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New treatment found for skeletal muscle disorder  -  24 Mar 2008
Daily Pilot,A new study shows that lithium chloride, normally used to treat bipolar disorder, is an effective means to slow inclusion body myositis, or IBM,

Lithium Chloride May Help Muscle Disorder  -  Mar 20, 2008
RedOrbit,US medical scientists have found lithium chloride, used to treat bipolar disorder, might also slow development of inclusion body myositis.

UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News  -  Mar 20, 2008
United Press InternationalUniversity of California-Irvine researchers found mice genetically engineered to have inclusion body myositis, or IBM -- a skeletal muscle disease that

Diane B. DeGross  -  Mar 20, 2008
The Free Lance-Star,For those who wish, contributions in her memory to The Myositis Association, 1233 20th St., Suite 402, Washington, DC 20036, Attn: Development Department;

Glenmoore woman receives award for historic preservation  -  Mar 20, 2008
Philadelphia Inquirer,Five years ago, she was diagnosed with a rare muscle disease, inclusion body myositis, which has crippled her arms and legs, leaving her in a lot of pain

Tendon Problems Seen as Rare Adverse Effect of Statins  -  Feb 28, 2008
MedPage Today,In clinical trials of statins, myositis occurred in 0.09% to 0.63% of patients and rhabdomyolysis in 1 case per 100000 patient-years, the authors noted.

Florid Reactive Periostitis Ossificans of the Distal Ulna  -  Mar 10, 2008
Ortho SuperSite,22 This lesion must be differentiated from juxtacortical osteogenic sarcoma, bizarre parosteal osteochondromatous proliferation, stress fracture, myositis

Humira Approved for Treatment of Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis  -  Feb 26, 2008
MedHeadlines,...which included neutropenia, streptococcal pharyngitis, increased aminotransferases, herpes zoster, myositis, metrorrhagia and appendicitis.

Lithium Chloride Slows Onset Of Skeletal Muscle Disorder, Study ...  -  Mar 19, 2008
Science Daily (press release)19, 2008) — A new UC Irvine study finds that lithium chloride, a drug used to treat bipolar disorder, can slow the development of inclusion body myositis,

Genomas Awarded $1.2 Million NIH SBIR Grant to Develop DNA-Guided ...  -  Mar 19, 2008
Genetic Engineering News (press release),Clinical symptoms of SINM include muscle aches (myalgia), cramps, weakness, and muscle injury (myositis, monitored in serum by elevation of certain enzymes)

Long-term Muscle Improvements Shown In Gene Therapy Study In Mice  -  Mar 10, 2008
Science Daily (press release)This research was supported by Project ALS, the Myositis Association, Roger Stevens and a National Research Service Award fellowship.

Etiologic Factors in the Development of Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome  -  Mar 17, 2008
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association (subscription)Shin splints has traditionally included the diagnoses of stress fractures, myositis, periostitis, tendinitis, compartment syndrome, fasciitis, and ischemic

Abbott Receives FDA Approval for HUMIRA® (Adalimumab) for ...  -  Mar 7, 2008
PR-USA.net (press release),...trial in JIA included neutropenia, streptococcal pharyngitis, increased aminotransferases, herpes zoster, myositis, metrorrhagia and appendicitis.

A Rare Trifocal Presentation of Clostridium septicum Myonecrosis  -  Mar 10, 2008
Ortho SuperSite,Simeone F. Clostridial myositis. In: Symposium on Military Medicine in the Far East Command. Surgeon’s Circular Letter. Medical Section. 1951; Sept (suppl).

Tendon Problems a Possible Adverse Effect of Statin Therapy  -  Mar 5, 2008
Medscape (subscription)However, more severe adverse effects reported to date include musculoskeletal complications, such as myositis and, rarely, rhabdomyolysis.

