New cell-based targets for treating autoimmune inflammatory diseases 
EurekAlert! - Aug 30 9:21 PM
Patients with systemic autoimmune diseases such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) often suffer loss of kidney function.Save to My Web

Staying fit after 60 
The Fort Collins Coloradoan - 49 minutes ago
At an age when most people are beginning to savor their golden years, Bob Fulton keeps going for the gold.Save to My Web

Finding their niche: Tomah Wellness and Natural Connections 
River Valley Business Report - Aug 30 8:00 PM
TOMAH, Wis. For Claire Morkin and Paula Caucutt, the location of their businesses makes clear sense. Morkin and Caucutt operate separate businesses in one building on 1012 Superior Ave. Morkin operates the Tomah Wellness Center. Caucutt operates Natural Connections.Save to My Web

Millennium Announces Phase I Trial Of MLN0415 For Inflammatory Disorders 
Medical News Today - Aug 31 12:08 AM
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: MLNM) today announced the initiation of a Phase I study of MLN0415, an oral, highly selective, small molecule inhibitor of IKK2, which targets a major inflammatory pathway. The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study will enroll up to 72 healthy volunteers and assess safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic effects. [click link Save to My Web

Sports calendar listings 
Poughkeepsie Journal - Aug 31 12:20 AM
The Sports Calendar is a public service of the Poughkeepsie Journal. Items should be mailed to Sports Calendar, Poughkeepsie Journal, P.O. Box 1231, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., 12602, faxed to 845-437-4879, or e-mailed to players@poughkeepsiejournal.com . All phone numbers are 845 area code unless otherwise listed.Save to My Web

Chemokine analogs granted US patent 
PharmaBiz - 2 hours, 23 minutes ago
Chemokine Therapeutics Corp., a biotechnology company, announced that the US Patent and Trademark Office has issued US Patent 7,091,310 B2 relating to chemokine analogs for the treatment of human disease.Save to My Web

Pest Control Research Leads To Pain Control Discovery 
BioresearchOnline - Aug 29 5:54 AM
A newly discovered enzyme inhibitor, identified by researchers originally looking for biological pest controls, may lead to pain relief for sufferers of arthritis and other inflammatory diseases, say researchers at the University of California, DavisSave to My Web

Kurt Angle Comments On Release From WWE
24Wrestling, OH - Aug 26, 2006… Kurt has come to the conclusion that unless he can get in the ring without the use of pain medication then he doesn t need to be in there. …

Alternative Therapies Affect Experience Of Chronic Pain
Medical News Today (press release), UK - 4 hours ago… an effective supplement to medication therapy. Unlike those in the control group, the guided imagery patients in the study described their pain as ultimately …

Moog buys another medical device firm
Buffalo News,  United States - Aug 29, 2006… McKinley makes disposable pumps and accessories that are used to administer antibiotics, chemotherapy drugs and post-operative pain medication. …

Surgical techniques for dealing with GERD
Kankakee Daily Journal, IL - 3 hours ago… all people with GERD — about 95 percent — find relief with lifestyle changes and medication. … a week or two they are able to swallow without pain or the …

Workouts give strength to bipolar man
Rutland Herald, VT - 11 hours ago… Here, though, is where Kinisky prepares to meet that pain on his own … So Kinisky downed a bottle of Risperdal, a prescription antipsychotic medication, in an …

My baby was dying - until my husband gave her part of his liver
Daily Mail - UK, UK - Aug 29, 2006… Thankfully she didn’t experience too much pain because of high doses of morphine. … I was amazed he didn’t need medication to help the liver regenerate itself …

Become an Active Partner in Your Health Care
WHO-TV - the Michael DeBakey Medical Center and director of the “How to Talk to Your Doctor” program at Baylor College of Medicine I may approach someone’s back pain as the usual pulled muscle and be totally oblivious to the fact that she knew

Antioxidants are best if they come from food
Newsday - Can a drug for pain really kill you? W.E., Chicago It’s very rare, but possible. When I looked this up on Clinical much more likely to occur in people who have underlying heart problems or structural abnormalities, or who mix their medicine

Brownie Girl Scouts leader sentenced for sexual abuse
Newsday - Herne admitted that she used a turkey baster and medicine dropper to sexually abuse two of the girls and spanked the bare Herne tearfully said in court that she’s sorry for the pain she caused the victims and her family. ___ Information from

COX-2 Inhibitors: What You Need to Know
WHO-TV - Pain & Women’s Health Pain has been in the headlines lately, ever since two of the most common prescription pain to be consistently better than any other,” says John Meyerhoff, MD, a rheumatologist and assistant professor of medicine

