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Chondroitin Sulfate Improves Hand Function, Relieves Morning Stiffness Caused by Osteoarthritis, Study Finds
September 6, 2011 New research shows that chondroitin sulfate significantly decreased pain and improved hand function in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the hand compared with those in the placebo group. Results ... > full story -
Third Genetic Link to Osteoarthritis Discovered
August 25, 2011 Researchers have revealed the third gene associated with osteoarthritis, a painful and debilitating disease that afflicts four out of ten people over the age of 70. The new link to osteoarthritis was ... > full story -
Achieving Realistic Physical Activity Goals Benefits Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
August 25, 2011 Researchers report that patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who have higher levels of self-efficacy for physical activity are more likely to achieve their physical activity goals. According to ... > full story -
Defect in A20 Gene Expression Can Contribute to Onset of Rheumatoid Arthritis
August 16, 2011 Researchers in Belgium have shown that a defective gene can contribute to the onset of rheumatoid arthritis, an often-crippling inflammation of the joints that afflicts about one percent of the ... > full story -
MRI Techniques Can Detect Early Osteoarthritis
August 15, 2011 Researchers have found that advanced MRI techniques can be used to detect subtle changes in joint cartilage microstructure -- and provide physicians a diagnostic tool for finding key markers of early ... > full story -
Arthritis Sufferers' Increased Risk of Heart Disease Due to Disease-Related Inflammation and Other Factors, Study Finds
August 14, 2011 Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) sufferers are at an increased risk of dying due to cardiovascular disease. A new five-year study showed that the risk of cardiovascular disease for people with RA is due to ... > full story -
Arthritis Sufferers Are Not Engaging in Physical Activity Critical to Their Health
August 10, 2011 Being physically active is one of best ways people with arthritis can improve their health, but a new study shows that more than half of women and 40 percent of men with arthritis are virtually couch ... > full story -
Curry Spice Could Offer Treatment Hope for Tendinitis
August 9, 2011 A derivative of a common culinary spice found in Indian curries could offer a new treatment hope for sufferers of the painful condition tendinitis, researchers have shown. The researchers have shown ... > full story -
B-Cell Discovery Suggests Why Women Suffer More Autoimmune Disease
August 4, 2011 Researchers report the discovery of a new type of cell that makes autoantibodies, which attack the body's own tissues. It is more common in elderly female mice and humans with autoimmune disease. An ... > full story -
Why Knee Osteoarthritis Afflicts More Women Than Men
August 3, 2011 An orthopedic surgeon suspects that the nagging pain and inflammation that women can experience in their knees may be different from what men encounter, and she has been chosen to lead a novel ... > full story
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