/23 SANTA CRUZ, Calif. 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If you have any links to articles you would like to have included in this weekly mailing<br>and on our current news page please send to jeff@risg.org.   Thank you for your contributions.  <br><br>These links are from Connie Abbey (in absentia). i used the archives to search for links she's mentioned in her many posts..<br>it goes without saying that Connie's absence is strongly felt.....<br> <br>Along with Rick, Ray, Matt, Brother Dewi (+Dave)  and a handful of others, these members have contributed so much..When even one is away from the Group, their absence is noticed..in the case of Connie (Granny of 9) my prayers are with her and her husband..God Bless...<br> <br>Crohn's is a spondyloarthropathy. TNFalpha-blocking agents <br>have been shown to be highly effective in Crohn's disease.<br><br><a href="http://www.arc.org.uk/about_arth/med_reports/series4/tr/6604/6604.htm">http://www.arc.org.uk/about_arth/med_reports/series4/tr/6604/6604.htm</a><br> <br> <br>I recall this second  post from Connie very well and  had some second thoughts about including here because it proved to be a little controversial back in March when subj of lymphoma was brought up.<br>.I am presently taking enbrel (etanercept) and have just begun to notice some very promising results; but want to maintain my guard now that i've entered 8th week ...I think Connie's admonition here is very important, so it's being included as a Link..<br> <br><a href="http://www.cancerpage.com/cancernews/cancernews5326.htm">http://www.cancerpage.com/cancernews/cancernews5326.htm</a>  <br>Etanercept and Infliximab May Be Associated with Development of <br>Lymphoma<br><br><a 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Thank you for your contributions.  <br><br>I recently ran low on food and was left with very few choices other than tuna, sardines, spinach and lots of tomato (paste,sauce,whole,etc).  i also ran out of milk and just didn't feel like shopping at the time...so for the next few days i had a lot of the above and very little coffee because of no milk products....and by the second day, i noticed a  change in my level of inflammation (down) and my sense of well being (up)..<br> <br>None of this should have come as a surprise because i've known for awhile that fish can reduce inflammatory response..thing is i really don't like fish at all..i can stand tuna but that's about it..i know other menbers have mentioned anti-inflammatory diets and i remember several people who have stuck with it for awhile..maybe still on it ..i just can't remember who it was..I now have my own proof of the efficacy of adhearing to such foods and if anyone is interested, i've tried to come up with a few good Links...<br> <br>January 1, 2003 - Eating more fish and fresh vegetables and taking anti-inflammatory dietary supplements can reduce the symptoms of arthritis, asthma, and other "-itis" diseases. 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Thank you for your contributions.  <br><br>When i was first diagnosed with ReA in '95 my Dr at time insisted on my doing several things and near the top of list was "find a pool and start swimming" in fact he put it in prescription form and made me promise i'd follow through..to be honest i was just so grateful to find a Dr would not only listen to me but actually believe me, and on top of that, put a name to all my bizarre symptoms, that i really did try very hard to start a water routine..Even though it was Dec and there were only 2 choices where i lived at time and both were YMCA pools, i talked a friend into taking me just so i could go back to my doctor and honestly say i'd done what he said..<br>I had pretty much forgotten about all that until last week when my PCP at VA here brought up the subject again..During summer it's no problem..I live right on Long Isl Sound..in fact i first learned how to swim in Huntingdon Bay off L I  Sound at about age 4 or 5..so i'm very much at home in these waters..But the other 9 mos of year,, not easy..I'm going to try but in meantime i did some searches for pools, etc and thought I'd share some of Links i came up with..<br> <br>One thing i noticed right away is that cost of buying a pool can be a tax deduction and  not all pools have to be olympic size..I was surprised by how many small efficient-sized pools are avail at relatively low cost.And the therapudic benefit is practically the same..Forinstance take a look at this one:<br> <br><a href="http://www.endlesspools.com/index.html">http://www.endlesspools.com/index.html</a><br>  <br>I also noticed that it 's important to be pro-active...  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``x****Ankylosing Spondylitis<br><br>Drug relieves spine condition <br>2003/05/28 A drug which can help patients with a crippling spinal condition has been licensed for use in the UK.People with Ankylosing Spondylitis will now be able to take infliximab (Remicade), the... BBC <br><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2940836.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2940836.stm</a><br><br>European Union Approves Remicade (Infliximab) For Treatment Of Ankylosing Spondylitis <br>2003/05/21 <br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256D2D006599FD">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256D2D006599FD</a><br><br>New drug for spine disease Wednesday, May 28, 2003 LONDON <br>2003/05/29 People who suffer from a severe form of arthritis of the spine are set to benefit from a new drug that has been licensed to treat the condition in the UK.<br><a href="http://www.health-news.co.uk/showstory.asp?id=112516">http://www.health-news.co.uk/showstory.asp?id=112516</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br>Arthritis wrecks football dream <br>2003/05/25 <br><a href="http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100localnews/page.cfm?objectid=12997344&method=full">http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100localnews/page.cfm?objectid=12997344&method=full</a><br><br>****Autoimmune<br><br>Autoimmune disorders: Autoimmunity trigger <br>2003/05/28 By comparing data from the human and mouse genomes with extensive genetic information from families with and without autoimmune disorders, the CTLA4 gene has been shown to be associated... Nature <br><a href="http://www.nature.com/nature/links/030529/030529-5.html">http://www.nature.com/nature/links/030529/030529-5.html</a><br><br>Cellerant Therapeutics Raises $10 Million for Life-Saving Therapies Based on Blood-Forming Stem Cells; Cellerant Secures Key ... <br>2003/05/29 Cellerant Therapeutics Raises $10 Million for Life-Saving Therapies Based on Blood-Forming Stem Cells; Cellerant Secures Key Licenses from Novartis and Stanford University Business Wire <br><a href="http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/cb_headline.cgi?&story_file=bw.052903/231495039&directory=/altavista&header_file=header.htm&footer_file=">http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/cb_headline.cgi?&story_file=bw.052903/231495039&directory=/altavista&header_file=header.htm&footer_file=</a><br>Result found by: AltaVista News<br><br>****Chronic Fatigue Syndrome<br><br>Hope For Chronic Fatigue Sufferers <br>2003/02/01 ...of the flu - but she never got better. She was later diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention... ...estimates that between 500,000 and a million people in the U.S. have chronic fatigue syndrome. Certain a<br><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/track/search/stories/2003/01/31/earlyshow/saturday/main538838.shtml">http://www.cbsnews.com/track/search/stories/2003/01/31/earlyshow/saturday/main538838.shtml</a><br>Result found by: CBSNews<br><br>****Irritable Bowel Syndrome IBS<br><br>Food Elimination Diet, Based on York Nutritional Laboratories' Food Intolerance Testing, Proven to Reduce Symptoms of Irritable <br>2003/05/28 Food Elimination Diet, Based on York Nutritional Laboratories' Food Intolerance Testing, Proven to Reduce Symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome Reports Business Wire <br><a href="http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/cb_headline.cgi?&story_file=bw.052803/231485618&directory=/altavista&header_file=header.htm&footer_file=">http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/cb_headline.cgi?&story_file=bw.052803/231485618&directory=/altavista&header_file=header.htm&footer_file=</a><br>Result found by: AltaVista News<br><br>****Inflammatory Bowel Disease IBD / Crohn's / Ulcerative colitis<br><br>REMICADE(R) (infliximab) Approved in European Union For Maintenance Dosing in Treatment of Crohn's Disease <br>2003/05/21 <br><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030521/nyw098_1.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030521/nyw098_1.html</a><br><br>Clinical Trials Update: May. 28, 2003 <br>2003/05/28 ...-- Psoriasis and Psoriatic Disorders A research study of an investigational medication for psoriasis....<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20030529/hl_hsn/clinical_trials_update__nbsp_may__28__2003">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20030529/hl_hsn/clinical_trials_update__nbsp_may__28__2003</a><br>Result found by: Yahoo! News<br><br>HOWARD STERN SIDEKICK SECRET SHOCKS LISTENERS: I ALMOST STARVED TO DEATH <br>2003/05/24 ..."inflammatory syndrome" but described symptoms that fit both Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Irritable Bowel Syndrome,...<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/pagesix/20030524/en_pagesix/howard_stern_sidekick_secret_shocks_listeners__i_almost_starved_to_death">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/pagesix/20030524/en_pagesix/howard_stern_sidekick_secret_shocks_listeners__i_almost_starved_to_death</a><br>Result found by: Yahoo! News<br><br>DDW: Even Mild Inflammatory Bowel Disease Adversely Affects Psychosocial Functio... <br>2003/05/24 ORLANDO, FL -- May 23, 2003 -- The social and family functioning of children with even mild inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are adversely affected by the disease, noted researchers here at a May 20 th poster presentation during Digestive Disease Week 2003<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256D2F00694CE8?OpenDocument&id=48DDE4A73E09A969852568880078C249&c=IBD&count=10">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256D2F00694CE8?OpenDocument&id=48DDE4A73E09A969852568880078C249&c=IBD&count=10</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br>Pearl Jam Guitarist Goes Public with Crohn's <br>2003/05/24 By Jonathan Cohen NEW YORK (Billboard) - Some rock stars run offstage into the arms of a beautiful woman, but Pearl Jam lead guitarist Mike McCready often finds himself running ...<br><a href="http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=2811882">http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=2811882</a><br>Result found by: Reuters<br><br>New Drug For MS And Crohn's Disease <br>2003/01/02 New Drug For MS And Crohn's DiseaseJan. 2, 2003 (AP / CBS)Patricia O'Looney, of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, says the future for MS... ...new approach for treating multiple sclerosis and the intestinal ailment Crohn's disease. In preliminary <br><a href="http://cbsnews.cbs.com/track/search/stories/2003/01/02/health/main534961.shtml">http://cbsnews.cbs.com/track/search/stories/2003/01/02/health/main534961.shtml</a><br>Result found by: CBSNews<br><br>Camera offers peek inside <br>2003/05/26 <br><a href="http://www.cincypost.com/2003/05/26/ohpill052603.html">http://www.cincypost.com/2003/05/26/ohpill052603.html</a><br><br>DDW: Natalizumab Improves Quality of Life for Patients with Crohn's Disease <br>2003/05/23 DDW: Natalizumab Improves Quality of Life for Patients with Crohn's Disease By Ed Susman ORLANDO, FL -- May 23, 2003 -- Natalizumab, the investigational monoclonal antibody to alpha-4 integrin, appear Doctors Guide <br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256D2F0056E153">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256D2F0056E153</a><br><br>Trio of trouble: Infection, autoimmunity & inflammation gang up on heart <br>2003/05/16 Trio of trouble: Infection, autoimmunity & inflammation gang up on heart DALLAS, May 13 Chronic infections, autoimmune conditions and inflammation work together to increase the risk of heart disease, Science Blog <br><a href="http://www.scienceblog.com/community/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1632">http://www.scienceblog.com/community/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1632</a><br><br>****Medications<br><br>Amevive (pronounced AM-uh-veev) is a systemic biologic therapy manufactured by Biogen. It was approved in late January 2003 for the treatment of moderate to severe psoriasis in patients who are candidates for systemic therapy or phototherapy.<br><a href="http://www.psoriasis.org/research/biologics/amevive.php">http://www.psoriasis.org/research/biologics/amevive.php</a><br><br>European OK expected for Abbott arthritis drug Humira <br>2003/05/23 Abbott Laboratories received an injection of good news Thursday about the future of its new drug for treating rheumatoid arthritis, which Abbott expects to ultimately generate billions of dollars in sales.<br><a href="http://www.suntimes.com/output/business/cst-fin-abbott23.html">http://www.suntimes.com/output/business/cst-fin-abbott23.html</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br>DDW: NSAIDs Cause Ulcers and Bleeding in Small Intestine <br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256D2D006CC611?OpenDocument&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&c=&count=10">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256D2D006CC611?OpenDocument&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&c=&count=10</a><br><br>AGS: Little Risk of Hypertension with COX-2 Blockers <br>By Roberta Friedman, PhD BALTIMORE, MD -- May 16, 2003 -- Rofecoxib and celecoxib are no more likely than acetaminophen to produce hypertension, according to analyses of trials that compared these agents in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee. Gregory Geba, MD, of Merck & Co., in West Point, Pennsylvania, presented the findings on the blood <br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256D28005E7392?OpenDocument&id=3AC47D820742B85085256C6A00655FC5&c=&count=10">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256D28005E7392?OpenDocument&id=3AC47D820742B85085256C6A00655FC5&c=&count=10</a><br><br>DDW: COX-2 specific Inhibitor Causes Fewer Small Bowel Lesions than Alternative Arthritis Treatment <br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256D2F00771B88?OpenDocument&id=3AC47D820742B85085256C6A00655FC5&c=Arthritis%20Other&count=10">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256D2F00771B88?OpenDocument&id=3AC47D820742B85085256C6A00655FC5&c=Arthritis%20Other&count=10</a><br><br>****Psoriatic Arthritis / Psoriasis<br><br>FDA OKs Psoriasis Drug <br>2003/01/31 FDA OKs Psoriasis DrugWASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2003 (CBS/AP)Psoriasis is thought to form when the immune system runs amok and cells called memory effector... ...(AP) A unique drug that targets renegade immune cells to control hard-to-treat psoriasis won Food<br><a href="http://cbsnews.cbs.com/track/search/stories/2003/01/31/health/main538753.shtml">http://cbsnews.cbs.com/track/search/stories/2003/01/31/health/main538753.shtml</a><br>Result found by: CBSNews<br><br>tulsaworld.com Health <br>2003/05/27<br>Skin Care Women's Health/ OBGYN Psoriasis treatment may promote skin cancer Courtesy<br><a href="http://www.tulsaworld.com/HealthStory.asp?ID=030527_He_PSXpsoriasiscan_0">http://www.tulsaworld.com/HealthStory.asp?ID=030527_He_PSXpsoriasiscan_0</a><br>Result found by: Dogpile<br><br>Clinical Trials Update: May. 28, 2003 <br>2003/05/28 ...-- Psoriasis and Psoriatic Disorders A research study of an investigational medication for psoriasis....<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20030529/hl_hsn/clinical_trials_update__nbsp_may__28__2003">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20030529/hl_hsn/clinical_trials_update__nbsp_may__28__2003</a><br>Result found by: Yahoo! News<br><br>Launch of new charity <br>2003/05/23 A NEW Scottish charity is aiming to help sufferers with a specific kind of skin disorder. Psoriasis has a low profile in Scotland but research suggests that three in 100 people are affected Edinburgh Evening News <br><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.com/scotland.cfm?id=581862003">http://www.edinburghnews.com/scotland.cfm?id=581862003</a><br><br>Soriatane (Acitretin) Label Update Clarifies Use In Severe Psoriasis <br>2003/05/08 Soriatane (Acitretin) Label Update Clarifies Use In Severe Psoriasis NUTLEY, NJ -- May 8, 2003 -- Soriatane (acitretin), an oral medication that has been a staple of treatment for severe psoriasis for Doctors Guide <br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256D20006718BB">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256D20006718BB</a><br><br>Peripheral Joint Disease Monitoring Necessary in Psoriatic Arthritis Patients <br>2003/05/24 Peripheral joint disease should be monitored and treated in patients with psoriatic arthritis, particularly at the initial stages of disease, based on results from a recent British study.<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256D1F0036F342?OpenDocument&id=48DDE4A73E09A969852568880078C249&c=Arthritis%20Other&count=10">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256D1F0036F342?OpenDocument&id=48DDE4A73E09A969852568880078C249&c=Arthritis%20Other&count=10</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br>Separate Treatments Strategies Needed for Disease Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs in Rheumatoid and Psoriatic Ar <br>2003/05/12 Separate Treatments Strategies Needed for Disease Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs in Rheumatoid and Psoriatic Arthritis A DGReview of : Zeitschrift fr Rheumatologie 05/12/2003 By David Ball Patients wit Doctors Guide <br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256D1A00689212">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256D1A00689212</a><br><br>****Reactive Arthritis / Reiter's Syndrome<br><br>JAM! Music - Canada music news - Canoe - Canadian Online Explorer <br>2003/05/24 Silverchair singer-songwriter-guitarist Daniel Johns says he was just as bummed out as everyone else when his Aussie rock trio had to pull out of headlining Edgefest here last summer due to a nasty flare-up of his reactive arthritis. Full story Today Micha<br><a href="http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusic/home.html">http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusic/home.html</a><br>Result found by: Dogpile<br><br>Reactive Arthritis, Psoriasiform Lesions and Protein Loosing Enteropathy Secondary to Strongyloidiasis<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/cases/AF2C74D302CB39EB85256D180058D307?OpenDocument&id=3AC47D820742B85085256C6A00655FC5&c=Arthritis%20Other&count=10">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/cases/AF2C74D302CB39EB85256D180058D307?OpenDocument&id=3AC47D820742B85085256C6A00655FC5&c=Arthritis%20Other&count=10</a><br><br>****Spondyloarthropathies<br><br>Children who battle Arthritis <br>MSN Home | My MSN | Hotmail | Search | Shopping | Money | People & Chat Mount Vernon, WA Make this your Local News Top stories from: NEXT STORY >> Heidi Pickens gives a shot to her daughter, Josie, who has juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. She is one<br><a href="http://www.msnbc.com/local/pnmv/childrenwhobatt.asp">http://www.msnbc.com/local/pnmv/childrenwhobatt.asp</a><br>Result found by: MSNBC<br><br>Seasonal distribution of relapse onset in rheumatoid arthritis and spondyloarthropathy: the possible effect of the solar factor <br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&refid=31&specid=94&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&newsid=8525697700573E1885256D29002F79D5&prevpage=0&u=GOTO//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12747269&dopt=Abstract&ref=">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PaperFrameSet?OpenForm&refid=31&specid=94&id=8B74FB5E2F132EBC852568FA005CA25A&newsid=8525697700573E1885256D29002F79D5&prevpage=0&u=GOTO//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12747269&dopt=Abstract&ref=</a><br><br>****Other<br><br>Free At Last: Readers help us discover it's possible to eat well without gluten <br>2003/05/23 I traveled to the Department of Transportation office building in Shoreline early one morning on a multi-tasking mission. I didn't go to discover the cure for gridlock. Too hard. I went...<br><a href="http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis/web/vortex/display?slug=pfit25&date=20030523">http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis/web/vortex/display?slug=pfit25&date=20030523</a><br>Result found by: Seattle Times<br><br>Fibromyalgia: Still a painful mystery <br>2003/05/29 the disease involves sensitivity to pain Janie Beitle had the first inkling something was badly wrong five years ago. When she'd get up from watching TV or sitting at a computer, she'd be so stiff she could barely walk. "I was approaching 50," she says, ..<br><a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/home/bal-hf.health01may29.story">http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/home/bal-hf.health01may29.story</a><br>Result found by: Baltimore Sun<br><br>Take good care of your skin as you have fun in the sun <br>2003/05/25 Most people believe a good tan makes you "look" healthy. But the truth is, a tan -- any tan at all -- is visible proof you have damaged your skin, mutated your DNA and substantially increased your risk of skin cancer years or decades down the road, says Dr<br><a href="http://www.journalstar.com/sunday_am.php?story_id=50213">http://www.journalstar.com/sunday_am.php?story_id=50213</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br>Novel Flu Vaccine Shows Promise In Mice; If Successful In Humans, Vaccine Could Eliminate Annual Flu Shot <br>2003/05/28 Date: PHILADELPHIA - Globally, the influenza virus, or flu, is thought to cause between three and five million cases of severe illness and between 250,000 and 500,000 deaths annually,... Science Daily <br><a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/05/030528081410.htm">http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/05/030528081410.htm</a><br><br>New US National Guidelines On High Blood Pressure Released <br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256D26004A946B?OpenDocument&id=3AC47D820742B85085256C6A00655FC5&c=&count=10">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256D26004A946B?OpenDocument&id=3AC47D820742B85085256C6A00655FC5&c=&count=10</a><br><br><br>****RISG.ORG Member Suggested Links. If you have any links to articles you would like to have included in this weekly mailing<br>and on our current news page please send to jeff@risg.org.   Thank you for your contributions.  <br><br>For the past 6 months i have been so tired that i find it a challenge just to visit VA Hosp for appts or to pick up Enbrel..(They won't mail)..i've often rested for days just so i can go shopping and then it can take a day or two to recoup from that....