Can-Fite Granted US Patent on CF101 for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Business Wire (press release), CA - Dec 20, 2006Dr. Ilan Cohn, Deputy CEO of Can-Fite, said today that “this current patent and the previously issued patent on CF101 for the treatment of cancer are …

Prescription May be Approved to Treat Kids with Arthritis
WLNS, MI - Nov 30, 2006The FDA is considering approval of the drug Celebrex to treat children with rheumatoid arthritis. About 60,000 children in the United …

Biocon to launch anti-arthritis drug soon
Moneycontrol.com, India - Nov 30, 2006New Delhi: India’s leading biotech firm Biocon said that it would launch a new anti-arthritis drug in the next three-four years, which would have the potential …

FDA OKs Celebrex for Kids With Arthritis
WWAY NewsChannel 3, NC - Dec 15, 2006… The US Food and Drug Administration Friday gave the green light to Celebrex for use in kids older than two as a treatment for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. …

Arthritis ‘more painful’ in smokers
Irish Health, Ireland - Dec 7, 2006People who smoke risk suffering more painful and progressive osteoarthritis than non-smokers, the results of a new study indicate. …

Arthritis award salutes dynamic lady
Gisborne Herald, New Zealand - Dec 18, 2006by Jessica Wauchop. Arthritis New Zealand has recognised the hard work of Gisborne woman Diane Ritchie with the presentation of a Distinguished Service Award. …

Arthritis sufferers ‘misusing painkillers’
PakTribune.com, Pakistan - Dec 6, 2006ISLAMABAD:Thousands of patients with severe arthritis are adding over-the-counter medication to prescrib drugs because GPs are limiting their doses amid safety …

Menopause symptoms: Gabapentin is as effective as estrogen
Xagena Medical News - by the FDA in 1994 to treat epileptic seizures but has been used off-label for years to treat headaches, shingles pain and Researchers believe that slowly ramping up the medication and taking it with meals can alleviate the side effects. Source

The Good Fight
Sauk Valley Daily Gazette - He spent it lying on the floor, wiped out from the heavy doses of medication, wiped out from what could lie ahead. That Dec. 6 morning, when Ankrom began feeling severe neck pain, had come to this. The surgery to remove what turned out to be a benign

American Opinion
American Reporter - In prison, he is on a morphine pump that administers more pain-killing medication than he was accused of taking before he went to prison. Physicians’ organizations say that one of the worst consequences of the DEA’s campaign against Oxycontin

Local woman turns pain into positive for children
Montrose Daily Press - Local woman turns pain into positive for children Erica Lewis Kennedy Daily Press Writer MONTROSE Roxanne Eide was just a I make supper, then we have baths, more medication and then its bed time, she explained with a chuckle. Somehow she also

Motorcycle shop owner pleads to federal charges
Daytona Beach News-Journal - I take a tremendous amount of medication, and I’m seeing a doctor for pain management.” Candido said he was allowed to do some work. “Under Social Security guidelines you are allowed to work for a trial period,” he said. “It’s all very very confusing.”

Back in View, a First Lady With Her Own Legacy
Ledger - Ford s addiction to pain killers, which began when she was prescribed medication in 1964 for a pinched nerve. She had to cancel events or couldn t leave the house sometimes, said Ms. Weidenfeld, who said she once asked the first lady s

All athletes are at risk 
Fernandina Beach News-Leader - Dec 30 9:23 PM
This past week, I saw a teenage athlete, who is now about 10 weeks into her season. She had begun to develop pain in the middle of her leg without sustaining any injury. She described pain that increased as the day went on and that was made worse by running and jumping.Save

Study Shows Risk Of Acute Pancreatitis Low With Statins 
Science Daily - Dec 29 11:06 AM
New research reveals that while cholesterol-lowering drugs do increase the risk of painful inflammation of the pancreas, the side effect is relatively rare, according to Sonal Singh, M.D., from Wake Forest University School of Medicine, and colleagues.Save

Nerves from the brain 
The Star Online - Dec 30 4:46 PM
The cranial nerves are twelve pairs of nerve tissue that arise from the brain itself, rather than the spinal cord. They are essential for many of the things that we take for granted, such as smelling, seeing and eating.Save

House Calls Make Trial Comeback 
RedNova - Dec 29 10:16 AM
By Sandy Kleffman, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Dec. 29–When Al Swanson first heard about a program in which doctors make house calls to chronically ill seniors, he figured it must be a scam.Save

