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document.write('<p class="rss-title"><a class="rss-title" href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/arthritis/" target="_blank">Arthritis / Rheumatology News From Medical News Today</a></p>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://mnt.to/f/3JhT" title="A study comparing a University of Pennsylvania  method for evaluating a dog\'s susceptibility to hip dysplasia to the traditional American method has shown that 80 percent of dogs judged to be normal by the traditional method are actually at risk for deve..." target="_blank">Canine Hip Dysplasia May Be Underreported, According To Penn Vet Comparative Study</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:00:00 PDT</span><br />');
document.write('<div class="rss-item-desc">A study comparing a University of Pennsylvania  method for evaluating a dog\'s susceptibility to hip...</div>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://mnt.to/f/3JgZ" title="The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia\'s Self Care Program has won Australia\'s leading health promotion award for its rheumatoid arthritis campaign. The Australian Journal of Pharmacy Award for the Best Health Promotion of the Year was last night prese..." target="_blank">Self Care\'s Rheumatoid Arthritis Health Campaign Wins Top Award</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:00:00 PDT</span><br />');
document.write('<div class="rss-item-desc">The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia\'s Self Care Program has won Australia\'s leading health...</div>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://mnt.to/f/3J2T" title="Researchers at New York University have developed an innovative way to look at the development of osteoarthritis in the knee joint - one that relies on the examination of sodium ions in cartilage. Their work, which appears in the Journal of Magnetic Reson..." target="_blank">New Insights Into Detecting Osteoarthritis Via Sodium MRI, NYU Researchers Find</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 PDT</span><br />');
document.write('<div class="rss-item-desc">Researchers at New York University have developed an innovative way to look at the development of...</div>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://mnt.to/f/3HYG" title="Researchers have isolated a molecule, small enough to be used as a drug, that can shut down a dysfunctional immune response that causes deadly hemorrhagic shock, results in delayed death of heart attack patients, promotes rejection of transplanted organs ..." target="_blank">A Step Closer To Development Of Drug To Prevent Deadly Immune Response</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Mon, 30 Aug 2010 01:00:00 PDT</span><br />');
document.write('<div class="rss-item-desc">Researchers have isolated a molecule, small enough to be used as a drug, that can shut down a...</div>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://mnt.to/f/3HV9" title="On receiving an honour, the American entertainer Jack Benny once said, \"I don\'t deserve this award but I have arthritis and I don\'t deserve that either.\" Unfortunately, Benny was not alone in suffering from arthritis as he grew older. Arthritis is ass..." target="_blank">Physiotherapy For Arthritic Pets</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:00:00 PDT</span><br />');
document.write('<div class="rss-item-desc">On receiving an honour, the American entertainer Jack Benny once said, \"I don\'t deserve this award...</div>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://mnt.to/f/3HSL" title="The recent ruling by federal judge Royce C. Lamberth  halting embryonic stem cell research may present a hurdle for some disease research but not necessarily for arthritis......" target="_blank">Embryonic Stem Cell Research In The Toilet, According To Arthritis Treatment Center</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Thu, 26 Aug 2010 02:00:00 PDT</span><br />');
document.write('<div class="rss-item-desc">The recent ruling by federal judge Royce C. Lamberth  halting embryonic stem cell research may...</div>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://mnt.to/f/3HRC" title="People with rheumatoid arthritis will benefit from two new pieces of NICE guidance published today (25 August 2010). NICE recommends rituximab, adalimumab, etanercept, infliximab and abatacept , in certain circumstances, as possible treatments for rheumat..." target="_blank">NICE Recommends Treatments For Rheumatoid Arthritis</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Thu, 26 Aug 2010 01:00:00 PDT</span><br />');
document.write('<div class="rss-item-desc">People with rheumatoid arthritis will benefit from two new pieces of NICE guidance published today...</div>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://mnt.to/f/3HRF" title="The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has extended the range of drugs that NHS healthcare professionals can prescribe for people who have active and progressive psoriatic arthritis......" target="_blank">NICE Improves Access To Drug Treatments For Psoriatic Arthritis</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Thu, 26 Aug 2010 01:00:00 PDT</span><br />');
document.write('<div class="rss-item-desc">The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has extended the range of drugs...</div>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://mnt.to/f/3HPR" title="OXIS INTERNATIONAL, INC. (OTC Bulletin Board: OXIS, Paris: OXI) is proud to announce that it will introduce the benefits of Ergothioneine to the consumer market in September 2010 via breakthrough products for joint health and healthy aging......" target="_blank">OXIS International, Inc. Announces The Introduction Of Breakthrough New Ergothioneine-Based Supplements For Joint Health And Healthy Aging</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Wed, 25 Aug 2010 04:00:00 PDT</span><br />');
document.write('<div class="rss-item-desc">OXIS INTERNATIONAL, INC. (OTC Bulletin Board: OXIS, Paris: OXI) is proud to announce that it will...</div>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://mnt.to/f/3HLK" title="The extent to which vitamin D deficiency may increase susceptibility to a wide range of diseases is dramatically highlighted in research just published. Scientists have mapped the points at which vitamin D interacts with our DNA - and identified over two ..." target="_blank">Over 200 Genes Influenced By Vitamin D, Highlighting Links To Disease</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Tue, 24 Aug 2010 03:00:00 PDT</span><br />');
document.write('<div class="rss-item-desc">The extent to which vitamin D deficiency may increase susceptibility to a wide range of diseases is...</div>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://mnt.to/f/3HLz" title="Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:  JAZZ) announced that the Joint Advisory Committee of the U.S......" target="_blank">Jazz Pharmaceuticals Provides Update On FDA Advisory Committee Meeting For JZP-6 (Sodium Oxybate) In Fibromyalgia</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Tue, 24 Aug 2010 02:00:00 PDT</span><br />');
