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 [...]
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Improved New Procedure For Fixing Damaged Cartilage
February 10, 2012
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… Arthritis / Rheumatology News From Medical News Today
Knee Replacement May Lower A Patient’s Risk For Mortality And Heart Failure
February 9, 2012
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… Arthritis / Rheumatology News From Medical News Today
Orthopaedic Experts Present Research, Clinical Advances At AAOS Meeting
February 8, 2012
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… Arthritis / Rheumatology News From Medical News Today
Potential Biomarker Identified For Osteoarthritis
February 7, 2012
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… Arthritis / Rheumatology News From Medical News Today
Areas Of Highest Human Risk For Lyme Disease In Eastern United States Detailed On New Map
February 3, 2012
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… Arthritis / Rheumatology News From Medical News Today
Those Living In Poor Neighbourhoods Suffer Higher Incidence Of Arthritis
February 2, 2012
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… [...]
Major Challenge Of Drug Delivery Addressed By Researchers’ Innovation
January 31, 2012
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… Arthritis / Rheumatology News From Medical News Today
HPV Vaccine Not Linked To Autoimmune Disorders, Study
January 29, 2012
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… Arthritis / Rheumatology News From Medical News [...]
In Rheumatoid Arthritis, Steroids Prevent Protein Changes Seen In The Joints
January 28, 2012
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… Arthritis / Rheumatology News From Medical News Today
