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        <title><![CDATA[Metabolic syndrome & your arthritis]]></title>
        <link>http://bjcconnectedcare.com/2013/06/metabolic-syndrome-your-arthritis/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[By Dr Irwin Lim, Rheumatologist At the recent EULAR conference, I wasn&#8217;t able to attend as many sessions as I would have liked due to the sessions running concurrently. One such session was on the Metabolic syndrome (MetS). MetS is a  [...]]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:50:12 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[There’s a nail in your head]]></title>
        <link>http://www.ronankavanagh.ie/the-practice-of-medicine/theres-a-nail-in-your-head/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Everyone working in healthcare should have a quick look at this very funny video. Although it pokes fun at the inability of men to listen and empathise effectively, it could just as easily represent a doctor patient interaction. Whereas a m [...]]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:50:10 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[New Markers Aid Early RA Diagnosis (CME/CE)]]></title>
        <link>http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/EULAR/39955</link>
        <description><![CDATA[MADRID (MedPage Today) -- Four new biomarkers have been identified that can help in the early diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), particularly among the one-third of patients who test negative for currently recognized autoantibodies, a  [...]]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:53:04 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Rituximab use in the catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome: Descriptive analysis of the caps registry patients receiving rituximab]]></title>
        <link>http://www.mdlinx.com/rheumatology/news-article.cfm/4683525/?xml</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Autoimmunity Reviews]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:28:05 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Opinion: Perspectives on imaging in axial spondyloarthritis]]></title>
        <link>http://www.mdlinx.com/rheumatology/news-article.cfm/4684872/?xml</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Nature Reviews Rheumatology ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:28:05 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Infectious endocarditis detected by PET/CT in a patient with a prosthetic knee infection: Case report and review of the literature]]></title>
        <link>http://www.mdlinx.com/rheumatology/news-article.cfm/4683232/?xml</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:28:05 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Effect of pre-culture and loading on expression of matrix molecules, matrix metalloproteinases, and cytokines by expanded osteoarthritic chondrocytes]]></title>
        <link>http://www.mdlinx.com/rheumatology/news-article.cfm/4684865/?xml</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Arthritis &#38; Rheumatism]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:28:05 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Cryofibrinogen levels are increased in non-traumatic osteonecrosis: a new pathogenic clue to osteonecrosis]]></title>
        <link>http://www.mdlinx.com/rheumatology/news-article.cfm/4684180/?xml</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Rheumatology]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:28:05 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Association of STAT4 gene polymorphism with increased susceptibility of rheumatoid arthritis in a northern Chinese Han subpopulation]]></title>
        <link>http://www.mdlinx.com/rheumatology/news-article.cfm/4684747/?xml</link>
        <description><![CDATA[International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:28:05 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Beyond glycemic control in diabetes mellitus: effects of incretin-based therapies on bone metabolism]]></title>
        <link>http://www.mdlinx.com/rheumatology/news-article.cfm/4685617/?xml</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Frontiers in Endocrinology]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:28:05 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Bone quality in diabetes]]></title>
        <link>http://www.mdlinx.com/rheumatology/news-article.cfm/4681215/?xml</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Frontiers in Endocrinology]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:28:05 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Tobacco Smoke Toxins Shown to Cause Bone Degradation and Loss]]></title>
        <link>http://www.mdlinx.com/rheumatology/news-article.cfm/4685623/?xml</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The Mount Sinai Hospital]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:28:05 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[New Genes in Bone Development: What&#8217;s New in Osteogenesis Imperfecta]]></title>
        <link>http://www.mdlinx.com/rheumatology/news-article.cfm/4679129/?xml</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:28:05 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Non-sex cord-stromal ovarian tumors frequently produce and secrete estrogen in postmenopausal women: impact on bone metabolism and abnormal endometrial histology]]></title>
        <link>http://www.mdlinx.com/rheumatology/news-article.cfm/4684074/?xml</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:28:05 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[MRI May Spot Meningitis from Tainted Steroids (CME/CE)]]></title>
        <link>http://www.medpagetoday.com/Radiology/DiagnosticRadiology/39942</link>
        <description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A screening MRI may provide early warning of spinal or paraspinal meningitis in patients who received contaminated steroid injections, researchers reported.]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:50:03 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Nurses Can Fill the Screening Gap in RA (CME/CE)]]></title>
        <link>http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/EULAR/39940</link>
        <description><![CDATA[MADRID (MedPage Today) -- A nurse-led program of screening for comorbidities among patients with rheumatoid arthritis resulted in a doubling of the number of diagnostic and therapeutic actions taken over a 6-month period, a researcher repor [...]]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:50:03 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Rilonacept for gout flare prevention during initiation of uric acid-lowering therapy: results from the PRESURGE-2 international, phase 3, randomized, placebo-controlled trial]]></title>