<br>I mention this because it seems to me that 'fatigue' which is a real part of Reiter's and other Spondy's is often relegated to 'second class status'  when it comes to defining symptoms..  Fatigue can be a real and often debilitating symptom of the whole 'Syndrome' <br>I went to Encarta for a good, quick definition of Fatigue and found that for me the second and third definitions were much more relavent  than the first...<br> <br>Fatigue:<br>   3. weaken under stress: to weaken or break something, or become weakened or broken, when subjected to prolonged or repeated stress<br> <br>..2.   inability to respond to stimulus: temporary inability of an organ or part such as a muscle or nerve cell to respond to a stimulus and function normally, following continuous activity or stimulation<br> <br>Interestingly, if i could only grow fatigued in accordance  with  definition #1,  i would never complain of  Fatigue again....as a matter of fact, I'd welcome it.<br> <br>1. Mental or physical exhaustion: extreme tiredness or weariness resulting from physical or mental activity  The soldiers were weak with fatigue after the long march.<br> <br>                  *********<br> <br>Following are some Links which deal with our kind of Fatigue, with discussion and suggestions for relief:<br> <br>The most recent issue of AboutArthritis by Carroll Eustice  has a section devoted to.. 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``x****Ankylosing Spondylitis<br><br>Increased Spinal Involvement with Duration and Severity of Ankylosing Spondylitis <br>2003/06/02 <br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256D2E0048E028">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256D2E0048E028</a><br><br>Call for greater awareness of spine disorder <br>2003/06/04 Jun 04, 2003 (HMG Worldwide via COMTEX) -- As a result, campaigners are calling for greater recognition of ankylosing spondylitis an extremely painful and debilitating inflammatory disease, which causes a stiffening, and eventual fusing of the spaces betwe<br><a href="http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=8213298&BRD=1692&PAG=740&dept_id=226965&rfi=6">http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=8213298&BRD=1692&PAG=740&dept_id=226965&rfi=6</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br>Enbrel Eases Ankylosing Spondylitis Symptoms <br>2003/06/03 June 2, 2003 -- A drug commonly used to treat rheumatoid arthritis also eases the pain and stiffness associated with another disease that causes inflammation of the spine and joints. 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News<br><br>New stem cell therapy may be fatal <br>2002/06/04 Three years ago, Justin Sears was a carefree college student whose hands mysteriously started to shake when he tried to use his computer keyboard. The tremors were sporadic at first, but grew increasingly severe. He tried to ignore what was happening to ..<br><a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/technology/chi-0206040150jun04.story">http://www.baltimoresun.com/technology/chi-0206040150jun04.story</a><br>Result found by: Baltimore Sun<br><br>Doctors urging arthritis sufferers to exercise <br>2003/06/04 By Seattle Times staff reporter ELLEN M. BANNER Helen MacGilvra of Lake Forest Park participates in an arthritis-therapy class at the Shoreline Pool. This is my saving grace, says... Seattle Times <br><a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/healthscience/134894759_arthritis04m.html">http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/healthscience/134894759_arthritis04m.html</a><br><br>****Chronic Fatigue Syndrome<br><br>Chronic Fatigue Syndrome <br>2003/06/03 ... examination and several blood tests, it is determined that Samantha has a condition known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). What Is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?...<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/kidshealth/20030604/hl_kidshealth/chronic_fatigue_syndrome">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/kidshealth/20030604/hl_kidshealth/chronic_fatigue_syndrome</a><br>Result found by: Yahoo! News<br><br>Mystery Fatigue Often Not Chronic Fatigue Syndrome <br>2003/05/30 Two out of three people presenting to British family doctors with unexplained fatigue do not meet the criteria for chronic fatigue syndrome, but the condition still significantly affects their life, researchers said on Friday.<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030530/hl_nm/chronicfatigue_syndrome_dc_1">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030530/hl_nm/chronicfatigue_syndrome_dc_1</a><br>Result found by: Yahoo! News<br><br>****Irritable Bowel Syndrome IBS<br><br>New Drug Approach to Irritable Bowel Syndrome <br>2003/05/29 A drug currently used to treat alcoholics and drug overdoses may also offer relief in a surprising quarter -- people with irritable bowel syndrome, corporate researchers said on Thursday.<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030529/hl_nm/drugs_ibs_dc_2">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030529/hl_nm/drugs_ibs_dc_2</a><br>Result found by: Yahoo! 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Senate OKs Medical Marijuana IDs <br>2003/06/03 Medical marijuana users would get identity cards designed to protect them from arrest under legislation approved by the state Senate. The bill, passed Monday, would require the state Department of Health Services to develop the card program. 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News<br><br>****Irritable Bowel Syndrome IBS<br><br>Be wary of big money, health groups are warned <br>2003/07/10 ...The society also lent its name to a Novartis campaign to market a drug for irritable bowel syndrome....<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/usatoday/20030710/en_usatoday/5311724">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/usatoday/20030710/en_usatoday/5311724</a><br>Result found by: Yahoo! 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Is it curab<br><a href="http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20030714/NEWS/307140319/1060/INDEX01">http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20030714/NEWS/307140319/1060/INDEX01</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br>****Medical Marijuana<br><br>Medical marijuana doctor facing revocation of license <br>2003/07/13<br><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2003/07/13/state1053EDT0019.DTL">http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2003/07/13/state1053EDT0019.DTL</a><br>Result found by: SF Gate<br><br>Calif. doctor who has issued 7,500 medical marijuana recommendations facing license revocation <br>2003/07/13<br><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2003/07/13/national1218EDT0455.DTL">http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2003/07/13/national1218EDT0455.DTL</a><br>Result found by: SF Gate<br><br>West Los Angeles medical marijuana clinic president pleads guilty <br>2003/07/15<br><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2003/07/15/state0149EDT0200.DTL">http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2003/07/15/state0149EDT0200.DTL</a> - 69%<br>Result found by: SF Gate<br><br>Canadian government to sell marijuana, seeds for medical use <br>2003/07/09 Canada�s government will sell marijuana and seeds to sick people and their suppliers to fulfill a court order for it to provide medical pot by Wednesday.<br><a href="http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis/web/vortex/display?slug=webcanadapot09&date=20030709">http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis/web/vortex/display?slug=webcanadapot09&date=20030709</a><br>Result found by: Seattle Times<br><br>****Medications<br><br>Approval sought on Enbrel use <br>2003/07/09 <br><a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/130048_amgen09.html">http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/130048_amgen09.html</a><br><br>Schizophrenia Drugs Linked to Increased Risk of Heart Attack <br>2003/07/15 ... of these patients with two control groups - one group of glaucoma patients and one group of psoriasis patients - since both patient types require periodic prescriptions and are not associated with...<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/acurian/20030716/hl_acurian/schizophrenia_drugs_linked_to_increased_risk_of_heart_attack">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/acurian/20030716/hl_acurian/schizophrenia_drugs_linked_to_increased_risk_of_heart_attack</a><br>Result found by: Yahoo! News<br><br>GlaxoSmithKline settles suit over Lyme disease vaccine <br>Abstract: health. GlaxoSmithKline settles suit over Lyme disease vaccine Thursday, July 10, 2003 By Bill Bergstrom, The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA - The maker of the discontinued Lymerix Lyme disease vaccine has agreed to settle class-action lawsuits al<br><a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/03191/201046.stm">http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/03191/201046.stm</a><br>Result found by: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette<br><br>****Psoriatic Arthritis / Psoriasis<br><br>New anti-psoriasis drugs show promise <br>2003/07/15<br><a href="http://www.freep.com/news/health/body15_20030715.htm">http://www.freep.com/news/health/body15_20030715.htm</a><br>Result found by: Detroit Free Press<br><br>FDA Approves Amevive� for Psoriasis <br>2003/07/15 There's new hope for Americans with psoriasis, an autoimmune skin disease characterized by scaling and inflammation. On January 27, 2003, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Amevive� (alefacept) for the treatment of moderate-to-severe chronic pl<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/acurian/20030716/hl_acurian/fda_approves_amevive_reg__for_psoriasis">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/acurian/20030716/hl_acurian/fda_approves_amevive_reg__for_psoriasis</a><br>Result found by: Yahoo! News<br><br>A Case of Chronic Psoriasis <br>2003/07/16 <br><a href="http://www.positivehealth.com/permit/Articles/Regular/slade_90.htm">http://www.positivehealth.com/permit/Articles/Regular/slade_90.htm</a><br><br>New Scientist <br>2003/07/15 Mice with a remarkable ability to heal wounds have been genetically engineered by scientists. The research may lead to better future treatments for skin disorders.<br><a href="http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993938">http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993938</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br>New Scientist <br>2003/07/15 Mice with a remarkable ability to heal wounds have been genetically engineered by scientists. The research may lead to better future treatments for skin disorders.<br><a href="http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993938">http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993938</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br>Psoriasis patient sues over drug trial <br>2003/07/11 <br><a href="http://newsobserver.com/news/story/2685094p-2489608c.html">http://newsobserver.com/news/story/2685094p-2489608c.html</a><br><br><br>****Reactive Arthritis / Reiter's Syndrome<br><br>Lymecycline Treatment Does Not Alter Progression of Reactive Arthritis <br>2003/07/11 Patients with reactive arthritis treated with lymecycline follow the same disease progression as untreated patients, according to a recent Finnish study.<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256D4A00312C5E?OpenDocument&id=48DDE4A73E09A969852568880078C249&c=Arthritis%20Other&count=10">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256D4A00312C5E?OpenDocument&id=48DDE4A73E09A969852568880078C249&c=Arthritis%20Other&count=10</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br>****Other<br><br>Cancer Therapy May Offer Lupus Patients New Hope <br>2003/07/15 Researchers at Johns Hopkins report success in using high doses of the anti-cancer drug cyclophosphamide to treat patients with moderate and severe forms of lupus, a chronic and sometimes fatal autoimmune disease. 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``x****Ankylosing Spondylitis<br><br>Health Highlights: July 25, 2003 <br>2003/07/25 ... Drug Administration has approved Enbrel (etanercept) to treat ankylosing spondylitis (AS), an arthritis-like condition that affects the lower back and joints. Some 350,......The drug is already approved for rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis....<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20030726/hl_hsn/healthnbsphighlightsjulynbsp25nbsp2003">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20030726/hl_hsn/healthnbsphighlightsjulynbsp25nbsp2003</a><br>Result found by: Yahoo! News<br><br><br>****Autoimmune<br><br>Man to give 60 percent of his liver to his wife <br>2003/07/28 Tarcizio "Teddy" Mocibob is set to give 60 percent of his liver to his wife in an operation Tuesday that could last more than nine hours. Elena Mocibob, 43, suffers from primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), a chronic autoimmune disease of the liver. The<br><a href="http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/ny-bc-ny--livertransplant0728jul28.story">http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/ny-bc-ny--livertransplant0728jul28.story</a><br>Result found by: Newsday.com<br><br>Father's turn to shine with MS Society award <br>2003/07/27 Joe Morrison is accustomed to his daughter getting all the attention. Missy Morrison, who will be a senior at Syracuse University, has won hundreds of trophies for her dancing and singing. She has been performing since she was 16 at Busch Gardens in Virgin<br><a href="http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/states/pennsylvania/counties/bucks_county/cities_and_neighborhoods/6391751.htm">http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/states/pennsylvania/counties/bucks_county/cities_and_neighborhoods/6391751.htm</a><br>Result found by: Philadelphia Inquirer Online<br><br>The 'inflammation theory': Immune-system errors linked to more illnesses <br>2003/02/18 It is seen as the response of the "shock troops" of the body's defenses against injury or infection. But scientists have long known that the process can boomerang.<br><a href="http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=inflame18&date=20030218">http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=inflame18&date=20030218</a><br>Result found by: Seattle Times<br><br><br>****Chronic Fatigue Syndrome<br><br>Overcoming Chronic Fatigue <br>2003/07/28 More than a million Americans suffer from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. It's a difficult disease to diagnose and there's no cure. But a drug commonly used in cancer patients may help improve... KPTV <br><a href="http://www.ivanhoe.com/channels/p_channelstory.cfm?storyid=6659">http://www.ivanhoe.com/channels/p_channelstory.cfm?storyid=6659</a><br><br><br>****Irritable Bowel Syndrome IBS<br><br>Gastrointestinal Problems <br>2003/07/27 ...Many parents expect their child to pass one bowel movement (stool) each day, and they begin to worry if this doesn't happen.......Irritable Bowel Syndrome In adults, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is responsible for almost as many...<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/kidshealth/20030728/hl_kidshealth/gastrointestinal_problems">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/kidshealth/20030728/hl_kidshealth/gastrointestinal_problems</a><br>Result found by: Yahoo! News<br><br>Ailment thought rare found quite common <br>2003/02/11 By the time Alyson and Joshua Weinberg found out what was wrong with their daughter, Josie, the toddler was too weak to walk across the room. She had sunken cheeks and a swollen...<br><a href="http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=celiac11&date=20030211">http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=celiac11&date=20030211</a><br>Result found by: Seattle Times<br><br><br>****Inflammatory Bowel Disease IBD / Crohn's / Ulcerative colitis<br><br>Biogen says drug failed in trial <br>Biogen Inc. and Elan Corp. said yesterday their drug Antegren failed in a major clinical trial to significantly reduce the symptoms of patients with a gastrointestinal disorder known as Crohn's disease.<br><a href="http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/206/business/Biogen_says_drug_failed_in_trial+.shtml">http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/206/business/Biogen_says_drug_failed_in_trial+.shtml</a><br>Result found by: The Boston Globe<br><br>BY JERRY DAVICH Times Staff Writer <br>2003/07/29 St. Anthony offers new camera-in-capsule technology to detect digestive tract ailments. Think of it as a medically minded food particle traveling through the human body toting a $400... The Times Online <br><a href="http://www.thetimesonline.com/articles/2003/07/29/news/region_and_state/3288c5af554ae6a286256d72000212b6.txt">http://www.thetimesonline.com/articles/2003/07/29/news/region_and_state/3288c5af554ae6a286256d72000212b6.txt</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News<br> <br>Saliva molecule offers hope to bowel patients Thursday, July 24, 2003 <br>2003/07/24 UK scientists believe that a molecule produced naturally in saliva may benefit patients with the serious inflammatory bowel disease ulcerative colitis.<br><a href="http://www.health-news.co.uk/showstory.asp?id=115736">http://www.health-news.co.uk/showstory.asp?id=115736</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br>Pearl Jam guitarist to tell of life with Crohn's <br>2003/05/13 Pearl Jam lead guitarist Mike McCready has taken it upon himself to talk about something few people, much less celebrities, are willing to address behind the podium. It's a subject that...<br><a href="http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=mccready13&date=20030513">http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=mccready13&date=20030513</a><br>Result found by: Seattle Times <br><br>Growth Hormone Fights Ulcerative Colitis <br>2003/07/23 A genetically engineered growth hormone may be a powerful new weapon against ulcerative colitis, a hard-to-control ailment affecting an estimated 500,000 ...<br><a href="http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/archives/2003/jul/23/072301555.html">http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/archives/2003/jul/23/072301555.html</a><br>Result found by: Las Vegas Sun<br><br>Seattle centers receive grant to study cancers <br>1998/09/11 Seattle cancer researchers will soon launch a major project to better understand two of the most dangerous diseases: colorectal cancer and pancreatic cancer.<br><a href="http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=canc&date=19980911">http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=canc&date=19980911</a><br>Result found by: Seattle Times<br><br>PROFILE / Doctor mixes medicine with her humanity <br>2003/07/25 Dawn Yun, Special to the Chronicle Friday, July 25, 2003 When Rachel Naomi Remen's grandmother opened her refrigerator too quickly, causing an egg to break, she would say, "Today we make sponge cake." At 15, Remen was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease and tol<br><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/07/25/NB283101.DTL">http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/07/25/NB283101.DTL</a><br>Result found by: Dogpile<br><br>Baseball community sets blood drives to honor local family <br>2003/07/30 Giving blood means giving back, an apt tribute to a respected local family. Marcia Vincent, the wife of J.H. Rose baseball coach Ronald Vincent, died last week. Marcia, 54, had leukemia and Crohn's disease, conditions that required blood transfusions.<br><a href="http://www.reflector.com/news/newsfd/auto/feed/news/2003/07/30/1059540598.15255.2645.3385.html">http://www.reflector.com/news/newsfd/auto/feed/news/2003/07/30/1059540598.15255.2645.3385.html</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News<br><br>Inflamed Colon Improves with Special Enema <br>2003/07/24 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Enemas that contain a substance known as epidermal growth factor, or EGF, seem to reduce the severity of inflammatory diseases of the colon or rectum. EGF ...<br><a href="http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=3156218">http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=3156218</a><br>Result found by: Reuters<br><br><br>****Medications<br><br>UPDATE 3-US FDA OKs Amgen arthritis drug for spine disorder <br>2003/07/24 (Adds comment, paragraphs 3-4) WASHINGTON, July 24 (Reuters) - U.S. regulators said on Thursday they approved Amgen Inc.'sdrug Enbrel as the first biotechnology ...<br><a href="http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=3156310">http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=3156310</a><br>Result found by: Reuters<br><br>OxyContin sting nabs Brevard pain doctor <br>2003/07/30 <br><a href="http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orl-asecoxy30073003jul30,0,1472807.story?coll=orl-home-headlines">http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orl-asecoxy30073003jul30,0,1472807.story?coll=orl-home-headlines</a><br><br><br>****Psoriatic Arthritis / Psoriasis<br><br>Canadian researchers discover new gene in psoriatic arthritis <br>2003/07/28 Memorial University of Newfoundland files patent for arthritis gene ST. JOHN'S, NF, July 28 /CNW/ - A new gene in psoriatic arthritis has been discovered by a research team led by Dr. Proton Rahman, a rheumatologist with the Faculty of Medicine at Memorial<br><a href="http://www.newswire.ca/releases/July2003/28/c5868.html">http://www.newswire.ca/releases/July2003/28/c5868.html</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br>Radio-thon to help Tonnie Childers <br>2003/07/30 <br><a href="http://news.mywebpal.com/news_tool_v2.cfm?show=localnews&pnpID=722&NewsID=477830&CategoryID=3388&on=0">http://news.mywebpal.com/news_tool_v2.cfm?show=localnews&pnpID=722&NewsID=477830&CategoryID=3388&on=0</a><br><br>Gene research hailed as breakthrough 7/28/03 <br>2003/07/28 Proton Rahman has spent the summer having his work judged by a jury of his peers, from one side of the Atlantic to the other. Finally, after months of review, the jury has given its verdict: a thumbs-up to the discovery made by Rahman and his research team<br><a href="http://www.thetelegram.com/topstories/lifestyles/lifestyles_story.asp?id=55820&ln=le">http://www.thetelegram.com/topstories/lifestyles/lifestyles_story.asp?id=55820&ln=le</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br>News about health and medicine <br>2003/06/29 Stress from worrying slows healing in psoriasis patients undergoing ultraviolet light therapy � further evidence of a psychological role in the skin disorder, British researchers...<br><a href="http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=healthvitals29&date=20030629">http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=healthvitals29&date=20030629</a><br>Result found by: Seattle Times<br><br>AAD: Raptiva (Efalizumab) Promising As Long-Term Treatment For Moderate-To-Severe Plaque Psoriasis <br>2003/07/29 CHICAGO, IL -- July 29, 2003 -- Genentech, Inc. 