Peaceful days and hope for Lost in the Fog
San Francisco Gate - making what were believed to be the colt’s final days as comfortable as possible with pain medication, efforts also are being made to shrink three cancerous tumors and perhaps extend his life. “We’re using steroids and also holistic medicine that

JAMES COLUMN: Use common sense on health care
Portage Daily Register - Possibly the patient will recover, but medicine cannot really answer whether that particular patient would have survived will come to you and say your 95-year-old mother has cancer, but at her age, it’s not logical to put her through the pain

Flesh-eating maggots are doing their work
Syracuse Post-Standard - It hurts Franks, who is on pain medicine. The pain isn’t from the nibbling, but from the critters crawling over the exposed endings of her nerves. “It’s disgusting,” she admits, “but, hey, whatever does the trick. “The doctor’s noticed a big

Doctors On Health
MedicineNet.com - Arthritis Update Arthritis Updates from the ACR/ARHP Annual Scientific Meeting Dr. Shiel, Editor of MedicineNet’s Arthritis Overview, Offers Perspectives Of Interest On Topics From 2005 Annual Scientific Meeting of The American College of Rheumatology

Former Marine reflects on Iwo Jima
Lincoln Journal Star - Going through hell at the age of 20 could haunt a man in his old age. Not this one. This 82-year-old lowers himself into the recliner, pushes the walker away. Arthritis in the back, he explains. Can t feel his legs. Then William Klamm starts his

Saving Lives With Tailor-Made Medication
New York Times - At the moment, there seems to be a lot of promise for pharmacogenetics in the treatment of arthritis , heart disease , colon cancer and even psychiatric diseases like depression and schizophrenia . Q. One can almost hear economists everywhere groaning

Study: Even a Few Extra Pounds Risky
WINK TV - Obesity raises the risk of heart disease, diabetes, arthritis and some cancers. Being overweight increases blood pressure and cholesterol levels, which in turn could lead to heart disease. The latest studies contradict controversial research by the

Time for Curtis to retire
Newsday - Bindleglass has seen the reports of what is commonly referred to as a “bone-on-bone” condition, which he says is essentially arthritis. “Arthritis means that the cartilage covering the end of the bone wears away so that the ends of the bone rub on

People in Business
Santa Cruz Sentinel - The focus was on novel approaches to diagnosis and treatment of chronic conditions such as arthritis, high blood pressure, chronic fatigue, migraines, depression and pain, as well as complementary therapies for cancer patients. Cece Burgoon, former

The face of business: Leah Crull
Rockford Register-Star - I keep in contact with referring physicians and see the patient until treatment goals are met. What s new? On behalf of the center, I ll be at the Take Control of Your Arthritis 2006 seminar in October to answer questions about what we can do

Everyone Deserves the Chance to Nurture a Child 
Scoop.co.nz - Aug 27 5:20 PM
A group of leading New Zealand doctors, researchers and supporters has launched a fundraising charity to support medical research aimed at helping more New Zealanders realise their dream of nurturing a child.Save to My Web

Toxic Molecule May Cause Most Common Type Of Muscular Dystrophy 
Science Daily - Aug 26 9:14 PM
Doctors at the University of Virginia Health System have shown for the first time that getting rid of poisonous RNA (ribonucleic acid) in muscle cells can reverse myotonic dystrophy, the most common type of muscular dystrophy in adults.Save to My Web

Atham festivities held 
Kaumundi Online - Aug 27 11:54 AM
Heralding the start of Onam festivities in the state, Athachamayam, was held at nearby Thripunithura.Save to My Web

Intermittent icing best for sprain pain 
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 23 12:26 PM
Holding an ice pack on a sprained ankle for no more than 10 minutes at a time is more effective for easing pain than icing for a longer stretch of time, researchers report.Save to My Web

Study Points To Better Numbing Medicine For Kids Getting IV Sticks 
Medical News Today - Aug 27 12:06 AM
When a child needs to be treated with IVs, numbing the skin in advance can help ease or eliminate the pain of needle insertion, making the procedure easier for the child, parents and health care professionals. A new review of studies suggests that one numbing medicine does the job more quickly and thoroughly than another in common use. [click link for full article]Save to My Web

Has the Shipman case caused the sick and dying unnecessary pain? 
Times Online - Aug 24 4:00 AM
Many of us share a readers concern about pain relief that has been a problem for several years. He suggests that inadequate amounts of painkillers, especially morphine and heroin, are now used to treat sick and dying patients, with the result that pain relief is regressing instead of improving.Save to My Web

