Word: rheumatoid
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Examples of connective-tissue disorders are lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogren's syndrome and scleroderma...
...side effects, two studies last week showed that both antacids and H2 blockers may mask symptoms of bleeding ulcers among people with rheumatoid arthritis. These patients often take the pills thinking they will relieve bleeding that can occur with high doses of rheumatoid-arthritis drugs like ibuprofen. While neither H2 antagonists nor antacids cause bleeding, they may keep those with ulcers from recognizing the need to seek help. H2 blockers still have fewer side effects than antacids. (Tagamet may interfere with the body's ability to metabolize certain drugs, but the incidence, say researchers, is not significant.) Meanwhile, calcium-based...
DIED. VIVECA LINDFORS, 74, actress; of complications from rheumatoid arthritis; in Uppsala, Sweden. Lindfors' neo-Garbo good looks graced a series of forgettable films before her 1954 breakthrough with a psychologically nuanced performance in the title role of Anastasia on Broadway. Lindfors' subsequent career continued to veer between high art onstage (Shakespeare, Brecht) and low on film (1973's The Way We Were and last year's Stargate...
...maintains he broke a glass in his hand when he learned of Nicole's death. Huizenga, formerly the team doctor for the Los Angeles Raiders, also said that Simpson's pro football career had so damaged his body he could barely walk. Simpson also has a severe case of rheumatoid arthritis, the doctor said. The testimony serves to bolsterdefense claims that Simpson was physically unable to commit the murdersso quickly and efficiently...
...rheumatoid arthritis, cell growth destroys underlying bone, arteriosclerosis is a proliferation of the arteries' vascular wall, creating a kind of plaque...