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News<br><br>2003/07/31 This text-based teaching module reviews frequently-reported symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, as reported by patients, IBS aetiology, psychosocial factors that can affect IBS, treatment options, possible adverse effects and expected outcomes.<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/webcast/8EAB57F5095C563285256D67006E80E9?OpenDocument&id=48DDE4A73E09A969852568880078C249&c=Clinical%20Pharmacology&count=10">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/webcast/8EAB57F5095C563285256D67006E80E9?OpenDocument&id=48DDE4A73E09A969852568880078C249&c=Clinical%20Pharmacology&count=10</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br>Drug, pulled for safety, coming back on market <br>2002/06/08 The Food and Drug Administration yesterday announced that some patients suffering from irritable bowel syndrome could resume using the drug Lotronex, marking the first time the...<br><a href="http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=bowel080&date=20020608">http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=bowel080&date=20020608</a><br>Result found by: Seattle Times<br><br><br>****Inflammatory Bowel Disease IBD / Crohn's / Ulcerative colitis<br><br>British Study Links Crohn's Disease to Milk Bug <br>2003/08/06 ...British scientists said on Wednesday they had found a link between a common bowel disorder and a type of bacteria that can be passed to humans in milk.......Hermon-Taylor said an unexpected finding of the research showed that patients suffering from irr<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030806/hl_nm/health_crohns_bug_dc_2">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030806/hl_nm/health_crohns_bug_dc_2</a><br>Result found by: Yahoo! 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``x****Ankylosing Spondylitis<br><br>30 Oct 2003 <br>2003/10/30 A new study showed that ankylosing spondylitis patients treated with Schering-Plough's [SGP] Remicade experienced an increased quality of life and reduced burden of disease, thus demonstrating Remicade to be a cost-effective therapy for this chronic and de<br><a href="http://www.datamonitor.com/~2ac7058a72414b0eb5edff1694f742ba~/all/news/product.asp?pid=88924BA6-51CA-4F37-9053-D675D7B2E263">http://www.datamonitor.com/~2ac7058a72414b0eb5edff1694f742ba~/all/news/product.asp?pid=88924BA6-51CA-4F37-9053-D675D7B2E263</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News<br><br>ACR: Infliximab May Help Patients with Active Ankylosing Spondylitis... <br>2003/10/31 <br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256DD0007208BA">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256DD0007208BA</a><br><br><br>****Autoimmune<br><br>Experimental Pill May Aid Transplants <br>2003/01/01 ...Pfizer now is testing various doses in people with the autoimmune disease psoriasis before attempting studies in more fragile kidney transplant recipients. ...<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20031031/ap_on_he_me/transplant_drug_3">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20031031/ap_on_he_me/transplant_drug_3</a><br>Result found by: Yahoo! 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Now, researchers have shown that some patients with the syndrome have evidence of virus in their muscles, and this in turn is linked to abnormal muscle function.<br><a href="http://www.paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=43595">http://www.paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=43595</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News<br><br>Chronic Fatigue Syndrome <br>2003/01/01 ... examination and several blood tests, it is determined that Samantha has a condition known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). What Is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?...<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/kidshealth/20031027/hl_kidshealth/chronic_fatigue_syndrome">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/kidshealth/20031027/hl_kidshealth/chronic_fatigue_syndrome</a><br>Result found by: Yahoo! News<br><br>Medical mysteries: When patients must find their own answers to ailments <br>2003/10/29 Wednesday, October 29, 2003 - Page updated at 12:00 A.M. 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Scans showed parts of women's brains linked to emotion were stimulated when they felt pain.<br><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3244381.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3244381.stm</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News<br><br>UEGW: Tegaserod Rapidly Effective in Patients With Constipation-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome <br>2003/11/04 MADRID, SPAIN -- November 4, 2003 -- Tegaserod provides almost immediate symptomatic relief for patients with constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (C-IBS), report Researchers from Baltimore, Maryland, United States at the United European Gastr<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256DD400563070?OpenDocument&id=48DDE4A73E09A969852568880078C249&c=Irritable%20Bowel%20Syndrome&count=10">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256DD400563070?OpenDocument&id=48DDE4A73E09A969852568880078C249&c=Irritable%20Bowel%20Syndrome&count=10</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News<br><br>UEGW: Renzapride Improves Symptoms in Constipation-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome... <br>2003/11/05 <br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256DD4004D8FD7">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256DD4004D8FD7</a><br><br><br>****Inflammatory Bowel Disease IBD / Crohn's / Ulcerative colitis<br><br>Breakthrough medical discovery for bowel disease treatment <br>2003/11/06 A Brisbane research team has made a world-first discovery that could lead to the better treatment of inflammatory bowel disease<br><a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s983474.htm">http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s983474.htm</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News<br><br>UEGW: Anaemic Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients Can Receive Iron Treatment... <br>2003/11/05 <br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256DD400636747">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256DD400636747</a><br><br>Remicade (Infliximab) Gains European Approval for Maintenance Dosing In Treatment of Fistulizing Crohn's Disease <br>2003/10/23 KENILWORTH, NJ -- October 23, 2003 -- Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE: SGP) today announced that the European Commission has granted a European Union (EU) approval of Remicade� (infliximab) for maintenance dosing for sustaining clinical response in patie<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256DC8004EA683?OpenDocument&id=48DDE4A73E09A969852568880078C249&c=IBD&count=10">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256DC8004EA683?OpenDocument&id=48DDE4A73E09A969852568880078C249&c=IBD&count=10</a><br>Result found by: AltaVista News<br><br>Illness as an Inspiration <br>2003/11/07 Some budding entrepreneurs find inspiration in business classes, in how-to books or in larger-than-life chief executives.<br><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/06/business/06sbiz.html?ex=1068786000&en=a93f16bd6ccfda8e&ei=5006&partner=ALTAVISTA">http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/06/business/06sbiz.html?ex=1068786000&en=a93f16bd6ccfda8e&ei=5006&partner=ALTAVISTA</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista New<br><br>UEGW: New Anti-Inflammatory Peptide Proves to Be Highly Effective in Ulcerative Colitis... <br>2003/11/05 <br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256DD40062A96A">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256DD40062A96A</a><br><br>UEGW: Monoclonal Antibody Could Be Effective Therapy for Ulcerative Colitis <br>2003/11/04 MADRID, SPAIN -- November 4, 2003 -- Canadian researchers report that a humanised monoclonal antibody is a well-tolerated and effective treatment for ulcerative colitis<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256DD400641E8E?OpenDocument&id=48DDE4A73E09A969852568880078C249&c=IBD&count=10">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256DD400641E8E?OpenDocument&id=48DDE4A73E09A969852568880078C249&c=IBD&count=10</a><br>Result found by: AltaVista News, FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br><br>****Iritis Uveitis Eye<br><br>Lions Club aids twins with rare eye disorder... <br>2003/11/07 <br><a href="http://www.nwanews.com/dailyrecord/story_News.php?storyid=17206">http://www.nwanews.com/dailyrecord/story_News.php?storyid=17206</a><br><br>Blind learn life skills at agency <br>2002/07/24 For more than 40 years, Dr. Maurice Richards loved being a trauma surgeon and, then, just like that, it was gone. 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Now the 50 milligram dose can be given the same day.<br><a href="http://my.webmd.com/content/article/75/89850.htm?z=1728_00000_1000_nb_05">http://my.webmd.com/content/article/75/89850.htm?z=1728_00000_1000_nb_05</a><br>Result found by: AltaVista News<br><br><br>****Other<br><br>New Joints Grown in Arthritic Fingers and Toes... <br>2003/11/07 <br><a href="http://www.betterhumans.com/News/news.aspx?articleID=2003-11-06-3">http://www.betterhumans.com/News/news.aspx?articleID=2003-11-06-3</a><br><br>Europeans Unaware of Rheumatoid Arthritis Threat <br>2003/11/04 By Patricia Reaney LONDON (Reuters) - Europeans are unaware of the dangers of rheumatoid arthritis, ignoring the symptoms and delaying a crucial early visit to the doctor, a survey ...<br><a href="http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=3755434">http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=3755434</a><br>Result found by: Reuters<br><br>Lupus Ups Risk of Heart Disease <br>2003/01/01 TUESDAY, Nov. 4 (HealthDayNews) -- Women with lupus have more risk factors for heart disease than women without the autoimmune disorder, says a study by researchers at the University of Toronto Lupus Clinic.<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20031105/hl_hsn/lupusupsriskofheartdisease">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20031105/hl_hsn/lupusupsriskofheartdisease</a><br>Result found by: Yahoo! 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News<br><br><br>****Irritable Bowel Syndrome IBS<br><br>Gene Triggers Stem Cell Differentiation <br>2003/11/10 December 7, 2001� A gene that governs development of neuronal cells has now been shown to be involved in regulating differentiation of stem cells into secretory cells in the intestine.<br><a href="http://www.hhmi.org/news/zoghbi4.html">http://www.hhmi.org/news/zoghbi4.html</a><br>Result found by: AltaVista News<br><br>Combo Treatment Best for IBS... <br>2003/11/04 <br><a href="http://my.webmd.com/content/article/76/90102.htm?z=1728_00000_1000_ln_04">http://my.webmd.com/content/article/76/90102.htm?z=1728_00000_1000_ln_04</a><br><br><br>****Inflammatory Bowel Disease IBD / Crohn's / Ulcerative colitis<br><br>Protein Identified That May Play Central Role In Inflammatory Bowel Disease... <br>2003/11/12 <br><a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/11/031111065616.htm">http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/11/031111065616.htm</a><br><br>Appendectomy helps bowel health... <br>2003/11/07 <br><a href="http://news.ninemsn.com.au/National/story_53007.asp">http://news.ninemsn.com.au/National/story_53007.asp</a><br><br>Environment Plays Role in Bowel Problems <br>2003/11/14 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Changing environmental factors seem to play a role in the development of two serious bowel problems--ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, new research suggests.<br><a href="http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=3826418">http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=3826418</a><br>Result found by: Reuters<br><br>Crohn's Disease Information <br>2003/01/01<br><a href="http://www3.overture.com/d/sr/?xargs=02u3hs9yoaj1ULTTDChgyNfzb1dZPH3XihNujN2HeDdamh0tq2qdbe/wnZCGKQIc3k3vPF/y90Qc95B8U+5T02rAV+ViW/QOpXWXine7QWY7ZOUGmbHDgmns9+kBngfRRIU2dyOxsggukd6Ul/7W30zr8PiZvgf7WMaCCzXkp0zQGOTEXRFVpVkKpsSUTNY8+N0VAjZ0CouQZFYC0BbOJ8VpYWq/4dvz0uGIfZbdlgWWaSXV3Q3ynD2/iLw26SEcEiSTx4UwsDVb8u">http://www3.overture.com/d/sr/?xargs=02u3hs9yoaj1ULTTDChgyNfzb1dZPH3XihNujN2HeDdamh0tq2qdbe/wnZCGKQIc3k3vPF/y90Qc95B8U+5T02rAV+ViW/QOpXWXine7QWY7ZOUGmbHDgmns9+kBngfRRIU2dyOxsggukd6Ul/7W30zr8PiZvgf7WMaCCzXkp0zQGOTEXRFVpVkKpsSUTNY8+N0VAjZ0CouQZFYC0BbOJ8VpYWq/4dvz0uGIfZbdlgWWaSXV3Q3ynD2/iLw26SEcEiSTx4UwsDVb8u</a><br>Result found by: Yahoo! 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The genes, when defective, increase a patient's susceptibility to the incurable<br><a href="http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-psoriasis-genes.story">http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-psoriasis-genes.story</a><br>Result found by: Newsday.com<br><br>CBS News | New Drugs For Psoriasis Sufferers | November 3,2003 17:59:12 <br>2003/11/03 November 3, 2003 17:59:12 The Early Show CBS Evening News 48 Hours 60 Minutes 60 Minutes II All Broadcasts Section Front E-mail This Story Printable Version New Drugs For Psoriasis Sufferers WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 2003 Amevive, made by Biogen of Cambridge, Ma<br><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/11/03/health/main581628.shtml">http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/11/03/health/main581628.shtml</a><br>Result found by: Dogpile<br><br>New era in psoriasis treatment <br>MSN Home | My MSN | Hotmail | Search | Shopping | Money | People & Chat New era in psoriasis treatment Therapies promise relief for sufferers of skin disease Raptiva, shown here, is one of a handful of new medications that provide badly needed help<br><a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/988714.asp">http://www.msnbc.com/news/988714.asp</a><br>Result found by: MSNBC<br><br>sacbee.com -- AP State Wire News -- Researchers further unravel geneticcauses of psoriasis <br><a href="http://www.sacbee.com/state_wire/story/7760877p-8699981c.html">http://www.sacbee.com/state_wire/story/7760877p-8699981c.html</a><br>Result found by: Dogpile<br><br>Psoriasis is embarrassing, expensive to treat and can lead to a painful arthritis <br>Abstract: health. Psoriasis is embarrassing, expensive to treat and can lead to a painful arthritis Tuesday, November 11, 2003 By Carole Reinert-Lucas "I'm a prisoner in my own skin.Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette. Kathleen Gallant Brinkley of McMurray has starte<br><a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/03315/238083.stm">http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/03315/238083.stm</a><br>Result found by: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette<br><br>Therapeutic Value of Fludarabine Treatment Limited in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis <br>2003/11/11 Significant peripheral lymphopaenia is observed with fludarabine treatment; however, only modest synovial lymphopaenia and clinical improvement occur with treatment, according to a recent American study.<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256DD000387F41?OpenDocument&id=48DDE4A73E09A969852568880078C249&c=Arthritis%20Other&count=10">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256DD000387F41?OpenDocument&id=48DDE4A73E09A969852568880078C249&c=Arthritis%20Other&count=10</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News<br><br><br>****Reactive Arthritis / Reiter's Syndrome<br><br>Silverchair announce Europe concerts <br>2003/02/19 Silverchair are to play their first concerts in the UK and Europe for four years. The Australian rock trio, led by Natalie Imbruglia's fiance Daniel Johns, have confirmed one UK date at London's Shepherd's Bush Empire on June 9.<br><a href="http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_752352.html?menu=">http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_752352.html?menu=</a><br>Result found by: AltaVista News<br><br>Imbruglia denies split with boyfriend <br>2002/07/03 Natalie Imbruglia has denied rumours she has split with boyfriend Daniel Johns. Reports suggested Imbruglia had ended her three-year relationship with the Silverchair singer, who is suffering from reactive arthritis<br><a href="http://www.ananova.com/entertainment/story/sm_621581.html?menu=">http://www.ananova.com/entertainment/story/sm_621581.html?menu=</a><br>Result found by: AltaVista News<br><br><br>****Other<br><br>Living With Lupus <br>2003/01/01 ...Lupus is a rheumatic (having to do with the muscles, joints, and connective tissue) or autoimmune disease in which a person's immune system mistakenly works against the body's own tissues....<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/kidshealth/20031111/hl_kidshealth/living_with_lupus">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/kidshealth/20031111/hl_kidshealth/living_with_lupus</a><br>Result found by: Yahoo! News<br><br>High Heart Disease Risk For Lupus Patients May Be Linked To Rapid Death Of Blood Vessel Lining Cells <br>2003/11/14 ORLANDO, Fla. – Mass suicide by protective cells that line every blood vessel in the body may be to blame for the increased risk of heart and vascular disease faced by patients with the autoimmune disease known as lupus, new research suggests.<br><a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/11/031113070845.htm">http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/11/031113070845.htm</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News<br><br><br>****RISG.ORG Member Suggested Links. If you have any links to articles you would like to have included in this weekly mailing<br>and on our current news page please send to jeff@risg.org.   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``x****Arthritis<br><br>Experimental Arthritis Drug Shows Promise <br>2003/11/18 An experimental new drug designed to shut down the body's misguided assault on its own joints is showing promise against rheumatoid arthritis, relieving its crippling effects with few if any side effects. The drug, still in testing, neutralizes the<br><a href="http://www.newsday.com/news/health/ny-dsdrug3547865nov18.story">http://www.newsday.com/news/health/ny-dsdrug3547865nov18.story</a><br>Result found by: Newsday.com<br><br><br>****Autoimmune<br><br>Lyme Disease Is A Ticking Epidemic <br>2003/11/17<br><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/gate/archive/2003/11/17/urbananimal.DTL">http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/gate/archive/2003/11/17/urbananimal.DTL</a><br>Result found by: SF Gate<br><br>Mom's Infections Tied to Lower Diabetes Risk in Child <br>2003/11/17 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among girls at increased risk of type1 diabetes, those whose mothers had colds or certain other infections during pregnancy might be less likely to develop diabetes, ...<br><a href="http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=3839639">http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=3839639</a><br>Result found by: Reuters<br><br>Fat Hormone Leptin Could Explain Alcohol, Breast Cancer Link <br>2003/11/21 Nov. 18, 2003 - Drinking alcohol, even in moderation, may increase a woman's breast cancer risk. Now a carefully controlled government study may help explain why.<br><a href="http://my.webmd.com/content/article/77/90420.htm?z=1728_00000_1000_ln_06">http://my.webmd.com/content/article/77/90420.htm?z=1728_00000_1000_ln_06</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News<br><br>Rituximab Promising As Salvation Therapy For Immune Cytopenias... <br>2003/11/20 <br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256DD8003A576D">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256DD8003A576D</a><br><br>Study Published in Cancer Research First to Show Anti-Cancer Activity In Animals Using Antibodies Aimed at EphA2 <br>2003/11/21 GAITHERSBURG, Md., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MedImmune, Inc. (Nasdaq: MEDI) scientists today published in the November 15 issue of Cancer Research that preclinical studies in animals demonstrated proof of principle for using antibodies targeting th<br><a href="http://investor.medimmune.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=83037&p=IROL-SingleRelease&t=Regular&id=472189">http://investor.medimmune.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=83037&p=IROL-SingleRelease&t=Regular&id=472189</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br>Breast cancer susceptibility genes play role in DNA repair <br>2003/11/21 PHILADELPHIA – A study led by scientists at The Wistar Institute defines a functional role for the tumor suppressor proteins BRCA1 and BRCA2 in breast cancer.<br><a href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2003-11/twi-bcs111703.php">http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2003-11/twi-bcs111703.php</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News<br><br>Feeling Lousy? Maybe it's something you ate <br>2003/11/21 We don't know exactly what the Pilgrims and their Indian "guests" (who came in such unexpected numbers that they wound up having to bring most of the food) ate at the celebratory...<br><a href="http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?c=1&slug=pacific-pgobble23&date=20031121">http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?c=1&slug=pacific-pgobble23&date=20031121</a><br>Result found by: Seattle Times<br><br><br>****Chronic Fatigue Syndrome<br><br>In sickness and in health: chronic fatigue <br>2003/11/21 It is always a pleasure to pass on readers' personal tips and remedies, but what follows is in a rather different league - with the potential to transform the lives of thousands.<br><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/main.jhtml;$sessionid$QIEVXYSFRPVZZQFIQMGCFGGAVCBQUIV0?xml=/health/2003/11/17/hdoc16.xml&sSheet=/health/2003/11/18/ixhfeatures.html">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/main.jhtml;$sessionid$QIEVXYSFRPVZZQFIQMGCFGGAVCBQUIV0?xml=/health/2003/11/17/hdoc16.xml&sSheet=/health/2003/11/18/ixhfeatures.html</a><br>Result found by: AltaVista News, FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br><br>****Irritable Bowel Syndrome IBS<br><br>Now, eat cakes to clear your bowels! - The Times of India <br>2003/11/19 LONDON : A family bakery has joined culinary forces with the University of Dundee to devise a cake, which could revolutionise the diagnosis of several killer diseases.<br><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/articleshow?msid=291246">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/articleshow?msid=291246</a><br>Result found by: AltaVista News, FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br>Dundee cake has medics in a flap <br>2003/11/17 FRANK URQUHART. IT MAY be a humble flapjack made by a Scottish family baker, but experts believe the latest Dundee cake could revolutionise diagnosis of a range of potentially fatal diseases.<br><a href="http://www.thescotsman.co.uk/scotland.cfm?id=1273162003">http://www.thescotsman.co.uk/scotland.cfm?id=1273162003</a><br>Result found by: AltaVista News, FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br><br>****Inflammatory Bowel Disease IBD / Crohn's / Ulcerative colitis<br><br>Environment Plays Role in Bowel Problems <br>2003/11/16 NEW YORK - Changing environmental factors seem to play a role in the development of two serious bowel problems-ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, new research suggests.