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| Abbott receives approval for HUMIRA (Adalimumab) for polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis
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| Abbott has announced that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to market HUMIRA (adalimumab) as a treatment to reduce signs and symptoms of moderately to severely active polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) in patients four years of age and older.
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February 26, 2008 |
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| Alarm over death in clinical trial for arthritis therapy
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| The death of a woman taking part in a clinical trial for an arthritis therapy has set alarm bells ringing in the United States.
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August 12, 2007 |
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| Alcohol halves the risk of rheumatoid arthritis
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| Research from scientists in Sweden has found that drinking alcohol halves the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis.
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June 5, 2008 |
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| Anti-TNF Therapy Can Help Heart Of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
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| A chronic autoimmune disease, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by persistent inflammation of the synovial membrane and progressive joint destruction. Beyond loss of mobility, sufferers face a high risk of heart failure. An inflammatory cytokine known for contributing to the development of RA, tumor necrosis factor a (TNFa) has also been implicated in cardiovascular disorders.
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March 2, 2008 |
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| Arthritis drugs used in children to be investigated because of cancer link
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| Authorities in the United States are investigating certain types of drugs used to treat arthritis and other conditions.
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June 5, 2008 |
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| Arthritis Hope: Engineers Use High Pressure To Stimulate Growth Of New Cartilage
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| Bioengineers at Rice University have discovered that intense pressure -- similar to what someone would experience more than a half-mile beneath the ocean's surface -- stimulates cartilage cells to grow new tissue with nearly all of the properties of natural cartilage.
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June 5, 2008 |
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| Arthritis Is A Potential Barrier To Physical Activity For Adults With Diabetes
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| People with diagnosed diabetes are nearly twice as likely to have arthritis, and the inactivity caused by arthritis hinders the successful management of both diseases, according to a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) study released May 8 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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May 10, 2008 |
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| Arthritis Medications Reduce Risk Of Heart Attacks And Strokes
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| Patients prescribed drugs to treat rheumatoid arthritis could be at a reduced risk of heart attacks and strokes, according to a new study.
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March 7, 2008 |
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| Being born over 10 pounds increases risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis
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| While the mechanism for this association is unclear, the study identifies a potentially modifiable risk factor and highlights a potential way to decrease the incidence of the disease.
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June 30, 2008 |
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| Biologic Treatment For Rheumatoid Arthritis And The Risk Of Cancer
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| Findings of various clinical trials and observational studies conflict over the risk of malignancy related to the use of tumor necrosis factor alpha blockers.
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August 31, 2007 |
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| Blood clotting protein fibrin plays a role in rheumatoid arthritis
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| Researchers at Cincinnati Children's have issued the first study showing that a protein normally involved in blood clotting (fibrin), also plays an important role in the inflammatory response and development of rheumatoid arthritis.
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November 19, 2007 |
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| Cancer Drug Works Against MS in Early Trial
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| A drug originally designed to combat cancer that is now being used to treat autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus might also work against a common form of multiple sclerosis.
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February 13, 2008 |
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| Chinese Ants Show Promise For Fighting Arthritis, Other Diseases
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| Ants may be an unwelcome intruder at picnics, but they could soon be a welcome guest in your medicine cabinet. Chemists in China report identification of substances in a certain species of ants that show promise for fighting arthritis, hepatitis, and other diseases.
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April 28, 2008 |
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| Closing In On Genes Involved With Rheumatoid Arthritis
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| A paper published recently in PLoS Medicine provides strong evidence that one specific part of the genome is associated with rheumatoid arthritis.
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September 20, 2007 |
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| Depression in arthritis patients
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| Patients with rheumatoid arthritis are twice as likely to experience depression but are unlikely to talk to a doctor about it, according to researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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February 21, 2008 |
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| Discovery of new protein family that may play an important role in preventing inflammatory diseases
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| A University of Central Florida research team has discovered a new protein family that may play an important role in preventing inflammatory diseases such as arthritis, some forms of cancer and even heart disease..
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March 11, 2008 |
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| Exercise improves symptoms of arthritis
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| Patients with arthritis, the country's leading cause of disability, tend to be less fit than their peers who don't have this condition.
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January 7, 2008 |
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| Exercise Program Improves Symptoms In Arthritis Patients
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| Patients with arthritis, the country's leading cause of disability, tend to be less fit than their peers who don't have this condition. Studies have shown, however, that they can safely participate in exercise programs to increase their fitness, strength and psychosocial status and that health providers recommend that arthritis patients participate in exercise.