        <link>http://rheumatology.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/52/7/1285?rss=1</link>
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Objective. To evaluate the efficacy and safety of IL-1 inhibitor rilonacept (IL-1 Trap) for gout flare (GF) prevention during initiation of uric acid-lowering therapy (ULT) with allopurinol in a multiregional phase 3 clinical trial.
Methods. Hyperur]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:02:10 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Clinical and radiological evaluation of sacroiliac joints compared with ultrasound examination in early spondyloarthritis]]></title>
        <link>http://rheumatology.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/52/7/1293?rss=1</link>
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Objective. To compare clinical and X-ray examinations with US findings of SI joints (SIJ) in early SpA patients.
Methods. Twenty-three early SpA patients, diagnosed according to Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society criteria, were in]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:02:10 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Relationship between interleukin-6 and cardiac involvement in systemic sclerosis]]></title>
        <link>http://rheumatology.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/52/7/1298?rss=1</link>
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Objectives. To explore the relationship between IL-6 levels and echocardiographic abnormalities, and N-terminal probrain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) levels in SSc patients and to correlate tested parameters with European Scleroderma Activity (EU]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:02:10 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[A multicentre, randomized, placebo- and active-controlled trial comparing the efficacy and safety of topical ketoprofen in Transfersome gel (IDEA-033) with ketoprofen-free vehicle (TDT 064) and oral celecoxib for knee pain associated with osteoarthri]]></title>
        <link>http://rheumatology.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/52/7/1303?rss=1</link>
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Objective. To assess the efficacy and safety of 12-week treatment with ketoprofen in ultradeformable phospholipid vesicles in patients with OA knee pain and to compare the efficacy with that of ketoprofen-free vehicle and celecoxib.
Methods. A multi]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:02:10 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Efficacy and safety of epratuzumab in patients with moderate/severe flaring systemic lupus erythematosus: results from two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre studies (ALLEVIATE) and follow-up]]></title>
        <link>http://rheumatology.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/52/7/1313?rss=1</link>
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Objective. To evaluate epratuzumab treatment in patients with moderately-to-severely active SLE in two international, randomized, controlled trials (ALLEVIATE-1 and -2) and an open-label extension study (SL0006).
Methods. Ninety ALLEVIATE patients (]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:02:10 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Association between serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and osteoarthritis: a systematic review]]></title>
        <link>http://rheumatology.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/52/7/1323?rss=1</link>
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Objective. To systematically review the evidence for association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-(OH)D) and OA and the effect of vitamin D therapy on OA.
Methods. An English Medline, EMBASE and Cochrane Library search for vitamin D and OA from]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:02:10 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Early improvement of radiological signs of large-vessel inflammation in giant cell arteritis upon glucocorticoid treatment]]></title>
        <link>http://rheumatology.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/52/7/1335?rss=1</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:02:10 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Pulmonary impairment, not muscle injury, is associated with elevated ESR in the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies]]></title>
        <link>http://rheumatology.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/52/7/1336?rss=1</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:02:10 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Sarcoid-like granulomatosis in a patient treated by interleukin-1 receptor antagonist for TNF-receptor-associated periodic syndrome]]></title>
        <link>http://rheumatology.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/52/7/1338?rss=1</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:02:10 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Severe hepatitis associated with tocilizumab in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis]]></title>
        <link>http://rheumatology.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/52/7/1340?rss=1</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:02:10 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Tocilizumab-induced immune complex glomerulonephritis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis]]></title>
        <link>http://rheumatology.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/52/7/1341?rss=1</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:02:10 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Reducing Levels Of Nerve-Growth Factor May Be Key To Developing Better Pain Treatments For Arthritis]]></title>
        <link>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/261985.php</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Arthritis is a debilitating disorder affecting one in 10 Canadians, with pain caused by inflammation and damage to joints. Yet the condition is poorly managed in most patients, since adequate treatments are lacking - and the therapies that  [...]]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:19:02 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Diagnosis In Rheumatoid Arthritis Improved By Novel Biomarkers]]></title>
