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Lipitor. Nexium. Plavix. Fosamax. You know that slew of pills you take every day? They’re going to help drive
US News - By Katherine Hobson Medicare beneficiaries face one of their biggest decisions ever: whether to sign up for Medicare Part D and, if so, which plan to choose. who suffers from arthritis. Getting coverage is especially important for those who are taking an essential and expensive

Abbott agrees to pay to settle royalties
AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer - NORTH CHICAGO, Ill. — Abbott Laboratories Inc. has agreed to pay more than $300 million to Cambridge Antibody Technology Group PLC in a settlement over royalties for the rheumatoid arthritis drug Humira, the companies announced.

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New trial to test arthritis treatment
ninemsn - Miscellaneous A national clinical trial is being launched to test the effectiveness of the popular arthritis treatment glucosamine.Commissioned by the federal government, the $450,000 trial will

Doctors Available to Comment on Research Showing Treatments for RA
Newswise - Newswise New research published today in the November 2005 issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism should offer hope to the more than two million Americans suffering from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) — more than 75% of whom are women.

Rates of arthritis worry researchers
ninemsn - By Sheryl Taylor National Nine News medical reporter The first-ever report on the extent and cost of conditions such as arthritis and osteoporosis has found the problem is on a much bigger scale than previously thought. debilitating conditions, known broadly as ‘arthritis and musculoskeletal problems’ covers 150 different

Chemical Market Reporter - IMMUNEX Corp.(priority review status for arthritis treatment)(Brief Article)
September 24, 2001 — IMMUNEX Corp. and co-marketing partner American Home Products’ Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories have received FDA priority review status for Immunex’s supplemental …

Business Week - Another Ailing Miracle Drug
March 14, 2005 — When the immune system goes bad, it goes very, very bad. Some 80 known diseases are caused by out-of-control immune cells that attack the body’s own organs — among them multiple sclerosis, rheumato

Medical Marketing & Media - FDA reviews European warning on Arava.(Food and Drug Administration, Aventis’ rheumatoid arthritis treatment)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001 — The FDA is reviewing data developed by the European Medicines Evaluation Agency (EMEA) on reports of serious liver injuries in patients with rheumatoid …

Nurse Practitioner - Rheumatoid arthritis treatment approved
April 1, 2003 — Medication Update The FDA approved Abbott’s adalimumab (HUMIRA) for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The medication is indicated to reduce …

Applied Clinical Trials - Amgen Inc.(Kineret approved for rheumatoid arthritis treatment)
January 1, 2002 — FDA has approved Kineret (anakinra; Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA)) for reducing signs and symptoms of moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis …

Ebony - Arthritis - Health Hotline
July 1, 2003 — IT can strike suddenly and without warning. It is the leading cause of disability in the United States. Among African-Americans, arthritis is reported …

Ebony - Rheumatoid arthritis
July 1, 2005 — Do you have pare in multiple joints? Does the pain occur symmetrically–or do the same joints on both sides of your body hurt at the same time? Or is …

Muscle& Fitness - Attacking arthritis
August 1, 2005 — I was born in 1968 with an odd rash that covered my body. It came and went and couldn't be explained by doctors. As I learned to walk and grew into a toddler, any joint that encountered the slighte

Better Nutrition - Study spawns arthritis hope
June 1, 2005 — Evidence has long suggested that a diet high in oily fish such as salmon and mackerel may help improve inflammatory conditions such as arthritis. At …

DART medics scale difficult Himalayan terrain in rescue effort 
Canadian Press via Yahoo! News - Oct 27 8:23 AM
AWAN PATTI, Pakistan (CP) - Canadian medics hiked and at times crawled through the darkness to get to the farthest reach of this mountain village, but the team was forced Thursday to leave behind the four critically injured people they were trying to save.Save to My Web

Bristol-Myers’ 3rd-Quarter Net Rises on Sale of Unit (Update2) 
Bloomberg.com - Oct 28 6:06 AM
Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) — Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., the No. 5 U.S. drugmaker, said third-quarter earnings rose 27 percent on gains from the sale of its consumer business. Quarterly revenue was unchanged.Save to My Web

I-330 vs. I-336: Two approaches to malpractice reform 
The Daily World - Oct 29 1:30 AM
DAILY WORLD / KEVIN HONG Dylan Malone, left, is a spokesman for the I-336 campaign. Had the initiative been law, Malone says, the death of his 4-year-old son last year could have been prevented.Save to My Web

