Arthritis

Drug recall - pain, etc.
New Jersey Company Recalls Prescription Drugs Recall Includes About 65 Medications 21:45 EDT Saturday, August 1, 2008 WASHINGTON -- A New Jersey company is asking pharmacists and hospitals to return all prescription drug products made at one of its facilities because it did not pass health authorities' stand... 4 Aug 2008 14:40

Lidoderm patch and knees
Donna wrote and asked: Is the ketoprofen a prescription drug? What all is in it? I missed this 5 days ago....sorry....wasn't trying to avoid you. Yes, it is a prescription compound-type drug not available in your ordinary pharmacy - the Rx must be filled by a compounding pharmacy. "KETOPROFEN 10%... 3 Aug 2008 04:53

OTP: German news server
Carole wrote: I want to get to CA someday. Only 956 (airline) miles between you and Disneyland. <VBG> Ducky, Jo Firey and Squirrely Jo are much closer. .... Will Knot was so lazy he signed his name "Won't." ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 ... 3 Aug 2008 02:50

No more falls?
Space research may help elderly with balance Friday, August 1, 2008 15:44 EDT BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS Scientists working to help astronauts regain balance after extended flights in zero gravity say they've found a way to use the research to help elderly people avoid catastrophic falls. An "iShoe"... 5 Aug 2008 03:59

Phytate Decreased TNF-alpha
Miraculous .. stuff. This would be my .. freeee .. bisphosphonate .. aaaa gain. Remember .. ? .. the one that is **better** than those .. expensive **unaffordable** .. other bisphosphonates .. like etidronate .. ? http://tinyurl.com/2wuhuk The influence of phytic acid on TNF-alpha and its receptors genes... 2 Aug 2008 20:44

Our MIA Kate
I finally heard from Kate and I think we were right to be worried about her. I'm not sure exactly what happened, but it sounds like she broke her leg again and had two more surgeries. She spend time in the trauma unit and then a month and a half in rehab. Now she's home trying to hobble around cleaning up after neg... 5 Aug 2008 21:28

Arthritis Wonder Drugs
Could arthritis wonder drugs provide clues for all disease? 18.07.2008 Drugs that have helped treat millions of rheumatoid arthritis sufferers may hold the key to many more medical conditions, including atherosclerosis – a leading cause of heart disease – says the researcher who jointly invented and developed them... 2 Aug 2008 20:44

Iron and Pain
http://www.chemheritage.org/educationalservices/pharm/tg/asp/asp120.htm After Columbus, Europeans began to use quinine from Peru for killing pain. But during the Napoleonic Wars, Britain's Royal Navy blockaded mainland Europe, cutting it off from its quinine supply. http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?pid=S0103-505... 2 Aug 2008 11:31

I think I need to write
Joe wrote: ... ankylosing spondylitis for 20 years ... Make that 30+ years --- 1976 to 2008. <G> .... My tennis racket's broken. Can I borrow your cat? ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 ... 2 Aug 2008 19:42

OTP: here we go again
Nann wrote: i am so ready to get rid of these bunions the PsA gave me 22 years ago. Nann, what PsA are you writing about? I imagine it's not the same PSA guys worry about. I've not been able to reach my feet since the early 80's. I see a podiatrist every 9 weeks to trim bunions and other "gro... 3 Aug 2008 09:58