<br><a href="http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/22864/story.htm">http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/22864/story.htm</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News<br><br>Understanding How Lymph Nodes Respond To Infection May Redefine How Immune System Functions <br>2003/11/21 DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke University Medical Center researchers may have solved the mystery of why lymph nodes swell when the body fights infection. Their findings may redefine how the immune system functions, they said.<br><a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/11/031121072013.htm">http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/11/031121072013.htm</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News<br><br>THE MISSISSAUGA NEWS To avoid surgery, eat this camera <br>2003/11/19 After 84 years of relatively good health, Charles Hsu was going through some trying times. 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Most often diagnosed among young adults between the ages of 15 and 30, Crohn’s Disease is a form of inflammatory bowel disease that affects about a half-million men and wo<br><a href="http://www.purpleonline.com/031119/feature/4.html">http://www.purpleonline.com/031119/feature/4.html</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News<br><br><br>****Inflammatory Bowel Disease IBD / Crohn's / Ulcerative colitis<br><br>AUTISM, DIET, AND INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE <br>2003/11/24 In 1997, I wrote an article for the journal of the National Autistic Society in the UK about how profoundly my son, Alec, had been affected by a gluten and dairy free diet.<br><a href="http://www.redflagsweekly.com/conferences/autism/nov06_McKelvey.html">http://www.redflagsweekly.com/conferences/autism/nov06_McKelvey.html</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News<br><br>Pettyjohn fights a painful disease with wife at his side <br>2002/04/08<br><a href="http://detnews.com/2002/tigers/0204/08/d04-459794.htm">http://detnews.com/2002/tigers/0204/08/d04-459794.htm</a><br>Result found by: The Detroit News<br><br>Dealing with ulcerative colitis <br>2003/11/23 Twenty-three-year-old actress Amy Gorelow has been suffering from ulcerative colitis since she was diagnosed in college. She said, "Having to go to the bathroom nine times a day and dealing with abdominal pain all the time not only affects you physically, <br><a href="http://www.capitalnews9.com/content/health_team_9/?ArID=48763&SecID=17">http://www.capitalnews9.com/content/health_team_9/?ArID=48763&SecID=17</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News<br><br><br><br>****Iritis Uveitis Eye<br><br>A vision to help others <br>2003/11/25 When Professor Peng Tee Khaw first arrived at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, he treated a young girl who was to influence the rest of his career. 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``x****Arthritis<br><br>La Jolla Pharmaceutical discovers orally active small molecules (new)<br>2003/12/03 La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company [LJPC] has discovered novel, orally active small molecules for the treatment of autoimmune diseases and acute and chronic inflammatory disorders.<br><a href="http://www.datamonitor.com/~ec6d05a96590469f8c7f383f75f70c3c~/all/news/product.asp?pid=06331297-7529-4C20-A3C2-275A3B7EBABD">http://www.datamonitor.com/~ec6d05a96590469f8c7f383f75f70c3c~/all/news/product.asp?pid=06331297-7529-4C20-A3C2-275A3B7EBABD</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br>'Plaque' Build-Up May Occur Faster in Arthritics (new)<br>2003/12/04 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Thickening of blood vessel walls -- a sign of "plaque" build-up -- seems to occur faster in people with rheumatoid arthritis, Japanese researchers report. This may ...<br><a href="http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=3941219">http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=3941219</a><br>Result found by: Reuters<br><br>Test drug attacks arthritis in novel way <br>2003/11/13 An experimental new drug designed to shut down the body's misguided assault on its own joints is showing promise against rheumatoid arthritis, relieving its crippling effects with few if any side effects.<br><a href="http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/conditions/11/13/arthritis.drug.ap/index.html">http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/conditions/11/13/arthritis.drug.ap/index.html</a><br>Result found by: CNN Interactive <br><br><br>****Autoimmune<br><br>New guidelines set standard on test to diagnose acid reflux, heartburn and other diseases (new)<br>2003/12/05 New consensus guidelines will help to set the standards for physicians using esophageal manometry to accurately identify esophageal diseases such as gastroesophageal reflux disease, heartburn, problems with swallowing or non-heart related chest pain coming<br><a href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2003-12/cmc-ngs120403.php">http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2003-12/cmc-ngs120403.php</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br>Scientists Begin High-Tech Search for Pathogens... (new)<br>2003/12/04 <br><a href="http://pub.ucsf.edu/today/cache/news/200312033.html">http://pub.ucsf.edu/today/cache/news/200312033.html</a><br><br>Teen's ordeal a painful test of faith... (new)<br>2003/12/02 <br><a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/roberts/20031202-9999_1c2ozzie.html">http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/roberts/20031202-9999_1c2ozzie.html</a><br><br>Lupus: Unpredictable, misunderstood <br>1999/10/06 it so diverse,� says Ms. Fields. �That's why it's so difficult to diagnose. Autoimmune means you're allergic to yourself, and because your immune system...<br><a href="http://www.enquirer.com/editions/1999/10/06/loc_lupus_unpredictable.html">http://www.enquirer.com/editions/1999/10/06/loc_lupus_unpredictable.html</a><br>Result found by: The Cincinnati Post & Enquirer <br><br>When the Body Attacks Itself (new)<br>2003/12/02 The immune system is a thing of beauty--subtle enough to distinguish dangerous invaders like viruses from benign interlopers such as food; clever ...<br><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28626-2003Dec2.html">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28626-2003Dec2.html</a><br>Result found by: Washington Post<br><br><br>****Chronic Fatigue Syndrome<br><br>In sickness and in health: treating ME (new)<br>2003/12/05 My recent comments on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) have generated such gusts of correspondence, touching on so many important issues of general interest, that I feel impelled to return to it.<br><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/main.jhtml;$sessionid$XVEAEVINCEHH1QFIQMFSFF4AVCBQ0IV0?xml=/health/2003/12/01/hdoc01.xml&sSheet=/health/2003/12/03/ixhfeatures.html">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/main.jhtml;$sessionid$XVEAEVINCEHH1QFIQMFSFF4AVCBQ0IV0?xml=/health/2003/12/01/hdoc01.xml&sSheet=/health/2003/12/03/ixhfeatures.html</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News<br><br>Get Rid of Stress By Learning How to Say No... (new)<br>2003/12/01 <br><a href="http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art15159.asp">http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art15159.asp</a><br><br>The Japan Times Online (new)<br>2003/11/27 Can 'cure' for exhaustion be far behind in nation of workaholics? OSAKA (Kyodo) Dead tired? Dog tired? How tired are you?<br><a href="http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20031128b6.htm">http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20031128b6.htm</a><br>Result found by: AltaVista News<br><br><br>****Irritable Bowel Syndrome IBS<br><br>IBS Study Participants Needed... (new)<br>2003/12/05 <br><a href="http://www.wjhl.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=TRI%2FMGArticle%2FTRI_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031772463260">http://www.wjhl.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=TRI%2FMGArticle%2FTRI_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031772463260</a><br><br>It's what we swig that makes us big (new)<br>2003/12/04 It may not be what we eat that's making us obese as much as what we drink. In 1996, Americans consumed 83 more calories a day from caloric sweeteners than they did in 1977. Eighty percent of that (66 calories) came from soft drinks and fruit drinks, a new <br><a href="http://www.courierjournal.com/features/health/2003/12/hf-front-watch1204-6627.html">http://www.courierjournal.com/features/health/2003/12/hf-front-watch1204-6627.html</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br>Study finds that fructose may lead to intestinal problems (new)<br>2003/12/04 Most people cannot digest more than 25 grams of fructose. We're a nation consuming ever-greater quantities of sweets--and we're suffering from an epidemic of gastrointestinal distress.<br><a href="http://www.oudaily.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2003/12/04/3fceb2181575e">http://www.oudaily.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2003/12/04/3fceb2181575e</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br>More youngsters suffering from stress-related ailments... (new)<br>2003/12/03 <br><a href="http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2003/12/03/news/lifestyles/9d10cb76bf346c3d86256def00638551.txt">http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2003/12/03/news/lifestyles/9d10cb76bf346c3d86256def00638551.txt</a><br><br>Pamper Yourself for Better Health (new)<br>2003/11/29 (ARA) - Can a bubble bath reduce your risk of heart disease? Could a manicure ease your asthma symptoms or a soothing massage prevent your next cold? Simple, stress-reducing activities could have a positive impact on your health.<br><a href="http://www.13abc.com/index.cfm?Article=10124&SecName=28&Level=1&SubID=0&Itm=&SideID=&IsItm=">http://www.13abc.com/index.cfm?Article=10124&SecName=28&Level=1&SubID=0&Itm=&SideID=&IsItm=</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br>SEASON OF SHARING - Holiday grant helps ill Windsor woman return to world outside (new)<br>2003/12/05<br><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/12/05/BAGDN3GVHD1.DTL">http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/12/05/BAGDN3GVHD1.DTL</a><br>Result found by: SF Gate<br><br><br>****Inflammatory Bowel Disease IBD / Crohn's / Ulcerative colitis<br><br>Axcan Submits SALOFALK 750 MG Tablets for Approval in Canada for the Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis (new)<br>2003/12/02 MONT SAINT-HILAIRE, Quebec, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Axcan Pharma Inc. ("Axcan" or the "Company") announced today that it has submitted to the Therapeutic Products Directorate of Health Canada a supplemental New Drug Application for SALOFALK in a 7<br><a href="http://new.stockwatch.com/newsit/newsit_newsit.pasp?bid=U-pMO241-U:AXCA-20031202&symbol=AXCA&news_region=U&name=AXCAN+PHARMA&title=Axcan">http://new.stockwatch.com/newsit/newsit_newsit.pasp?bid=U-pMO241-U:AXCA-20031202&symbol=AXCA&news_region=U&name=AXCAN+PHARMA&title=Axcan</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br>New Evidence Shows Incidence of Colorectal Cancer May Be Reduced in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis (new)<br>2003/12/01 MUNICH, Germany, Nov. 28, 2003 - Over one million Europeans suffer from IBD, or inflammatory bowel disease of the colon and rectum.<br><a href="http://www.medadnews.com/News/Index.cfm?articleid=93662">http://www.medadnews.com/News/Index.cfm?articleid=93662</a><br>Result found by: AltaVista News, FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br>Quilt Square Made Here Shown In Washington, D.C. To Publicize Afflicted Ulcerative Colitis Disease... (new)<br>2003/12/02 <br><a href="http://www.greene.xtn.net/index.php?template=news.view.subscriber&table=news&newsid=106088">http://www.greene.xtn.net/index.php?template=news.view.subscriber&table=news&newsid=106088</a><br><br>La Jolla Pharma Discovers Molecule That Produces Positive Results (new)<br>2003/12/02 La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company today announced the discovery of novel, orally-active small molecules for the treatment of autoimmune diseases and acute and chronic inflammatory disorders.<br><a href="http://www.thetsector.com/displayarticle6400.html?POSTNUKESID=69256fea6b70206e77dd7e3159cb3aba">http://www.thetsector.com/displayarticle6400.html?POSTNUKESID=69256fea6b70206e77dd7e3159cb3aba</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br>SFN: Bupropion May Aid Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease... <br>2003/11/10 <br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256DDA006B8EC6">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256DDA006B8EC6</a><br><br>UEGW: Budesonide Rapidly Induces Clinical Remission in Collagenous Colitis... <br>2003/11/07 <br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256DD70060AEB6">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256DD70060AEB6</a><br><br>WORLD NEWS (new)<br>2003/12/02 British biotech company Celltech will regain the rights to one of its key antibody drugs after refusing to bow to Pfizer's demands to rework financial terms of their agreement. ... late-stage trials for rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's Disease, a bowel aff<br><a href="http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/business/7393466.htm">http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/business/7393466.htm</a><br>Result found by: The Mercury News<br><br>Experimental treatment may give boy 2nd chance <br>2002/12/30 TWP. - In 1999, Eric Page was considered an inspiration to others with Crohn's disease, a progressive digestive disorder, because he was managing his... ...Crohn's is a fairly common, but often misunderstood disease that attacks the digestive tract. Abou<br><a href="http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2002/12/30/loc_mxboy30.html">http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2002/12/30/loc_mxboy30.html</a><br>Result found by: The Cincinnati Post & Enquirer<br> <br><br>****Iritis Uveitis Eye<br><br>AAO: Fluocinolone Intravitreal Implants Appear Effective for Uveitis... <br>2003/11/20 <br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256DE4005B2392">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256DE4005B2392</a> <br><br><br>****Medications<br><br>New Arthritis Drug Shows Promise <br>2003/11/12 ...clearer understanding of the complicated processes of inflammation and autoimmune diseases. Different drugs take aim at different parts of the process....<br><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/track/search/stories/2003/11/12/health/main583310.shtml">http://www.cbsnews.com/track/search/stories/2003/11/12/health/main583310.shtml</a><br>Result found by: CBSNews <br><br>Isotechnika Announces A Third Drug Candidate to Its Immunosuppressive Pipeline... (new)<br>2003/12/02 <br><a href="http://www.stockhouse.ca/news/news.asp?tick=ISA&newsid=2037553">http://www.stockhouse.ca/news/news.asp?tick=ISA&newsid=2037553</a><br><br><br>****Psoriatic Arthritis / Psoriasis<br><br>Calcaneal Lesions Found In Erosive Osteoarthritis Similar To Those In Nodal Osteoarthritis... (new)<br>2003/12/04 <br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/E4102068AC5DDB5585256DF2004D6C3F">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/E4102068AC5DDB5585256DF2004D6C3F</a><br><a <br><br>Psoriasis linked to immune cancer <br>2003/11/18<br><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3276969.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3276969.stm</a><br>Result found by: Yahoo! News Full Coverage <br><br>Evening Primrose for What Ails You (new)<br>2003/12/02 THE PRODUCT AND WHAT IT'S MARKETED FOR: Evening primrose oil is a clear, golden-yellow oil extracted from the seeds of the evening primrose, a wildflower native to North America. It is a widely used medicinal that ranked 10th in sales among all herbal<br><a href="http://www.newsday.com/news/health/ny-dssupp3566902dec02.story">http://www.newsday.com/news/health/ny-dssupp3566902dec02.story</a><br>Result found by: Newsday.com<br><br>Glycerin is a good therapy for skin cancer: Study... 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``x****Ankylosing Spondylitis<br><br>Rare illness threatens Slater... <br>2003/12/13 <br><a href="http://www.thecouriermail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,8158840%255E23212,00.html">http://www.thecouriermail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,8158840%255E23212,00.html</a><br><br><br>****Autoimmune<br><br>Vaccine protects troops <br>2003/01/01 ... that the five vaccinations she received might have triggered a previously unknown, underlying autoimmune disorder....<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/usatoday/20031212/cm_usatoday/12066758">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/usatoday/20031212/cm_usatoday/12066758</a><br>Result found by: Yahoo! News<br><br>MSNBC - When the Body Attacks Itself <br>Periscope National News World News<br><a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/1002231.asp">http://www.msnbc.com/news/1002231.asp</a><br>Result found by: MSNBC<br><br>Fludarabine Causes Transfusion-Associated GVHD in a Patient Without Underlying Malignant Disease <br>2003/12/13 Fludarabine may have the ability to cause transfusion-associated graft versus host disease (TA-GVHD) in patients without haematologic malignancy, say the authors of a case study.<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256DF2004EC534?OpenDocument&id=48DDE4A73E09A969852568880078C249&c=Transfusion&count=10">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256DF2004EC534?OpenDocument&id=48DDE4A73E09A969852568880078C249&c=Transfusion&count=10</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br>Care bears: Enterprise born of illness and recovery <br>Abstract: health. Care bears: Enterprise born of illness and recovery Tuesday, December 09, 2003 By Kathy Samudovsky, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Jill Hasenkopf-Miller and her mother lead a plush life these days. Sort of. The Saegertown, Crawford County, resid<br><a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/03343/248928.stm">http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/03343/248928.stm</a><br>Result found by: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette<br><br><br>****Chronic Fatigue Syndrome<br><br>In sickness and in health: treating ME <br>2003/12/13 My recent comments on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) have generated such gusts of correspondence, touching on so many important issues of general interest, that I feel impelled to return to it.<br><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/main.jhtml;$sessionid$EWGGRX3VMRSIDQFIQMFCFFOAVCBQYIV0?xml=/health/2003/12/01/hdoc01.xml&sSheet=/health/2003/12/12/ixhfeatures.html">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/main.jhtml;$sessionid$EWGGRX3VMRSIDQFIQMFCFFOAVCBQYIV0?xml=/health/2003/12/01/hdoc01.xml&sSheet=/health/2003/12/12/ixhfeatures.html</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br>Bowling ace has glandular fever <br>2003/12/12 VICTORIA are likely to be without strike bowler Mathew Inness for at least the remainder of the year because of glandular fever.<br><a href="http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,8142982-23210,00.html">http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,8142982-23210,00.html</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br><br>****Irritable Bowel Syndrome IBS<br><br>Acupuncture Stops Back Pain For Houstonian <br>2003/01/01 ...Jacobs said he uses acupuncture to treat allergies, weight loss, irritable bowel syndrome and more....<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ibsys/20031210/lo_kprc/1914668">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ibsys/20031210/lo_kprc/1914668</a><br>Result found by: Yahoo! News<br><br>Irritable Bowel Syndrome's Possible Genetic Link Studied <br>2003/12/11 Researchers at Mayo Clinic studying irritable bowel syndrome say their study of people with this disorder suggests genetic factors may play a role. Irritable bowel syndrome is a common problem affecting about one in 10 adults.<br><a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/12/031211080446.htm">http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/12/031211080446.htm</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News<br><br>Culturelle: An Intestinal Probiotic <br>2003/12/09 THE PRODUCT AND WHAT IT'S MARKETED FOR: Culturelle is marketed to "maintain a healthy intestinal tract." Each package supplies 30 foil-sealed capsules containing about 10 billion cells of LactobacillusGG, a bacteria that normally inhabits the human<br><a href="http://www.newsday.com/news/health/ny-dssupp3576520dec09.story">http://www.newsday.com/news/health/ny-dssupp3576520dec09.story</a><br>Result found by: Newsday.com<br><br>Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 5, 2003 <br>2003/01/01 ...-- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch: Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) A study to evaluate the safety, tolerability and effectiveness of an...<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20031206/hl_hsn/clinicaltrialsupdatenbspdec52003">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20031206/hl_hsn/clinicaltrialsupdatenbspdec52003</a><br>Result found by: Yahoo! News<br><br>Culturelle: An Intestinal Probiotic <br>2003/12/09 Joanne Kabak is a freelance writer. THE PRODUCT AND WHAT IT'S MARKETED FOR: Culturelle is marketed to "maintain a healthy intestinal tract." Each package supplies 30 foil-sealed capsules containing about 10 billion cells of LactobacillusGG, a bacteria that<br><a href="http://www.newsday.com/ny-dssupp3576520dec09,0,2140371.story?coll=ny-health-utility">http://www.newsday.com/ny-dssupp3576520dec09,0,2140371.story?coll=ny-health-utility</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News<br><br><br>****Inflammatory Bowel Disease IBD / Crohn's / Ulcerative colitis<br><br>Researchers Implicate Modern Refrigeration in Rise of Bowel Disease <br>2003/12/11 Does Cold Food Cause Crohn's? Dec. 11, 2003 -- Modern refrigeration is justifiably heralded as one of the most significant health advances of the 20th century, but French researchers say it may also be the cause of one malady -- the mysterious bowel disord<br><a href="http://my.webmd.com/content/article/78/95775.htm?z=1728_00000_1000_ln_01">http://my.webmd.com/content/article/78/95775.htm?z=1728_00000_1000_ln_01</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News<br><br>RSNA: Magnetic Resonance "Virtual Colonoscopy" Done Without Bowel Cleansing in Children With Inflammatory-Bowel Disease <br>2003/12/09 CHICAGO, IL -- December 8, 2003 -- "Virtual colonoscopy" with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the diagnosis and monitoring of inflammatory bowel disease in children can be done without the usual cleansing to free the bowel of faeces.