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	<title>Arthritis Friend &#187; Arthritis in the News</title>
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		<title>Arthritis Today Magazine Boasts New Website</title>
		<link>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2009/04/arthritis-news/arthritis-today-magazine-boasts-new-website/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 00:03:40 +0000</pubDate>
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I recently took a self-guided tour of the new Arthritis Today website and I must say, I&#8217;m very impressed! I think the site has the potential to be one of the top resources for people diagnosed with arthritis.
A few features that I liked:
The Tin Mom&#8217;s Blog: I&#8217;m glad ArthritisToday.org has a featured blogger who will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great News! Arthritis Act to be Introduced Again</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 21:15:47 +0000</pubDate>
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Update from Arthritis.org:
The 111th Congress began on January 6, 2009, and all legislation not signed into law before that date must be introduced again.  The Arthritis Foundation is very pleased to announce that Representatives Anna Eshoo of California and Fred Upton of Michigan plan to introduce the Arthritis Prevention, Control and Cure Act in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Osteoporosis Research: Serotonin Could Control Bone Formation</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:56:55 +0000</pubDate>
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Most treatments for Osteoporosis only slow bone loss, but a new finding may provide new hope for the 10 million Americans who live with this disease. Turns out serotonin could play a very important role in bone formation.
The New York Times reports:
At its heart is serotonin made by the gut rather than the brain, whose [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tales Of An Arthritis Blogger</title>
		<link>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/10/arthritis-news/tales-of-an-arthritis-blogger/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:24:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sherYl555</dc:creator>
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Hey gang, apologies for my sporadic posting lately. It seems that after I came down with a virus in September that I have not been good about getting myself back on a regular posting schedule. I think it&#8217;s a combination of simply being quite busy and also feeling spent at the end of the day. [...]]]></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>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:56:30 +0000</pubDate>
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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>UK Is Not NICE To Arthritis Patients</title>
		<link>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/07/arthritis-news/uk-curbs-arthritis-drug-use/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
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The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) had decided that NHS (National Health Service) arthritis patients in England and Wales can only try one anti-TNF drug. Yes, you read that correctly. Doctors will only get one shot at prescribing the &#8220;right&#8221; anti-TNF therapy for each of their patients. No pressure there.
Say that one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome, Friend!</title>
		<link>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/07/arthritis-news/welcome-friend/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:36:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Hi. I’m Sheryl. I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis when I was 25. I’m now 36. I suppose you could say this blog has been 11 years in the making, but it wasn’t until the last year or so that found myself thinking seriously about creating an online residence where arthritis warriors of all ages [...]]]></description>
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