VITAMIN D - NOT JUST FOR BONES ANYMORE  -  Mar 4, 2008
Jackson Hole Star-Tribune,Such patients are often misdiagnosed with fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, myositis or other nonspecific conditions. It has been estimated that 40 to 60

Expert hopes for HMC pact with Canada varsity  -  Jan 23, 2008
Gulf Times,Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are a group of rheumatic diseases of unknown etiology characterised by chronic myositis (illnesses that involve chronic

HEALTH HAPPENINGS  -  Feb 2, 2008
Bradenton Herald,The Southwest Florida Myositis meeting is 10:30 am-3:30 pm Feb. 2 at Sarasota Memorial Healthplex, 5880 Rand Blvd, Sarasota. For people with myositis to

BC Bowen, DJ Seidenwurm for the Expert Panel on Neurologic Imaging  -  Feb 13, 2008
AJNR (subscription),...and lymphoma) and for benign processes (such as fibromatosis [most common], lipoma, myositis ossificans, ganglioneuroma, hemangioma, and lymphangioma).

Drawing Dreams  -  Feb 11, 2008
Scranton Times-Tribune,IGA Supermarket in Peckville, but was forced to quit in the early ’90s after years of pushing shopping carts left him with the muscle disease myositis.

Full Text  -  Feb 14, 2008
Science Magazine (subscription)...indirectly delay the onset of complex diseases of unknown etiology, such as a subset of autoimmune diseases and disorders like inclusion body myositis.

Cholesterol: Drug doesn’t work, suppressed study reveals  -  Jan 31, 2008
What Doctors Don't Tell You,Cholesterol drug causes muscle disease - The cholesterol lowering drug simvastatin may cause the development of the muscular disorder poly myositis in some

Honours for Hampshire's great and good  -  29 Dec 2007
Basingstoke Gazette,The 59-year-old hairdresser from Newtown Road, Southampton, formed the Myositis Support Group in 1985 and its membership has now swelled to more than 700.

Wolfie is a lovely dog but he had problems eating, playing  -  Dec 7, 2007
Cape Breton Post,Although a biopsy would fully reveal the amount of damage to the muscle fibers, the diagnosis of masticatory muscle myositis was made, and Andrew and I

How can a healthy man DIE FROM SMALL BRUISE?  -  Dec 24, 2007
Electric New Paper,The 23-year-old had streptococcal myositis, a viral infection so rare there have only been 21 cases over 85 years in the US. In September last year,

Physical Therapy Prescription  -  Nov 30, 2007
AAFP News NowIontophoresis improves outcomes in patients with myositis ossificans compared with usual care. Low-level laser therapy has been shown to provide limited

What's Up Doc?: Don't forget flu shot  -  Dec 17, 2007
MetroWest Daily News,Other complications include myositis (muscle inflammation), infections of the central nervous system and even infections of the heart cells or the sac

Synovial Sarcoma: Clinicopathologic Features, Treatment, and Prognosis  -  Dec 17, 2007
Ortho SuperSite,2,8 Not infrequently, these cases are incorrectly diagnosed initially as benign processes such as myositis, hematoma, synovitis, tendonitis, or bursitis.

health happenings  -  Nov 2, 2007
Bradenton Herald,...listings can be found at bradenton.com. all addresses are bradenton, unless otherwise noted. the southwest florida myositis meeting is 10 am-3 pm nov.

get in the swing with ocean brass to boost appeal  -  Nov 8, 2007
Daily Echo,...annual concert. this latest fundraiser is in aid of the myositis support group. tickets cost £6 and are available by calling 01794 516724 or 023 8025 4416.

tributes to active north petherton resident  -  Nov 5, 2007
Bridgwater Mercury,...who was 55, died on wednesday october 31 from pneumonia caused by the weakness of muscles in her lungs - a result of a rare disease known as myositis,

22 years after grim prognosis, cashier still on job, telling jokes  -  Nov 19, 2007
Bridgewater Courier News,...evanowski, 41, has worked at quick chek for 22 years, since graduating from piscataway high school in 1985. he suffers from eosinophilic myositis,

Scientists Uncover Leads to New Treatments for Neuromuscular Diseases  -  19 Oct 2007
Associated Content,...dystrophy - the congenital myopathies - nemaline myopathy - and the inflammatory myopathies -polymyositis, dermatomyositis, and inclusion body myositis.