<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256DF600802013?OpenDocument&id=48DDE4A73E09A969852568880078C249&c=Diagnostic%20Radiology&count=10">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256DF600802013?OpenDocument&id=48DDE4A73E09A969852568880078C249&c=Diagnostic%20Radiology&count=10</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News<br><br><br>****Iritis Uveitis Eye<br><br>But don't ignore high rate of complications <br>2003/12/09 ANAHEIM, CALIF. – Therapeutic benefits are seen with sustained release of fluocinolone acetonide from an intravitreal implant in patients with posterior uveitis. However, a high risk of ocular complications is also observed.<br><a href="http://www.medicalpost.com/mpcontent/article.jsp?content=20031209_120650_3860">http://www.medicalpost.com/mpcontent/article.jsp?content=20031209_120650_3860</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News<br><br>New reports highlight side-effects from several medications <br>2003/12/09 ANAHEIM, CALIF. – Drug-related ocular side-effects have recently been identified for a number of medications.<br><a href="http://www.medicalpost.com/mpcontent/article.jsp?content=20031209_120915_2772">http://www.medicalpost.com/mpcontent/article.jsp?content=20031209_120915_2772</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News<br><br>A vision to help others <br>2003/12/08 When Professor Peng Tee Khaw first arrived at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, he treated a young girl who was to influence the rest of his career. "I looked after the child for many months," he says.<br><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/main.jhtml;$sessionid$4PF2A3CBEIOK3QFIQMFCFFOAVCBQYIV0?xml=/health/2003/11/25/hmoor25.xml&sSheet=/health/2003/12/05/ixhmain.html">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/main.jhtml;$sessionid$4PF2A3CBEIOK3QFIQMFCFFOAVCBQYIV0?xml=/health/2003/11/25/hmoor25.xml&sSheet=/health/2003/12/05/ixhmain.html</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News<br><br><br>****Medications<br><br>Medicare to add coverage of Enbrel for some patients <br>2003/12/11 Thursday, December 11, 2003 - Page updated at 12:00 A.M. Amgen has gotten Medicare to pay for limited amounts of Enbrel, the $1,000-a-month rheumatoid-arthritis drug that put Seattle biotechnology on the map.<br><a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2001812282_enbrel11.html">http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2001812282_enbrel11.html</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News<br><br><br>****Psoriatic Arthritis / Psoriasis<br><br>Monoclonal Antibody Effective Against Psoriasis <br>2003/12/06<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=571&ncid=571&e=13&u=/nm/20031206/hl_nm/psoriasis_monoclonal_dc_1">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=571&ncid=571&e=13&u=/nm/20031206/hl_nm/psoriasis_monoclonal_dc_1</a><br>Result found by: Yahoo! 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COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Dec. 12, 2003 – Genmab A/S (CSE: GEN) announced today HuMax-CD4 did not achieve statistically significant results in a 118 patient <br><a href="http://www.medadnews.com/News/index.cfm?articleid=97242">http://www.medadnews.com/News/index.cfm?articleid=97242</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News<br><br>Cancer drug Rituxan the focus of numerous studies <br>2003/01/01 ... has two other federally approved drugs, Zevalin for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and Amevive for psoriasis, and 10 products in clinical development....<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/sddt/20031209/lo_sddt/cancerdrugrituxanthefocusofnumerousstudies">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/sddt/20031209/lo_sddt/cancerdrugrituxanthefocusofnumerousstudies</a><br>Result found by: Yahoo! 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News<br><br>By Christine Haran <br>2003/12/19 It turns out that psoriasis, a chronic skin condition that causes itchy, scaly red patches, is more than skin deep.<br><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/living/Healthology/psoriasis_lymphoma_healthology_031219.html">http://abcnews.go.com/sections/living/Healthology/psoriasis_lymphoma_healthology_031219.html</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br>Another New Drug for Psoriasis <br>2003/01/01 TUESDAY, Dec. 16 (HealthDayNews) -- The new biologic drug called efalizumab reduces the thick, red, scaly skin lesions caused by psoriasis and offers improved quality of life to people with the skin disease.<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20031217/hl_hsn/anothernewdrugforpsoriasis">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20031217/hl_hsn/anothernewdrugforpsoriasis</a><br>Result found by: Yahoo! News<br><br>Psoriasis Patients Report Benefits with New Drug <br>2003/12/16 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In patients with moderate to severe psoriasis - in which skin thickens and becomes scaly and inflamed - treatment with efalizumab (Raptiva), reduces the frequency ...<br><a href="http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=4003915">http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=4003915</a><br>Result found by: Reuters<br><br>Skin cancer rates leave lesser conditions untreated... <br>2003/12/18 <br><a href="http://www.thescotsman.co.uk/health.cfm?id=1389582003">http://www.thescotsman.co.uk/health.cfm?id=1389582003</a><br><br>Psoriasis Drug/Green Tea, Sleep, Cancer <br>2003/12/19 Posted: October 31, 2003 at 3:40 p.m. BAY AREA (KRON) -- An estimated 4.5 million Americans suffer from Psoriasis. 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``x****Ankylosing Spondylitis<br><br>Infliximab May Benefit Patients with Juvenile Ankylosing Spondylitis <br>2003/12/23 Infliximab shows promise in treating active and refractory juvenile ankylosing spondylitis (JAS), according to a report highlighting findings of 2 patients who received the drug.<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256DF20060B1E4?OpenDocument&id=48DDE4A73E09A969852568880078C249&c=Arthritis%20Other&count=10">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256DF20060B1E4?OpenDocument&id=48DDE4A73E09A969852568880078C249&c=Arthritis%20Other&count=10</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News<br><br><br>****Autoimmune<br><br>Bone and Intestinal Disease May Have Common Cause <br>2003/01/01 ...Autoimmune-related bone disease and intestinal inflammation are closely linked with the deregulation and...<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20031226/hl_nm/common_disease_dc_1">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20031226/hl_nm/common_disease_dc_1</a><br>Result found by: Yahoo! 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The "Jewish penicillin" is prescribed not just for colds and flu but for everything from bronchitis to allergies, while in China it is given as a restorative to women after childbirth.<br><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/main.jhtml?xml=/health/2003/12/17/hsoup17.xml&sSheet=/health/2003/12/24/ixhmain.html">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/main.jhtml?xml=/health/2003/12/17/hsoup17.xml&sSheet=/health/2003/12/24/ixhmain.html</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News<br><br>Researchers unravel genetics of inflammatory bowel disease <br>2003/12/21 Washington, Dec. 21 (ANI): Researchers at Johns Hopkins have linked versions of two different genes with the inflammatory bowel diseases known as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis<br><a href="http://in.news.yahoo.com/031221/139/2ahrh.html">http://in.news.yahoo.com/031221/139/2ahrh.html</a><br>Result found by: AltaVista News, FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br><br>****Iritis Uveitis Eye<br><br>KRL detects 23 genes causing eye diseases <br>2003/12/19 LAHORE: The Kahuta Research Laboratories (KRL) has detected 23 genes among a total of 121 which have been known to cause eye diseases, KRL Chairman Dr Javed Ashraf Mirza declared on Friday at the 24th annual congress of the Ophthalmological Society of Paki<br><a href="http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_20-12-2003_pg7_21">http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_20-12-2003_pg7_21</a><br>Result found by: AltaVista News<br><br><br>****Medications<br><br>Medication mistakes are common and can be deadly <br>2003/12/23 When an airplane crashes, the public demands to know what went wrong. 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My daughter's psoriasis was quite severe. She had a red rash and scaling on both arms from shoulders to wrists. When I read your column about turmeric helping psoriasis, she started taking this spice in gel capsules. 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People carrying two copies of the variant, in gene CD24, are significantly more likely to develop multiple sclerosis, according to research led by Yang Liu of Ohio State Uni<br><a href="http://www.betterhumans.com/News/news.aspx?articleID=2003-12-29-5">http://www.betterhumans.com/News/news.aspx?articleID=2003-12-29-5</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News<br><br>New excuses to smoke, eat pizza, be a slob <br>2003/12/31<br><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2003/12/31/financial1011EST0057.DTL">http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2003/12/31/financial1011EST0057.DTL</a><br>Result found by: SF Gate<br><br><br>****Chronic Fatigue Syndrome<br><br>Doctor's diary: dangerous liaison <br>2003/12/29 There's always a lot of kissing at Christmas, so it is disappointing that the Health Secretary, John Reid, has not done more to alert the public to its possible hazards, as identified recently by researchers at the University of California school of medici<br><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/main.jhtml?xml=/health/2003/12/23/hlef23.xml&sSheet=/health/2003/12/29/ixhfeatures.html">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/main.jhtml?xml=/health/2003/12/23/hlef23.xml&sSheet=/health/2003/12/29/ixhfeatures.html</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News<br><br><br>****Irritable Bowel Syndrome IBS<br><br>Along Came Polly <br>2004/01/01 ... which Reuben agrees to, even though he can't handle spicy food and has irritable bowel syndrome....<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/variety/20031229/va_re_al/along_came_polly_1">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/variety/20031229/va_re_al/along_came_polly_1</a><br>Result found by: Yahoo! 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News Full Coverage <br><br>More women opting for C-sections <br>2004/01/09 ... If you have a very large baby, connective tissue disorder, an autoimmune disorder, - you may be at higher risk," she says. "What I tell my patients is, discuss ...<br><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2004-01-09-csection_x.htm">http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2004-01-09-csection_x.htm</a><br>Result found by: USA Today <br><br>Should job hunters reveal chronic illness? <br>2004/01/13<br><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2004/01/13/financial0919EST0039.DTL">http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2004/01/13/financial0919EST0039.DTL</a><br>Result found by: SF Gate<br><br>FINDINGS <br>Vitamin D May Help Prevent Onset of Arthritis and MS <br>2004/01/13 <br><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11676-2004Jan12.html">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11676-2004Jan12.html</a><br>Result found by: Washington Post<br><br>In Winter's Grip <br>2004/01/13 "What's wrong with your hands!" the cashier exclaimed. It really wasn't so much a question as an observation. My hands had turned a deep red, with ...<br><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11103-2004Jan12.html">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11103-2004Jan12.html</a><br>Result found by: Washington Post<br><br><br>****Chronic Fatigue Syndrome<br><br>Boston.com / News / Science / Bed rest study can help on Earth and in space <br>people with chronic fatigue syndrome or fibromyalgia put themselves to bed for long periods, though this may be the worst thing they could do.Bluntly<br><a href="http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2004/01/13/bed_rest_study_can_help_on_earth_and_in_space">http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2004/01/13/bed_rest_study_can_help_on_earth_and_in_space</a><br>Result found by: Daypop<br><br><br>****Irritable Bowel Syndrome IBS<br><br>IRRITABLE Bowel Syndrome, Oncology, Weight Loss Supplements<br>Newswise (press release)<br>... articles published in the January/February 2004 Journal of the American<br>Pharmacists Association (JAPhA) highlight medications for irritable bowel<br>syndrome (IBS ...<br><a href="http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/502800/">http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/502800/</a><br><br>PAIN Therapeutics ' New Drug Now . . .<br>boerse.de (Pressemitteilung), Germany<br>... 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Turns out he had a painful condition called ankylosing spondylitis,<br>or AS. 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News Full Coverage <br><br>More women opting for C-sections <br>2004/01/09 ... If you have a very large baby, connective tissue disorder, an autoimmune disorder, - you may be at higher risk," she says. "What I tell my patients is, discuss ...<br><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2004-01-09-csection_x.htm">http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2004-01-09-csection_x.htm</a><br>Result found by: USA Today <br><br>Should job hunters reveal chronic illness? <br>2004/01/13<br><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2004/01/13/financial0919EST0039.DTL">http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2004/01/13/financial0919EST0039.DTL</a><br>Result found by: SF Gate<br><br>FINDINGS <br>Vitamin D May Help Prevent Onset of Arthritis and MS <br>2004/01/13 <br><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11676-2004Jan12.html">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11676-2004Jan12.html</a><br>Result found by: Washington Post<br><br>In Winter's Grip <br>2004/01/13 "What's wrong with your hands!" the cashier exclaimed. It really wasn't so much a question as an observation. 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From depression to adult onset diabetes, from high cholesterol to ankylosing<br>spondylitis, physicians wrestle with the difficult issue of "managing"<br>a patient's ...<br><a href="http://www.washingtondispatch.com/article_8011.shtml">http://www.washingtondispatch.com/article_8011.shtml</a><br><br>FDA GRANTS FAST TRACK STATUS TO NEUROCHEM ' S AA AMYLOIDOSIS ... <br>Pharmexec (press release) - USA<br>... life-threatening condition, often develops as a consequence of chronic<br>infections or inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing<br>spondylitis ...<br><a href="http://www.pharmexec.com/pharmexec/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=85059">http://www.pharmexec.com/pharmexec/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=85059</a><br><br><br>****Autoimmune<br><br>More Women Opting for Caesarean Sections <br>2004/02/09 ..."If you have a very large baby, connective tissue disorder, an autoimmune disorder, you may be at higher risk," she says....<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20040209/hl_hsn/morewomenoptingforcaesareansections">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20040209/hl_hsn/morewomenoptingforcaesareansections</a><br>Result found by: Yahoo! 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CG53135 also is being studied for inflammatory bowel disease, and CuraGen<br>hopes to receive approval for an investigational new drug application<br>in that ...<br><a href="http://www.bioworld.com/servlet/com.accumedia.web.Dispatcher?next=bioWorldHeadlines_article&forceid=32110">http://www.bioworld.com/servlet/com.accumedia.web.Dispatcher?next=bioWorldHeadlines_article&forceid=32110</a><br><br>THE Complicated Life of Kids with Crohn's and Colitis<br>Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA<br>... Essentially, it's an inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. There<br>are two different subtypes: Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. ...<br><a href="http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/living/health/7890035.htm">http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/living/health/7890035.htm</a><br><br>German Doctors Transplant 8 Vital Organs at Once <br>2004/02/06 ...She suffered for more than 20 years from Crohn's disease, a severe variant of inflammatory bowel disease in which the body's immune system causes intestines...<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040206/hl_nm/germany_transplant_dc_1">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040206/hl_nm/germany_transplant_dc_1</a><br>Result found by: Yahoo! 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(OTC Bulletin Board: HEPI) today announced that results from recent independent blood tests on eight patients suggest that ProAlgaZyme may support a co<br><a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/02-13-2004/0002109193&EDATE=">http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/02-13-2004/0002109193&EDATE=</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News<br><br>Rare Disease Endemic In South America Is Model For Studying Autoimmunity... <br>2004/02/19 <br><a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/02/040219080612.htm">http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/02/040219080612.htm</a><br><br>Do you understand your immune system?... <br>2004/02/13 <br><a href="http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcsite.nsf/pages/quiz_immune_system?Open">http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcsite.nsf/pages/quiz_immune_system?Open</a><br><br>Celiac disease is a risk factor for schizophrenia <br>2004/02/19 People with a history of the digestive disorder celiac disease are three times more likely to develop schizophrenia than those without the disease, according to a report by Danish researchers and a researcher at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public<br><a href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-02/jhub-cdi021804.php">http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-02/jhub-cdi021804.php</a><br>Result found by: AltaVista News, FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br>Company man <br>2004/02/17 ..." Myasthenia gravis is an auto-immune disease marked by skeletal muscle fatigue from a breakdown in communication between nerves...<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/variety/20040217/va_sp_ev/company_man_1">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/variety/20040217/va_sp_ev/company_man_1</a><br>Result found by: Yahoo! News<br><br>A Critical Piece of the CF Puzzle<br>Newsday - USA<br>... Freedman said there is growing evidence that problems in the CFTR gene<br>are associated with chronic pancreatitis, asthma, ulcerative colitis and<br>male infertility ...<br><a href="http://www.newsday.com/news/health/ny-a63674253feb17,0,6302733.story?coll=ny-health-headlines">http://www.newsday.com/news/health/ny-a63674253feb17,0,6302733.story?coll=ny-health-headlines</a><br><br><br>****Chronic Fatigue Syndrome<br><br>Chronic fatigue is not lack of sleep... <br>2004/02/17 <br><a href="http://www.newscoast.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040217/COLUMNIST82/402170593/-1/COLUMNIST99">http://www.newscoast.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040217/COLUMNIST82/402170593/-1/COLUMNIST99</a><br><br><br>****Irritable Bowel Syndrome IBS<br><br>ONGOING struggle<br>Brampton Guardian - Brampton,Ontario,Canada<br>... She has irritable bowel syndrome and kidney problems; she still has<br>trouble eating and drinking; she also suffers from insomnia and a fear<br>of germs -- which is ...<br><a href="http://www.thebramptonguardian.com/br/orangeville/news/story/1689148p-1988313c.html">http://www.thebramptonguardian.com/br/orangeville/news/story/1689148p-1988313c.html</a><br><br>HARNESSING mind power<br>Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier - Waterloo,IA,USA<br>... Many of the United States 1,000 or so certified hypnotherapists now<br>get referrals from physicians on cases ranging from irritable bowel syndrome<br>and heart ...<br><a href="http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2004/02/12/news/lifestyles/bf9bfd24a1be65df86256e360060b11a.txt">http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2004/02/12/news/lifestyles/bf9bfd24a1be65df86256e360060b11a.txt</a><br><br>NEW European study shows Zelmac* significantly improves IBS ... <br>News Online (press release) - Norway<br>Basel, 13 February 2004 - Zelmac � (tegaserod), a new treatment for<br>irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) provides patients satisfying overall relief<br>of symptoms ...<br><a href="http://www.newsonline.nu/release.asp?PmId=34821&ComId=162">http://www.newsonline.nu/release.asp?PmId=34821&ComId=162</a><br><br>MUSC pioneers blood test to detect unhealthy alcohol use<br>Charleston Post Courier (subscription) - Charleston,SC,USA<br>... drinks a day -- can lead to, or worsen, conditions such as hypertension,<br>acid reflux, gout, depression, liver and pancreas diseases, irritable<br>bowel syndrome, ...<br><a href="http://www.charleston.net/stories/021604/sci_16drinks.shtml">http://www.charleston.net/stories/021604/sci_16drinks.shtml</a><br><br>STRESSING the point<br>ic Solihull.co.uk - Solihull,UK<br>... the heart rate and causes the digestive system to go into overdrive,<br>leading to conditions like palpitations, high blood pressure and irritable<br>bowel syndrome. ...<br><a href="http://icsolihull.icnetwork.co.uk/lifestyle/healthfitness/content_objectid=13833326_method=full_siteid=50002_headline=-Stressing-the-point-name_page.html">http://icsolihull.icnetwork.co.uk/lifestyle/healthfitness/content_objectid=13833326_method=full_siteid=50002_headline=-Stressing-the-point-name_page.html</a><br><br><br>****Inflammatory Bowel Disease IBD / Crohn's / Ulcerative colitis<br><br>DO antibiotics cause cancer?<br>This is London - London,England,UK<br>... In the past year, heavy antibiotic use has been linked to the inflammatory<br>bowel disorder, Crohn's disease, and to children developing allergies<br>such as ...<br><a href="http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifeandstyle/health/articles/9187883?source=Evening%20Standard">http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifeandstyle/health/articles/9187883?source=Evening%20Standard</a><br><br>AISLE always be yours<br>Norwich Evening News - Norwich,England,UK<br>... spoke a couple of times over the next decade and Ms Marshall said Mr<br>Shilton was "always there to support her" when her son became gravely<br>ill with Crohn's ...