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mjmetson

posted 03/13/2008, comments (2)

review of automated game system

Hi,i am an AS level student, i have just finished manufacturing an automated draughts board machine. i would really appreciate it if you would email me so that i could send you an email with a Word document attachment that includes all the information about my design so that you could review it for me. Typical student, i have left... Read more Chevron

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posted 03/04/2008, comments (0)

Prescription Drug Ads: Do They Do More Harm Than Good?

Prescription Drug Ads: Do They Do More Harm Than Good?Read our expert's analysis on a special page "Prescription-drug ads prompt nearly one-third of Americans to ask their doctors about an advertised medicine, and 82% of those who ask say their physicians recommended a prescription." This comes from Julie... Read more Chevron

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Mark Borigini, M.D.

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posted 03/03/2008, comments (0)

I've Got Rhythm, I've Got Rheumatoid Arthritis

With apologies to George Gershwin, I thought it might be nice to review with you the importance of the circadian rhythm in rheumatoid arthritis. I am often asked by my patients why they have more pain and stiffness in the morning. After all, I never ask about "evening stiffness." It's always morning stiffness on my mind... Read more Chevron

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posted 02/07/2008, comments (0)

FDA cracks down on marketing of injectable colchicine

Colchicine injections are an accepted, but not FDA-approved method to relieve acute gout symptoms. Colchicine reduces the swelling and pain caused by attacks of gout or gouty arthritis. Arthritis may trigger the deposit of uric acid crystals in joints, the main cause of gout, according to a report in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. The... Read more Chevron

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Mark Borigini, M.D.

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posted 01/25/2008, comments (5)

Cox-2 Inhibitors Revisited, Again

A couple of months back I wrote a blog discussing the concerns I and many others have regarding the return of severe gastrointestinal side effects as a result of the increasing use of the so-called traditional anti-inflammatories. This is of course to be expected due to the fears so many patients have now of the sole COX-2 inhibitor remaining on... Read more Chevron

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