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This month, CreakyJoints announces our partnership with Health Central, where Seth will be periodically blogging for http://MyRACentral.com
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My name is Seth Ginsberg, originally from Rockland County, a suburb of New York City, and now a New York City dweller. I'm 27 years old, and as of this year, I ...
CreakyJoints, Inc. "Smoking is a risk factor for RA, a new analysis of 16 studies confirms."
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Smoking is a risk factor for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a new analysis of 16 studies confirms. The effect is especially strong in men and heavy smokers, the researchers found.
CreakyJoints, Inc. "Allen Iverson said he would have preferred hearing any other word than 'arthritis.' But that's exactly what the 76ers' 34-year-old point guard has: arthritis of the left knee."
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Allen Iverson said he would have preferred hearing any other word than "arthritis." But that's exactly what the 76ers' 34-year-old point guard has: arthritis of the left knee.
CreakyJoints, Inc. "Something happened on my way from September to December: a trip to the emergency room (my aforementioned breast cancer scare). Along the way, I had to let go of my usual expectations for this holiday season -- not an easy task for a perfectionist like myself."
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Kristin reflects on the holiday season that was -- and could have been.
CreakyJoints, Inc. "I am thrilled to announce that Pepperdine's new fraternity Delta Tau Delta has chosen the organization I founded -- KARDed, Kids Aware of Rheumatoid Diseases and Educated -- as their philanthropy!"
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Taylor reflects on a successful first semester.
CreakyJoints, Inc. "Here I was, nervous that I'd fall on my butt or take an embarrassing spill trying to cross the street -- and yet these 70-to-80-year-olds were trekking through the snow complete with a D'Agastino plastic shopping bag covering their frosted hair."
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A terrified Seth ventures out into Mother Nature's white fury.
CreakyJoints, Inc. Researchers are discovering that knee injuries may wreak more arthritis-related havoc than previously thought.
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New research may help to explain why osteoarthritis, or degeneration of the cartilage in the knee, has been showing up in much younger people lately.
CreakyJoints, Inc. Let's face it: taking a vacation when you're battling arthritis may seem more trouble than it's worth. So how did Kristin do?
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Inflammation- and fatigue-battling Kristin dares to take a vacation.
CreakyJoints, Inc. "Dancing With the Stars" judge Carrie Ann Inaba went under the knife recently to treat pressure caused by spinal stenosis, a painful condition in which the space around the spinal cord narrows.
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Dancing With the Stars judge gives us the scoop on her prognosis after going under the knife last week
CreakyJoints, Inc. "It is not clear exactly why this works, but the effect is unmistakable: those with chronic pain feel better, are more able to cope, and possess improved moods."
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Dr. Laurie contemplates the benefits of helping others.
CreakyJoints, Inc. "When you have arthritis, ice skating brings new meaning to the 'walking on thin ice' analogy -- I was petrified of getting hurt."
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Seth goes ice skating for the first time this winter season. Luckily, without harm!
CreakyJoints, Inc. "Last week, while giving a tour to a group of prospective students on Pepperdine's campus, one of my friends came up and asked me to his fraternity formal in front of about thirty people. Embarrassing? A little. Cute and well planned? Absolutely."
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Taylor heads down the homestretch of her first college semester.
Scott Weimer TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE..."Urban Legends Of Rheumatoid Arthritis (Pt 01)" (http://tinyurl.com/yl48k75)
CreakyJoints, Inc. "Increased awareness and better screening to identify patients with OA may help delay disease progression and resulting disability, thus reducing medical costs."
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Of that amount, insurers pay $149.4 billion while patients pay $36.1 billion in out-of-pocket costs. Annual insurer costs are $4,833 per female patient and $4,036 per male patient. Women also have higher out-of-pocket expenses than men -- $1,379 versus $694. ...
CreakyJoints, Inc. "If you haven't experienced it, those monster mammogram clamps are something out of a sci-fi flick. There's something unsettling about the mammo tech saying ever so sweetly, 'Now take a deep breath, hon,' while she slowly twists down and tightens the huge blocks of steel and plastic."
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Kristin goes in for the dreaded mammogram.