<br><a href="http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/content/News/story.asp?datetime=14+Feb+2004+14%3A31&tbrand=ENOnline&tCategory=NEWS&category=News&brand=ENOnline&itemid=NOED14+Feb+2004+14%3A37%3A50%3A950">http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/content/News/story.asp?datetime=14+Feb+2004+14%3A31&tbrand=ENOnline&tCategory=NEWS&category=News&brand=ENOnline&itemid=NOED14+Feb+2004+14%3A37%3A50%3A950</a><br><br>SWALLOWABLE camera shoots bowel<br>Spokane Journal of Business - Spokane,WA,USA<br>... 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(<a href="http://www.sucampo.com">http://www.sucampo.com</a>), a leader in functional fatty acid research and development, announced today its second of three Phase III safety trials has duplicated the highly positive result<br><a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/02-18-2004/0002111886&EDATE=">http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/02-18-2004/0002111886&EDATE=</a><br>Result found by: AltaVista News, FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br>Inflammatory Bowel Disease <br>2004/02/13 The digestive system is a set of organs (including the stomach, large and small intestines, rectum, and others) that convert the foods we eat into nutrients and absorb these nutrients into the bloodstream to fuel our bodies. We seldom notice its workings u<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/kidshealth/20040213/hl_kidshealth/inflammatory_bowel_disease">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/kidshealth/20040213/hl_kidshealth/inflammatory_bowel_disease</a><br>Result found by: Yahoo! News<br><br>But Only Small Subset of Patients Probably Have the Digestive Disorder <br>2004/02/19 Feb. 20, 2004 -- Intriguing early research suggests that people with a genetic intolerance to gluten may also be at increased risk for schizophrenia. Investigators say the link, if proven, could lead to new treatment options for a small subset of schizophr<br><a href="http://my.webmd.com/content/article/82/97278.htm?z=1728_00000_1000_ln_01">http://my.webmd.com/content/article/82/97278.htm?z=1728_00000_1000_ln_01</a> <br>Result found by: AltaVista News, FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br>A Critical Piece of the CF Puzzle <br>2004/02/17 More than 50 years after cystic fibrosis was first identified as a disease, Harvard scientists have found a key puzzle piece - an imbalance of fatty acids - that may lead someday to a novel treatment for the lethal disease. Dr. Steven Freedman, an<br><a href="http://www.newsday.com/news/health/ny-a63674253feb17.story">http://www.newsday.com/news/health/ny-a63674253feb17.story</a><br>Result found by: Newsday.com<br><br>HELPING Children Who Need to Be Gluten-Free Become Care-Free<br>Great Neck Record - Great Neck,NY,USA<br>... of the disease may vary widely in individuals and may mimic the symptoms<br>of other diseases of the digestive system, such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome,<br>Crohn's ...<br><a href="http://www.antonnews.com/greatneckrecord/2004/02/13/news/cookbook.html">http://www.antonnews.com/greatneckrecord/2004/02/13/news/cookbook.html</a><br><br>AT A Glance<br>Oregonian - Portland,OR,USA<br>... set the Oregon high school single-season passing record in 1997 while<br>playing for Beaverton, has been fighting the debilitating effects of ulcerative<br>colitis ...<br><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/sports/1077108990127790.xml">http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/sports/1077108990127790.xml</a><br><br>TEENAGER organises charity walk<br>Watford Observer - Watford,England,UK<br>Miss Lisa Meleck, of Watford Road, is organising the second sponsored walk<br>around Hyde Park in aid of Crohn's Disease and is looking for any sponsorship<br>from ...<br><a href="http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/localnews/display.var.461287.0.teenager_organises_charity_walk.php">http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/localnews/display.var.461287.0.teenager_organises_charity_walk.php</a><br><br>GOOD Bacteria Work Even When They are Dead<br>Mercola - Schaumburg,Illinois,USA<br>... They tested the effects of good bacteria on mice with colitis, a condition<br>similar to inflammatory bowel disease in humans, and found the bacteria<br>were just as ...<br><a href="http://www.mercola.com/2004/feb/18/good_bacteria.htm">http://www.mercola.com/2004/feb/18/good_bacteria.htm</a><br><br>HEALING treatment begins with tea and sympathy<br>Fort Wayne News Sentinel - Fort Wayne,IN,USA<br>... illnesses that are exacerbated by stress. Crohn's disease, for example,<br>gets worse with stress. But teaching people how to relax ...<br><a href="http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/7990897.htm">http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/7990897.htm</a><br><br><br>****Medications<br><br>Forcing employees to buy drugs via mail <br>2004/02/18<br><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2004/02/18/financial0936EST0048.DTL">http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2004/02/18/financial0936EST0048.DTL</a><br>Result found by: SF Gate<br><br>Low-Carb Dieters Beware: Hidden Carbs in Familiar OTCs May Hinder Weight-Loss Efforts <br>2004/02/18 Low-Carb Alternatives Available in Most Drugstores PITTSBURGH, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Millions of Americans have made carb counting a central tenet of their weight-loss efforts, but while the increasing number of low-carb foods, beverages and re<br><a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/02-18-2004/0002111713&EDATE=">http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/02-18-2004/0002111713&EDATE=</a><br>Result found by: AltaVista News, FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br>IMS Reports 11.5 Percent Dollar Growth in 2003 U.S. Prescription Sales; Growth is Sustained by New Products Despite a Difficult <br>2004/02/17 FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 2004--IMS Health (NYSE: RX) today reported that U.S. prescription drug sales grew 11.5 percent to $216.4 billion in 2003, compared with $194 billion in sales the previous year.<br><a href="http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/altavista/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&newsId=20040217005915&newsLang=en&beanID=2055223794&viewID=news_view">http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/altavista/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&newsId=20040217005915&newsLang=en&beanID=2055223794&viewID=news_view</a><br>Result found by: AltaVista News, FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br><br>****Psoriatic Arthritis / Psoriasis<br><br>The Quest for Complex Genes <br>2004/02/19 Genetic sleuths are homing in on genes for complex diseases with the help of new, and some not so new, tools and strategies. 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She has irritable bowel syndrome and kidney problems; she still has<br>trouble eating and drinking; she also suffers from insomnia and a fear<br>of germs -- which is ...<br><a href="http://www.thebramptonguardian.com/br/orangeville/news/story/1689148p-1988313c.html">http://www.thebramptonguardian.com/br/orangeville/news/story/1689148p-1988313c.html</a><br><br>HARNESSING mind power<br>Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier - Waterloo,IA,USA<br>... 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Investigators say the link, if proven, could lead to new treatment options for a small subset of schizophr<br><a href="http://my.webmd.com/content/article/82/97278.htm?z=1728_00000_1000_ln_01">http://my.webmd.com/content/article/82/97278.htm?z=1728_00000_1000_ln_01</a> <br>Result found by: AltaVista News, FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br>A Critical Piece of the CF Puzzle <br>2004/02/17 More than 50 years after cystic fibrosis was first identified as a disease, Harvard scientists have found a key puzzle piece - an imbalance of fatty acids - that may lead someday to a novel treatment for the lethal disease. 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They tested the effects of good bacteria on mice with colitis, a condition<br>similar to inflammatory bowel disease in humans, and found the bacteria<br>were just as ...<br><a href="http://www.mercola.com/2004/feb/18/good_bacteria.htm">http://www.mercola.com/2004/feb/18/good_bacteria.htm</a><br><br>HEALING treatment begins with tea and sympathy<br>Fort Wayne News Sentinel - Fort Wayne,IN,USA<br>... illnesses that are exacerbated by stress. Crohn's disease, for example,<br>gets worse with stress. 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News<br><br>Many medicines available for ulcerative colitis... <br>2004/02/24 <br><a href="http://yumasun.com/artman/publish/articles/story_9842.shtml">http://yumasun.com/artman/publish/articles/story_9842.shtml</a><br><br>Data link Crohn's disease, antibiotics... <br>2004/02/23 <br><a href="http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2004/03/01/hlsc0301.htm">http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2004/03/01/hlsc0301.htm</a><br><br>Diet affects ulcerative colitis condition... <br>2004/02/23 <br><a href="http://www.newscoast.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040223/COLUMNIST82/402230349/-1/COLUMNIST99">http://www.newscoast.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040223/COLUMNIST82/402230349/-1/COLUMNIST99</a><br><br>STUDY uncovers a clue in cystic fibrosis battle<br>AZ Central.com - AZ,United States<br>... Freedman said there is growing evidence that problems in the CFTR gene<br>are associated with chronic pancreatitis, asthma, ulcerative colitis and<br>male infertility ...<br><a href="http://www.azcentral.com/health/wellness/articles/0220cysticON.html">http://www.azcentral.com/health/wellness/articles/0220cysticON.html</a><br><br>HIGH-FISH diet reduces hostility, study says<br>Indianapolis Star - Indianapolis,IN,USA<br>... some other dairy products and supplements contain "good bugs," live<br>microbes that can improve digestion and ease disorders such as inflammatory<br>bowel disease, ...<br><a href="http://www.indystar.com/articles/5/122145-4195-047.html">http://www.indystar.com/articles/5/122145-4195-047.html</a><br><br>MMR Vaccine: Five Years of Claims and Counterclaims<br>Scotland on Sunday - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK<br>... The research, published in the medical journal the Lancet, discovered<br>a new inflammatory bowel disease which was linked to children with autism.<br>...<br><a href="http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=2557073">http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=2557073</a><br><br>ROLLER coaster ride begins<br>Dallas Morning News (subscription) - Dallas,TX,USA<br>... I've already got two. Crohn's Disease is a problem with the digestive<br>system. Type 1 Diabetes is a problem with the way the body regulates sugar.<br>...<br><a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spe/2004/jeffweiss/stories/022204dnlivweiss.10f0f548.html">http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spe/2004/jeffweiss/stories/022204dnlivweiss.10f0f548.html</a><br><br>A doctor, the distinguished journal, and a scare that need never ... <br>Independent - London,England,UK<br>... Dr Wakefield had published an earlier paper in The Lancet in 1995 suggesting<br>a link between measles infection and Crohn's disease, and word had spread<br>among ...<br><a href="http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/health/story.jsp?story=493910">http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/health/story.jsp?story=493910</a><br><br>DOCTOR in gun on autism link<br>New Zealand Herald - Auckland,New Zealand<br>... New Zealand Medical Journal shows that 21 per cent of doctors and 41<br>per cent of nurses are unsure whether the MMR vaccine is associated with<br>autism or Crohn's ...<br><a href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3550728&thesection=news&thesubsection=general&thesecondsubsection=&reportID=16">http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3550728&thesection=news&thesubsection=general&thesecondsubsection=&reportID=16</a><br><br>MDLINX Launches Crohn's Disease and IBD Web Sites for Consumers<br>Market Wire (press release) - USA<br>WASHINGTON, DC -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 02/24/2004 -- MDLinx, a leading online<br>healthcare media company, launched Web sites on Crohn's Disease and Inflammatory<br>...<br><a href="http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=63591">http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=63591</a><br><br>STUDY shows drug can heal, reduce recurrence of fistulas in ... <br>EurekAlert - Washington,DC,USA<br>An international study has found that maintenance therapy with the drug<br>infliximab, a monoclonal antibody used to treat Crohn's disease, can prevent<br>or delay ...<br><a href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-02/mgh-ssd022404.php">http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-02/mgh-ssd022404.php</a><br><br>HEALTH: Getting to grips with an irritable bowel<br>New Straits Times - Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia<br>Patients of irritable bowel syndrome need not suffer in silence anymore.<br>This first of a three-part series aims to shed light on the condition.<br>...<br><a href="http://www.emedia.com.my/Current_News/NST/Thursday/Features/20040226081613/Article/indexb_html">http://www.emedia.com.my/Current_News/NST/Thursday/Features/20040226081613/Article/indexb_html</a><br><br><br>****Medications<br><br>Colon cancer drug seen as long-awaited victory... <br>2004/02/26 <br><a href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2004/02/26/colon_cancer_drug_seen_as_long_awaited_victory/">http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2004/02/26/colon_cancer_drug_seen_as_long_awaited_victory/</a><br><br>ASPIRIN double the danger for asthmatics<br>Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia<br>... Aspirin is predominantly used as an anti-inflammatory and painkiller<br>... to dramatically cut the risk of sudden heart attack, heart disease,<br>stroke and bowel ...<br><a href="http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/02/20/1077072847699.html">http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/02/20/1077072847699.html</a><br><br>FDA Asks States to Stop Pointing to Canadian Drug Sites <br><a href="http://www.healthcentral.com/news/NewsFullText.cfm?id=1503665">http://www.healthcentral.com/news/NewsFullText.cfm?id=1503665</a><br><br><br>****Psoriatic Arthritis / Psoriasis<br><br>Biotech company wins patent fight on arthritis ... <br>2004/02/20 ... sales of $1.3 billion last year, and Amgen is seeking to boost revenue even more - through new uses for the drug, including treating the skin disease psoriasis. ...<br><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/tech/techinvestor/2004-02-20-amgen-arthritis_x.htm">http://www.usatoday.com/tech/techinvestor/2004-02-20-amgen-arthritis_x.htm</a><br>Result found by: USA Today<br><br>Business News - Genesis builds hopes on new drugs <br>there is life after PVAC.Psoriasis drug PVAC was the listed biotechnology company's most immediate candidate for commercial return but failed to meet<br><a href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/businessstorydisplay.cfm?storyID=3550887&thesection=business&thesubsection=general&thesecondsubsection=">http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/businessstorydisplay.cfm?storyID=3550887&thesection=business&thesubsection=general&thesecondsubsection=</a><br>Result found by: Daypo<br><br>COMPANY Information Center<br>Business Wire (press release) - USA<br>... product candidate for the treatment of Psoriasis, expanding the claims<br>to include other medical indications such as Atopic Dermatitis, Psoriatic<br>Arthritis and ...<br><a href="http://home.businesswire.com/portal/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&epi-process=generic_process.jsp&newsId=20040224005234&newsPopup=false&newsLang=en&beanID=202776713&viewID=news_process_view">http://home.businesswire.com/portal/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&epi-process=generic_process.jsp&newsId=20040224005234&newsPopup=false&newsLang=en&beanID=202776713&viewID=news_process_view</a><br><br><br>****Reactive Arthritis / Reiter's Syndrome<br><br>A Vitamin a Day . . .<br>Good Housekeeping Magazine - USA<br>... of Medicine, found that Cooper Complete, the 24-ingredient multivitamin,<br>reduced C-reactive ... at the root of many heart attacks and strokes,<br>as well as arthritis ...<br><a href="http://magazines.ivillage.com/goodhousekeeping/hb/news/article/0,,krt_2004_02_23_knigk_3186-0121-NEWS2USE-HEALTH1~FT~ew~xml,00.html?arrivalSA=1&cobrandRef=0&arrival_freqCap=1&pba=adid=7366010">http://magazines.ivillage.com/goodhousekeeping/hb/news/article/0,,krt_2004_02_23_knigk_3186-0121-NEWS2USE-HEALTH1~FT~ew~xml,00.html?arrivalSA=1&cobrandRef=0&arrival_freqCap=1&pba=adid=7366010</a><br><br>ANTIBIOTICS, breast cancer link still being studied<br>Dayton Daily News - Dayton,OH,USA<br>... response isn't very selective about what it destroys, unleashing such<br>inflammatory substances as cytokines, C-reactive ... 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"If we all just moved out<br><a href="http://www.boston.com/news/globe/health_science/articles/2004/03/02/cancer_coincidence">http://www.boston.com/news/globe/health_science/articles/2004/03/02/cancer_coincidence</a><br>Result found by: Daypop<br><br>Smoking Can Trigger Lupus <br>2004/03/04 But study says those who quit reduce their risk of autoimmune disease. THURSDAY, March 4 (HealthDayNews) -- Smoking can trigger the onset of lupus and quitting can reduce that risk, a new study finds.<br><a href="http://www.healthcentral.com/news/NewsFullText.cfm?id=517703">http://www.healthcentral.com/news/NewsFullText.cfm?id=517703</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News<br><br><br>****Chronic Fatigue Syndrome<br><br>Cat aids girl's recovery from illness <br>2004/03/03 FORGET diamonds, moggy Dixie has proved she's a girl's best friend. The nine-month-old rescue cat has been a huge boost to Caroline Berry's health after she became so ill with the chronic fatigue syndrome ME.<br><a href="http://www.en24.co.uk/content/news/Story.asp?Brand=ENONLINE&Category=NEWS&ItemId=NOED03+Mar+2004+15:25:08:670">http://www.en24.co.uk/content/news/Story.asp?Brand=ENONLINE&Category=NEWS&ItemId=NOED03+Mar+2004+15:25:08:670</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News<br><br><br>****Irritable Bowel Syndrome IBS<br><br>New treatments for irritable bowel syndrome, post traumatic stress disorder <br>2004/03/04 Researchers are pioneering more accessible, cost-effective treatment programs for two of the nation's common ailments, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). Rather than relying on the common face-to-face, therapist-patie<br><a href="http://www.scienceblog.com/community/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=2396">http://www.scienceblog.com/community/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=2396</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News<br><br>Pioneering Treatments For Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder... <br>2004/03/04 <br><a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/03/040304073111.htm">http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/03/040304073111.htm</a><br><br>HEALTH Tips<br>WTOP - Washington,D.C.,United States<br>... can decrease pain during menstruation, while nRH agonists are effective<br>in relieving the discomfort of endometriosis and irritable bowel syndrome.<br>...<br><a href="http://www.wtopnews.com/index.php?nid=106&sid=174071">http://www.wtopnews.com/index.php?nid=106&sid=174071</a><br><br>PIONEERING treatments for irritable bowel syndrome, post ... <br>EurekAlert - Washington,DC,USA<br>... more accessible, cost-effective treatment programs for two of the nation's<br>common ailments, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Irritable Bowel<br>Syndrome ( ...<br><a href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-03/uaa-ptf030304.php">http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-03/uaa-ptf030304.php</a><br><br>HEALTH: The stress link to irritable bowel syndrome<br>New Straits Times - Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia<br>Stress has been identified as one of the causes of irritable bowel syndrome<br>in this second of a three-part series on the condition. ...<br><a href="http://www.emedia.com.my/Current_News/NST/Thursday/Features/20040304082957/Article/indexb_html">http://www.emedia.com.my/Current_News/NST/Thursday/Features/20040304082957/Article/indexb_html</a><br><br><br>****Inflammatory Bowel Disease IBD / Crohn's / Ulcerative colitis<br><br>AT A Glance<br>Oregonian - Portland,OR,USA<br>... Washington quarterback Taylor Barton is progressing rapidly toward<br>recovery from a life-threatening battle of more than two years with ulcerative<br>colitis. ...<br><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/sports/1078318575116670.xml">http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/sports/1078318575116670.xml</a><br><br>PROTEIN May Have Link to Colon Cancer<br>PakTribune.com - Pakistan<br>... People with diseases involving chronic intestinal inflammation, including<br>ulcerative colitis, are known to face an increased colon cancer risk,<br>and studies ...<br><a href="http://paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=53683">http://paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=53683</a><br><br>REMICADE Fights Crohn's Disease Complications<br>WebMD - USA<br>26, 2004 -- Prolonged treatment with the drug Remicade may help some people<br>with Crohn's disease prevent a common but potentially dangerous complication<br>of ...<br><a href="http://my.webmd.com/content/article/82/97445.htm?lastselectedguid=%7B5FE84E90-BC77-4056-A91C-9531713CA348%7D">http://my.webmd.com/content/article/82/97445.htm?lastselectedguid=%7B5FE84E90-BC77-4056-A91C-9531713CA348%7D</a><br><br>Colon Cancer Drug Nears Approval after 34-Year Crusade... <br>2004/02/26 <br><a href="http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/8047182.htm">http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/8047182.htm</a><br><br>FDA approves Genentech drug for colon, rectal cancer <br>2004/02/26 Genentech won approval Thursday to begin marketing the first cancer drug that works by cutting off a tumor's blood supply. The Food and Drug Administration approved the drug, called Avastin, for broad use with standard chemotherapy as a first treatment for<br><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/8050834.htm">http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/8050834.htm</a><br>Result found by: The Mercury News<br><br>Hopkins researchers find MRI useful tool in diagnosing inflammatory bowel diseases in children <br>2004/03/04 Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), coupled with the use of the contrast dye gadolinium, may help pediatricians better diagnose children with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center.<br><a href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-03/jhmi-hrf030404.php">http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-03/jhmi-hrf030404.php</a><br>Result found by: AltaVista News, FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br>Guidelines listed for colon cancer detection <br>2004/03/04 March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. 