Up Next 
CBS News - Dec 30 9:35 AM
What’s coming up next on 60 Minutes .Save

Premature Babies Probably Feel And Are Aware Of Pain 
Medical News Today - Dec 27 12:14 AM
Although it is wellknown that premature babies react to pain, it has not been known to what extent they are aware of pain and uncomfortable procedures. Therefore premature infants have not always received sufficient analgesia. Now, however, the grounds for this have been seriously undermined by a new doctoral thesis from Karolinska Institutet (KI) in Sweden. [click link for full article]Save

Experts: Medical marijuana best as pill 
Lansing State Journal - Dec 29 1:38 AM
There’s a lot of talk lately about giving Michiganders the right to take a toke.Save

Vendor’s reefer sadness
Los Angeles Times - Although four of five San Francisco voters support medical marijuana, the realities of dispensing the contentious medicine have An auto wreck at 18 left him gimpy and in enough chronic pain, he says, to try cannabis for relief. Reed eventually took to

Everymom: Think twice about natural teething aid
Northwest Herald - You re never quite sure when your baby s going through it, and by the time you actually see a tooth pop up, the pain is Larry Rosen, a pediatrician nationally recognized as an expert in pediatric integrative medicine (www.thewholechild.us). Rosen

Passing kidney stones
Turkish Daily News - The social mechanism, just as organic as a human body, starts to yearn for unconsciousness at a certain point of pain. We started with the art of cooking. Let’s continue with medicine. You probably know of kidney stones. A terrible pain indeed. But

Indian oligarchs with the help of Communists and Congress Party
India Daily - She is complaining of muscle cramps and also pain in the chest and the abdomen. But she is refusing to take oral fluids with medicine and food supplement. She has been given respiratory support,” Sudershan Ghosh Dastidar, who is leading the seven

Doc’s surgery is personal
Detroit News - DeBakey, then 97, was alone at home in his study when a sharp pain ripped through his upper chest and between his shoulder But once the blood pressure was controlled with medicine, DeBakey began to recover well. As DeBakey recovered and learned what

Rule No 1 for treating les anglais - let ladies keep their clothes on
Times Online - who runs the programme, describes as cultural diversity . Basically, we have a totally different approach to medicine Derek Walker, 60, has been unable to pass water for a day and has been experiencing sharp pain in the lower tummy. A friend

Ailing Kids Get a Dose of Laughter ; Clown Care Brings Best Medicine
INS News - The notion of laughter as the best medicine or even just a smile also has reached academia. In Israel, the University of Haifa For those who survive illness and are getting better, clowning is a kind of wonder drug to combat stress, reduce pain and

Gene Discovered for Form of Brittle Bone Disease 
Kansas City InfoZine - Dec 29 4:06 AM
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have discovered that a previously unexplained fatal form of Osteogenesis Imperfecta — a disorder that weakens bones and which may cause frequent fractures — results from a genetic defect in a protein involved in the production of collagen.Save

Street Pulse: New way to fight RA, Rigel 
UPI - Dec 28 9:14 PM
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (UPI) — United Press International interviewed Donald G. Payan, M.D., executive vice president and chief scientific officer of South San Francisco-based Rigel Pharmaceuticals, about the company’s investigational treatment for rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases, which he said has the potential to one day replace current injectable RA therapies with a simple …Save

Widow carries on legacy with rehab clinic 
Sun-Sentinel - Dec 29 12:09 AM
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. ? Where was Betty Ford when her namesake clinic for substance abusers opened in 1982? Dashing off to Kmart with her husband to buy soap dishes for patients’ rooms.Save

CO-OP CASH FOR GOOD CAUSES 
Isle of Wight County Press - Dec 29 2:31 AM
By Jon Moreno - Friday, December 29, 2006 ISLAND organisations will develop and continue thanks to the Southern Co-operative Foundations latest round of grants, totalling 6,250.Save

BERKELEY / Tireless progressive has secured voters’ devotion / Councilwoman doesn’t let disability take her prisoner 
San Francisco Chronicle - Dec 29 3:58 AM
When Dona Spring speaks at Berkeley City Council meetings, her raspy voice booms from the loudspeakers with the fervor of an evangelical minister. “We need a warm water pool for our disabled and senior population, and we need it now! This has gone on… Save

The Year In Review: Merck rebuilds 
Sharewatch - Dec 27 12:19 PM
Shares of the Whitehouse Station, N.J.-based company recently worked their way back to levels not seen since Merck pulled blockbuster arthritis treatment Vioxx off the market on Sept. 30, 2004, due to the drug\’s association with higher heart attack risk.Save

Health Tip: Rheumatoid Arthritis 
News 25 Evansville - Dec 27 6:41 AM
(HealthDay News) — Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can last for a few weeks to months, or it can last a lifetime. RA is thought to be an autoimmune disease, in which the body mistakenly attacks its own cells, the Nemours Foundation says.Save

