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Arthritis News Archive19-Nov-2006
Botox effective in easing arthritis knee pain (CTV.ca)
For Jenny Breen, when she says she's into Botox, it's not because she's worried about wrinkles on her face. It's how she keeps the pain of the arthritis in her knees under control.
Enbrel First Biologic With Up To 9 Years Rheumatoid Arthritis Safety, Sustained Efficacy Data (Medical News Today)
On 13-Nov-2006 Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) announced that Enbrel (etanercept) is the first biologic with published data to show improvements in multiple measures of efficacy that were sustained in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients completing up to nine years of therapy. These new data are being presented at the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Scientific Meeting in Washington, D.C. [click link
Link Between Rheumatoid Arthritis and Chronic Lung Diseases (Kansas City InfoZine)
For decades, researchers have suspected a connection between chronic lung diseases and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Previous research has yielded widely varying estimates about the strength of this connection, partly because studies have used different diagnosis criteria for these diseases.
She led the charge for disability rights (The Sacramento Bee)
Thirty years ago, Catherine Campisi was a newly minted Ph.D. who had not allowed crippling rheumatoid arthritis and a wheelchair to limit her horizon. But no one would hire her.
Jingle Bell arthritis run/walk on Dec. 7 (Bradenton Herald)
The Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis Foundation will be begin at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 7 at the new Arthritis Foundation office on 12th Street West, Bradenton.
Whig.com (The Quincy Herald-Whig)
Two years ago, JoAnn McLaughlin won the trophy for having the fastest walk time of all female participants in the Jingle Bell Run/Walk for arthritis. This year, she won't be looking to win any trophies; she'll be looking to simply finish the race.
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