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19 hrs ago | Burlington Times News

Painless lump may be a repeat hernia

Seven years ago, I had bilateral inguinal-hernia repair done by laparoscopy. Before the surgery, I had some pain on the right side of my groin, but there was no visible hernia.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Hernia, Health, Wickliffe, OH, Senna, Stimulant Laxatives (generic), Medication

Fri Jul 03, 2009

The Province

So You Think You Can Dance has got heart

So You Think You Can Dance got off to a flying start -- literally -- last week with the daughter of a trapeze artist who admitted she suffers from rheumatoid arthritis.

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Related Topix: So You Think You Can Dance 1, Reality TV, Entertainment, Television, Medicine, Health, Best of 2007

MediLexicon

Nearly Half Of Rheumatoid Arthritis Sufferers Feel Early Treatment...

A UK survey of 575 rheumatoid arthritis sufferers highlights the importance of maintaining independence and the significant impact that early diagnosis and treatment can have.

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Related Topix: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Medicine, Health

NewsOn6 Tulsa

Boomeritis: Act young older, get old faster

You've spent the past few decades running, dunking and pedaling. You planned to spend the next few decades swinging, smashing and pivoting.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Pain, Surgery, Glassboro, NJ, Inflammation, Tylenol, Tempra, Acetaminophen (generic), Medication

Thu Jul 02, 2009

Chicago Tribune

Abbott Labs suit could lessen blow of $1.7 billion verdict

Though Abbott Laboratories lost a nearly $1.7 billion patent verdict for a blockbuster drug, analysts expect Abbott to negotiate an agreement with court victor Johnson & Johnson that would allow both companies to derive benefits from each other's drugs.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Abbott Laboratories, Johnson and Johnson, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Food, J and J Snack Foods, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Health

Medical News Today

POZEN Submits New Drug Application For VIMOVO™

POZEN Submits New Drug Application For VIMOVO Main Category: Arthritis / Rheumatology Also Included In: Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals Article Date: 02 Jul 2009 - 4:00 PDT POZEN Inc.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Pozen, Healthcare Industry, Health, Food and Drug Administration, Naproxen (generic), Aleve, Naprosyn, Medication, AstraZeneca Group

WLUC-TV Negaunee

Complementary and alternative treatments for arthritis

Arthritis is a disease that causes pain, swelling, stiffness, tenderness and redness in your joints.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Pain, Food and Drug Administration, Diabetes, Aspirin (generic), Bayer, Alka-Seltzer, Medication

Wed Jul 01, 2009

Physics Org

Risk of tuberculosis from arthritis medication examined

Treatment with anti-tumor necrosis factor agents is recognized as a risk factor for tuberculosis in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, Crohn's disease, psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis.

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Related Topix: Tnf, Medicine, Health, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Crohn's Disease, Psoriatic Arthritis, Enbrel, Etanercept (generic), Medication

Newswise

Infants Should Be Screened For Hip Trouble

Developmental hip dysplasia is the most common congenital defect in newborns. The condition occurs when a hip joint is shallow, unstable or when the joint is dislocated.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Orthopaedic Surgery

Chicago Business

Abbott shares weaken on $1.7B jury verdict

" Shares of Abbott Laboratories slipped Tuesday, a day after a federal jury's decision requiring the drugmaker to pay $1.67 billion to competitor Johnson & Johnson for violating patents on the rheumatoid arthritis drug Humira.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Abbott Laboratories, Johnson and Johnson, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Health, Food, J and J Snack Foods

Tue Jun 30, 2009

CBC News

Acetaminophen may seem benign, but taking too much can harm liver

For most people, acetaminophen is likely considered one of the more benign drugs in their medicine cabinets.

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Related Topix: Tylenol, Tempra, Acetaminophen (generic), Medicine, Medication, Food and Drug Administration, Percocet, Acetaminophen/Oxycodone (generic), Health, Pain, Science / Technology

Las Cruces Sun-News

Former NM Sen. Pete Domenici has shoulder surgery

Former Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici has undergone shoulder surgery in a Baltimore hospital.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Pete Domenici, US Senate, Republican, Senator Tom Udall, Tom Udall, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Medicine, Health, Albuquerque Metro, Albuquerque, NM

Local Tech Wire

NEW Pozen files drug application for its a purple pilla Nexium combo to combat arthritis

Pozen and its partner AstraZeneca have filed a new drug application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for their proposed treatment targeting arthritis.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Pozen, Healthcare Industry, Health, AstraZeneca Group, Healthcare Law, Food and Drug Administration, Law

The Spokesman-Review

Arthritis drugs trigger headaches June 30, 2009

Q. I get terrible rebound headaches from anti-inflammatory drugs . My doctors seem to not believe me; instead, they insist that anti-inflammatories are just what I need for arthritis.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Pain, Advil, Motrin, Nuprin, Ibuprofen (generic), Medication, Naproxen (generic), Aleve, Naprosyn, Diclofenac (generic), Voltaren, Cataflam, Durham, NC

Mon Jun 29, 2009

Science Blog

Gene expression findings a step toward better classification and treatment of juvenile arthritis

Scientists have discovered gene expression differences that could lead to better ways to classify, predict outcome, and treat juvenile idiopathic arthritis .

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Healthcare Industry, Hospital Administration

KOLD-TV Tucson

New drug promising against rheumatoid arthritis

The immunosuppressive drug golimumab shows promise in treating rheumatoid arthritis patients who don't respond to other drugs, according to a new study.

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Related Topix: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Medicine, Health, Tnf

Montgomery Advertiser

FDA weighs options to reduce painkiller overdoses

WASHINGTON - The makers of Tylenol, Excedrin and other medications are trying to dissuade regulators from placing new restrictions on their popular painkillers, including possibly removing some of them from store shelves.

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Related Topix: Tylenol, Tempra, Acetaminophen (generic), Medicine, Medication, Food and Drug Administration, Health, Pain, Food, J and J Snack Foods

Sun Jun 28, 2009

Natural Holistic Health Blog

Arthritis a " a Disease or a Disorder?

Arthritis - a Disease or a Disorder? Filed under: Joints, Bones & Muscles Posted on: June 28th, 2009 Many of us are affected by arthritis , or know someone who is.A A Arthritis is a condition of moderate to severe pain that affects the joints, but what exactly is it that causes some people to get arthritis while others donA a a t? The quick and ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

PhysOrg Weblog

Gold treatment relieves pain in gods

Many animals and people experience chronic joint pain. In dogs, a common source of joint pain is hip dysplasia, a developmental defect of the hip joint.

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Related Topix: Dogs, Pets, Medicine, Acupuncture, Health

Sat Jun 27, 2009

Physics Blog

Trial shows promise for arthritis drug

A clinical trial of masitinib, a drug in development for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, has shown it to be well tolerated and effective.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Science / Technology, Robots

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