Fighting inflammation with targeted liposomal therapy
EurekAlert - RGD peptide liposomes delivering corticosteroids directly to inflamed sites indicate promise for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis Vascular endothelial cells (VECs) form the walls of blood vessels and play a critical role in inflammation. In

Utah Health Care in Crisis Coming up short
Deseret News - When his wife developed what appeared to be arthritis, with pain so severe she could barely move, longtime Arthritis Foundation volunteer Gene Overfelt found he couldn’t get her in to see a specialist for more than two months. Using his connections

Nick Hut
Northwest Herald - It was good to see Jerry Azumah looking fit and sounding optimistic about the future when he announced his retirement from the Bears on Thursday. You hope he stays that way. You hope Azumah, 28, got out before moving too far down the road toward a

RC RACERS LAP IT UP
Great Falls Tribune - Racing a radio control vehicle has a major advantage over taking the driver’s seat of a real race car. “When you hit a wall or roll, it doesn’t bruise you so bad,” said former stock car driver Leland Blomberg. “It’s easier on the body.” The

CASPAR WEINBERGER
The State - Caspar W. Weinberger , who held high positions under three Republican presidents and oversaw the biggest and costliest military buildup in peacetime history as Ronald Reagan s secretary of defense, died Tuesday in Bangor, Maine, his family said. He

Tailor-Made Treatment For Rheumatoid Arthritis, Japan
Medical News Today - Tokyo, (JCN) - Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Order-Made Souyaku and NTT Data jointly announced on March 23 that they have started research for establishing tailor-made treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. The three partners aim to create a system

Highlights of Tuesday’s testimony in Atlantic City, N.J., trial
The State - THE CASE: Two New Jersey men who suffered heart attacks while taking Vioxx blame the now-withdrawn Merck & Co. arthritis drug for their heart attacks. The drug was pulled off the market in September 2004 after a study linked it to heart attacks and