Emergency Medicine: Energy Healing & Medical Intuition 
[Press Release] PR Web - Oct 25 12:27 AM
Brent Atwater announces the expansion of the Emergency Medicine area in her holistic Medical Intuitive and Healing Energy Medicine practice. Her work has produced beneficial results for those in emergency, trauma, critical or intensive care and catastrophic injury situations. [PRWEB Oct 25, 2005]Save to My Web

Oregon law hinges on O’Connor / Miers’ withdrawal muddles court ruling on assisted suicide 
San Francisco Chronicle - Oct 28 3:35 AM
The ripples from Harriet Miers’ withdrawal of her Supreme Court candidacy could reach the hospitals and hospices for the terminally ill in Oregon and any other state — including California — that is considering a law on doctor-assisted suicide….Save to My Web

Treating the flu 
The Star Online - Oct 29 4:49 PM
STAR anise, which is a spice used to flavour duck and meat dishes, is the main focus of a worldwide search for a cure for the avian flu. The deadly H5N1 strain of the influenza virus A has infected more than 100 humans, killing more than 60, in the Far East.Save to My Web

Chain Drug Review - Kineret Given Okay By FDA Advisory Panel.(Amgen Inc. rheumatoid arthritis treatment)(Brief Article)
September 24, 2001 — THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — The arthritis advisory panel of the Food and Drug Administration has recommended the agency approve Kineret, a biologic therapy developed by Amgen Inc. for the treatment

Geriatrics - Inflammatory arthropathy: a review of rheumatoid arthritis in older patients
October 1, 2004 — Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common inflammatory synovitis in older adults. The primary care physician may see its presentation as the late stage of a long-term disorder, or alternatively a

Business Week - Another Ailing Miracle Drug
March 14, 2005 — When the immune system goes bad, it goes very, very bad. Some 80 known diseases are caused by out-of-control immune cells that attack the body’s own organs — among them multiple sclerosis, rheumato

Muscle & Fitness - Attacking arthritis
August 1, 2005 — I was born in 1968 with an odd rash that covered my body. It came and went and couldn’t be explained by doctors. As I learned to walk and grew into a toddler, any joint that encountered the slighte

Business Record (Des Moines) - Medicare reform must not limit access to arthritis treatment drugs: Rheumatoid arthritis patients frequently receive medicare benefits. (Opinion).
May 5, 2003 — The number of Iowans affected by arthritis is staggering. More than 719,000 ‘children and adults in Iowa — approximately one-third of the state’s …

Drug Store News - SAB-Pharma - Supplier News - SAB-Pharma offers gold sodium thiomalate as rheumatoid arthritis treatment in the United States - Brief Article
November 3, 2003 — SAB-Pharma announced that its gold sodium thiomalate is available for treating select cases of active rheumatoid arthritis in adults and children. The …

Medical Marketing & Media - FDA reviews European warning on Arava.(Food and Drug Administration, Aventis’ rheumatoid arthritis treatment)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001 — The FDA is reviewing data developed by the European Medicines Evaluation Agency (EMEA) on reports of serious liver injuries in patients with rheumatoid …

Healing Heartburn
Medical Breakthroughs - Reported October 28, 2005 Healing Heartburn FREE! She didn’t want to take medication indefinitely, so she jumped at the chance to be in a study can experience the pleasure of eating without the pain of heartburn.

Botox May Relieve Stabbing Facial Pain
Daily News Central - characterized by sudden, severe, stabbing, or shock-like pain usually felt on one side of the jaw or those older than 50. Anticonvulsant medication has been a main course of

Defense tries to get Spector’s incriminating statements tossed
SignOn San Diego - Defense tries to get Spector’s incriminating statements tossed ASSOCIATED PRESS 2:01 a.m. medication after they took him into custody at his home, Cutler said. The medications were for treating depression, seizures, stomach acid, migraines and pain

James released after treatment for virus
Seattle Post Intelligencer - hospital Friday following a two-night stay because of a virus that caused severe pain in his chest with antibiotics and anti-inflammatory medication, and the team said it expects

Botulinum toxin may relieve severe facial pain
Food Consumer - By Ben Wasserman Oct 25, 2005, 09:53 Email this article Printer friendly page Botulinum toxin may help reduce facial pain (known as trigeminal neuralgia), according to a study published in the Oct. 25 issue of Neurology. sudden, severe facial pain that can last a few seconds. Anticonvulsant medication is often used

Good For Pain But Bad For Your Health?
Media Awareness Project - CANNABIS: GOOD FOR PAIN BUT BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH? medication throughout the trial. Those taking the cannabis-based Sativex experienced a clinicially significant improvement in the reduction of both the pain

David Ian Miller
San Francisco Chronicle - The spiritual practices of indigenous people have existed around the globe since prehistoric times. What wisdom do they offer us in the modern world? host of weekly shots and medication. As I got older and the testosterone of adolescence hit, my pain from the loss burst

