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Mind, Body, Spirit - A monthly e-newsletter from the Arthritis Foundation - December 2003 issue

December 2003

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Informational Articles

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If you're always battling the blues, you may be depressed.

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Ease-Up Entertaining Recipes.

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What is important in treating patients with osteoarthritis?

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Research Update Get the latest news on advances in Arthritis Foundation-funded arthritis research.

Arthritis Agenda Learn more about advocacy priorities for improving the lives of people with arthritis.

In YourNeighborhoodContact your local office and find out about exercise classes, self-help groups, events and other special programs in your area.

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With the end of 2003 approaching, we want to extend to each and every one of you our warmest wishes for this holiday season and throughout the coming year, and we offer our sincere gratitude for your continuous support and trust.

We hope that the holidays bring you peace and joy, and provide you ample time to enjoy friends and family and remember those who are less fortunate. Happy holidays!

The Arthritis Foundation has compiled the most significant arthritis research advances of the past year. This year-end list includes new treatments for arthritis and related diseases such as the first synthetic hormone drugs for osteoporosis, more durable joint replacement materials, the discovery of a marker for rheumatoid arthritis and the discovery of a gene pattern found in adults and children with lupus.Continue Reading...

We are critically short of research dollars to fully fund new research grants recently approved by our peer review sections. Help us to continue toward a cure in 2004! Learn more or donate now!

Mixing MedsOne body, multiple drugs: It can be a recipe for disaster.

Do you have multiple forms of arthritis? Are you taking more than one drug to treat these different types of arthritis? If you answered yes, then you should be concerned about the effects that these drugs may have when mixed together. Taking two or more medications can lead to an interaction that blocks the effects of one of the drugs and can render it ineffective. Worse, it can lead to an overdose. Continue Reading...

Learn more about arthritis medications with our freeDrug Guide! Get information on the medications you are currently taking, newly approved drugs or drugs you would simply like to know more about.Order your free copy today!

Research News Your Generosity at Work! Biotechnology advances provide hope in osteoarthritisUnfortunately, osteoarthritis is often diagnosed too late to prevent irreversible cartilage damage. But there is promising research being conducted for an alternative joint replacement surgery that uses "tissue engineering," a technique to grow cartilage. Through this research, this transplant may one day become a reality. Continue Reading...

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In the NewsPresident Signs Drug BillPresident Bush signed into legislation a program to extend prescription drug coverage to millions of Americans. The Medicare revision is expected to cost $400 billion over the next decade and is the most significant change to the health-care program for elderly and disabled Americans since it was created in 1965.Continue Reading...

New surgery seeks to reduce recovery timeA new, less invasive hip replacement procedure shortens post-surgery recovery time. With this new technique, the surgeon makes two much smaller incisions (1.5 to 3.5 inches) in the front and back of the hip as opposed to the traditional 10- to 12-inch incisions along the hip. Studies are still being conducted to determine whether this procedure will have the same long-term results as the traditional procedure. Continue Reading...

Ease-of-Use ProductsThis month visit the household goods page in the Easy to Use area of our site to learn about a few products that have received our Ease-of-Use commendation!

2004 Advocacy SummitJoin us for the Arthritis Foundation's Annual Advocacy Summit and first-ever Children's Summit, March 14-16, in our nation's capital. Only by uniting volunteers, adults and children with arthritis can we rally others to help us conquer this disease. More Info...

Communities Discussion BoardsLooking for someone who understands? Visit the Arthritis Foundation's interactive discussion boards, where people like you come to share ideas, advice and encouragement.Topics include coping skills, women and arthritis, parenting, surgery, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis and arthritis research. Check out the new format and Register (or log in) to start or join in a conversation.

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