        <link>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/261987.php</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Data presented at EULAR 2013, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, show that novel antibody biomarkers could significantly improve diagnosis in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Four candidate biomarkers - UH-RA.1, UH-RA. [...]]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:19:02 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Remission In Early RA Less Likely For Overweight And Obese Patients]]></title>
        <link>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/261988.php</link>
        <description><![CDATA[A new study presented today at EULAR 2013, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, shows that overweight and obese patients are less likely to achieve successful remission in early rheumatoid arthritis (ERA) compared  [...]]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:19:02 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[NSAID Prescription In At-Risk Patients Increases Likelihood Of Heart Attack/Death In Primary Care]]></title>
        <link>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/261989.php</link>
        <description><![CDATA[New study data presented at EULAR 2013, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, demonstrate a high prevalence of NSAID prescriptions in patients at risk of ischaemic heart disease (IHD)...]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:19:02 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Self-Management Of Rheumatoid Arthritis Aided By Nurse-Led Programs]]></title>
        <link>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/261990.php</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Data first presented at EULAR 2013, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism demonstrate the benefits of a nurse-led programme on patient self-management and the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) co-morbidities. T [...]]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Well-rOunded dOctOrs (!) Not necessarily a good thing in this case]]></title>
        <link>http://blogs.bmj.com/bjsm/2013/06/18/well-rounded-doctors-not-necessarily-a-good-thing-in-this-case/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[By  Dr Rajat Chauhan, Sports-Exercise Medicine &#38; Musculoskeletal Medicine Physician; BJSM Associate Editor (India)@drrajatchauhan From the time of Hippocrates and probably even before, we have known the benefits of physical activity and [...]]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:10:08 +0200</pubDate>
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        <link>http://www.medpagetoday.com/PainManagement/BackPain/39903</link>
        <description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Two independent reports published Monday in Annals of Internal Medicine found that Medtronic's spine surgery product known as Infuse offered little benefit over conventional spine surgery and may be linked to serious harm [...]]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:45:04 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Infuse and Sterility: Questions Remain]]></title>
        <link>http://www.medpagetoday.com/PainManagement/BackPain/39896</link>
        <description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- After being on the market for more than a decade, doctors still can't say with any certainty whether Medtronic's spine surgery product known as Infuse increases the risk of a complication that causes sterility in men.]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:45:04 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How Expert Witness Rules May Harm Defendant Doctors; More ]]></title>
        <link>http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/805271?src=rss</link>
        <description><![CDATA[In some states, a doctor doesn't need to be in the same specialty to testify about your medical competence in court; apologizing to patients remains controversial; and other recent legal developments.   Medscape Business of Medicine]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:53:05 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[IL-20 New Target in RA (CME/CE)]]></title>
        <link>http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/EULAR/39894</link>
        <description><![CDATA[MADRID (MedPage Today) -- Seropositive patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with a monoclonal antibody targeting interleukin (IL)-20 reported significant and durable improvements in physical function and pain, researchers found.]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:53:03 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Many Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Discontinue Medication, Risking Permanent Disability And Reduced Lifespan]]></title>
        <link>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/261936.php</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Data presented at EULAR 2013, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, show that up to one-third of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients discontinue or change therapy within the first year of treatment. Loss of efficacy [...]]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Research Opens Door To New Treatments To Improve ACL Tear Recovery For Athletes]]></title>
        <link>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/261968.php</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Striking the likes of Chicago Bulls' Derrick Rose and Detroit Tigers' Victor Martinez, tears in the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) are one of the most rampant and serious knee injuries among athletes...]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:12:02 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Focus On Well-Being Could Keep Patients With Arthritis In Workforce]]></title>
        <link>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/261933.php</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Data presented at EULAR 2013, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, demonstrate that indicators of depression are stronger predictors of work disability in early arthritis than disease activity or response to therap [...]]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[In Children With SJIA, Canakinumab Allows Discontinuation Of Corticosteroids]]></title>