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January 9, 2008 |
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| Experimental gene therapy trial for arthritis allowed to resume
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| Trials in the U.S. of a controversial and experimental gene therapy have been given the green light to resume following the tragic death of a volunteer in July.
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November 27, 2007 |
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| FDA Probes Arthritis, Crohn's Drugs for Cancer Link
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| Federal regulators are investigating whether a group of best-selling arthritis drugs made by Abbott Laboratories, Schering-Plough Corp. and other companies heighten the risk of cancer in youngsters.
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June 5, 2008 |
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| Finger Length Could Predict Arthritis
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| Having a ring finger longer than an index finger nearly doubles the chance of developing osteoarthritis in the knees - and women are the most at risk - according to a new study.
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January 4, 2008 |
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| Geisinger rheumatologists redesign osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis care
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| With the nation collectively spending about $18 billion per year on osteoporosis related bone fractures, Geisinger researchers found that streamlining the ordering process for osteoporosis bone density scans quadrupled the number of patients who received the exam.
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November 19, 2007 |
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| Genes Involved In Rheumatoid Arthritis Identified
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| The human genome has now been thoroughly screened in the hunt for the genetic causes of rheumatoid arthritis.
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September 7, 2007 |
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| Genetic Connection Between Short Stature And Arthritis Uncovered
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| The new study confirms observations by health professionals of a connection between decreased height and increased risk of osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis.
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January 17, 2008 |
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| Gluten-free Vegan Diet May Protect Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients From Heart Attack, Stroke, Study Suggests
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| RA is a major risk factor for these cardiovascular diseases, but a gluten-free vegan diet was shown to lower cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and oxidizedLDL (OxLDL), as well as raising the levels of natural antibodies against the damaging compounds in the body that cause symptoms of the chronic inflammatory disease rheumatoid arthritis, such as phosphorylcholine.
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March 20, 2008 |
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| Government Study: More Than Half of U.S. Diabetics Have Arthritis
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| More than half of U.S. adults with diabetes also have arthritis, raising a serious obstacle for diabetic patients urged to exercise, according to a government study.
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May 9, 2008 |
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| Growing burden of arthritis in the U.S.
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| Arthritis is the most common cause of disability in the United States. Over the next 25 years as the Baby Boom generation continues to age, the toll of this disease will escalate.
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January 3, 2008 |
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| Hand Bone Mineral Density Is An Effective Predictor Of Mortality In Rheumatoid Arthritis
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| Low bone mineral density in the hand is a valid predictor of overall mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and indicates long-term prognosis, according to a new study presented today at EULAR 2008, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism in Paris, France. Digital X-ray radiogrammetry (DXR) demonstrated bone mineral density to be as effective predicting mortality as well-established means of assessment such as radiographic damage and functional disability.
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June 17, 2008 |
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| Choosing a Trainer When You Have Arthritis.
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| Heavy Birthweight Babies Twice As Likely To Develop Rheumatoid Arthritis
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| Heavy birthweight female babies are twice as likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis in adulthood as their average birthweight peers, suggests research published ahead of print in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.
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June 29, 2008 |
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| Hormone Replacement Therapy Appears To Have No Effect On Risk And Severity Of Rheumatoid Arthritis
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| Although rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is more predominant in women, the reasons for this are unclear. Many studies have examined the effects of estrogen on the risk and severity of RA, but the results are conflicting and controversial.
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March 1, 2008 |
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| Humira
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| HUMIRA is approved for reducing the signs and symptoms, inducing major clinical response, improving physical function, and helping to keep the joint damage from getting worse in adult patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis.
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| If Caught Early, High Rates Of Arthritis Remission Can Be Achieved
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| In early inflammatory arthritis, higher rates of remission are achieved if treatment is started early with conventional therapies and patients are more closely followed.
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November 12, 2007 |
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| In vitro models will minimize animal use in arthritis studies
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| It's hard to think of scientists in laboratories working toward solutions for medical problems without mice or other laboratory animals, but animals' roles in at least one major research laboratory may soon be minimal.
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October 19, 2007 |
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| Incidence of melanoma and other malignancies among rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with Methotrexate
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| A chronic, inflammatory disease of unknown origin, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects about 1 percent of adults worldwide. Marked by joint destruction, RA often leads to disability and diminished quality of life. It can also lead to an early death from cancer.
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June 3, 2008 |
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| Increased Level Of Magnetic Iron Oxides Found In Alzheimer's Disease
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| A team of scientists, led by Professor Jon Dobson, of Keele University in Staffordshire, UK, have found, for the first time, raised levels of magnetic iron oxides in the part of the brain affected by Alzheimer's Disease.
