Well I have cleaned up from my last pity party...hope ya'll had fun!
I thought I would let ya'll see a  pic of my son with  HIS new truck.
I really thought I was going to have a hard time handing it over...but
this pic says it all!  He is such a good young man.  Considering what

From: "NIH OLIB (NIH/OD)" <olib@OD.NIH.GOV>
To: <NIHPRESS@LIST.NIH.GOV>
Subject: CHRONIC SINUSITIS SUFFERERS HAVE ENHANCED IMMUNE RESPONSES TO FUNGI
Date: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 06:16

Harv, we discussed this a couple weeks ago.
During yesterday's appointment at the RD's, I questioned
the use of MTX or Arava with Remicade.
The response was that MTX or Arava is used when

Anti-infliximab Antibodies in RA Patients Treated with Infliximab.
Gerrit J. Wolbink1, Willem F. Lems2, Michel T. Nurmohamed1, Marijn Vis3,
Alexandre E. Voskuyl3, Steven Stapel4, Els de Groot4, Paul P. Tak5, Ben
A. Dijkmans3, Lucien Aarden4. 1Jan van Breemen Instituut, Amsterdam,

What was I doing?  Oh, yeah.
Memory impairment under low-dose glucocorticoid treatment results from
retrieval deficits and is reversible after discontinuation of the
treatment

***Here's a special one for the 'natural' nuts!***  ....hehehehe....
Vitamin E Does Not Reduce Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A 24-Week
Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study
Nathalie Boileau1, Jeffrey Blumberg2, Gerard E. Dallal3, Ines Golly4,

Glad to see you posting today. I was kind of worried about you with the
fires  up your way and it sounds like in your neighborhood. Hope all is well
there.

Anybody have any experience good or bad with latex mattresses?
Or for that matter, any advice on choosing a mattress that is maybe
more comfortable or easier to sleep on when movement is hindered by
arthritis?

this is from the American Health System Pharmacists (ASHP) official websitw
http://www.ashp.org/shortage/availability-notices.cfm?cfid=2684157&CFToken=15226770
Methotrexate Injection
Strength: 25 mg/mL Comment: Methotrexate injection is in short supply for

Every now and then I go through a phase, as I suppose many
of us do, when my OA is especially mean and my legs turn
into wood. Well, very painful wood. It's not the joints as
much as the muscles, I now know, but as well as the

Recently been seen by rheumatologist for "arthritis" of some kind...he is
testing me for ankylosing spondylitis.  My question is if it is just
osteoarthritis causing my problems what does that mean?  Aren't the
treatments for arthritis (except for rheumatoid types} basically the ...

This may be of interest to some.
Yesterday was the Long Beach (CA) Marathon, and today's Long Beach Press
Telegram has the story on the front page.  The first two words in the
story were the name of one of my old running buddies, whose 76th

Crikeys - I hope this doesn't wake up you know who LOL!!!
Glucosamine is Associated with Improved Osteoarthritis Outcomes
Gillian A. Hawker1, Michal Abrahamowicz2, Roxane du Berger3, Annette
Wilkins4, Elizabeth Badley4. 1Women's College Campus of SWCHSC, Toronto,

You may not know that many non-living things have
a gender but they do.  For example...
1) Ziploc Bags- They are Male, because they hold
everything in, but you can see right through them.

Hey Diane, did you get your new little fur puppy yet?   If so, how are
things working out?    Did you choose a name yet?   Excited and
inquiring minds need to know!!!  lol
Donna G