Myositis Featured on "Mystery Diagnosis"  -  Oct 15, 2007
Newswise (press release)Although she still struggles with myositis-induced weakness and lung involvement, Davis said the time and energy spent on her national telelvision debut was

Maintaining Positive Outlook When Coping With Myositis  -  Oct 13, 2007
eMaxHealth.com,For those living with myositis, the temptation to focus on their debilitating symptoms of fatigue, stress, muscle weakness, and swallowing difficulties is

Area myositis sufferers find strength  -  Sep 21, 2007
Bradenton Herald,21 as Florida's first Myositis Awareness Day. Macy is one of the lucky ones. Her symptoms were caught early, before the rare autoimmune disease weakened her

Health and fitness calendar, October 16  -  Oct 15, 2007
Rocky Mountain News,Myositis Support Group - For patients, family members and caregivers, 12:30 to 2 pm Oct. 26, Swedish Hospital, South Logan Street and East Hampden Avenue,

The dog who couldn't bark  -  Oct 5, 2007
Baltimore Sun,Surgeons affilliated with the ranch determined he had masticatory myositis, and that surgery wasn't an option. Drugs didn't help much either.

Loberg’s invention grabbing attention  -  Oct 2, 2007
Devil's Lake Daily Journal,He just returned from a Myositis Conference in Seattle where he was firmly endorsed. For each device sold, he will donate part of the price to research on

What's New in Orthopaedic Rehabilitation  -  Oct 1, 2007
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (subscription)Classically, many diseases sharing this common feature were lumped under the category of myositis ossificans. The term myositis ossificans has fallen into

Back Pain the Sarno Way  -  Sep 28, 2007
New West,TMS, tension myositis syndrome, is a totally harmless, extremely painful syndrome caused by mind oxygen deprivation to certain tissue in the body. Why.

Will Downing's 'After Tonight' Hits Stores Oct. 30  -  Oct 15, 2007
Starpulse.com,He also supports the Myositis Association. The Herculean and purposeful approach that Will Downing undertook to complete After Tonight - for himself,

Extensive Hematoma of the Vastus Intermedius Showing Components of ...  -  Oct 11, 2007
Ortho SuperSite,By Jon Trecek, MD; Murali Sundaram, MD Most simple soft tissue hematomas have a clear history of antecedent trauma and/or anticoagulation.

Strabismus surgery may predispose patients to orbital myositis  -  Aug 23, 2007
OSN SuperSite (subscription),Patients undergoing reoperation for strabismus may be predisposed to orbital myositis, according to a small study. Andrew B. Wolf, MD, and colleagues

Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 28, 2007  -  Aug 28, 2007
Forbes,To participate in this study, you must be 18 or older and diagnosed with myositis. You will be ineligible if you weigh more than 264 pounds; have a history

NIH gives $8M to University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine for ...  -  Aug 14, 2007
Checkbiotech.org (press release),Myositis is a general term for several conditions, including dermatomyositis, polymyositis, inclusion-body myositis and juvenile forms of myositis.

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Given $8 Million to ...  -  Aug 15, 2007
Associated Content,There are several forms of myositis and they are all thought to be autoimmune diseases. An autoimmune disease is one in which the body's immune system which

WINDSOR - The annual MDA telethon is just around the corner.  -  Aug 30, 2007
KOMU-TV,Larry has Inclusion Body Myositis, a type of Muscular Dystrophy that weakens muscles. "They gave me a very bad prognosis, this wasn't going to be an easy

Mysterious Disease Often Goes Undiagnosed, Untreated  -  Aug 14, 2007
WFtv.com,..."We certainly think there are a lot of people walking around with myositis who don't know they have it," said Dr. Andrew Mammen, a neurologist.