document.write('<div class="rss-item-desc">Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:  JAZZ) announced that the Joint Advisory Committee of the...</div>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://mnt.to/f/3HKr" title="A protein produced by people with rheumatoid arthritis completely reversed memory decline and dramatically reduced the progression of Alzheimer\'s disease in mice.  The study was published online by the Journal of Alzheimer\'s Disease.  Researchers from t..." target="_blank">Protein Linked To Rheumatoid Arthritis Could Reduce Risk Of Alzheimer\'s Disease - Alzheimer\'s Society comment</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 PDT</span><br />');
document.write('<div class="rss-item-desc">A protein produced by people with rheumatoid arthritis completely reversed memory decline and...</div>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://mnt.to/f/3HHR" title="Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a gas more commonly associated with the smell of \'rotten eggs\' and blocked drains. However, it has now been shown to be present naturally in our bodies and reside in knee joint synovial fluid, the protective fluid found in the ..." target="_blank">Synovial Fluid From Arthritic Joints Found To Contain \'Rotten Eggs\' Gas</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 PDT</span><br />');
document.write('<div class="rss-item-desc">Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a gas more commonly associated with the smell of \'rotten eggs\' and...</div>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://mnt.to/f/3HD8" title="Researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have identified a subgroup of patients with necrotizing myopathy who have a novel autoantibody specificity that makes them potential candidates for immunosuppressive therapy. The complete study is..." target="_blank">Novel Autoantibodies Identified In Patients With Necrotizing Myopathy</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Fri, 20 Aug 2010 02:00:00 PDT</span><br />');
document.write('<div class="rss-item-desc">Researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have identified a subgroup of patients...</div>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://mnt.to/f/3HDZ" title="The Anesthetic and Life Support Drugs Advisory Committee which advises the FDA on whether to approve new drugs or alter their indications, has voted 8-6 in favor of expanding pain indications for Cymbalta (duloxetine HCl). The Committee\'s decision is not..." target="_blank">Cymbalta (Duloxetine HCl) Approved By FDA Advisory Committee For Expanded Pain Indications</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Fri, 20 Aug 2010 01:00:00 PDT</span><br />');
document.write('<div class="rss-item-desc">The Anesthetic and Life Support Drugs Advisory Committee which advises the FDA on whether to...</div>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://mnt.to/f/3Hzx" title="You\'ve heard of tennis elbow and runner\'s knee, but how about \"percussionist\'s wrist\"? A case of overuse injury of the wrist occurring in a professional percussionist is presented in a report in the August issue of JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatolo..." target="_blank">An Occupational Hazard For Percussionists?</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Thu, 19 Aug 2010 04:00:00 PDT</span><br />');
document.write('<div class="rss-item-desc">You\'ve heard of tennis elbow and runner\'s knee, but how about \"percussionist\'s wrist\"? A case of...</div>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://mnt.to/f/3Hzz" title="For people living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the level of disease activity measured using the standard DAS 28 score is the factor most strongly affecting the level of RA-related disability, according to a study in JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatolog..." target="_blank">Disease Activity Is Main Factor In Disability From Rheumatoid Arthritis</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Thu, 19 Aug 2010 04:00:00 PDT</span><br />');
document.write('<div class="rss-item-desc">For people living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the level of disease activity measured using the...</div>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://mnt.to/f/3HyZ" title="Osteoporosis is more common in women who have fractured bones when they were younger - and they experience a similar loss in health-related quality of life as those with arthritis, lung disease, diabetes and other chronic diseases......" target="_blank">Women With Osteoporosis Suffer More If They Have Previously Broken A Bone, Say Scientists</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Thu, 19 Aug 2010 02:00:00 PDT</span><br />');
document.write('<div class="rss-item-desc">Osteoporosis is more common in women who have fractured bones when they were younger - and they...</div>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://mnt.to/f/3HxW" title="Gene variants associated with an increased risk for type-1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis may confer previously unknown benefits to their human carriers, say researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. As a result, the human race may hav..." target="_blank">Evolution May Have Pushed Humans Toward Greater Risk For Type 1 Diabetes</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 PDT</span><br />');
document.write('<div class="rss-item-desc">Gene variants associated with an increased risk for type-1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis may...</div>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://mnt.to/f/3Hxd" title="SAGE is to launch Foot & Ankle Specialist - European Edition from February 2011. The journal will be an international edition of Foot & Ankle Specialist  (FAS), a bimonthly controlled circulation journal launched in 2008 publishing peer-reviewed clinical ..." target="_blank">European Edition Of SAGE\'s \'Foot & Ankle Specialist\' To Launch</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Wed, 18 Aug 2010 05:00:00 PDT</span><br />');
document.write('<div class="rss-item-desc">SAGE is to launch Foot & Ankle Specialist - European Edition from February 2011. The journal will...</div>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://mnt.to/f/3Hvb" title="Researchers from MD Anderson Cancer Center determined patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee who are treated with traditional Chinese acupuncture (TCA) do not experience any more benefit than those receiving sham acupuncture (placebo). The team did..." target="_blank">Acupuncture Not Superior To Sham Acupuncture In Knee Osteoarthritis</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Wed, 18 Aug 2010 01:00:00 PDT</span><br />');
document.write('<div class="rss-item-desc">Researchers from MD Anderson Cancer Center determined patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee...</div>');
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