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FDA Approves Colchicine for Acute Gout, Mediterranean Fever by Health: Hearsay & Headlines The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Colcrys to treat acute flairs in patients with gout, a recurrent and painful form of arthritis, and patients with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF), an inherited inflammatory disorder. The medication’s active ingredient is colchicine, a complex compound derived from the dried seeds of a ... Read on »

Types and Signs of Arthritis by Jan

... ren's contracture Ehlers-Danlos syndrome Enteropathic Arthritis Epicondylitis Erosive inflammatory Osteoarthritis Exercise-induced compartment syndrome Fabry's disease Familial Mediterranean fever Farber's lipogranulomatosis Felty's syndrome Fibromyalgia Fifth's disease Flat feet Foreign body synovitis Freiberg's disease Fungal Arthr ... Read on »

What is Arthritis? by Jan

Mediterranean cruise death and tick fever by Dr. Erik McLaughlin Medical Doctor

... tter to the editor of Emerging Infectious Disease ( EID ), published by the CDC, discusses a case of Israeli Spotted Fever as the cause of death in a traveler who cruised the Mediterranean. The article citation and link can be found here:Boillat N, Genton B, D’Acremont V, Raoult D, Greub G. Fatal case of Israeli spotted fever after Mediterranean c ... Read on »

Families by Amy G. Patient Expert

Ya gotta love them. *Sigh* Read on »

Family by Christina B. Patient Expert

Christmas makes me really miss my Mom. I miss you mom. xxoo Read on »

Fevers, and More Fevers...... by Pamela B. Patient Expert

I don't know what's going through our house, but man, my kids are really sick. Chloee missed school all last week. She had a constant fever, and body aches, and a cough. Now Hunter has it and seems to be even sicker than Chloee was. With his Asthma he always seems to get these things a little worse than the ... Read on »

On Family... by Donna Patient Expert

Our "Black Friday" was spent at the Christmas tree Farm... 47 degrees in Houston actually made it good tree huntin' weather! :) Cassie having some fun hiding in the trees... Me and Daddy on Thanksgiving... Read on »

Monbiot on the Mediterranean by Debbie ... oken views on climate change are really worth reading on his blog. Over the past week, he challenged the notion that if climate change means that the UK becomes more like the Mediterranean with hotter summers and less rainfall then, what will the Mediterranean become?http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/georgemonbiot/2009/jun/18/monbiot-climate-“D ... Read on »

MEDITERRANEAN DIET REDUCES ALLER... by Rev. Dr. Richard B. Patient Expert

MEDITERRANEAN DIET REDUCES ALLERGIESA study of children living on the Greek island of Crete revealed a Med-style diet high in vegetables, fruits, olive oil, and nuts can have ... Read on »