        <link>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/261934.php</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Study findings first presented at EULAR 2013, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, demonstrate the efficacy of canakinumab at tapering corticosteroid (CS) use in patients with SJIA. Successful CS tapering was achie [...]]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Risk Of ACPA-Negative Rheumatoid Arthritis Increased By Childbirth]]></title>
        <link>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/261935.php</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Epidemiological data presented at EULAR 2013, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, demonstrate that pregnancy carried to childbirth (parity) increases the risk of ACPA-negative* rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The incre [...]]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Reclaiming my brain from Jack Dorsey]]></title>
        <link>http://www.ronankavanagh.ie/blog/disconnecting/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Like a lot of other social media addicts, I fear my brain may be changing. Constantly feeding my brain with a diet rich in high calorific online information and ideas, I am finding it increasingly difficult to switch the darn thing off. Hyp [...]]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:16:08 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Lipids Linked to Active Psoriatic Arthritis (CME/CE)]]></title>
        <link>http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/EULAR/39874</link>
        <description><![CDATA[MADRID (MedPage Today) -- High disease activity in psoriatic arthritis is associated with elevated total cholesterol and triglycerides, adding to a growing body of evidence linking psoriatic arthritis metabolically with dyslipidemia and obe [...]]]></description>
        <pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:02:03 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is new in Sjögren’s Syndrome (EULAR 2013)]]></title>
        <link>http://zandbelt.wordpress.com/2013/06/16/what-is-new-in-sjogrens-syndrome-eular-2013/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Hendrika Bootsma (The Netherlands) at EULAR 2013 Madrid, June 14. Diagnosis / classification criteria Criteria must be clear, easy to apply and specific. &#8220;The previous AECG classification criteria for Sjögren’s syndrome had been criti [...]]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[EULAR 2013: my Madrid rheumination]]></title>
        <link>http://bjcconnectedcare.com/2013/06/eular-2013-my-madrid-rheumination/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[By Dr Irwin Lim, Rheumatologist Another EULAR (European League Against Rheumatism) annual meeting comes to an end. A hectic, sun-drenched few days in the grand city of Madrid. I tasted some flavours of Spanish life while sampling many morse [...]]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Anti-TNF Doses Can Be Cut in Spinal Arthritis (CME/CE)]]></title>
        <link>http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/EULAR/39870</link>
        <description><![CDATA[MADRID (MedPage Today) -- Many patients with ankylosing spondylitis who have low disease activity on treatment with tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors can reduce the dose of their biologic, a researcher said here.]]></description>
        <pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 23:22:03 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[NSAID Use Raises Heart Risk in Arthritis (CME/CE)]]></title>
        <link>http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/EULAR/39865</link>
        <description><![CDATA[MADRID (MedPage Today) -- Patients with rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory musculoskeletal diseases continue to be treated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, even with their high risk for ischemic heart disease, a researche [...]]]></description>
        <pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:36:04 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Impact Of Rheumatoid Arthritis On Joint Replacement Surgery Outcomes]]></title>
        <link>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/261906.php</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Two new studies by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery have shed light on joint replacement outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). One study overturns the common belief that RA patients have worse outcomes after a tota [...]]]></description>
        <pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:51:04 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Depression Key Reason to Stop Work with RA (CME/CE)]]></title>
        <link>http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/EULAR/39850</link>
        <description><![CDATA[MADRID (MedPage Today) -- Depression was the strongest predictor of the decision by rheumatoid arthritis patients to apply for disability leave from work within a year of disease onset, a researcher said here.]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:50:04 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Biologics Not Tx for Long Term? (CME/CE)]]></title>
        <link>http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/EULAR/39846</link>
        <description><![CDATA[MADRID (MedPage Today) -- Despite the many biologics now available and the hope of more individualized therapy, half of U.S. patients with rheumatoid arthritis stopped these meds within 2 years, a large database analysis found.]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:50:04 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Best foot forward: “AposTherapy – ‘con’ or convert?”]]></title>
        <link>http://blogs.bmj.com/bjsm/2013/06/14/best-foot-forward-apostherapy-con-or-convert/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Sport and Exercise Medicine: The UK trainee perspective (A BJSM blog series) By Dr James Noake In clinic last week my orthopaedic colleague whispered to me, “So tell me more about this AposTherapy? That’s the third patient this week to quiz [..]]></description>
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        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/paulsufka/~3/pBItREgJKc0/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[“How can you squander even one more day not taking advantage of the greatest shifts of our generation? How dare you settle for less when the world has made it so easy for you to be remarkable?” &#8211; Seth Godin Welcome to anyone who is he [...]]]></description>
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What was your favorite part of Camp JRA?

