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	<title>Arthritis Friend &#187; 2008 &#187; August</title>
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	<description>Health hacks, wellness tips &#38; useful gadgets for mastering the art of getting along with your chronic pain adversary.</description>
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		<title>Shopping For Shoes Can Be &#8220;Ruff&#8221; When You Have Arthritis</title>
		<link>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/08/easy-to-use-products/comfort-shoes-for-arthritis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/08/easy-to-use-products/comfort-shoes-for-arthritis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:05:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sherYl555</dc:creator>
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One of my greatest frustrations since being diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis 11 years ago is shoe shopping. My size 8 1/2 feet were already a tad wide in my pre-rheumy days, but have since expanded into a full W. Most stores do not carry wide shoes. Most shoes that come in Wide at said stores [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great Gadgets: Collapsible Cargo Cart</title>
		<link>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/08/easy-to-use-products/gadgets/great-gadgets-collapsible-cargo-cart/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
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When I go from my car to my apartment, I have a tendency to carry way too much because I don&#8217;t want to make a second trip. But my body (especially my fingers) is never happy with me for forcing it to endure this time-saving tactic. So today, I introduce the answer to my problems [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Understatement Of The Day</title>
		<link>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/08/coping/bothered-by-arthritis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:02:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sherYl555</dc:creator>
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I could think of a few other choice words besides &#8220;bothered.&#8221;  
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		<title>3 Reasons To Keep A Food Diary / Health Journal</title>
		<link>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/08/disease-managment/3-reasons-to-keep-a-food-health-journal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/08/disease-managment/3-reasons-to-keep-a-food-health-journal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:04:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sherYl555</dc:creator>
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I wish I could say that I am diligent about keeping track of what I eat in a colorful little food diary that I carry around with me everywhere. But I do no such thing. Every so often I think about how it could be useful to keep a diary for a month at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three Tips On Living Life More Optimistically</title>
		<link>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/08/coping/three-tips-on-living-life-more-optimistically/</link>
		<comments>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/08/coping/three-tips-on-living-life-more-optimistically/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:52:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sherYl555</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coping]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://arthritisfriend.com/?p=59</guid>
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Having a chronic disease not only has a way of zapping your energy, but it can also deliver a mighty blow to your optimism as well &#8212; especially when you are first diagnosed and trying to sort out all the new information:
I have WHAT? I need to give myself a SHOT to feel better? I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eating Healthy: 11 Foods You Aren&#8217;t Consuming</title>
		<link>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/08/disease-managment/eating-healthy-foods-you-arent-eatin/</link>
		<comments>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/08/disease-managment/eating-healthy-foods-you-arent-eatin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:46:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sherYl555</dc:creator>
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This informative post from Tara Parker-Pope&#8217;s blog provides the &#8220;What, Why, and How&#8221; for eating healthful foods (such as cinnamon, beets, and frozen blueberries) that might not find their way into your kitchen on a regular basis. These eats are worth a second look!
The 11 Best Foods You Aren&#8217;t Eating [via the New York Times [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rules for Doctors And Patients</title>
		<link>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/08/doctors/rules-for-doctors-and-patients/</link>
		<comments>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/08/doctors/rules-for-doctors-and-patients/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:22:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sherYl555</dc:creator>
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Dr. Rob, a primary care physician who blogs over at Musings of a Distractible Mind, has posted two very good pieces that may just help foster better relationships between doctors and patients and vice versa. One post is targeted at doctors, listing rules on how to best get along with their patients. Another post is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Explain To Friends And Family What It&#8217;s Like to Live With A Chronic Disease</title>
		<link>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/08/coping/spoon-theory-for-explaining-to-friends/</link>
		<comments>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/08/coping/spoon-theory-for-explaining-to-friends/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:51:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sherYl555</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coping]]></category>
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If you live with an arthritis-related chronic disease, it is imperative that you know about The Spoon Theory.  Imperative, I say! It might just be the best tool out there for helping your loved ones understand your disease a little bit better.
Blogger, website founder, and Lupus &#38; Fibro warrior Christine Donato came up with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Six-Part Podcast Series On Managing Crohn&#8217;s</title>
		<link>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/08/disease-managment/abbott-podcast-series-managing-crohns-disease/</link>
		<comments>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/08/disease-managment/abbott-podcast-series-managing-crohns-disease/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 13:53:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sherYl555</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://arthritisfriend.com/?p=52</guid>
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Drug company Abbott (known for making HUMIRA) has created a six-part podcast series that focuses on issues that people with Crohn&#8217;s disease might be faced with. Normally, I&#8217;d be cautions to recommend anything that a drug company skins as helpful information, but this seems like an honest effort on their part. If the first episode [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Drug Gets An Approval Recomendation For Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment</title>
		<link>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/08/arthritis-news/new-treatment-for-rheumatoid-arthritis-actemra/</link>
		<comments>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/08/arthritis-news/new-treatment-for-rheumatoid-arthritis-actemra/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:56:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sherYl555</dc:creator>
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Actemra, a new treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis received an approval recommendation by a government advisory panel last week. Made by Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc., Actemra is a biologic drug that would be administered to patients by infusion. A final decision from the FDA is expected in mid-September.
According to Reuters:
Actemra works differently from other drugs on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Changing the Face of Lupus</title>
		<link>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/08/disease-managment/cosmetics-for-lupus-butterfly-rash/</link>
		<comments>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/08/disease-managment/cosmetics-for-lupus-butterfly-rash/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:12:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sherYl555</dc:creator>
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Diagnosed at the age of 12 with Lupus, Nicole Paxson is now a young adult. As a response to being unable to find the right make-up to offer good coverage, she decided a few years ago to take on the challenge of developing a cosmetic product line that would offer high SPF UVA/UBV sun-protection, in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Keep Arthritis Meds Cold While Traveling</title>
		<link>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/08/medication/keep-your-meds-cold-while-traveling/</link>
		<comments>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/08/medication/keep-your-meds-cold-while-traveling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2008 00:32:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sherYl555</dc:creator>
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The FRIO Travel Wallet is a fantastic device for transporting your Enbrel, Humira, or [insert medication that must be refrigerated here] while traveling. These nifty wallets are marketed to diabetes patients, but will work for us arthritic folks as well. All you have to do is immerse the wallet in cold water for 5-15 minutes. [...]]]></description>
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