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...relentless, initially painless course when you're still in your 30s, 20s or even younger. Most of the time you won't suspect anything is wrong until you're in your 40s or 50s and begin to feel those telltale twinges, signs that the disorder may be starting to affect your bones. By then the damage has been done, and even the best treatments can't do much more than ease the pain and try to maintain the status quo in what are already degenerating joints...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Age Of Arthritis | 12/9/2002 | See Source »

...most visible symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis are swollen joints and crippling stiffness, particularly of the hands and feet. But it can also cause fatigue, fever and loss of appetite, and in some cases it can affect the heart, lungs and membranes that surround these organs. The disease, which afflicts 2.5 million in the U.S., usually hits people between ages 30 and 50, but it can strike at any age, including childhood. It is three times as common in women as in men and can shorten life by a decade...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Other Crippling Joint Disease: RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS | 12/9/2002 | See Source »

...Whoever emerges victorious will not affect overall state relations,” Chang said...

Author: By Jannie S. Tsuei, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Alums Vie for Top Post in Taiwan's Capital City | 12/6/2002 | See Source »

What I suggest is not revolutionary, it is just good government. As public debate and discussion have faded in America, so has confidence in government, and so has the power of government to affect change. As the next generation of leaders it is our duty to be active citizens and there is no better arena for this than our own University. It is time for both the students and the Undergraduate Council to come out of their respective foxholes and join in a single campus debate...

Author: By Joseph K. Green, | Title: Strength Through Discourse | 12/6/2002 | See Source »

...students will receive no equivalent compensation. Some students told The Dartmouth that they were considering transferring to another school in order to continue competing at the Division I level. The decision will also affect prospective students applying for admission...

Author: By Lisa Kennelly, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Dartmouth Eliminates Swimming, Diving Teams | 12/5/2002 | See Source »

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