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Arthritis Headlines
What Causes Leg Pain?
Leg pain refers to any kind of pain that occurs between the heels and the pelvis. There are many reasons for leg pain, and not all of them are caused by a problem that originates in the leg; some injuries or spinal problems can cause aches and pains in the leg(s). Leg pain can be long-term, transitory, intermittent, acute, or slowly progressive...
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Arthritis and Lupus Linked To Lower Birth Rates
A multi-center study of a national survey published in Arthritis Care and Research, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), has established that over half of women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systematic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have fewer children than desired. Leading researcher, Kaleb Michaud, Ph.D...
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Psoriatic Arthritis - Cimzia® (Certolizumab Pegol) Shows Promise
On Thursday, UCB announced its intention to submit regulatory applications for Cimzia® (certolizumab pegol) by the end of this year. The drug is designed to treat psoriatic arthritis, an inflammation of the joints, or arthritis, which typically occurs in combination with psoriasis, a skin disorder...
Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Women With Rheumatoid Arthritis And Lupus Give Birth To Fewer Children
New research shows that more than half of women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have fewer children than desired...
Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Robust Repair Response Found In Arthritic Knees, But Not Hips
Researchers at Duke University Medical Center used new tools they developed to analyze knees and hips and discovered that osteoarthritic knee joints are in a constant state of repair, while hip joints are not...
Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Cancer Rate 4 Times Higher In Children With Juvenile Arthritis
New research reports that incident malignancy among children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is four times higher than in those without the disease...
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Long-Term Success Of Hip Resurfacing May Be Impaired By Excessive Sporting Activity
In hip resurfacing the femoral ball in the hip joint is not removed, but instead is trimmed and capped with a smooth metal covering. Young and active patients with arthritis often choose hip resurfacing over total hip replacement to minimize the risk of hip dislocation, and to preserve the bone for a revision surgery should the primary resurfacing fail...
Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Osteoarthritis Pain, Mobility Improve With Video-Based Home Exercise
The benefits of exercise in minimizing pain and improving mobility for individuals living with osteoarthritis has been well documented. In a new study presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), 107 individuals with diagnosed osteoarthritis in the knee were randomized to either a DVD-based exercise group, or a control group...
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Improved New Procedure For Fixing Damaged Cartilage
A new study has demonstrated that a procedure wherein healthy cartilage is transplanted to fix an area of damaged cartilage (osteoarticular cartilage transplantation or OATS procedure) is superior to the standard of care for repairing cartilage defects...
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Building A Better Hip Replacement With The Help Of Archive Of Failed Joint Replacements
A study by Hospital for Special Surgery researchers has provided the first comprehensive look at just how metal-on-metal total hip replacements are failing in patients around the country. Made possible by what is thought to be the largest archive of failed joint replacements, the research should help doctors develop a better hip replacement for future patients...
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Knee Replacement May Lower A Patient's Risk For Mortality And Heart Failure
New research presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) highlights the benefits of total knee replacement (TKR) in elderly patients with osteoarthritis, including a lower probability of heart failure and mortality...
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Orthopaedic Experts Present Research, Clinical Advances At AAOS Meeting
Experts from the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center are presenting their latest research and clinical findings on diseases of the muscle, tendon, bone and joint at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), February 7-11 in San Francisco, California...
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Potential Biomarker Identified For Osteoarthritis
Henry Ford Hospital researchers have identified for the first time two molecules that hold promise as a biomarker for measuring cartilage damage associated with osteoarthritis...
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Areas Of Highest Human Risk For Lyme Disease In Eastern United States Detailed On New Map
A new map pinpoints well-defined areas of the Eastern United States where humans have the highest risk of contracting Lyme disease, one of the most rapidly emerging infectious diseases in North America, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Those Living In Poor Neighbourhoods Suffer Higher Incidence Of Arthritis
Results revealed that people who live in socially disadvantaged areas were 42 per cent more at risk of getting arthritis than people in more affluent areas. The study revealed more than 30 per cent of people living in socially disadvantaged areas reported having arthritis, as opposed to 18.5 per cent in the more affluent areas...
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Major Challenge Of Drug Delivery Addressed By Researchers' Innovation
A new physical form of proteins developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin could drastically improve treatments for cancer and other diseases, as well as overcome some of the largest challenges in therapeutics: delivering drugs to patients safely, easily and more effectively...
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
HPV Vaccine Not Linked To Autoimmune Disorders, Study
A two-year study of nearly 190,000 girls and women, finds that Gardasil, the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine made by Merck & Co, does not trigger autoimmune disorders such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, type 1 diabetes and multiple sclerosis. The results are published in the Journal of Internal Medicine...
Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
In Rheumatoid Arthritis, Steroids Prevent Protein Changes Seen In The Joints
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease where the body begins to attack the joints and organs of the body. Proteins within inflamed joints are often modified by citrullination, a process that converts the protein building block arginine into citrulline...
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Sedentary Lifestyle A Problem For 2 In 5 Adults With Rheumatoid Arthritis
A new study, funded by a grant from the National Institute for Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), found that two in five adults (42%) with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were inactive...
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Psoriatic Arthritis - New Drug Offers Relief
Around 7.5 million Americans, which is about 2.2% of the population, suffer from psoriaris, an autoimmune disease causing red, flaky skin...
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Early, Aggressive Treatment May Help Reduce Symptoms And Improve Joint Function In Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA)
Medications or biologic agents that target T-cells, white blood cells involved in the body's immune system, appear to offer significant benefit to patients suffering from psoriatic arthritis (PsA), a type of arthritis that affects up to 48 percent of patients with the skin disease psoriasis, according to a new review article in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS)...
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Managing Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain With Muscle Relaxants And Neuromodulators
Pain management is a high priority for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, so three researchers in Australia analysed existing study data to see whether two different classes of drugs can help. When looking at muscle relaxants, they discovered that neither the benzodiazepine agents, diazepam and triazolam, nor the non- benzodiazepine agent, zopiclone, reduce pain when taken for one to 14 days...
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Knee Replacements Soar Among The Under-60s, Finland
A new study published online on 17 January in the journal Arthritis & Rheumatism reports that rates of knee replacement surgery in Finland's 30 to 59-year-olds soared between 1980 and 2006, with women being the more common recipients throughout. Lead author Dr...
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Knee Replacement Surgery Incidence Soars In Those Over Age 50
Researchers in Finland found that annual cumulative incidences of partial and total knee arthroplasty, commonly known as knee replacement surgery, rose rapidly over a 27-year period among 30 to 59 year-olds in that country, with the greatest increase occurring in patients aged 50 to 59 years...
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
32 Million Americans Have Autoantibodies That Target Their Own Tissues
More than 32 million people in the United States have autoantibodies, which are proteins made by the immune system that target the body's tissues and define a condition known as autoimmunity, a study shows...
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
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