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	Arthritis

SenorCoconut

7-3-2008 6:49 AM

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/3492b74d-c125-4495-96b9-3818ffa27458/75DCF012-7B86-4135-9158-C93C711D96C8/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arthritis&oldid=223170528" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arthritis&oldid=223170528" style="font-size: 11px;">en.wikipedia.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arthritis&oldid=223170528"><B>Arthritis</B> (from Greek <I>arthro-</I>, joint + <I>-itis</I>, inflammation; plural: arthritides) is a group of conditions involving damage to the <A title="Joint" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint">joints</A> of the body. Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in people older than fifty-five years.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arthritis&oldid=223170528"><P>There are different forms of arthritis; each has a different cause. The most common form of arthritis, <A title="Osteoarthritis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteoarthritis">osteoarthritis</A> (degenerative joint disease) is a result of trauma to the joint, infection of the joint, or age. Emerging evidence suggests that abnormal anatomy might contribute to the early development of osteoarthritis. Other arthritis forms are <A title="Rheumatoid arthritis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rheumatoid_arthritis">rheumatoid arthritis</A> and <A title="Psoriatic arthritis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psoriatic_arthritis">psoriatic arthritis</A>, <A title="Autoimmune disorder" class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoimmune_disorder">autoimmune diseases</A> in which the body attacks itself. <A title="Septic arthritis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Septic_arthritis">Septic arthritis</A> is caused by joint <A title="Infection" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infection">infection</A>. <A title="Gout" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gout">Gouty arthritis</A> is caused by deposition of <A title="Uric acid" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uric_acid">uric acid</A> crystals in the joint, causing inflammation. There is also an uncommon form of gout caused by the formation of rhomboid crystals of calcium pyrophosphate. This gout is known as <A title="Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease" class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium_pyrophosphate_deposition_disease">pseudogout</A>.</P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/75DCF012-7B86-4135-9158-C93C711D96C8/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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