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AravaThis page contains recent news articles, when available, and an overview of Arava (leflunomide) but does not offer medical advice. You should contact your physician with regard to any health issues or concerns.Leflunomide is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis. Leflunomide decreases the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis and slows damage to joints caused by the disease. This medication is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information. Recent news articles mentioning Arava Lebanese anti-aircraft replies to the violation of the air space by - 21 Feb 2007 Avionews, In addition to F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-4 Phantom and F-15 Eagles fighters, also the Nesher, Mirage 5, KFIR Lion Cub, Nammer, LAVI, Arava aircraft, Southern observations, late winter (Jan-Feb 2007) - 21 Feb 2007 Kibbutz Lotan Center for Birdwatching, In mid January some significant flooding occurred in the eastern parts of the Arava valley. Most of the flooding happened in Jordan but several small 2000-year-old date seed grows in the Arava - Feb 14, 2007 Ha'aretz, In 2005, Soloway, from Kibbutz Ketura in the Arava, germinated it from a 2000-year-old date seed found at Masada. For the past two millennia, 2007 Arava Institute Hazon Bike Ride - Feb 14, 2007 NY Blueprint, The 2007 Arava Institute Hazon Bike Ride in Israel is one fundraiser that not only fulfils a mission, but indeed, is the mission. Moldova: organic vegetables will be grown in cooperation with Israel - Feb 20, 2007 FreshPlaza, Farms and greenhouses under the company’s management are scattered throughout Israel, from the Arava and Kibbutz Nirim in the south, to the Galilee in the CT cyclists to raise money on Israel bike ride - Jan 23, 2007 Connecticut Jewish Ledger, Now Szajman is using her bike for a good cause -- she is one of seven people from Connecticut who will cycle in the annual Arava Institute Hazon Bike Ride 'We didn't believe it would happen in our town' - Jan 29, 2007 Ha'aretz, This has also become the informal name of two neighborhoods in the vicinity known officially as Arava and Ophir. Like dozens of other neighborhoods Combining a love of Israel and biking - Jan 23, 2007 Connecticut Jewish Ledger, This will be the fourth Arava Institute Hazon Bike Ride in Israel for West Hartford residents and friends Bruce Stanger and Bob Efron. Eilat tries to collect itself as it grieves its loss - Jan 30, 2007 Ha'aretz, Azoulai was standing there on Monday, at the very spot behind the counter, when the suicide bomber exploded in the Isidore commercial center in the Arava Earth Group to Fight Red Sea-Dead Sea Conduit - Jan 23, 2007 Israel Hasbara Committee (subscription), Friends of the Earth believe the project could endanger the ecosystems of the Gulf of Aqaba, the Arava and the Dead Sea itself. Sanofi-aventis 2006: In a Difficult Environment, Another Year of ... - Feb 12, 2007 Yahoo! News (press release) Excluding the impact of generics of DDAVP® and Arava® in the United States(5), net sales of other pharmaceutical products would have been down 2.4% in 2006. Time for Israel to clean up its act, says environmental activist - Feb 15, 2007 J. - the Jewish News weekly of Northern California, He founded the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies in 1996. The graduate studies center enrolls Israeli, Jordanian and Palestinian students to learn Young talent emerges - Feb 14, 2007 The Ashburton Guardian, Stacey Kitto, Stacey Lavender, Alex Leadley, Jamie Lee, Roimata McCullum, Arava McNally, Rhys Patea, Henrietta Read, Georgia Sivier, Charlotte Sowman, JPost: “UK protesters try to hurt Israeli flower sales� - Feb 13, 2007 International Solidarity Movement, Israel grows most of its flowers in the Arava, around Beersheba, the North and the Jezreel Valley, he said. Aviv and a European company hope to buy Agrexco Weekend of Action Against Carmel Agrexco - Feb 12, 2007 Indymedia UK, Carmel Agrexco have had dealings with the colonies of Tomer, Mehola, Hamra, Ro'i, Massua, Patzael, Mekhora, Netiv Ha-Gdud and Bet Ha-Arava. The raptors' right to return - Feb 3, 2007 Ha'aretz, ..."When you hear about the last Eurasian black vulture in the Arava, it's heart-rending. The fantasy that one day you will be able to reintroduce a bird to Childline soon in Guntur, Eluru, Kakinada - Feb 3, 2007 Newindpress (subscription), ...offering shelter to 3072 children and rescuing of 4593 missing children, according to Vijayawada centre coordinator Arava Ramesh. A little bit of country - Jan 30, 2007 Ha'aretz, Winter is the most pleasant time to visit the southern Arava, also known as the Red Valley. Kibbutz Eilot offers tours of its fields, which include seasonal IAF strikes terror tunnel in Gaza Strip - Jan 30, 2007 Jerusalem Post, Islamic Jihad operative Mohammed Saksak, 20, of Gaza City, blew himself up at a bakery in a shopping center in Eilat's Ha'arava neighborhood, killing three. Intifada still here - Jan 30, 2007 Ynetnews, ...the relative ease with which one can infiltrate its environs through the Egyptian border in Sinai and through the Arava region on the Jordanian border. IAF strikes terror tunnel in the northern Gaza Strip - Jan 29, 2007 Jerusalem Post, Jihad operative Mohammed Saksak, 20, of Gaza City, blew himself up at a bakery in a shopping center in Eilat's Ha'arava neighborhood, killing three. Initial probe: Eilat bakery bomber entered through Sinai - Jan 29, 2007 Ha'aretz, Israel several kilometers northwest of Eilat and made his way to a small commercial center in one of the town's older neighborhoods, the Arava quarter. Watch the (disappearing) birdie - Jan 28, 2007 Ha'aretz, In the southern Arava, there are only a few hoopoe larks left; the hoopoe larks are part of the lark family. "This is a bird that nests in sand dunes, Three die, economy hurt in Eilat bombing - Jan 29, 2007 United Press International The bombing was the first terror attack in Eilat, though militants had entered the nearby Arava Crossing between Jordan and Israel and killed a tourist from Family Affair / The Zeidlers - Jan 25, 2007 Ha'aretz, In 1982 they moved to Kibbutz Yahel, a Reform Movement kibbutz in the Arava Desert, where daughters Shimrit, 23, and Dikla, 22, were born (both are now Israel says relations with Canada at - Jan 22, 2007 Toronto Star, ...construction a major international airport straddling the Israel-Jordanian Arava border; and agricultural development projects benefiting Palestinian, How should Arava be used? [MedMaster Patient Drug Information database] Leflunomide comes as a tablet to take by mouth. It is usually taken once a day. You will need to take a larger dose for the first 3 days of treatment. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take leflunomide exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor. Other uses for Arava [MedMaster Patient Drug Information database] Before taking entecavir,
What side effects can Arava cause? [MedMaster Patient Drug Information database] Leflunomide may cause side effects. Tell your doctor if any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away:
If you experience any of the following symptoms, call your doctor immediately:
If you experience a serious side effect, you or your doctor may send a report to the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program online [at http://www.fda.gov/MedWatch/report.htm] or by phone [1-800-332-1088]. Brand names for Arava [MedMaster Patient Drug Information database]
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