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The society has guidelines for the early detection of colorectal cancer.<br><a href="http://hsconnect.com/community/story/034202004_com01comm030304.asp">http://hsconnect.com/community/story/034202004_com01comm030304.asp</a><br>Result found by: AltaVista News, FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br>Epidemics feared in NZ... <br>2004/03/03 <br><a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/otago/0,2106,2833647a6017,00.html">http://www.stuff.co.nz/otago/0,2106,2833647a6017,00.html</a><br><br>Drug heals complication of Crohn's disease... <br>2004/03/01 <br><a href="http://www.healthandage.com/Home/gm=1!gid1=5545;jsessionid=81D4A83841C52F5E2894E0B1C6CFE13F">http://www.healthandage.com/Home/gm=1!gid1=5545;jsessionid=81D4A83841C52F5E2894E0B1C6CFE13F</a><br><br>Canada's Corson set to debut with Dallas <br>2004/02/28 ...Corson's final season was marred by injuries, including a digestive disorder known as ulcerative colitis....<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20040228/wl_canada_afp/ihockey_nhl_corson_040228231221">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20040228/wl_canada_afp/ihockey_nhl_corson_040228231221</a><br>Result found by: Yahoo! 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Free radicals are highly reactive chemical intermediates, notably of<br>oxygen, generated as a ... They have been linked to the ageing process,<br>cancer, arthritis and ...<br><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/02/26/nrad26.xml&sSheet=/news/2004/02/26/ixhome.html">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/02/26/nrad26.xml&sSheet=/news/2004/02/26/ixhome.html</a><br><br><br>****Other<br><br>Vitamin D gains favor as health key <br>2004/02/29 ...--heart disease, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, tuberculosis and inflammatory bowel disease....<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/chitribts/20040229/ts_chicagotrib/vitamindgainsfavorashealthkey">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/chitribts/20040229/ts_chicagotrib/vitamindgainsfavorashealthkey</a><br>Result found by: Yahoo! 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After ruling out patients with other disorders such as rheumatoid<br>arthritis, Kraus had ...<br><a href="http://www.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=33138&cat=Health">http://www.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=33138&cat=Health</a><br><br><br>****Autoimmune<br><br>Genetics May Play Part in Miscarriages <br>2004/03/08 By LINDSEY TANNER/ AP Medical WriterWomen with genetic flaws that make them prone to blood clots are at increased risk of multiple miscarriages, a study suggests. The researchers recommended that women who have at least two miscarriages be tested for the t<br><a href="http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-recurrent-miscarriages,0,4911215.story">http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-recurrent-miscarriages,0,4911215.story</a><br>Result found by: Newsday.com<br><br>Autoimmune Response May Be Linked To Congestive Heart Failure<br><a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1999/02/990209072908.htm">http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1999/02/990209072908.htm</a><br><br><br>****Irritable Bowel Syndrome IBS<br><br>Lotronex (Alosetron HCl) 0.5mg Tablets Available in US <br>2004/03/11 RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC -- March 10, 2004 -- Lotronex� (alosetron hydrochloride), which is approved for use in female patients with severe diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (d-IBS) who meet the conditions stated in the labeling, is now avail<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256E530059FE07?OpenDocument&id=48DDE4A73E09A969852568880078C249&c=Irritable%20Bowel%20Syndrome&count=10">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256E530059FE07?OpenDocument&id=48DDE4A73E09A969852568880078C249&c=Irritable%20Bowel%20Syndrome&count=10</a><br>Result found by: AltaVista News, FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br>What's the beef with cow's milk?... <br>2004/03/09 <br><a href="http://www.timesdaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040309/NEWS/403090302/1004">http://www.timesdaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040309/NEWS/403090302/1004</a><br><br>IT'S all too much: Dealing with modern life<br>The Times (subscription) - London,England,UK<br>... Drink a quarter-glass of aloe vera juice each morning to soothe the<br>digestive tract and counter the effects of irritable bowel syndrome. ...<br><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,8125-1030773,00.html">http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,8125-1030773,00.html</a><br><br>IN sickness and in health<br>Telegraph.co.uk - London,England,UK<br>... products. This has certainly shown to be highly effective in those<br>whose excess flatus is associated with irritable bowel syndrome. ...<br><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/main.jhtml?xml=/health/2004/03/08/hsick08.xml&sSheet=/health/2004/03/08/ixhfeatures.html">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/main.jhtml?xml=/health/2004/03/08/hsick08.xml&sSheet=/health/2004/03/08/ixhfeatures.html</a><br><br>CHRONIC pelvic pain: How to cope<br>Vanguard - Lagos,Nigeria<br>... A number of conditions may cause chronic pelvic pain, including endometriosis,<br>irritable bowel syndrome, pelvic inflammatory disease and musculo-skeletal<br>damage ...<br><a href="http://www.vanguardngr.com/articles/2002/features/fe510032004.html">http://www.vanguardngr.com/articles/2002/features/fe510032004.html</a><br><br>TEENS deal with image issues and eating disorders<br>Lebanon Western Star - Lebanon,OH,USA<br>... arise from eating disorders like Sara's, including cardiac arrhythmias,<br>abnormal electrolytes, increased dental problems, insomnia, irritable<br>bowel syndrome, ...<br><a href="http://www.western-star.com/ws/321113574151238.bsp">http://www.western-star.com/ws/321113574151238.bsp</a><br><br><br><br>****Inflammatory Bowel Disease IBD / Crohn's / Ulcerative colitis<br><br>THESE Doctors Will See You Now<br>Boston Magazine - Boston,MA,USA,USA<br>... 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News<br><br>Inflammatory bowel disease can triple thrombosis risk: Study <br>2004/03/11 Washington, Mar.11 (ANI): A new research in 'Gut' magazine says that people with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) are more than three times as likely to develop blood clots in their veins (venous thromboembolism).<br><a href="http://in.news.yahoo.com/040311/139/2bxzx.html">http://in.news.yahoo.com/040311/139/2bxzx.html</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News<br><br>Enzo Biochem Reports Interim Results for Clinical Trial of Alequel, Its Investigational Treatment for Management of Crohn's dise <br>2004/03/11 Enzo Biochem, Inc. (NYSE:ENZ), a leading biotechnology company specializing in gene identification and genetic and immune regulation technologies for diagnostic and therapeutic applications, today announced early interim results of its Phase II randomized <br><a href="http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/altavista/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&newsId=20040311005053&newsLang=en&beanID=944193898&viewID=news_view">http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/altavista/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&newsId=20040311005053&newsLang=en&beanID=944193898&viewID=news_view</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News<br><br>NASPGHAN <br>2004/03/09 Millions of Americans suffer from some form of digestive, liver or nutritional disorder. 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"Doctors ...<br><a href="http://www.sundayherald.com/40427">http://www.sundayherald.com/40427</a><br><br>MOST preventable cancer is the second deadliest cancer<br>Baxter Bulletin - Baxter,AR,USA<br>... older.". Risk factors other than age include ulcerative colitis, low<br>dietary fiber, blood in the stool, bloating and cramping. "In ...<br><a href="http://www.baxterbulletin.com/news/stories/20040309/localnews/39621.html">http://www.baxterbulletin.com/news/stories/20040309/localnews/39621.html</a><br><br>MY ABC ' s - Asacol , Body Modification , and Colitis .<br>BME - Canada<br>... You see, Colitis is an inflammatory disease of ... Crohn's disease<br>and Colitis are rapidly becoming more ... 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By the summer of 2000, she was so tired that all she wanted to do was sleep. She felt as though every cell in her body had been wrung out. Energy? What s that?<br><a href="http://www.qctimes.com/internal.php?story_id=1025734&l=1&t=Food&c=13,1025734,top">http://www.qctimes.com/internal.php?story_id=1025734&l=1&t=Food&c=13,1025734,top</a><br>Result found by: AltaVista News, FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br><br>****Chronic Fatigue Syndrome<br><br>Massage Technique Goes Beyond Spa Day Myofascial Release Can Help Variety Of Pains <br>2004/03/18 OMAHA, Neb. -- Wish you could get that old athletic injury under control? Suffering from chronic fatigue? Trying to recover from a car accident? 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A recent ...<br><a href="http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/8210490.htm">http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/8210490.htm</a><br><br>SILVER PLATTER: Food for thought from Julie<br>Manchester Evening News - Manchester,England,UK<br>... caffeine, dairy, fatty and sugary products, which she says can lead<br>to dehydration, sluggishness and even health problems such as irritable<br>bowel syndrome. ...<br><a href="http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/business/smallbusiness/stories/Detail_LinkStory=84619.html">http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/business/smallbusiness/stories/Detail_LinkStory=84619.html</a><br><br><br>****Inflammatory Bowel Disease IBD / Crohn's / Ulcerative colitis<br><br>Bowel disease raises risk of blood clots <br>2004/03/18 Mar 16 (Reuters Health) - The findings from a new study indicate that inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, is a specific risk factor for blood clots.<br><a href="http://www.heartcenteronline.com/myheartdr/home/research-detail.cfm?reutersid=4213">http://www.heartcenteronline.com/myheartdr/home/research-detail.cfm?reutersid=4213</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News<br><br>Timing is everything: Test found cancer in early stages <br>2004/03/15 WELTI -- When George Hightower's doctor suggested he have a sigmoidoscopy to check out his colon, he wasn't too excited about the idea. The suggestion was made during his annual check-up the year he turned 50 and he didn't have any symptoms that something <br><a href="http://www.cullmantimes.com/story.php?id=973">http://www.cullmantimes.com/story.php?id=973</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News<br><br>Bowel disease linked to thrombosis... <br>2004/03/12 <br><a href="http://www.healthandage.com/Home/gm=1!gid1=5594;jsessionid=2C38E19D317438A16A324C89314C247E">http://www.healthandage.com/Home/gm=1!gid1=5594;jsessionid=2C38E19D317438A16A324C89314C247E</a><br><br>INFLAMMATORY bowel disease can triple thrombosis risk: Study<br>Webindia123.com - India<br>A new research in 'Gut' magazine says that people with Inflammatory Bowel<br>Disease (IBD) are more than three times as likely to develop blood clots<br>in their ...<br><a href="http://www.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=33360&cat=Health">http://www.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=33360&cat=Health</a><br><br>In the face of medical naysayers, Crohn s sufferer takes different treatment <br>2004/03/14 Thomas Lenzer, a local attorney, recovered from Crohn s disease by drinking a lot of water. In November 2000, Norcross attorney Thomas Lenzer had only one goal to live through Christmas.<br><a href="http://www.gwinnettdailyonline.com/GDP/archive/article497674B4611F456491F17F2C56A868AF.asp">http://www.gwinnettdailyonline.com/GDP/archive/article497674B4611F456491F17F2C56A868AF.asp</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News<br><br>Older Women: See How They Run <br>2004/03/16 ...Erica Hallock was hospitalized with Crohn's disease last year, and this marathon is a celebration of her recovery. She says, �I had several surgeries...<br><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/track/search/stories/2004/03/15/earlyshow/health/shapeup/main606415.shtml">http://www.cbsnews.com/track/search/stories/2004/03/15/earlyshow/health/shapeup/main606415.shtml</a><br>Result found by: CBSNews<br><br>Arkansas Blue Cross to cover Given Imaging tests of suspected Crohn's disease... <br>2004/03/17 <br><a href="http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=781059&fid=942">http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=781059&fid=942</a><br><br>Given Imaging Announces Additional Reimbursement Coverage for Suspected Crohn's Disease <br>2004/03/17 Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield Expands Coverage Policy YOQNEAM, Israel, March 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Given Imaging (Nasdaq: GIVN) announced today that Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield has expanded its existing coverage policy to include initial diagn<br><a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/03-17-2004/0002129588&EDATE=">http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/03-17-2004/0002129588&EDATE=</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News<br><br>JACKSON shows off for scouts<br>Corvallis Gazette Times - Corvallis,OR,USA<br>... Former Beaverton and Washington quarterback Taylor Barton, still on<br>the mend from ulcerative colitis, is expected to be the new administrative<br>assistant.<br><a href="http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2004/03/12/sports/osu_beavers/osu1.txt">http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2004/03/12/sports/osu_beavers/osu1.txt</a><br><br>CROHN'S Relief<br>News 14 Carolina - Raleigh,NC,USA<br>Crohn's, an inflammatory bowel disease, is debilitating. Symptoms include<br>recurrent abdominal pain, diarrhea, fever, and fatigue. ...<br><a href="http://rdu.news14.com/content/headlines/?ArID=44222&SecID=2">http://rdu.news14.com/content/headlines/?ArID=44222&SecID=2</a><br><br><br>****Iritis Uveitis Eye<br><br>Patent 6,696,415 <br>2004/03/12 Tubedown-1 (tbdn-1), a protein associated with acetyltransferase activity has been characterized and its cDNA isolated.<br><a href="http://www.pharmcast.com/Patents100/Yr2004/Feb2004/022404/6696415_Ocular022404.htm">http://www.pharmcast.com/Patents100/Yr2004/Feb2004/022404/6696415_Ocular022404.htm</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br>WHAT goes around, comes around<br>Bonita Daily News - Naples,FL,USA<br>... She has Crohn's disease, a chronic digestive disorder, and breast cancer.<br>She lives on Social Security disability and a small pension. ...<br><a href="http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/bn_banner/article/0,2071,NPDN_14882_2725478,00.html">http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/bn_banner/article/0,2071,NPDN_14882_2725478,00.html</a><br><br>'I don't fear death'<br>Guardian - UK<br>... At 13, she was diagnosed with Crohn's disease, a chronic inflammation<br>of the intestines that left her with a deep scar across her stomach and<br>still affects her ...<br><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/features/story/0,11710,1169363,00.html">http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/features/story/0,11710,1169363,00.html</a><br><br>CROHN'S disease<br>Evansville Courier & Press - Evansville,IN,United States<br>THE QUESTION People with Crohn's disease - an inflammation of the small<br>intestine that causes diarrhea and abdominal pain and is often complicated<br>by leaking ..<br><a href="http://www.courierpress.com/ecp/health/article/0,1626,ECP_756_2729299,00.html">http://www.courierpress.com/ecp/health/article/0,1626,ECP_756_2729299,00.html</a><br><br>NEWS about health and medicine<br>Seattle Times - Seattle,WA,USA<br>... Crohn's disease and related problems may be helped with a drug that<br>fights inflammation, researchers say. Sustained use of infliximab ...<br><a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2001875933_healthvitals14.html">http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2001875933_healthvitals14.html</a><br><br>ARKANSAS Blue Cross to cover Given Imaging tests of suspected ... <br>Globes Online - Israel<br>... announced today that Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield has expanded its<br>existing coverage policy to include initial diagnosis in patients with<br>suspected Crohn's ...<br><a href="http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=781059&fid=942">http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=781059&fid=942</a><br><br><br>****Medications<br><br>PREVACID(R) NapraPAC(TM) Now Available in New York <br>2004/03/18 Convenient New Option For Patients Taking NSAIDS for the Treatment of Arthritis Who Are at Risk for Recurrent Stomach Ulcers LAKE FOREST, Ill., March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc. announced today that PREVACID(R) NapraPAC(TM) (lansopr<br><a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/03-17-2004/0002129960&EDATE=">http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/03-17-2004/0002129960&EDATE=</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News<br><br>Etanercept Showing Short-Term Efficacy in Undifferentiated Spondyloarthritis... <br>2004/03/15 <br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256E4D004AE628">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256E4D004AE628</a><br><br>PREVACID(R) NapraPAC(TM) Now Available in Tampa <br>2004/03/18 Convenient New Option for Patients Taking NSAIDS for the Treatment of Arthritis Who Are at Risk for Recurrent Stomach Ulcers LAKE FOREST, Ill., March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc. announced today that PREVACID(R) NapraPAC(TM) (lansopr<br><a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/03-17-2004/0002129961&EDATE=">http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/03-17-2004/0002129961&EDATE=</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News<br><br>UPDATE 3-Celltech close to signing arthritis drug deal <br>2004/03/16 <br><a href="http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=4578913">http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=4578913</a><br>Result found by: Reuters<br><br>LEERINK Swann & Company Initiates Coverage of Neurocrine ... <br>Yahoo News (press release) - USA<br>... markets in the world including insomnia, certain female and male disorders,<br>anxiety, depression, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, irritable bowel syndrome,<br>eating ...<br><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040312/nef008_1.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040312/nef008_1.html</a><br><br>'SMARTPILL' to undergo Boston hospital test<br>Buffalo Business First - Buffalo,NY,USA<br>... is expected to be useful to medical doctors and researchers in learning<br>more about disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, such as irritable<br>bowel syndrome or ...<br><a href="http://buffalo.bizjournals.com/buffalo/stories/2004/03/08/daily38.html?jst=b_ln_hl">http://buffalo.bizjournals.com/buffalo/stories/2004/03/08/daily38.html?jst=b_ln_hl</a><br><br><br>****Psoriatic Arthritis / Psoriasis<br><br>Psoriasis Treatment Shows Unwanted Side Effect <br>2004/03/17 TUESDAY, March 16 (HealthDayNews) -- People with psoriasis treated with a combination of the drug psoralen and ultraviolet A light therapy (PUVA) have increased levels of human papillomavirus (HPV) in their skin, says an Austrian study in the March issue o<br><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20040317/hl_hsn/psoriasistreatmentshowsunwantedsideeffect">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20040317/hl_hsn/psoriasistreatmentshowsunwantedsideeffect</a><br>Result found by: Yahoo! 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Rheumatic diseases include more than 100 conditions, including gout,<br>fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and many more. ...<br><a href="http://www.woai.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=DF66EACA-51ED-4D5C-B444-70EDCD809934">http://www.woai.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=DF66EACA-51ED-4D5C-B444-70EDCD809934</a><br><br><br>****Autoimmune<br><br>Doctors try chemo drug to treat MS <br>2004/03/24 Doctors report promising results using huge doses of a potent chemotherapy drug to treat autoimmune diseases including multiple sclerosis, though only a handful of patients have been treated so far and one MS researcher said far more...<br><a href="http://cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/conditions/03/24/ms.chemotherapy.ap/index.html">http://cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/conditions/03/24/ms.chemotherapy.ap/index.html</a><br>Result found by: CNN Interactive<br><br>STLtoday - News - Science & Medicine <br>are called autoimmune diseases. Other diseases associated with who get the autoimmune disorder probably had tumors at one time, he<br><a href="http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/News/Science+&+Medicine/178146907F24D4B586256E5F0025898B?OpenDocument&Headline=Children+with+rare+disorder+find+hope+at+center">http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/News/Science+&+Medicine/178146907F24D4B586256E5F0025898B?OpenDocument&Headline=Children+with+rare+disorder+find+hope+at+center</a><br>Result found by: Daypop<br><br>Implant sufferers to finally see cash <br>problems such as lupus, an autoimmune disease that can cause heart attacks and other serious complications.Most payments are likely to be in the<br><a href="http://www.freep.com/news/health/checks20_20040320.htm">http://www.freep.com/news/health/checks20_20040320.htm</a><br>Result found by: Daypop<br><br>When the Body Attacks Itself <br>2004/03/25 Dec. 8 issue - The immune system is a thing of beauty�subtle enough to distinguish dangerous invaders like viruses from benign interlopers such as food; clever enough to recognize when the body�s supposedly friendly cells turn cancerous and should be e<br><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3606213/">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3606213/</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News<br><br>A Solution For Patients Suffering From Shingles... <br>2004/03/25 <br><a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/index.php?newsid=6798">http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/index.php?newsid=6798</a><br><br><br>****Irritable Bowel Syndrome IBS<br><br>Hypnosis gaining a foothold in mainstream medicine... <br>2004/03/24 <br><a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2001886211_healthhypnosis24.html">http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2001886211_healthhypnosis24.html</a><br><br>Harvard Women's Health Watch offers advice to the 16.8 million women suffering from Irritable Bowel Syndrome... <br>2004/03/22 <br><a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/03-22-2004/0002132298&EDATE=">http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/03-22-2004/0002132298&EDATE=</a><br><br>'Leaky gut' allows toxins to infiltrate spaces in gut wall <br>2004/03/23 BANFF, ALTA. � Four years after the Walkerton, Ont., outbreak of waterborne gastroenteritis, researchers have now drawn a direct link between irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and intestinal permeability in this patient population.