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March 14, 2008 |
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| Key arthritis legislation could positively impact nation's most common cause of disability
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| On Wednesday, September 19, the American College of Rheumatology and the Arthritis Foundation will jointly brief members of Congress and their staffs about the devastating effects of arthritis and related rheumatic diseases.
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September 14, 2007 |
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| Knee Arthritis Linked To Lung Cancer
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| Arthritis of the knee may be the first sign of a type of lung cancer that is hard to treat in heavy smokers, suggests research published ahead of print in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.
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September 4, 2007 |
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| New Light Shed On Rheumatoid Arthritis And Other Inflammatory Diseases
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| Investigators at Hospital for Special Surgery have identified a new mechanism involved in the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. The mechanism may also shed some light on why gene therapy experiments that use adenoviruses to deliver genes to humans have run into problems.
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March 18, 2008 |
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| New Protein Family Implicated In Inflammatory Diseases
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| A University of Central Florida research team has discovered a new protein family that may play an important role in preventing inflammatory diseases such as arthritis, some forms of cancer and even heart disease.
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March 12, 2008 |
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| New Treatment For Rheumatoid Arthritis Leaves 50 Percent Of Recent Onset Patients Symptom-free Within 36 Weeks
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| At least 50% of recent onset rheumatoid arthritis patients achieve remission (a state free of signs and symptoms) within 36 weeks when following a systematic approach of step-up DMARD treatment in combination with tight control, according to results of a study presented June 11 at EULAR 2008.
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June 16, 2008 |
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| Newly identified height genes may lead to treatments for arthritis and cancer
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| New research which has identified 20 sections of genetic code linked to height may also lead to new treatments for arthritis and cancer.
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April 7, 2008 |
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| Physical Activity Is Natural Pain Reliever For Arthritis
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| It may seem counterintuitive to exercise when suffering with joint pain, but physical activity is actually a natural pain reliever for most people suffering from arthritis. A recent study published in Arthritis Care and Research journal concluded that regular exercise, specifically the Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program, is an effective course in significantly improving and managing arthritis pain.
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April 17, 2008 |
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| Popular Arthritis Drug May Disrupt Heart Rhythm, New Research Finds
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| Celebrex, a popular arthritis drug that blocks pain by inhibiting an enzyme known as COX-2, has been shown in laboratory studies to induce arrhythmia, or irregular beating of the heart, via a novel pathway unrelated to its COX-2 inhibition.
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January 25, 2008 |
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| Predicting Cardiovascular Disease Risk For Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
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| eople with rheumatoid arthritis have a higher risk for developing heart disease than the general population; however, it is difficult to identify which patients are at increased risk.
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November 12, 2007 |
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| Prevalence And Impact Of Arthritis And Other Rheumatic Conditions In The United States
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| Arthritis is the most common cause of disability in the United States. Over the next 25 years as the Baby Boom generation continues to age, the toll of this disease will escalate. To have a clear picture of the looming disease burden and its impact on our nation's health care and public health systems, estimating disease prevalence--the number of people affected by any form of arthritis--is critical.
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January 7, 2008 |
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| Rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis
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| In an article recommended by Annelies Boonen of Faculty of 1000 Medicine, researchers look at the way rheumatoid arthritis is diagnosed by analysing the administrative databases used by physicians in Quebec.
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March 4, 2008 |
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| Silver Rings To Treat Arthritis Symptoms Validated
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| Research by academics at the University of Southampton in collaboration with occupational therapy clinicians into the effectiveness of wearing a particular type of silver ring to alleviate symptoms of arthritis has found some benefits to their use.
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June 4, 2008 |
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| Stem Cells Offer Cartilage Repair Hope For Arthritis Sufferers
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| Research being presented April11 at the UK National Stem Cell Network Annual Science Meeting in Edinburgh could offer hope that bone stem cells may be harnessed to repair the damaged cartilage that is one of the main symptoms of osteoarthritis.
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April 14, 2008 |
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| Study affirms effectiveness of medication for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
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| Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) is a chronic autoimmune disease that strikes children between the ages of newborn to 16 years. All children with JRA have joint pain, stiffness, and swelling and some also have fever and skin rashes.
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May 9, 2008 |
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| Study finds arthritis can be a barrier for adults seeking to manage diabetes through exercise
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| More than half of adults with diagnosed diabetes also have arthritis, a painful condition that can be a barrier to physical activity -- an important health strategy for managing diabetes.
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May 8, 2008 |
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| Women Who Breastfeed For More Than A Year Halve Their Risk Of Rheumatoid Arthritis
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| Women who breast feed for longer have a smaller chance of getting rheumatoid arthritis, suggests a study published online ahead of print in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.
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May 13, 2008 |
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