Running back to start Monday against Bengals 
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Aug 27 7:31 PM
Green Bay - If there’s one thing the Green Bay Packers don’t need to hold their breath about with running back Ahman Green, it’s that 10 months after undergoing surgery to repair a ruptured tendon in his leg he is not likely to suffer the same injury again…Save to My Web

Statewide Health Care, Community and Business Leaders Criticize Governor’s Use of Medi-Cal Patients and the Poor as  
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Aug 24 11:00 AM
Health care, community and business leaders from throughout California today blasted Gov. Schwarzenegger’s prescription drug proposal, warning that the plan uses the state’s most vulnerable population as a bargaining chip in political negotiations and threatens to increase existing health disparities and restricts access to medications for some of California’s poorest and sickest patients, Save to My Web

Making the hurt go away 
Herald Democrat - Aug 22 9:19 AM
Many pets hide their pain, but that doesnt mean they dont hurt. Pain tolerances vary from pet to pet just as in people. A one-size-fits-all program wont work.Save to My Web

Mission of mercy 
Colorado Springs Independent - Aug 24 10:38 AM
From afar, this medical office building on East LaSalle Street in central Colorado Springs looks like any other brown, square and functional. Before entering, you can almost smell the linoleum and Lysol.Save to My Web

Valve Disease Study Suggests New Public Health Concern, Say Researchers 
Science Daily - Aug 24 3:13 AM
Research from Mayo Clinic estimates that about 5 million adult Americans have moderate or severe heart valve disease as a consequence of aging, according to a Mayo Clinic study published online in The Lancet.Save to My Web

Health Tip: Prepare Your Child for Surgery 
MedicineNet.com - Aug 25 12:28 PM
Title: Health Tip: Prepare Your Child for Surgery Category: Health News Created: 8/25/2006 2:04:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/25/2006 2:04:12 AMSave to My Web

Maker: Coping with stress vital for good family life 
Rapid City Journal - 2 hours, 57 minutes ago
Putting aside worry, fear, anger or stress in order to give our full attention to the family is not easy. How is it possible to move through the hurt, betrayal or pain so as to be present for the children?Save to My Web

A bit of Germany comes to South Park
Quincy Herald-Whig - The oompah sounds of the Heidelberg German Band and the smells of cooking food drew folks to South Park Friday night where the Arthritis Foundation was hosting its annual Germanfest. “We’ve got a great crowd,” said Mary Alice Bybee, director of the

The Aging Population and Health Care Needs
WSOC-TV - Some of the most common health problems found in older people are heart disease, arthritis, diabetes, high blood pressure and respiratory disease. The Census Bureau reports that 80 percent of older Americans have at least one chronic health problem

Healthwatch: Physical Medicine
WTOK-TV - Injuries from spinal cord injuries, head injuries, orthopedic, amputations, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, arthritis, acute pain, chronic pain, spasticity.” Rush says he looks at how an impairment affects the life of a patient and how it can be

The Courier
Courier News - The Arthritis Foundation, Arkansas Chapter, is sponsoring an Arthritis Foundation Aquatic Exercise Leader Training Workshop Core Program on Nov. 11 and the Deep Water Program on Nov. 12 at Conway Regional Fitness Center. The workshop will provide

Lions Club holds outing for visually impaired
Portage Daily Register - Her daughter, Stacy Opsal, 14, was diagnosed at birth with arthrogryposis, an atrophy of the muscles similar to arthritis. “Just making sure that everything in the community and in school work for her is easily a part-time job. But I try to separate

New Hope For Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
KGO - Aug. 24 - As many as two million Americans live with rheumatoid arthritis. Its effects can be painful and crippling. Stanford doctors are trying a new targeted therapy to provide relief. The drug seems to block joint inflammation. Frances Johnson

Hip Replacement
WISH-TV - Time, coupled with arthritis or injury, can lead to degeneration of the hip joint, causing pain and restricted movement. Hip replacement surgery, also called total hip arthroplasty (THA), may be an option if your daily activities are limited by

Caution urged over new arthritis drug
The Age, Australia - Jul 30, 2006Arthritis sufferers have been warned to exercise caution with a newly-listed painkiller belonging to a family of drugs linked to increased risk of heart …

Research Summary: Rheumatoid Arthritis
abc7news.com, CA - Aug 18, 2006BACKGROUND: About 2 million Americans suffer from rheumatoid arthritis or RA for short. RA is a process where the immune system attacks the body’s joints. …

Move to Aussie for treatment, says Arthritis NZ
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand - Aug 1, 2006If you want treatment for debilitating joint and skin conditions move to Australia, Arthritis New Zealand chief executive Roger Sowry says. …