<br><a href="http://www.medicalpost.com/mpcontent/article.jsp?content=20040321_163831_4140">http://www.medicalpost.com/mpcontent/article.jsp?content=20040321_163831_4140</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br>' Ladykillers ' run out of steam : Are Coen . . .<br>Milford Daily News - Milford,MA,USA<br>... Garth's irritable bowel syndrome, which slows him down at the most<br>inopportune moments, isn't even funny the first time. And since ...<br><a href="http://www.milforddailynews.com/movies/view.bg?articleid=44360">http://www.milforddailynews.com/movies/view.bg?articleid=44360</a><br><br>GETTING rid of the irritability<br>The Star - Malaysia<br>... IBS is not cancer or inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis<br>or Crohn's disease). It does not increase one's risk for these diseases.<br>...<br><a href="http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2004/3/24/features/7524516&sec=features">http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2004/3/24/features/7524516&sec=features</a><br><br>$22M boosts U of C team<br>Calgary Sun - Calgary,Alberta,Canada<br>... About 150,000 Canadians suffer from inflammatory bowel disease with<br>symptoms ranging from severe abdominal cramping to fatigue and weight<br>loss. ...<br><a href="http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/CalgarySun/News/2004/03/23/392127.html">http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/CalgarySun/News/2004/03/23/392127.html</a><br><br>ADVICE to the 16.8M Women Suffering from Irritable Bowel Syndrome<br>Newswise (press release) - USA<br>Newswise - Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) affects an estimated 24 million<br>people in the United States. Experts aren't sure why ...<br><a href="http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/503847/">http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/503847/</a><br><br>COPING with unseen agony<br>ic Newcastle.co.uk - Newcastle,England,UK<br>... She was diagnosed incorrectly with irritable bowel syndrome and pelvic<br>inflammatory disease and spent months trying to comply with special dietary<br>regimes to ...<br><a href="http://icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk/lifestyle/health/tm_objectid=14077869&method=full&siteid=50081&headline=coping-with-unseen-agony-name_page.html">http://icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk/lifestyle/health/tm_objectid=14077869&method=full&siteid=50081&headline=coping-with-unseen-agony-name_page.html</a><br><br>20PC 'suffer from bowel disorder'<br>Trade Arabia - World<br>Often neglected or dismissed as a lifestyle issue, irritable bowel syndrome<br>(IBS) currently affects almost one in five people in the Middle East -<br>and almost ...<br><a href="http://www.tradearabia.com/routes/sections/News.asp?Article=66083&Sn=HEAL">http://www.tradearabia.com/routes/sections/News.asp?Article=66083&Sn=HEAL</a><br><br>REAL women & the beauty myth<br>Edmonton Journal - Edmonton,Alberta,Canada<br>... I, on the other hand, am trapped in an ad for Irritable Bowel Syndrome,<br>where the women are always bloated, bitchy and wearing pants two sizes<br>too small. ...<br><a href="http://www.canada.com/edmonton/edmontonjournal/columnists/story.html?id=58f97726-c2b7-43b3-9d7d-4ab97c72765c">http://www.canada.com/edmonton/edmontonjournal/columnists/story.html?id=58f97726-c2b7-43b3-9d7d-4ab97c72765c</a><br><br><br>****Inflammatory Bowel Disease IBD / Crohn's / Ulcerative colitis<br><br>ABCNEWS.com : Is Your Cod Liver Oil Contaminated? <br>2004/01/23 Search the Web and ABCNEWS.com /images/spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" alt=""> Print This Story Email This Story See Most Sent Study: Fish-Oil Supplements Contain ...<br><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/living/Healthology/Fish_oil_contaminants_healthday_040324.html">http://abcnews.go.com/sections/living/Healthology/Fish_oil_contaminants_healthday_040324.html</a><br>Result found by: ABCNews.com<br><br>Study examines appropriate uses for camera device <br>2004/03/23 BANFF, ALTA. � Capsule endo-scopy can detect the source of obscure bleeding in the small intestine in 50% of patients, according to findings from a single centre presented at the Canadian Digestive Disease week meeting here.<br><a href="http://www.medicalpost.com/mpcontent/article.jsp?content=20040321_163351_5088">http://www.medicalpost.com/mpcontent/article.jsp?content=20040321_163351_5088</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News<br><br>Children from all ethnic groups developing disease <br>2004/03/23 BANFF, ALTA. � An analysis of pediatric cases of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in greater Toronto over the past three decades confirms that genetic susceptibility and environmental factors play important roles in its development.<br><a href="http://www.medicalpost.com/mpcontent/article.jsp?content=20040321_163710_3924">http://www.medicalpost.com/mpcontent/article.jsp?content=20040321_163710_3924</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News<br><br>The Saturday Evening Post <br>Mystery of Crohn's Mounting evidence proves a link between Crohn's diseaseand bacteria found insufficiently pasteurized milk.From the<br><a href="http://www.satevepost.org/index.shtml">http://www.satevepost.org/index.shtml</a><br>Result found by: Daypop<br><br>EKU's Volpenhein fights through pain <br>2003/12/14 Volpenhein was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease, an inflammation of the small intestine that can be treated but not cured. Humans have 22 feet of small... ..."I never thought either of my children had (Crohn's Disease). It turned out they both do," Mrs. Vo<br><a href="http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2003/12/14/spt_sptscol1col.html">http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2003/12/14/spt_sptscol1col.html</a><br>Result found by: The Cincinnati Post & Enquirer<br><br>MEDICAL "Truths"<br>Tech Central Station - USA<br>... published in 1998. Its purpose was to investigate the connection, if<br>any, between inflammatory bowel disease and autism. It was study ...<br><a href="http://www.techcentralstation.com/032304D.html">http://www.techcentralstation.com/032304D.html</a><br><br>MONDAY evening East Bay Biz Buzz: Group won't back Conway<br>Contra Costa Times - Contra Costa County,CA,USA<br>... Fremont's Protein Design Labs Inc. (PDLI) reported findings from clinical<br>studies of two humanized antibodies being evaluated in ulcerative colitis<br>and Crohn's ...<br><a href="http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/business/8254488.htm">http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/business/8254488.htm</a><br><br>HEALTHY in Houston: Help for Crohn's disease<br>News 24 Houston - Houston,TX,USA<br>Emily Bishko was in her junior year of college when she was diagnosed with<br>Crohn's, an inflammatory bowel disease. "I was concerned ...<br><a href="http://www.news24houston.com/content/features/healthy_in_houston/?ArID=25872&SecID=73">http://www.news24houston.com/content/features/healthy_in_houston/?ArID=25872&SecID=73</a><br><br>ANASTACIA'S cancer battle<br>This is London - London,England,UK<br>... Anastacia - who has also suffered from the abdominal disorder Crohn's<br>disease since she was 13 - tackled the situation head-on. ...<br><a href="http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/showbiz/articles/9738313?source=Daily%20Mail">http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/showbiz/articles/9738313?source=Daily%20Mail</a><br><br>DASCENZO: Capel shall overcome<br>Durham Herald Sun - Durham,NC,USA<br>... His weight dipped to 160 pounds and while laying in bed in Duke Hospital,<br>suffering with ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease, Capel<br>was scared to ...<br><a href="http://www.herald-sun.com/sports/18-459993.html">http://www.herald-sun.com/sports/18-459993.html</a><br><br><br>****Medical Marijuana<br><br>Canada plans pilot project to put government-certified marijuana into pharmacies <br>2004/03/21<br><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2004/03/21/financial1923EST0026.DTL">http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2004/03/21/financial1923EST0026.DTL</a><br>Result found by: SF Gate<br><br>Poll finds Nevadans would narrowly reject legalizing marijuana <br>2004/03/22<br><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2004/03/22/state1217EST0064.DTL">http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2004/03/22/state1217EST0064.DTL</a><br>Result found by: SF Gate<br><br><br>****Medications<br><br>Raptiva Preliminary Data Poor In Psoriatic Arthritis Phase II <br>2004/03/23 Poor preliminary Phase II results of Raptiva in psoriatic arthritis patients caused slight dips in Genentech Inc. and XOMA Ltd.'s value. 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For Plummer, a research microbiologist from the United Kingdom, the concept of probiotics is fairly simple.<br><a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/03/24/build/health/35-uk-biologist.inc">http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/03/24/build/health/35-uk-biologist.inc</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News<br><br>Drug flop damages biotech shares <br>2004/03/23 Biotechnology pioneer Genentech and partner Xoma said Raptiva, their drug for the skin disorder psoriasis, failed to ease symptoms of a related form of arthritis in a study. 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Celltech is also formulating plans for development of CDP870 in new<br>disease indications, such as psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing<br>spondylitis. ...<br><a href="http://www.primezone.com/newsroom/news_releases.mhtml?d=55024">http://www.primezone.com/newsroom/news_releases.mhtml?d=55024</a><br><br><br>****Autoimmune<br><br>Wrestling Good for the Immune System... <br>2004/04/01 <br><a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/index.php?newsid=6939">http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/index.php?newsid=6939</a><br><br>Researchers say large doses of chemo drug may ... <br>2004/03/23 ... results using huge doses of a potent chemotherapy drug to treat autoimmune diseases - including multiple sclerosis, though only a handful of patients have been ...<br><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2004-03-23-ms-chemo_x.htm">http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2004-03-23-ms-chemo_x.htm</a><br>Result found by: USA Today<br><br><br>****Chronic Fatigue Syndrome<br><br>Children with ME 'wrongly taken into care'... <br>2004/03/31 <br><a href="http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/health.cfm?id=366892004">http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/health.cfm?id=366892004</a><br><br>Chronic <br>2004/03/27 FRIDAY, March 26 (HealthDayNews) -- People get run down, tired, even exhausted at times. For most of them, a good night's sleep or a short vacation is enough to recharge their batteries.<br><a href="http://www.kxan.com/Global/story.asp?S=1741577">http://www.kxan.com/Global/story.asp?S=1741577</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br><br>****Irritable Bowel Syndrome IBS<br><br>LEAKY gut&#39; leads to irritable bowels<br>The Medical Posting - Canada<br>A "leaky gut" could help explain why some people develop irritable bowel<br>syndrome (IBS) after an intestinal infection, says a researcher who studied<br>victims of ...<br><a href="http://www.medicalposting.ca/men/article.jsp?content=20040331_093506_4488&topStory=y">http://www.medicalposting.ca/men/article.jsp?content=20040331_093506_4488&topStory=y</a><br><br>GASTROTECH Pharma and Lilly Form Collaboration to Combat ... <br>Yahoo News (press release) - USA<br>... agreement with Eli Lilly and Company, (NYSE: LLY - News) to continue<br>the development of proprietary peptides that treat irritable bowel syndrome<br>(IBS) and ...<br><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040331/sfw073_1.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040331/sfw073_1.html</a><br><br>DIAGNOSIS and Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome<br>Doctor's Guide (press release) - USA<br>This text-based teaching module reviews frequently-reported symptoms of<br>irritable bowel syndrome, as reported by patients, IBS aetiology, psychosocial<br>factors ...<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/gpc.nsf/doc?CreateDocument=&n=27&l=PE&u=/news/content.nsf/webcast/8EAB57F5095C563285256D67006E80E9?OpenDocument&c=Irritable%20Bowel%20Syndrome&count=10">http://www.docguide.com/gpc.nsf/doc?CreateDocument=&n=27&l=PE&u=/news/content.nsf/webcast/8EAB57F5095C563285256D67006E80E9?OpenDocument&c=Irritable%20Bowel%20Syndrome&count=10</a><br><br><br>****Inflammatory Bowel Disease IBD / Crohn's / Ulcerative colitis<br><br>Life with Crohn's disease: Assumption College professor chronicles difficulties of dealing with digestive illness <br>2004/03/30 N EWTON -- After five years of living with Crohn's disease, James Lang thought he had figured out how to deal with it. The chronic disease causes inflammation in the digestive tract and symptoms include severe stomach cramps, loss of appetite, drastic weig<br><a href="http://www.dailynewstribune.com/health/view.bg?articleid=30071">http://www.dailynewstribune.com/health/view.bg?articleid=30071</a><br>Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br>Intestinal disease is seen possibility in Menino case <br>Doctors have not determined exactly what caused Mayor Thomas M. Menino to be hospitalized this weekend but said one possibility is Crohn's disease, a chronic intestinal condition that can remain quiet for long periods between flare-ups of intense pain.<br><a href="http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/090/metro/Intestinal_disease_is_seen_possibility_in_Menino_case+.shtml">http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/090/metro/Intestinal_disease_is_seen_possibility_in_Menino_case+.shtml</a><br>Result found by: The Boston Globe<br><br>Breath Test Links Muscle and Bowel Conditions <br>2004/03/29 <br><a href="http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=4691822">http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=4691822</a><br>Result found by: Reuters<br><br>ELAN to bank $55m from Frova deal<br>RTE News - USA<br>Elan CEO Kelly Martin said teh deal would allow Elan to focus on preparing<br>for the expected launch of its Antegren treatment for Crohn's disease<br>and multiple ...<br><a href="http://www.onbusiness.ie/2004/0330/elan.html">http://www.onbusiness.ie/2004/0330/elan.html</a><br><br>LIFE with Crohn's disease: Assumption College professor ... <br>Milford Daily News - Milford,MA,USA<br>By Michael Medwar / News Staff Writer. NEWTON -- After five years of living<br>with Crohn's disease, James Lang thought he had figured out how to deal<br>with it. ...<br><a href="http://www.milforddailynews.com/health/view.bg?articleid=44732">http://www.milforddailynews.com/health/view.bg?articleid=44732</a><br><br>BACTERIA basics<br>The Scotsman - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK<br>... with alleviating symptoms in a range of illnesses, from constipation<br>and irritable bowel syndrome, to more serious gut complaints such as ulcerative<br>colitis ...<br><a href="http://news.scotsman.com/features.cfm?id=362982004">http://news.scotsman.com/features.cfm?id=362982004</a><br><br>DOCTORS Using Newly Approved Drugs For Colorectal Cancer<br>WBAL Channel.com - Baltimore,MD,USA<br>... Men and women over 50 are most susceptible. You're also at risk if<br>a close relative has had colorectal polyps, colorectal cancer or inflammatory<br>bowel disease. ...<br><a href="http://www.thewbalchannel.com/health/2953484/detail.html">http://www.thewbalchannel.com/health/2953484/detail.html</a><br><br>GASTRO-INTESTINAL Problems Increase Risk Of Colon Cancer<br>NewsNet5.com - Cleveland,OH,USA<br>... Dr. Greg Cooper, of University Hospitals, says it is important for<br>people diagnosed with bowel problems to know that long-term inflammatory<br>bowel disease, no ...<br><a href="http://www.newsnet5.com/health/2950023/detail.html">http://www.newsnet5.com/health/2950023/detail.html</a><br><br>I will survive<br>Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia<br>... At 13, she was diagnosed with Crohn's disease, a chronic inflammation<br>of the intestines that left her with a deep scar across her stomach and<br>still affects her ...<br><a href="http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/03/26/1079939843918.html">http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/03/26/1079939843918.html</a><br><br>NOTES: Hodges deals with illness<br>Montreal Expos - USA<br>... However, MLB.com has learned that Hodges is weaker than he was last<br>year because of Crohn's disease, an inflammatory bowel disease. ...<br><a href="http://montreal.expos.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mon/news/mon_news.jsp?ymd=20040325&content_id=669563&vkey=spt2004news&fext=.jsp">http://montreal.expos.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mon/news/mon_news.jsp?ymd=20040325&content_id=669563&vkey=spt2004news&fext=.jsp</a><br><br>BANANA extract to soothe IBD<br>Food Navigator - France<br>... A UK firm is hoping to develop an extract of the plantain banana as<br>a medical food, after initial research shows it could treat inflammatory<br>bowel disease, ...<br><a href="http://www.foodnavigator.com/news/news-NG.asp?id=50903">http://www.foodnavigator.com/news/news-NG.asp?id=50903</a><br><br>WHAT'S new: Probiotic drinks, lettuce extract<br>Fort Wayne News Sentinel - Fort Wayne,IN,USA<br>... 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One in 200 men get it.<br>...<br><a href="http://www.kltv.com/Global/story.asp?S=1758568">http://www.kltv.com/Global/story.asp?S=1758568</a><br><br>CENTOCOR Files for First-Line Use of REMICADE(R) Regimen in ... <br>Yahoo News (press release) - USA<br>... treatment of both RA and Crohn's disease in North America, the European<br>Union and Japan, and was the first biologic approved for ankylosing spondylitis<br>(AS) in ...<br><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040406/phtu002_1.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040406/phtu002_1.html</a><br><br><br>****Autoimmune<br><br>Arthritis Patients Benefit From Aggressive Treatment... <br>2004/04/06 <br><a href="http://www.4woman.org/news/apr63.htm">http://www.4woman.org/news/apr63.htm</a><br><br>Rituximab Promising Treatment for Children with Refractory Immune Thrombocytopaenic Purpura <br>2004/04/07 Rituximab is a promising treatment for children with chronic refractory immune thrombocytopaenic purpura (ITP), according to a recent case report from Italy.<br><a href="http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256E64002B95F3?OpenDocument&id=48DDE4A73E09A969852568880078C249&c=Paediatrics&count=10">http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256E64002B95F3?OpenDocument&id=48DDE4A73E09A969852568880078C249&c=Paediatrics&count=10</a><br>Result found by: AltaVista News, FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br><br>****Irritable Bowel Syndrome IBS<br><br>Are Your Bowels Irritable? IBS Awareness Month is Here <br>2004/04/07 This April marks the 8th annual Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month, designated to publicize avenues of help for a condition so prevalent that, though rarely talked about, is the leading cause of worker absenteeism after the common cold. For too long,<br><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/040407/234/6ulif.html">http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/040407/234/6ulif.html</a><br>Result found by: AltaVista News<br><br>Canadian study refutes high association <br>2004/04/06 BANFF, ALTA. Findings from a study presented at the Canadian Digestive Disease Week meeting here suggest that recent reports showing a strong association between small intestinal bacterial overgrowth and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are erroneous.<br><a href="http://www.medicalpost.com/mpcontent/article.jsp?content=20040405_205520_4644">http://www.medicalpost.com/mpcontent/article.jsp?content=20040405_205520_4644</a><br>Result found by: AltaVista News, FAST Search (alltheweb.com)<br><br>MCMASTER University's Student Newspaper<br>The Silhouette - Hamilton,Ontario,Canada<br>... More than a tummy ache A study of Walkerton residents revealed that<br>many people who suffer from irritable bowel syndrome had abnormal intestinal<br>permeability ...<br><a href="http://www.msu.mcmaster.ca/sil/news/040104newsbites.html">http://www.msu.mcmaster.ca/sil/news/040104newsbites.html</a><br><br>'SOPRANOS' big-haired Adriana has life of her own<br>Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Milwaukee,WI,USA<br>... otherwise known as Chris-tuh-fuh's fiancee, leaned over a plate of<br>eggs in a Manhattan coffee shop and stage-whispered her malady: "Irritable<br>bowel syndrome.". ...<br><a href="http://www.jsonline.com/enter/tvradio/apr04/219766.asp">http://www.jsonline.com/enter/tvradio/apr04/219766.asp</a><br><br>DIETARY Fiber<br>Ithaca Journal - Ithaca,NY,USA<br>... in insoluble fiber can prevent or control other digestive disorders,<br>such as colon cancer, irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn's disease, and ulcerative<br>colitis. ...<br><a href="http://www.theithacajournal.com/news/stories/20040405/localnews/171795.html">http://www.theithacajournal.com/news/stories/20040405/localnews/171795.html</a><br><br><br>****Inflammatory Bowel Disease IBD / Crohn's / Ulcerative colitis<br><br>Pig Worm Concoction to Treat Bowel Disease <br>2004/04/06 <br><a href="http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=4767361">http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=4767361</a><br>Result found by: Reuters<br><br>Worm egg medicine tested <br>2004/04/07 Scientists say drinking a concoction containing thousands of pig worm eggs could protect people against bowel disease.<br><a href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3559569&thesection=news&thesubsection=world">http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3559569&thesection=news&thesubsection=world</a><br>Result found by: AltaVista News<br><br><br>Time-reversal acoustics research promises medical breakthroughs... <br>2004/04/08 <br><a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/index.php?newsid=7097">http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/index.php?newsid=7097</a><br><br>Appendix Removal Does Prevent Bowel Disease <br>2004/04/02 <br><a href="http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=4741144">http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=4741144</a><br>Result found by: Reuters<br><br>EXPOS needing a trim<br>Montreal Gazette - Montreal,Quebec,Canada<br>... 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