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  		<title><![CDATA[Study Suggests Children With Arthritis At Increased Risk Of Fractures]]></title>
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[A new study suggests that children with  arthritis  have a significantly increased risk of fracture in childhood, adolescence, and possibly adulthood. In the study of 1939 children diagnosed with  arthritis  between the age of 1 and 9 years and 207,072 healthy control children, significantly more...]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Kids with arthritis at increased risk of fracture 
    (Reuters)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Reuters - Children with  arthritis  have a 
significantly increased risk of fracture in childhood, 
adolescence, and possibly adulthood, a study shows.]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Opening arguments begin in Vioxx trial 
    (AP)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[    AP - The second federal plaintiff to claim that the painkiller Vioxx caused a heart attack was a fit retired FBI agent who watched his diet, exercised regularly and was a model patient, his lawyer says.  ]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Jurors rule for Merck in N.J. Vioxx case 
    (AP)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[    AP - Elaine Doherty was the typical patient to whom drug maker  Merck  &amp;amp; Co. marketed its former  blockbuster  painkiller Vioxx: a senior citizen with  arthritis  and other ailments common among older folks, including heart disease.  ]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[EU Approves Roche Top-Selling Cancer Drug For Arthritis]]></title>
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Swiss drug maker, Roche, said on Tuesday that the European Commission had approved its drug MabThera, a cancer-drug, to treat lymphoma patients with  arthritis . Analysts believe the push into  arthritis  will bring in billions of dollars worth of additional revenue since the illness affects 21...]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Weight Loss May Help Reduce Arthritis Disability]]></title>
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Scientists at HS Frederiksberg Hospital in Copenhagen, Germany, reviewed various studies relating excess weight with physical disability in osteoarthritis patients. They found that overweight adults with osteoarthritis who lose just five percent of their body weight can reduce the amount of...]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Stem Cell Receptors May Fight Autoimmune Diseases 
    (HealthDay)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 27 (HealthDay News) -- New information about the role of bone marrow stem cells could lead to important advances in treating diseases like  leukemia , lupus and rheumatoid  arthritis , scientists say.]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Stem Cell Receptors May Fight Autoimmune Diseases 
    (HealthDay)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 27 (HealthDay News) -- New information about the role of bone marrow stem cells could lead to important advances in treating diseases like  leukemia , lupus and rheumatoid  arthritis , scientists say.]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Rheumatoid Arthritis May Cause Sexual Problems]]></title>
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[A study presented at the European league against rheumatism congress on Saturday says that Rheumatoid  arthritis  may cause sexual problems for people suffering from the disease.
                    
                
                
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  		<title><![CDATA[Prices rise for drugs used by US elderly: studies 
    (Reuters)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Reuters - Prices of medicines used by older 
Americans for chronic conditions such as  arthritis  and high 
 cholesterol  are rising even as new federal drug coverage has 
been rolled out to help make prescriptions more affordable, two 
separate studies released on Tuesday showed.]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Pain drug enhances lung cancer therapy: study 
    (Reuters)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Reuters - Adding a prescription  arthritis  drug 
to a targeted cancer therapy triples the number of  lung cancer  
patients who are helped, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Poorer Kids With Juvenile Arthritis Fare Worse 
    (HealthDay)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[HealthDay - TUESDAY, May 30 (HealthDay News) -- Lower family income can reduce quality of life for kids with juvenile rheumatoid  arthritis , a new study of Medicaid recipients shows.]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Study: Canadians healthier than Americans 
    (AP)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[    AP - You can add Canadians to the list of foreigners who are healthier than Americans. Americans are 42 percent more likely than Canadians to have  diabetes , 32 percent more likely to have high blood pressure, and 12 percent more likely to have  arthritis , Harvard Medical School researchers found. That is according to a survey in which American and Canadian adults were asked over the telephone about their health.  ]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Study: Canadians healthier than Americans 
    (AP)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[AP - You can add Canadians to the list of foreigners who are healthier than Americans. Americans are 42 percent more likely than Canadians to have  diabetes , 32 percent more likely to have high blood pressure, and 12 percent more likely to have  arthritis , Harvard Medical School researchers found. That is according to a survey in which American and Canadian adults were asked over the telephone about their health.]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Poorer Kids With Juvenile Arthritis Fare Worse 
    (HealthDay)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[HealthDay - TUESDAY, May 30 (HealthDay News) -- Lower family income can reduce quality of life for kids with juvenile rheumatoid  arthritis , a new study of Medicaid recipients shows.]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Crohn's Disease Drug Cleared for Children 
    (AP)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[AP - Federal regulators approved Remicade as a treatment for Crohn's disease in children on Friday, just days after publication of a study linking the Johnson &amp; Johnson drug to an increased risk of some cancers in rheumatoid  arthritis  patients.]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Crohn's Disease Drug Cleared for Children 
    (AP)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[AP - Federal regulators approved Remicade as a treatment for Crohn's disease in children on Friday, just days after publication of a study linking the Johnson &amp; Johnson drug to an increased risk of some cancers in rheumatoid  arthritis  patients.]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[New Vioxx Data Suggest Early Risks 
    (AP)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[    AP - Unpublished data from the  Merck  &amp;amp; Co. study that led the drugmaker to halt sales of Vioxx appear to show the  blockbuster  painkiller raised the risk of heart attack and stroke within just a few months &amp;#151; not after at least 18 months&#039; use, as  Merck  has consistently argued.  ]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Exercise And Self-Mgt. May Help Knee Arthritis]]></title>
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[ An analysis of 16 studies by scientists at San Diego State University, suggests that a regular exercise regime and self-management programs may help people with knee osteoarthritis. 
 The researchers found that exercise like walking,...]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Arthritis drug linked to cancer, serious infection: US study 
    (AFP)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[    AFP - Drugs used to treat rheumatoid  arthritis , psoriasis, Crohn&#039;s disease and other conditions have been found to lead to an increased risk of  cancer  and serious infection such as pneumonia, according to a US study.  ]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Cancer Risks Detailed for Arthritis Drugs 
    (AP)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[    AP - Rheumatoid  arthritis  patients taking Humira or Remicade face triple the risk of developing several kinds of  cancer  and double the risk of getting serious infections, a study led by the Mayo Clinic found.  ]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Cancer Risks Detailed for Arthritis Drugs 
    (AP)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[    AP - Rheumatoid  arthritis  patients taking Humira or Remicade face triple the risk of developing several kinds of  cancer  and double the risk of getting serious infections, a study led by the Mayo Clinic found.  ]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Rheumatoid Arthritis Drugs May Raise Cancer, Infection Risk 
    (HealthDay)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[HealthDay - TUESDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- Rheumatoid  arthritis  patients treated with new and potent &quot;TNF-blocking&q&shy; uot; drugs are at higher risk of developing  cancer  and serious infections, according to a new review of the available data.]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Merck Faces Another Challenge]]></title>
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[ Shaveta Bansal - AHN Contributor
 New York, NY (AHN) &#150; A Canadian study, which suggests that  Merck &#146;s disputed  arthritis  painkiller, Vioxx, increases heart attack risk in first few weeks of use, may pose problems for the pharmaceutical giant. 
 The study, reported in the Canadian...]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[New Treatment To Fight Fatigue In Cancer Patients]]></title>
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[ Researchers at Ohio State University found evidence that combining a drug typically used to treat rheumatoid  arthritis  with chemotherapy may help reduce  fatigue  and muscle wasting that often occur in  cancer  patients.
 The findings of the...]]></dc:description>
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