Buddha bows, Mamta critical 
Central Chronicle - Dec 28 10:03 AM
Siliguri, Dec 28: West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today said he was ready for “any dialogue” with Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on the acquisition of land for the Tata Motors’ project in Singur.Save

Experts: Medical marijuana best as pill 
Lansing State Journal - 22 minutes ago
There’s a lot of talk lately about giving Michiganders the right to take a toke.Save

FDA to study safety of popular heart stents 
Telegraph - Dec 27 8:59 AM
Millions of chest pain and heart attack sufferers thought they were getting a phenomenal medical advance when tiny coils that ooze medicine were placed in their arteries to keep them from squeezing shut again.Save

Body tone gets an effortless even shake 
USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News - Dec 28 3:56 AM
Those Beach Boys have been right all along: Vibrations are good, good, good. Arriving just in time for New Year’s “I gained how much?” resolutions are vibration exercise platforms that seem to promise increased body tone with very little effort. Among the machines getting a big push: the $3,500 Power Plate (the company says Madonna bought one after she fell off a horse).Save

A Little Blue Pill For Women? 
BusinessWeek - Dec 28 3:48 PM
A German drugmaker has stumbled upon a substance that increases female arousalSave

The bad news: You partied a little too hard 
Seattle Times - 1 hour, 42 minutes ago
Bad news for New Year’s Eve revelers who toast with a few too many: There’s no conclusive scientific proof that anything cures a hangover…Save

Veterinary Acupuncture Provides Relief 
RedNova - Dec 28 11:19 AM
By Cindy Wolff, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn. Dec. 26–Sasha nestled her furry white face into Dr. Kathy Mitchener’s chest. A fountain trickled nearby. Mitchener, kneeling on the floor, gingerly tapped a little unicorn needle into the top of Sasha’s head.Save

Navy cornerback just starting to take flight 
The Biloxi Sun Herald - Dec 27 4:41 AM
When Keenan Little was in kindergarten, he had to make trips from Boiling Springs, N.C., to Duke University Medical Center to be treated for rheumatoid arthritis.Save

Stronger Leg Muscles Can Protect Against Knee Osteoarthritis 
Science Daily - Dec 27 7:06 AM
Stronger quadriceps muscles in the legs can help protect against cartilage loss behind the kneecap, according to Mayo Clinic researchers presenting preliminary study data at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting on Nov. 15.Save

UCB announces positive results on Cimzia phase III studies 
PharmaBiz - Dec 27 4:49 AM
UCB has announced positive top-line results for signs and symptoms from two new phase III studies for Cimzia (certolizumab pegol), the first Fab’ fragment anti-TNF (Tumour Necrosis Factor), in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.Save

Ill mother finds self, family in dire straits 
The Wichita Eagle - Dec 27 11:11 PM
Share the Season is an annual campaign to raise money for people facing adversity. The people are not named to protect their privacy.Save

New Insight About The Source Of Anxiety In Rett Syndrome 
Science Daily - Dec 28 3:05 AM
A peptide known to play a role in anxiety is overly plentiful in a mouse model of the inherited neurological disorder Rett syndrome and appears to underlie the anxiety-like behavior in these mice. The finding could provide a clue to treatment for this symptom.Save

MedImmune in Deal With Japan Tobacco 
AP via Yahoo! Finance - 1 hour, 55 minutes ago
Biotechnology company MedImmune Inc. said Thursday it plans to develop a monoclonal antibody to treat inflammatory diseases as part of a license agreement with Japan Tobacco Inc. — maker of tobacco products, food and pharmaceuticals.Save

Inmate suicides appear to slow 
The Kentucky Post - Dec 25 9:48 PM
A handful of inmates slumped quietly in molded plastic chairs on the other side of a booking area in the Kenton County Detention Center on a recent afternoon. One of the young men told a booking officer that he has bipolar disorder.Save

Women may be able to ‘take break’ from osteoporosis drug without losing benefit 
EurekAlert! - Dec 26 1:17 PM
Most postmenopausal women who took the osteoporosis drug alendronate for 5 years and then stopped did not have an increased risk for nonvertebral fractures in the next 5 years, suggesting the medication has a lasting effect, according to a study in the December 27 issue of JAMA.Save

Health Tip: Rheumatoid Arthritis 
KOLD News 13 Tuscon - Dec 27 6:37 AM
(HealthDay News) — Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can last for a few weeks to months, or it can last a lifetime. RA is thought to be an autoimmune disease, in which the body…Save

