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Treatment and Research for Rheumatoid Arthritis and Other Autoimmune Diseases Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), the first time I heard of this disease as a college sophomore, I was amazed it affected young people. The treatment used to be loads of steroids, which have plenty of side-affects including weight gain. My little-league-pitching nephew, Sebastian was struck with this dreaded youth flaying arthritis when he was twelve years old. I went to one of his games and yelled, �Swing batter� or �Knock the cover off�, not PC at all, but I am so glad I did it. His diagnosis was a slow process and needless to say, it ended his pitching career. When Sebastian came to visit me for one of our camping expeditions, I took him to a Mariners game (at his request). After sitting through all of the innings, he could barely get up and drag himself the few blocks to the car. It was as if his limbs were numb. This disease affects 10% of our nation, 1 in every 100 people. [1] 21 st Century Treatments Flash ...

Hospital Closures throughout the United States-Adversely Impacting Small Towns Today, I opened the paper to learn that the Catholic order which purchased the community hospital in my city of 39,056 souls is going to close the hospital. [1] The hospital was built with public funds and run as a nonprofit, but gradually began to branch out into more lucrative service areas. My community has the largest concentrated population of low-income (Medicaid eligible households) in the county, which was by design, thanks to government sanctioned higher-density housing to accommodate the burgeoning ranks of WWII workers. Consequently, the availability of low-income housing and access to health care, with minimal transit costs, made this a live-able community for veterans, retirees, and single families. In recent years, the area has enjoyed a resurgence in popularity with young families, moving over from the mainland, because of the good schools, clean air, and affordable homes. However, young fami...