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	<title>Arthritis Friend &#187; rheumatoid arthritis</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>ArthritisFriend&#8217;s Twitter Updates for 2010-02-24</title>
		<link>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2010/02/twitter/arthritisfriends-twitter-updates-for-2010-02-24/</link>
		<comments>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2010/02/twitter/arthritisfriends-twitter-updates-for-2010-02-24/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sherYl555</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Any arthritis warriors out there who also suffer from migraines? (I do.) I just heard about this book and am&#8230; http://bit.ly/9PUCQs #]]></description>
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		<title>ArthritisFriend&#8217;s Twitter Updates for 2009-11-11</title>
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		<comments>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2009/11/uncategorized/arthritisfriends-twitter-updates-for-2009-11-11/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sherYl555</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You know you are in the wrong yoga class when they start doing handstands&#8230; http://bit.ly/M5Y3H #]]></description>
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		<title>Arthritis On A Summer Day</title>
		<link>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2009/06/humor/arthritis-haiku/</link>
		<comments>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2009/06/humor/arthritis-haiku/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:24:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sherYl555</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many ways to deal with chronic arthritis pain.  Today I choose to write about it in a very simple way, by composing a haiku. Yep, I said &#8220;haiku.&#8221; I blame the haiku idea on feeling generally quirky today. Mission accomplished: I entertained myself. Bonus points if: I entertain you. Write your own chronic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Transformers, Shia LaBeouf, and My Rheumatoid Arthritis</title>
		<link>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2009/06/doctors/transformers-shia-labeouf-and-my-rheumatoid-arthritis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2009/06/doctors/transformers-shia-labeouf-and-my-rheumatoid-arthritis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:44:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sherYl555</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What do these three seemingly unrelated things have in common? They were all in Westwood, California this afternoon. Shia LaBeouf (Megan Fox, if she&#8217;s more your style) was presumably attending the premiere of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, at the Mann Bruin while I was tending to my rheumatoid arthritis at my rheumatologist&#8217;s office. All [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Treat Your Gums Right and Your Arthritis Will Follow</title>
		<link>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2009/06/disease-managment/gum-disease-linked-rheumatoid-arthritis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2009/06/disease-managment/gum-disease-linked-rheumatoid-arthritis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:55:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sherYl555</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Disease Managment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I ran across an interesting article about how gum disease might be linked to Rheumatoid Arthritis. A recent study concluded that when patients received treatment for their gum disease, their RA symptoms improved. From the article: The study, published in the Journal of Periodontology, found treating gum disease was linked with reduced joint pain, fewer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Biologic Drug (Cimzia) for Rheumatoid Arthritis Has Been Approved By FDA</title>
		<link>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2009/06/medication/cimzia-biologic-drug-for-rheumatoid-arthritis-approved-by-fda/</link>
		<comments>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2009/06/medication/cimzia-biologic-drug-for-rheumatoid-arthritis-approved-by-fda/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:40:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sherYl555</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wanted to get this up before I head to work, so I&#8217;m re-posting part of an article that appears on ArthritisToday.com: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given its nod to certolizumab pegol (Cimzia), a drug previously approved to treat Crohn’s disease, to also treat moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. Certolizumab pegol belongs to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Annoying Arthritis Moment of the Week</title>
		<link>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2009/04/coping/annoying-arthritis-moment-of-the-week/</link>
		<comments>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2009/04/coping/annoying-arthritis-moment-of-the-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:55:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sherYl555</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coping]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[frustration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rheumatoid arthritis]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We all have them, right? For me, they sometimes occur several times a day. I&#8217;m talking about small incidents that sprout into a slap across the face that translates to, &#8220;You can&#8217;t do that, you dolt! You have an f&#8217;d up immune system.&#8221; Yesterday, at lunch with co-workers, I couldn&#8217;t complete a seemingly simple task. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Educational Seminar On Sleep for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients</title>
		<link>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2009/02/disease-managment/educational-seminar-on-sleep-for-rheumatoid-arthritis-patients/</link>
		<comments>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2009/02/disease-managment/educational-seminar-on-sleep-for-rheumatoid-arthritis-patients/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:48:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sherYl555</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Disease Managment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t know about you, but if I don&#8217;t get a good night&#8217;s sleep, I am worthless the next day. Sometimes the pain from my arthritis prevents me from getting a quality night&#8217;s sleep, other times, I prevent myself from getting a good night&#8217;s rest by simply staying up too late.  So, I was excited [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Rant On Seizing Opportunities To Raise Arthritis Awareness</title>
		<link>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/12/awareness/seizing-opportunities-to-raise-arthritisawareness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/12/awareness/seizing-opportunities-to-raise-arthritisawareness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2008 02:26:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sherYl555</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Raising Awareness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wimped out. Here I thought I was finally feeling comfortable enough in my arthritis skin that I could discuss it with almost anybody, but when I stared straight into the face of a perfect opportunity to &#34;share my story.&#34; I totally wimped out. Note: It&#8217;s been a few weeks since this incident and since [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Barak Obama Talks About Rheumatoid Arthritis</title>
		<link>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/11/awareness/barak-obama-talks-about-rheumatoid-arthritis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/11/awareness/barak-obama-talks-about-rheumatoid-arthritis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 06:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sherYl555</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During president-elect Barak Obama&#8217;s 30 minute special that ran the week before the election on multiple national TV networks, he highlighted the struggle that Larry and Juanita Stuart of Ohio face on a daily basis: Juanita has rheumatoid arthritis and their mounting health care bills have forced Larry out of retirement that he had worked [...]]]></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>
		<comments>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/10/arthritis-news/tales-of-an-arthritis-blogger/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:24:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sherYl555</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arthritis in the News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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>Top 4 Lessons I Learned At Comic-Con About Managing My Rheumatoid Arthritis</title>
		<link>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/07/disease-managment/rheumatoid-arthritis-disease-managment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/07/disease-managment/rheumatoid-arthritis-disease-managment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:53:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sherYl555</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I've had RA for 11 years, yet I still need to be reminded to be good to my body and not overdo it. ]]></description>
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		<title>Arthritis Word Cloud</title>
		<link>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/07/coping/arthritis-word-cloud/</link>
		<comments>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/07/coping/arthritis-word-cloud/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:55:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sherYl555</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coping]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I stumbled across this fun li&#8217;l web tool (aka time-suck) the other day and tried it out by making a cloud with all the words that came to mind when I spent a few minutes thinking about how I manage my disease. Here&#8217;s my result.  I also used this tool to create a simple header [...]]]></description>
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