I know I don't post much anymore, but from my side of the Atlantic, seasonal
greetings to everyone, whatever you celebrate, or even if you don't
celebrate at all.  The fact that we've had the shortest day is enough for me
to cheer.

In light of some recent threads, I thought another kind of holiday survey
might be in order - for those of us whose traditions DO NOT include
Christmas. Most cultures have some sort of celebration involving light this
time of year. What are your traditions from your family of ...

People on this site are not interested in the news about the COX-2
Inhibitors. This is a support group site for people with arthritis. They
are interested in what they taking, baking, and mailing.

Hi, Everyone.
Taking a minute out of gift preparation to say hi.
Have been lurking. Am really confused by all the Rosie stuff. But I'm
keeping my head down.

my neurologist's appmt. is at 2pm.  got the forms filled out, assembled all
the radiology reports and lab test results and typed out 2 pages of the
stuff i mentioned here and then a bit more that i didn't mention.  i've been
fighting the white-coat-itis urge to cut and run for ...

FDA Orders Review of All Prevention Studies
Involving So-Called Cox-2 Inhibitors
Thursday, December 23, 2004
WASHINGTON --  The Food and Drug Administration

From: aimee@msn.net>
To:  Joe@ag.ca.gov
 A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an
 audience, raised a glass of water and asked, "how

I have this on my computer and find it very quick and  useful to find
files.
This first article is from Google.  I wondered if I had to download a
patch to fix the flaw.  Here is the answer from the google desktop

I have just read the following article at medwire.
It recommends that patients with history of ischaemic heart disease or
cerebrovascular disaease who are taking a cox 2 inhibitor are reviewed.
My wife who has vascular dementia and a history of blood pressure and

I am setting out to mum's in the morning, so this is a last look in.
Had my 18 month Enbrel monitoring visit this morning, and my ESR is down to
3 from a high of 60.  Also, my DAS score (which they use to test for
eligibility for Enbrel) is 2.7, down from 7.8 at my first visit.  ...

Men's Health Center - Issues Including Male Sexual Health
December 22, 2004
Men's Health
PSA - It's the Rate of Increase That Counts

Crap this is bad news from ABC.
NEW YORK Dec 17, 2004 — Pfizer Inc. said Friday it has found an
increased risk of heart problems with patients taking its painkiller
Celebrex, a drug that is in the same class as the Vioxx, which was

The bad news is that Celebrex has been linked to an increased risk of heart
attacks. This isn't exactly what those of us who've just moved from Vioxx
to Celebrex want to hear.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4108467.stm

Since we are very quickly approaching the holidays and for some this can
be a very difficult, painful, and emotional time, I thought it would be
nice to do a little candle vigil with prayer, good wishes, good vibes,
or what ever else it is that people might believe in.  

someone posted about getting ear tubes every few years (in response to my post
about my boyfriend's ear problems) and i can't remember who it was. donna g,
maybe? could that person please get in touch with me? thanks!
diane