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Investigation ongoing possibility of more recalls.
Egg Recall expanded list…
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Updated Egg Recall FACT SHEET:
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United States Food and Drug Administration
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Spondyloarthropathies: Reactive Arthritis (Reiter’s Syndrome), Ankylosing
Spondylitis, Psoriatic Arthritis, IBD, and all they may bring. Uveitis,
Iritis, Conjunctivitis etc.

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****Ankylosing Spondylitis

New SIMPONI(TM) Data Show Long-Term Efficacy In Treatment Of Rheumatoid Arthritis (new)
2009/10/20 New long-term data from two pivotal, Phase 3 clinical trials showed that patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) receiving SIMPONI(TM) (golimumab) every four weeks achieved sustained improvements in signs and symptoms and physical function response
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/167902.php
Result found by: Altavista News (UK)

Patients Taking VIMOVO(TM) Showed A Decrease In Incidence Of NSAID-Associated Ulcers (new)
2009/10/20 AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) and POZEN Inc. (Nasdaq: POZN) announced pivotal data from two POZEN clinical trials that were presented at the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2009 Annual Scientific Meeting in Philadelphia, PA.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/167899.php
Result found by: Altavista News (UK)

****Arthritis

Drugmakers mostly post higher profits, muted sales (new)
2009/10/22 …64 percent. It had sales of $5.49 billion, up nearly 5 percent. Psychiatric drug Abilify, Orencia for rheumatoid arthritis and hepatitis B drug Baraclude all had double-digit sales jumps. Blood thinner Plavix, the world’s No. 2 drug, had…
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010118999_apusearnsdrugs.html

FDA nixes wider use of rheumatoid arthritis drug (new)
2009/10/17 …has rejected an application to expand the use of rheumatoid arthritis treatment Rituxan for patients with earlier stages of the…cases of this disease occurring in about 100,000 rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with Rituxan. The FDA also updated t
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010084815_apusfdarituxanuse.html
Result found by: Seattle Times

****Autoimmune

FDA Approves New Test To Aid In The Diagnosis Of Rheumatoid Arthritis (new)
2009/10/22 An important assay used to aid in the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) will soon be available on Abbott’s ARCHITECT immunoassay analyzers. The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance for an antibody cyclic-citrulinated peptide, or anti-CCP assay, to run on
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168195.php
Result found by: Altavista News (UK), FAST Search (alltheweb.com)

Autoimmune Disorders: Immune Disorders: Merck Manual Home Edition (new)
Autoimmune disorders may cause a fever. Some autoimmune disorders affect certain types of tissue throughout the body—for example, blood vessels, cartilage, or skin. Other autoimmune disorders affect a particular organ.
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec16/ch186/ch186a.html
Result found by: Cuil

Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease (new)
Twenty percent of Hughes’ study later manifested signs of systemic autoimmune disease.
http://www.bcm.edu/oto/grand/4893.html
Result found by: Cuil

In Shaping Our Immune Systems, Some ‘Friendly’ Bacteria May Play Inordinate Role (new)
2009/10/17 Out of the trillions of “friendly” bacteria – representing hundreds of species -that make our intestines their home, new evidence in mice suggests that it may be a very select few that shape our immune responses.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/167690.php
Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), Altavista News (UK)

****Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Scientists find virus link to chronic fatigue
2009/10/09 In what may prove to be the first major breakthrough in the fight against the mysterious disorder known as chronic fatigue syndrome, researchers reported yesterday that they have found traces of a virus in the majority of patients with the… (Page A2, 264
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2009/10/09/scientists_find_virus_link_to_chronic_fatigue/
Result found by: The Boston Globe

Fatigue disorder discovery a ‘milestone’ (new)
2009/10/10 … Chronic Fatigue Syndrome has been stigmatize … Fatigue Syndrome has been stigmatized as a y … Syndrome has been stigmatized as a yuppie dis … for Disease Control and Prevention: Chronic Fatigue SyndromeChronic Fatigue …
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/oct/10/fatigue-disorder-discovery-milestone/
Result found by: Las Vegas Sun

****Food Poisoning

Del Monte Cantaloupe Recalled Over Potential Salmonella Contamination (new)
2009/10/20 About 1,120 cartons of Del Monte cantaloupe is being recalled over concerns of Salmonella contamination. Mercury News announced that Raley’s grocers are recalling the potentially contaminated cantaloupe that was sold in Northern California and Nevada. Th
http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13499
Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), AltaVista News, Dogpile, Yahoo! News

****Irritable Bowel Syndrome IBS

The Bowels Of Infection (new)
2009/10/21 Current research suggests that latent cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection may exacerbate inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The related report by Onyeagocha et al, “Latent cytomegalovirus infection exacerbates experimental colitis,” appears in the November 2009
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168100.php
Result found by: Altavista News (UK)