EpiCept shares rise on $10M licensing deal 
Crain’s New York Business - Dec 26 9:29 AM
The drug maker agreed to license its back pain patch to Durect Corp.Save

Sons help Sutton retain a connection to basketball 
The Columbus Dispatch - Dec 27 5:11 AM
TULSA, Okla. The way Eddie Sutton explained it, a higher power communicated with him, indirectly, through a message in a bottle. During a relapse of alcoholism in February, Sutton fell in a parking lot yet got behind the wheel of his vehicle.Save

So Many Advances in Medicine, So Many Yet to Come 
New York Times - Dec 25 4:36 PM
Technology and treatments have come a long a long way, the gains though, have also led to new challenges.Save

Christmas to Remember 
The Columbian - Dec 25 8:38 AM
Tears of joy and gratitude flowed freely in every pew at the Messiah Lutheran Church in Hazel Dell a week ago as the congregation rose to give a standing ovation to a native son. Brian Radke was home for Christmas after suffering horrific wounds in Iraq.Save

FDA Wants Stricter Warnings for Pain Relievers 
FOX 16 Little Rock - Dec 20 7:07 PM
The Food and Drug Administration says over the counter pain relievers can cause health problems and even death if not taken properly.Save

Spelling out dangers of common pain drugs 
Albany Times Union - Dec 20 2:31 AM
New warning labels planned for over-the- counter medicationsSave

Stronger warnings proposed for pain relievers 
Houston Chronicle - Dec 19 10:00 AM
Federal health officials today proposed sterner warning labels for acetaminophen, aspirin and ibuprofen, again cautioning millions of Americans who take the nonprescription pain relievers regularly of potentially serious side effects. Save

Earth Angels 
The Star Online - Dec 22 4:32 PM
Having to deal with the drama of pain and illness every day, nurses must after a while become impervious, even indifferent, to them. I ask Ting Meng Mee, 28, acting sister from the Accident and Emergency Unit, Assunta Hospital, if this is true.Save

Taking the measure of Medicare’s meds 
The Huntsville Times - Dec 22 2:31 AM
Navigating rules surrounding new Medicare prescription drug coverage can be confusing for many older patients. MTM Services of Alabama aims to help those patients sort through the details and gain a better sense of control over their health care.Save

Medical Edge: Causes elusive, but neck pain is treatable 
The Bryan-College Station Eagle - Dec 23 5:48 AM
Bulging disks and bony spurs are much-maligned “usual suspects.” When detected in an MRI scan, the stenosis (narrowing) of the spinal canal that they cause in the spine’s cervical, or neck, region is frequently assumed to be the pain source. But they aren’t necessarily the culprits. Save

A critical position 
Times Leader - Dec 24 12:08 AM
If Erin isnt dead, then shes pretty close. Fifteen minutes ago, her lips and fingertips had been blue when emergency medical technicians arrived at her parents Wilkes-Barre home. Her mother had found her unconscious on a bedroom floor. She had taken enough of a powerful pain medication called fentanyl to level a large man.Save

Co. Touts Copper-Clad Clothes for Health 
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Dec 24 11:35 AM
Jeffrey Gabbay hasn’t washed his sports socks since 2004. He says he doesn’t have to. Gabbay’s company, Cupron Inc., says it is the first textile manufacturer to produce fibers “impregnated” with copper oxide, an agent that kills bacteria and odor on contact.Save

An ordinary life: “Sis” Day does her part in quiet ways 
Carroll County Online - Dec 23 8:41 PM
Virginia “Sis” Day’s house overflows with photographs. Photographs of her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, grandparents and aunts. A long, faded black and white photograph shows her husband as part of the 29th division in World War II.Save

Water fitness classes to help with arthritis 
Lawrence Journal-World - Dec 22 10:18 PM
Two water fitness classes designed for people suffering from arthritis have been opened by the Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department.Save

Double jeopardy: FDA warns of pain reliever overdoses 
Southwest Iowa News - Dec 24 3:12 AM
Before you take a pain reliever, ask yourself this question: Have you taken any other products in the last four to eight hours that might contain the same drug?Save

Home gives family a solid foundation 
Houston Chronicle - Dec 23 10:38 PM
Dorothy Howard can remember detail upon detail about the day just before Christmas 18 years ago when she and her eight grandchildren moved into their new house in the Fifth Ward: the muddy street, the unexpected furniture in her bedroom and the space heaters she used to warm the place because the gas hadn’t been turned on. Save

Surfing Goat Dairy proves a big cheese 
Honolulu Star-Bulletin - Dec 24 3:35 AM
THE GOATS at Surfing Goat Dairy do not actually know how to surf, nor do they even dally close to Maui’s surf breaks.Save