West Palm Beach, FL (AHN ) - The scientists who created the cloned sheep named Dolly have also been working on genetically engineered designer hens to lay disease-fighting eggs. The research from these scientists at Scotland's Roslin Institute is being published in the January 15 issue of the "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences."

The eggs from these hens contain proteins needed to make the drugs to fight diseases. These proteins have the potential to fight not only various forms of cancer, but other diseases such as arthritis and multiple sclerosis

Drinking a small amount of alcohol each day could prevent arthritis, according to a study made by Swedish scientists. Researchers laced the drinking water of the mice with 10 percent alcohol and found it had a lower risk of rheumatoid arthritis.

But the scientists said they are still trying to determine the amount of alcohol humans should take to have the same effect

A study of mice has found that drinking a moderate amount of alcohol everyday could protect against arthritis.

In the study, mice who took water containing 10% alcohol had a decreased risk of rheumatoid arthritis

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the drug Celebrex (Pfizer, Inc., NY, NY; generic: celecoxib) for a new use on Friday, in order to treat juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) for children as young as two years of age.

The FDA's advisory panel had recommended the painkiller for this use back in November of 2006, with a vote of 15 to 1. The one opposing vote cited the lack of long-term, established data tracking the drug's safety for use in children. However, the 15 votes approving the recommendation claimed the risks involved outweighed the benefits

Scientists at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota found that taking aspirin and other similar painkillers, may reduce the risk of developing an enlarged prostate by at least 50 percent. Doctors said that Non Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs reduce men's risk, but would not that recommend all men take the medication.

They said that a condition known as benign prostatic hyperplasia, can make urination difficult or trigger a need to urinate frequently. The result of the study appears in the American Journal of Epidemiology