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      <title>LEGENDARY COACH K TEAMS UP WITH ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION FOR WORLD ARTHRITIS DAY</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Coach K Continues To Be in Great Health After Struggles with Osteoarthritis Earlier In His Career ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title>More than 400 participate in the Arthritis Walk – Twin Cities</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ The Arthritis Foundation North Central Chapter held its annual Arthritis Walk, a one-day walk to help fight arthritis, the nation’s number one cause of disability, Saturday, Sept. 26. More than 400 people participated and raised money to fight arthritis. More than $60,000 was raised to fund programs and services for the estimated 1.2 million people living with arthritis in the North Central Chapter area, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Justin Morneau raises more than $95,000 at first annual Casino Night</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Justin Morneau, in conjunction with the Minnesota Twins and the Arthritis Foundation North Central Chapter, hosted the inaugural Knock Arthritis Out of the Park at Justin Morneau\'s Casino Night last night, Thursday, Aug. 13 from 6 to 10 p.m. at the International Market Square in Minneapolis. More than 350 people were in attendance and more than $95,000 was raised to benefit the Arthritis Foundation. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Arthritis Continues as Most Common Cause of Disability</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported that arthritis continues to be the most common cause of disability in the United States. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Justin Morneau to hold casino night to fight arthritis</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Justin Morneau, in conjunction with the Minnesota Twins and the Arthritis Foundation North Central Chapter, will host the inaugural Knock Arthritis Out of the Park at Justin Morneau’s Casino Night.  ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.arthritis.org/chapters/north-central/news.php?id=475</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Arthritis hinders vital physical activity for adults with heart disease</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Arthritis affects more than half of adults with heart disease and appears to be a substantial barrier to utilizing physical activity to help manage their condition, according to a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) study released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.arthritis.org/chapters/north-central/news.php?id=435</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Eshoo and Upton introduce bill to provide relief for millions with arthritis</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ A new bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives today will strengthen efforts to prevent, control and cure arthritis - the nation\'s most common cause of disability. ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.arthritis.org/chapters/north-central/news.php?id=447</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Nearly 150 participate in Toast Toward a Cure to fight arthritis</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ The Arthritis Foundation North Central Chapter hosted nearly 150 people at Toast Toward a Cure last Thursday, Feb. 19. ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.arthritis.org/chapters/north-central/news.php?id=431</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>New study finds Blacks still lag in obtaining  total knee replacements for arthritis</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ A new study released today found blacks remain less likely than whites to undergo total knee replacement, an important intervention for reducing pain and improving physical function among those with disabling knee osteoarthritis. ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.arthritis.org/chapters/north-central/news.php?id=437</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Juvenile Arthritis March</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Tenth annual event scheduled for Saturday, March 7, 2009 at Mall of America ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.arthritis.org/chapters/north-central/news.php?id=425</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Arthritis Foundation launches physical activity movement</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ The Arthritis Foundation North Central Chapter announces the upcoming launch of Let\'s Move Together, a nationwide movement created to improve the quality of life of the one-in-five Americans living with arthritis.  ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.arthritis.org/chapters/north-central/news.php?id=412</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Jingle Bell Run/Walks to take place across Chapter area</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ The Arthritis Foundation North Central Chapter will hold its Jingle Bell Run/Walk events across its Chapter area, including the first Southwest Minnesota Jingle Bell Run/Walk.  ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.arthritis.org/chapters/north-central/news.php?id=388</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Commitment to a Cure events set for Oct. 23</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ The Arthritis Foundation North Central Chapter will hold its Commitment to a Cure events, a breakfast and reception to raise money to fight arthritis, Thursday, Oct. 23 at Interlachen Country Club in Edina, Minn.  ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.arthritis.org/chapters/north-central/news.php?id=380</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Nearly 500 participate in the Twin Cities Arthritis Walk</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ The Arthritis Foundation North Central Chapter held its annual Arthritis Walk, a one-day walk to help fight arthritis, the nation\'s number one cause of disability, last Saturday, Sept. 27. Nearly 500 people and 60 teams participated and raised money to fight arthritis.  ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.arthritis.org/chapters/north-central/news.php?id=372</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Study says too many arthroscopic knee surgeries</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Two studies call into question whether many people with arthritis are needlessly undergoing one of the most common operations in America: arthroscopic knee surgery. ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.arthritis.org/chapters/north-central/news.php?id=360</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title>FDA: Manufacturers of TNF-blocker drugs must highlight risk of fungal infections</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Agency invokes new authorities under FDAAA to alert patients and prescribers to risk ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.arthritis.org/chapters/north-central/news.php?id=356</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Physical activity is natural pain reliever for athritis</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Study shows it is possible to manage arthritis pain by moving more ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.arthritis.org/chapters/north-central/news.php?id=345</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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