Zoo Keepers Help Animals Through Pain and Comfort
The zoo staff monitor animal well being daily, treating pain with medications and enrichment. They describe aging animals like an aging tiger and mountain lion receiving arthritis care, while a record Asiatic black bear died after extended comfort.
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Early treatment of rheumatoid arthritis slows progression
Readers learn that prompt treatment with modern drugs can lessen joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis a systemic illness not limited to joints. Key signs include morning stiffness over an hour and multiple affected joints with nodules and positive blood tests. Newer medicines like Rheumatrex Arava Endrel Remicade Humira and Kineret can both relieve symptoms and halt joint destruction.
HIV test NAAT faces slow adoption across U S
ATLANTA AP Nearly three years after NAAT helped uncover an HIV outbreak among 84 students at 37 colleges in North Carolina the test is not widely used. CDC plans two trials to study its effectiveness with officials citing the need for more studies before endorsement. Dr Bernard Branson notes hard questions require evaluation.
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Auntie and Wife Advice on Gifts and Boundaries
Dear Annie column excerpts discuss a well meaning aunt who reclaims a foosball gift and a sister’s parenting boundaries, advising to seek consent from Chelsea before future gifts, and to confront a husband’s crude humor while doctors check for cognitive issues. The letter-writers include a wife facing humiliating remarks and a sister warning about child pornography.
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