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