Camp JRA campers from 2010 tell us their favorite parts about Camp JRA, the Arthritis Foundation&#39;s week-long program for children with arthritis and other rh...
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What did you learn at Camp JRA?

Campers from Camp JRA 2010 explain some of the things they learned about juvenile arthritis, their health and what can be done to improve life with juvenile ...
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Camp JRA - A Video Tale

Take a look at Camp JRA, the Arthritis Foundation&#39;s week-long residential camp program for children with arthritis and other rheumatic diseases, ages 8 to 18...
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Arthritis - Doctor Patient Communications

Perspective on ideal doctor and patient communications from Dr. Marty Bergman, a rheumatologist, and his patients. For more information, go to: www.arthritis...
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2011 Philadelphia Arthritis Walk Honoree Story - Dan Bloemker

Meet Dan Bloemker and his family... the 2011 Philadelphia Arthritis Walk honoree. The video profiles the story of how Dan and his family have become involved...
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2010 Malvern Jingle Bell Run/Walk Honoree - Lauren Flicker

Meet 4 year-old Lauren Flicker and her family and hear their story about juvenile arthritis. You can also learn all about their Jingle Bell Run team and the ...
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JA Conference - Young Adults Tell Why It Is Important

Young adults affected by arthritis tell us why they are attending the 2010 JA Conference on Juvenile Arthritis in Philadelphia, PA.
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Juvenile Arthritis Conference 2010 - Teens Tell Why It&#39;s Important

Teenagers affected by arthritis tell us why they will be attending the 2010 Juvenile Arthritis Conference in Philadelphia, PA from July 29 - August 1, 2010. ...
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A Youth Advocate for Juvenile Arthritis - Maria Tells Her Story

A young woman with juvenile arthritis talks about growing up with JA and how she found her voice by becoming an advocate for the Arthritis Foundation. Maria ...
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Living with Arthritis - PA State Representative Jennifer Mann

Pennsylvania State Representative Jennifer Mann has grown up with juvenile arthritis since age 2. In this interview, she talks about how juvenile arthritis h...
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Growing Up with Juvenile Arthritis - Stories from Danielle &amp; Wade, Part 2

Danielle and Wade continue their discussion about living with forms of juvenile arthritis, focusing on the positive impact of interacting with others who sha.. [...]]]></description>
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&quot;What Causes Arthritis?&quot; featuring Dr. Sculco (ArthritisMD)

&quot;For the vast majority of people we don&#39;t have a good explanation why it occurs.&quot; Thomas P. Sculco, Surgeon-in-Chief at the Hospital for Special Surgery  [...]]]></description>
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&quot;What is the Future of Hip Surgery?&quot; featuring Dr. Sculco (ArthritisMD)

&quot;20 to 25 years from today, rather than put and implant in, we&#39;ll be able to resurface the joint biologically.&quot; Doctor Thomas P. Sculco, Surg [...]]]></description>
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&quot;What is Osteoarthritis?&quot; featuring Dr. Sculco (ArthritisMD)

&quot;Osteoarthritis affects almost 40 million Americans.&quot; Doctor Thomas P. Sculco, Surgeon-in-Chief at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, explains ju [...]]]></description>
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&quot;What is Total Hip Replacement?&quot; featuring Dr. Sculco (ArthritisMD)

&quot;We&#39;re replacing both the socket and the femur. That&#39;s why it&#39;s a total hip replacement.&quot; Doctor Thomas P. Sculco, Surgeon-in-Chief at th [...]]]></description>
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&quot;What Causes Avascular Necrosis?&quot; featuring Dr. Sculco (ArthritisMD)

&quot;For probably half of the patients who have it, we don&#39;t have a specific cause.&quot; Doctor Thomas P. Sculco, Surgeon-in-Chief at the Hospital for S [...]]]></description>
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&quot;What do you do for Anesthesia?&quot; featuring Dr. Sculco (ArthritisMD)

&quot;We feel very strongly, at the Hospital for Special Surgery, that regional anesthesia is the safest way to have this procedure&quot; Doctor Thomas P. Scul [...]]]></description>
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&quot;What are the Types of Hip Surgery: Hip Fusion&quot; featuring Dr. Sculco (ArthritisMD)