Simple Tests Predict Post-Op Pain
Lexington Clipper-Herald - Simple Tests Predict Post-Op Pain SCOUT 10/25/2005 TUESDAY, Oct. 25 (Day ) — A series of tests may help predict a patient’s post-surgical pain, researchers report. National Library of Medicine has more about post-surgical pain treatment. SOURCE: Wake Forest University Baptist

Healthy travel: Get your shots first
Seattle Times - pain didn’t last,’ says Veenstra, joking about the vaccinations he received against hepatitis A, hepatitis B and tetanus-diphtheria at a Michigan travel-medicine Travel-medicine specialists

Pain Medicine - Metoclopramide improves lidocaine relief of propofol injection pain
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Medical School professor elected to national Institute of Medicine
UW Madison - Medical School professor elected to national Institute of Medicine @import University of Wisconsin-Madison FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10/24/05 CONTACT: Aaron R. director of the pain consult service and the inpatient addiction medicine consult service at

Western medicine is learning how acupuncture works
Newsday - WHEN Melanie Burke’s infertility treatments went awry a few years back, she came down with constant throbbing muscle aches, searing back pain, insomnia and migraines so severe they affected her vision. pain subsided so quickly that ‘within five minutes, I was so relaxed I was on the verge of sleep,’ she says. From the traditional Chinese medicine

Why women feel more pain than men revealed
Webindia123 - ‘This study has serious implications about how we treat women after surgery as well as women who experience chronic pain. techniques, treatments or medicine dosages to help manage their pain and make them

Tips for farmers with arthritis
Newsday, NY - Oct 15, 2005 _ Start by visiting a doctor or specialist who works with arthritis patients to develop a treatment plan. _ Exercise to reduce stiff

Arthritis foundation rewards leadership
Cleveland Plain Dealer, OH - Oct 15, 2005 Peter and Rita Carfagna, owners of the Lake County Captains, recently received the Arthritis Foundation Community Leaders of the Year award, Northeastern Ohio

AROUND THE TOWNS
Freeport Journal Standard, IL - 6 hours ago Jingle Bell Run or Walk: The 11h annual Jingle Bell Run or Walk for the Arthritis Foundation will begin with registration at 7:30 am Nov.

Synthetic protein PLAD shows potential in arthritis treament
RxPG NEWS, CA - Oct 4, 2005 National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, A lab-made version of a human protein alleviates symptoms of both acute and chronic arthritis in mice

Hope For Arthritis, Heart Attack, Stroke Relief Found In Unique '
Science Daily (press release) - Oct 23, 2005 The fact that arthritis pain and inflammation regularly comes and goes despite drug and other interventions "suggests that additional pathways can rekindle

Bone Changes in Rheumatoid Arthritis
New England Journal of Medicine (subscription), MA - Oct 16, 2005 A 38-year-old woman with a five-year history of rheumatoid arthritis had complete remission after 17 months of weekly monotherapy with 4 mg of methotrexate.

Fish Oil May Fight Dry Eye Syndrome 
WKYT 27 - Kentucky - 2 hours, 47 minutes ago
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 26 (HealthDay News) — Dry eye syndrome in women may be linked to their intake of dietary fat. But consuming foods rich in omega-3 — such as tuna — may reduce dry eye risk by 68 percent, according to a new U.S. study.Save to My Web

Heart Attack Deaths Higher in Hospitals With More Black Patients 
Health Scout - Oct 25 2:18 PM
Finding underscores the need to improve disparities in care, experts say.Save to My Web

‘No Pain No Gain’ May Not Be Good Advice 
AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Oct 24 10:54 AM
For David Kozlow, turning 40 was a major pain in the neck.Save to My Web

Drug Firms’ Profits Rise in Quarter 
RedNova - Oct 26 5:09 AM
NEW YORK — Merck & Co. said Monday its third-quarter profit rose 7 percent as lower costs offset a revenue dip stemming from the loss of sales from Vioxx, the pain reliever the company withdrew last year.Save to My Web

Diabetes and Depression Can be a Fatal Mix 
Newswise - 1 hour, 48 minutes ago
Patients whose type 2 diabetes was accompanied by minor or major depression had higher mortality rates, compared to patients with type 2 diabetes alone, over the three-year period of a recent study in Washington state.Save to My Web

www.theage.com.au 
The Age - Oct 26 7:17 AM
IF YOU were unfortunate enough to get sick, you’d want to be admitted to Seattle Grace Hospital. There, kind and clever surgical intern Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) would look down at you with her lovely green eyes as she checked out your symptoms.Save to My Web