High Prevalence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) in Men with
Inflammatory Arthritis.
Andrew J. Holman1, William J DePaso2. 1Pacific Rheumatology Associates,
Renton, WA; 2Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA

Dear Folks,
It seems that I come here for all types of help.  My 17 yo very sensitive son
needs help in reading.  I'm trying to encourage him to read more often.  His
only interest seems to be in wheels.  You know cars, trucks, tow trucks, etc.

Is anyone else having trouble getting into KJ's site?? I tried Fri and today
and can't access it.

I can't remember if I posted this or not before. I kow I was thinking about
it.
Do those that use bentyl on this group use it for the runs or do you also
use it for constipation. My dr prescribed it for me since I was having

I really am around and read when I can.  At the moment I'm on my last night of
grammy duty in LA and heading home to Phx tomorrow afternoon.  The weather
turned here and it's raining at the moment.  Of course when I looked at the
weather forcast before I came, it was supposed to be ...

My turn to be computer-unsavvy.  I'm using Outlook Express, and have the
options set to delete messages over five days old.  Took a look today and it
is keeping them for a month.  What am I missing here?
thanks,

Rheumatoid arthritis drug market heats up
Boston globe:
firms scramble to grab No. 1 spot
By Christopher Rowland, Globe Staff  |  October 14, 2004

Just a refresher of a few of our favorite terms / abbreviations used
here in the group!
RA = rheumatoid arthritis
RD = rheumatology doctor  

Hi Friends,
   Wanted to let you know I won't be around for awhile. Yesterday was very sad
day for our family...the end of an era. My Mom asked my brother to call 911
about 11:30 a.m. Tim said she was joking a bit when she left and said she'd be

If you would like to be part of this year's exchange, please email
your name and snail mail address to me. Please note that my email
address is munged in my own particular way. The first part is simply
rosab (dot) 1 at shaw (dot) ca. In other words, just take out the Ima.

As you may remember, I was having all kinds of problems with my ankle,
heel and foot.  I dx'd myself with plantar fascitis.  My sprained ankle
is better, though still discolored, and my foot does feel better. But my
heel was really bothering me.  

We just got the results from this mornings MRI.
Lauren does have an abnormality in her cerebellum tonsils (did ya even know the
that the cerebellum had tonsils?) But it doesn't look like anything to be
worried about! Wooohoooooo! For now they are calling her symptoms migraines.

I really really don't want to get into politics and least of all
American politics, but!, this has got to be one of the better swf's
I've seen in a while, so put your hand on your heart and repeat after
me "Andy I swear not to publish this on ASA, for fear of starting a

The Relationship Between Foot Center of Pressure and Medial Knee
Osteoarthritis
R. Lidtke1, C. Muehleman2, J. P. Case3, J. A. Block2. 1Scholl College of
Podiatric Medicine, North Chicago, IL; 2Rush University Medical Center,

i'm just letting everybody know that i really am reading as many posts as i
can and keeping those in need of prayer and support close to my heart, in my
prayers and thoughts,  cheering on others, hanging in there with some and
sending hugs and lots of love to all of you.