&quot;Fusion is an option very rarely done at this point.&quot; Doctor Thomas P. Sculco, Surgeon-in-Chief at the Hospital for Special Surgery in [...]]]></description>
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&quot;What is Avascular Necrosis?&quot; featuring Dr. Sculco (ArthritisMD)

&quot;Many times with necrosis we end up replacing the hip.&quot; Doctor Thomas P. Sculco, Surgeon-in-Chief at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, speak [...]]]></description>
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&quot;What are the Types of Hip Surgery: Hip Replacement&quot; featuring Dr. Sculco (ArthritisMD)

&quot;For the most part, when the joint is destroyed, you need to do a form of hip replacement.&quot; Doctor Thomas P. Sculco, Surgeon-in-C [...]]]></description>
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&quot;What are the Types of Hip Surgery: Surface Replacement&quot; featuring Dr. Sculco (ArthritisMD)

&quot;That operation was actually pretty much abandoned in this country because the results were inferior to conventional hip replaceme [...]]]></description>
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&quot;What are the Risks of Hip Replacement: Infection&quot; featuring Dr. Sculco (ArthritisMD)

&quot;Infection will often get around the device and you can&#39;t eradicate it unless you take the device out.&quot; Doctor Thomas P. Sculco [...]]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Lifelong Learning and Teaching in Medicine]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ “It gave a tremendous level of self-confidence, that through exploration and learning one could understand seemingly very complex things in one’s environment.” &#8211; Steve Jobs In medicine, we knowingly commit ourselves to lifelong learn [.]]></description>
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        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/paulsufka/~3/t_A4QCKQXCk/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” &#8211; Jim Rohn This is a continuation of a series of series of posts where I have been profiling some of the most active rheumatologists in social media. Be sure to ch [...]]]></description>
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        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/paulsufka/~3/X7s1imlF3P4/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[&#8220;The Internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow.&#8221; &#8211; Bill Gates In my last post I started talking about reasons for building your community in social media. For newcomers to social media, the id [...]]]></description>
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        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/paulsufka/~3/GncjvFv4Whc/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[&#8220;When you give everyone a voice and give people power, the system usually ends up in a really good place.&#8221; - Mark Zuckerberg My first major realization of the enormous potential for social media in medicine was at the first rheu [...]]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[An Update on Gout Management]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Below is a reprint of an article I wrote for Just Joints, an online newsletter for health professionaldistributed by the Arthritis Foundation Upper Midwest Region. This article will be posted in the archives eventually, but be sure to check [...]]]></description>
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        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/paulsufka/~3/nDA026KasDI/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[&#8220;Real Artists Ship&#8221; - Steve Jobs  &#8221;Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good&#8221; &#8211; Voltaire The Rheumatology Podcast, hosted by Michael Laccheo, Suleman Bhana, and myself  is now available on the website. Upd []]></description>
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        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/paulsufka/~3/N8uGsNbwIQI/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m proud to announce, that along with co-hosts Dr. Michael Laccheo (Twitter: @nuclearzenfire) and Dr. Suleman Bhana (Twitter: @SiMBa37), that the inaugural episode of The Rheumatology Podcast will be released early this next week. In [...]]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Applying the Pareto Principle (80/20 Rule) to Rheumatology]]></title>
        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/paulsufka/~3/IGw7I-j5qpA/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[“If you can&#8217;t explain it to a six year old, you don&#8217;t understand it yourself.” ― Albert Einstein Update 1/4/2013: This post was republished today in the ACP Internist blog.  Since entering the field of rheumatology, I have too f ]]></description>
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        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/paulsufka/~3/SBEBnRrcZM4/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[I attended my third American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting this past November in Chicago. Each year, prior to attending the biggest yearly meeting of rheumatologists in the world, I spend some time thinking about how to best optimi [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[&#8220;Indifference towards people and the reality in which they live is actually the one and only cardinal sin in design.&#8221; &#8211; Dieter Rams A current trend in software user interface is called flat design, which tries to: Embrace  [...]]]></description>
