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Board Office 721 Chesterfleld Avenue North Vancouver of call 985-3741 NEW - Student Assistance Program Available treat rheumatoid arthritis - all of which have a problem because they're rather toxic agents. “He treated them in the hope of being able to maintain their anti- rheumatic effect, while lessening the side effects by using a smaller dose of each drug, but hoping they would add to each other when using them in combination. “Although it is not entirely clear, the drugs apparently work by stopping the in- flammatory process, which causes joint destruction in rheumatoid arthritis.” Of the 17 patients, showed definite im- provement: five became “completely well,” two showed “a very excellent remission, but not total” and 14 Hope for arthritis victims . seven had a partial response. 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