****Inflammatory Bowel Disease IBD / Crohn’s / Ulcerative colitis

Resection Surgery for Crohn’s Disease (new)
Does Surgery Help Crohn’s Disease?Surgery for Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
http://ibdcrohns.about.com/od/surgeryprocedures/a/resectioncrohns.htm
Result found by: Cuil

Treatment For Inflammatory Bowel Disease Increases The Risk Of Infection-Related Cancers (new)
2009/10/20 Patients with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis (collectively referred to as inflammatory bowel disease [IBD]) regularly receive treatment with thiopurine drugs to maintain remission. But an Article published Online First (http://www.thelancet.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/167871.php
Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), Altavista News (UK)

A tumour the size of a marble sent my whole body haywire (new)
2009/10/20 Anna Allford was treated for an array of problems before doctors discovered the cause of them all was a tiny tumour in her lung.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1221574/A-tumour-size-marble-sent-body-haywire.html?ITO=1490
Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), Altavista News (UK)

Reports of an increased risk of lymphoproliferative disorders in patients receiving thiopurines for inflammatory bowel … (new)
2009/10/19 19 486 patients with inflammatory bowel disease, of whom 11 759 (60·3%) had Crohn’s disease and 7727 (39·7%) had ulcerative colitis or unclassified inflammatory bowel disease, were enrolled in a nationwide French cohort by 680 gastroenterologists, who re
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(09)61302-7/fulltext
Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), Altavista News (UK)

****Medical Marijuana

Feds to back off medical marijuana cases (new)
2009/10/19 WASHINGTON-Pot-smoking patients or their sanctioned suppliers should not be targeted for federal prosecution in states that allow medical marijuana, prosecutors were told Monday in a new policy memo issued by th
http://www.suntimes.com/news/nation/1833140,medical-marijuana-federal-101909.article
Result found by: Chicago Sun-Times

****Psoriatic Arthritis / Psoriasis

 New Guidelines For The Management Of Psoriasis With Ultraviolet Light Therapy (new)
2009/10/23 Based on an extensive review of the highest quality scientific literature on psoriasis and the opinion of recognized psoriasis experts, the American Academy of Dermatology (Academy) has released new guidelines of care for the management and treatment of ps
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168384.php
Result found by: Altavista News (UK), FAST Search (alltheweb.com)

Updated Data From Randomized Controlled Phase II Study Evaluating Oral Apremilast In Psoriatic Arthritis Demonstrates … (new)
2009/10/21 Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) announced that updated results of a phase II, multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, three-arm study of apremilast in adult patients with psoriatic arthritis (CC-10004-PSA-001) were presented today at
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168006.php
Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), Altavista News (UK)

High-tech gadgets that can turn your own front room into a hospital (new)
2009/10/20 Technological advances in treatment for major diseases, like kidney failure and cancer mean portable machines can now be used to treat patients at home.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1221595/High-tech-gadgets-turn-room-hospital.html?ITO=1490
Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), Altavista News (UK)

Biomedical Research Centre Searches For Immunological Biomarkers (new)
2009/10/17 Persistent inflammation and the activation of the immune system is the key pathological mechanism affecting many long-term conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, ulcerative colitis, and Crohn’s disease and is the predominant mechanism underly
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/167697.php
Result found by: FAST Search (alltheweb.com), Altavista News (UK)

****Another good research source is Doctor’s Guide. (Off RISG.ORG Site).
http://www.docguide.com
Suggested search terms:

Reactive Arthritis, Reiter’s Syndrome

Ankylosing Spondylitis

Psoriatic

Psoriasis

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Irritable bowel syndrome

Arthritis

Autoimmune

Pain

Depression

Dermatology

Fibromyalgia

Immunology

Sjogren’s syndrome
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Salmonella alert after sesame seed product recall
2009/05/14 Some own-brand sesame seed products sold by Asda, Co-op, Tesco and Waitrose have been recalled because of the presence of salmonella, a bacterium that causes food poisoning. Customers contacted the Post after seeing a recall notice
www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/Salmonella-alert-sesame-seed-product-recall/article-991352-detail/article.html
Result found by: Evening Post

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,482528,00.html

FDA: More Than 125 Products Recalled in Salmonella Outbreak, Federal officials say more than 125 products have been recalled in a salmonella-and-peanuts …
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,481285,00.html – 2009-01-21

WASHINGTON — Federal health authorities on Saturday urged consumers to avoid eating cookies, cakes, ice cream and other foods that contain peanut butter until authorities can learn more about a deadly outbreak of salmonella contamination.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,480447,00.html