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Most RA Patients Required Orthopedic Surgery During Pre-Biologics Era
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More than half of a cohort of over 180 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) required orthopedic surgery, and one quarter underwent at least one large joint replacement, during a 2-decade study that took place before anti-TNF agents and other biologic therapies were widely available, Swedish investigators report. Reuters Health Information
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Ultra-Long-Distance Running Can Damage the Body
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Endurance athletes who run extraordinarily long distances over a sustained period of time lose muscle as well as fat, and they severely impair their immune function, according to data presented here at the 2010 annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America. Reuters Health Information
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