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        <link>http://bjcconnectedcare.com/2013/06/bisphosphonates-to-stop-or-not-to-stop/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[By Dr Irwin Lim, Rheumatologist The bisphosphonates are a class of anti-osteoporosis medications which have been around for a couple of decades. Common brand names include Fosamax (Alendronate), Actonel (Risedronate) and Aclasta (Zoledronat [...]]]></description>
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        <link>http://bjcconnectedcare.com/2013/06/spiderman-says-rheumatologists-should-listen/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[By Dr Irwin Lim, Rheumatologist With Great Power comes Great Responsibility Stan Lee, the wordsmith. Spiderman, the willing but tortured hero. Rheumatologists. Hmmm. Not heroes yet but increasingly potent. Knowledge expanding, advances galo [...]]]></description>
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        <link>http://bjcconnectedcare.com/2013/05/the-no-1-advance-in-a-great-decade-for-rheumatology/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[&#160; This post originally appeared as a guest post on the Panaceum blog. The Panaceum blog is updated by doctors and staff working for the Panaceum Group in Geraldton, Western Australia. Dr Edwin Kruys kindly allowed me to reproduce this  [...]]]></description>
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        <link>http://bjcconnectedcare.com/2013/05/a-review-of-the-useful-eular-congress-app/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[By Dr Irwin Lim, Rheumatologist Last year, I attended the European League Against Rheumatism&#8217;s (EULAR) Annual Congress in Berlin. So did 15000+ other delegates! It was my first EULAR meeting (some highlights were documented here). It& [...]]]></description>
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        <link>http://bjcconnectedcare.com/2013/05/sharing-a-podium-with-jessica-gottlieb/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[By Dr Irwin Lim, Rheumatologist On Monday, I was given the chance to share the stage with Jessica Gottlieb (http://jessicagottlieb.com) . Jessica&#8217;s a noted &#8220;mommy blogger&#8221;, residing in LA. She flew in to Perth to speak at  [...]]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Access to your Rheumatologist saves Time & Money]]></title>
        <link>http://bjcconnectedcare.com/2013/05/access-to-your-rheumatologist-saves-time-money/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[By Dr Irwin Lim, Rheumatologist On Saturday, my mobile was rung by a number I didn&#8217;t recognise. A concerned family member of a patient. The patient&#8217;s an elderly gentleman, with Giant Cell Arteritis. This is a serious condition w [...]]]></description>
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        <link>http://bjcconnectedcare.com/2013/05/rapid3-what-weve-noticed-after-1-month-in-a-private-practice-setting/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[By Dr Irwin Lim, Rheumatologist Our previous posts on whether we should use patient-reported outcome measures, and in particular, the RAPID3, were well received. If you missed them, here are the links: Maybe what my Rheumatoid patient repor [...]]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[BJC Rheumatology Word Art]]></title>
        <link>http://bjcconnectedcare.com/2013/05/bjc-rheumatology-word-art/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[By Dr Irwin Lim, Rheumatologist While helping my daughter with her home work, I was taught a new trick. Word Art. Throw together a bunch of words and the site (www.wordle.net) creates a nice looking piece. I couldn&#8217;t resist so here&#8 [...]]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Fathers, Brothers & Husbands do get Osteoporosis too]]></title>
        <link>http://bjcconnectedcare.com/2013/05/fathers-brothers-husbands-do-get-osteoporosis-too/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[By Dr Irwin Lim, Rheumatologist Blokes can often neglect their health or have their health neglected. This is the case with Osteoporosis. Aspects of difference between the sexes were presented at the last osteoporosis meeting I attended (li [...]]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Getting back into the water]]></title>
        <link>http://www.ronankavanagh.ie/blog/getting-back-into-the-water/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[On a couple of evenings, most weeks during the summer, I go for a swim in the sea.  The first foray into the water in early June after the winter and spring layoff always comes as a shock to the system. No matter how many times I return aft [...]]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:06:10 +0200</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[  Levels of Life by Julian Barnes. Published by Jonathan Cape (Hardback) 2013  This is a wonderful short book about ballooning, photography, love and more specifically, an attempt by its author, Julian Barnes, to come to terms with the deat [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[Although readers of this blog will be aware that I&#8217;m a big fan of the new RSS Reader Feedly, I sense that its use by the broader medical community may be limited by a general lack of familiarity with RSS technology in general. A show  [...]]]></description>
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        <link>http://www.ronankavanagh.ie/blog/feedly/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Updates provided by RSS feeds, alongside those presented on Twitter, form the main source of in-bound information in both my professional and personal life. RSS allows me to capture, filter, index and save news and updates from a wide varie [...]]]></description>
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