Activity May Help Arthritis Sufferers
Kitsap Sun (Subscription),  United States - Aug 12, 2006When it comes to exercise, sometimes doing nothing feels like a safer bet than doing something at least that s the thinking of many people with arthritis …

Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors for Rheumatoid Arthritis
New England Journal of Medicine (subscription), MA - Aug 16, 2006Rheumatoid arthritis developed in a 25-year-old woman, who was found to have a positive rheumatoid factor (150 IU per milliliter); she had no periarticular …

New Hope For Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
abc7news.com, CA - Aug 24, 2006Aug. 24 - As many as two million Americans live with rheumatoid arthritis. … She didn’t know it at the time, but she had rheumatoid arthritis. …

Wyeth Feeling Happy 
Motley Fool via Yahoo! Finance - Aug 23 9:53 AM
The FDA cancels a meeting related to the market application for Wyeth’s experimental antidepressant.Save to My Web

Exclusive Chicago Fitness Facility Offers Results in the Loop, Not Memberships 
[Press Release] PR Web - Aug 25 12:30 AM
Fitness experts in the Loop opening a unique location with a twist, no memberships will be sold. People will pay to choose from a mix of programs and services that all deliver different results. (PRWEB Aug 25, 2006) Trackback URI: http://www.prweb.com/dingpr.php/SW5zZS1TdW1tLUluc2UtVGhpci1JbnNlLVplcm8=Save to My Web

Valve Disease Study Suggests New Public Health Concern, Say Researchers 
Science Daily - Aug 24 3:13 AM
Research from Mayo Clinic estimates that about 5 million adult Americans have moderate or severe heart valve disease as a consequence of aging, according to a Mayo Clinic study published online in The Lancet.Save to My Web

Barbaro progress pleases surgeon 
Baltimore Sun - Aug 25 12:33 AM
Horse’s broken leg healing well; life still in jeopardy From the cover Save to My Web

Doctor: Migraines Need Physician’s Care 
KETV.com - Aug 24 12:49 PM
OMAHA, Neb. — Migraine treatment and prevention needs the supervision of a physician, one Omaha doctor said. Millions of Americans suffer from migraines to the tune of about one person in every four households.Save to My Web

Fen-Phen May Cause Rummage Sale of Wyeth Assets 
Sierra Times - Aug 25 5:27 AM
On August 18, 2006, Bloomberg News reported that Wyeth has faced more than 175,000 claims since fen-phen was removed from the market, and that over the past nine years, the company has settled many claims without forcing fen-phen users to file a lawsuit.Save to My Web

Battle against pain prompts Johnston man to hold event 
The Des Moines Register - Aug 21 2:22 AM
Joe Kelly knows first-hand how back pain can make life difficult. He wants to help others with spinal problems by holding Super Cruise, a fundraiser…Save to My Web

Afternoon surgery may be more risky 
Detroit News - Aug 24 10:57 PM
RALEIGH, N.C. — Savvy patients know that early July, when new interns start work, is not the best time to enter a hospital. Weekends and holidays may pose problems, too.Save to My Web

‘Mint’ Pain Killer Takes Leaf Out Of Ancient Medical Texts 
Science Daily - Aug 22 9:13 AM
A new synthetic treatment inspired by ancient Greek and Chinese remedies could offer pain relief to millions of patients with arthritis and nerve damage, a new University of Edinburgh study suggests.Save to My Web

Ever-happy Mice May Hold Key To New Treatment Of Depression 
Science Daily - Aug 23 3:14 PM
A new breed of permanently “cheerful” mouse is providing hope of a new treatment for clinical depression. TREK-1 is a gene that can affect transmission of serotonin in the brain. By breeding mice with an absence of TREK-1, researchers were able create a depression-resistant strain. The details of this research, which involved an international collaboration with scientists from the University of Save to My Web

HOLLY Column 
Bridgeton News - Aug 23 7:13 AM
Good morning! The Millville High football team has a coaching staff in place. Guess who the one constant is? Bob Hogan.Save to My Web

Doctor: Lyme overdiagnosed, overtreated 
Athens Review Online - Aug 23 1:45 PM
By Patricia Cronin THE SALEM NEWS (SALEM, Mass.) DANVERS, Mass. As the four women compared notes, it seemed more like they were swapping war stories. One of them even displayed a scar on her chest, pointing to the spot where she had heart surgery.Save to My Web

Critical Therapeutics Announces Results of Phase I/II Trial of Intravenous Formulation of Zileuton 
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Aug 23 5:00 AM
LEXINGTON, Mass.—-Aug. 23, 2006–Critical Therapeutics, Inc. today announced the results of its Phase I/II clinical trial designed to evaluate safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of the intravenous formulation of zileuton in patients with asthma.Save to My Web