Pitt gets $8 million NIH grant  -  Aug 13, 2007
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,According to Pitt, it is the largest-ever research effort into the disorder, called myositis. The study will evaluate a drug called rituximab in adults and

South Bend Man Uses Creativity To Live Life  -  Aug 27, 2007
Fox 28,He has Inclusion Body Myositis, or IBM, which is the slow loss of muscle in the arms and legs. Ron says, "If I knelt down, I have a very difficult time

* To cure or palliate according to prognosis of the disease  -  Sep 4, 2007
SpiritIndia,Atypical gout, periostitis, myositis. Chronic arthritis of traumatic aetiology. * Francisea - Gonorrhoeal rheumatism. Pericarditis with rheumatism.

John Clayton: He's riding again, in a buggy with fringe on top  -  Aug 25, 2007
The Union Leader,The thing ticking inside of Earl is a dystrophic form of illness called Inclusion Body Myositis, or IBM for short. It's exceedingly rare -- just two known

Mosquito-borne Dengue Fever: A Growing Menace. Cuba, Belgium seek ...  -  Aug 12, 2007
Axis of Logic,It has symptoms such as fever, aches and arthralgia (pain in the joints) which can progress to arthritis (inflammation of the joints), myositis

Teacher to ride motorcycle to raise funds to fight myositis, a ...  -  Jul 30, 2007
Press-Enterprise (subscription),He has giant cell myositis, an extremely rare type of an uncommon autoimmune disease that causes muscle weakness, crippling fatigue and sometimes pain.

Myositis Often Stumps Doctors and Takes Years to Dianose  -  Jul 25, 2007
abc7.com,About 50000 people in the US have been diagnosed with a condition called myositis. It often stumps doctors and takes years to diagnose.

Myositis is a mystery disease  -  Jul 19, 2007
News 14 Carolina,With myositis, normal muscle is attacked by white blood cells. Some say cells mistake muscle for cancer. The disease is diagnosed in just one in 100000

FROM THE MAYO CLINIC If muscle pain from statins doesn't fade, see ...  -  Jul 15, 2007
Chicago Tribune,In such cases, the culprit may be myositis, an inflammation of the muscle that causes atrophy of the muscle tissue, much as bone tissue is lost in

Leavenworth businessman honored for advocacy role  -  Jul 16, 2007
Checkbiotech.org (press release),Russell, 68, was diagnosed in 2000 with inclusion-body myositis, a rare disease in which the immune system attacks muscle tissue, eventually destroying the

Colic: An Overview for Horse Owners  -  Jul 28, 2007
TheHorse.com,Myositis (voluntary muscle inflammation) is one complication. "I have seen three horses that by the time they got to clinic, their colic was over,

Muscle Disease: Immune-Mediated Myopathies  -  Jul 20, 2007
TheHorse.com,Imminent death in cases of Strep myositis is caused by severe muscle necrosis, subsequent kidney damage, and multiple areas of venous thrombosis (blood

Medarex Announces Advancement Of Antibody Development By Partner  -  Jul 20, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),MedImmune plans to begin an additional trial for MEDI-545 in idiopathic inflammatory myositis, an immunological disease that involves chronic muscle

Aiea Teen Works to Find a Cure for Juvenile Arthritis  -  Jul 18, 2007
KHNL-TV/KHBC/KOGG,Doctors eventually diagnosed Ariola with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis and another painful immune disorder called Dermata-Myositis. Ariola added, "There was

Emne: Sudden onset diverse treatment and was glutamate.  -  Jul 12, 2007
Oppland Arbeiderblad,Glycosylation of the time pregabalin than those myositis. Recent advances by emotion were states alcoholism. In addition standard causes and with observed

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