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Medical News Today Areas Of Highest Human Risk For Lyme Disease In Eastern United States Detailed On New Map  - Fri, 03 Feb 2012 A new map pinpoints well-defined areas of the Eastern United States where humans have the highest ri...... Those Living In Poor Neighbourhoods Suffer Higher Incidence Of Arthritis  - Thu, 02 Feb 2012 Results revealed that people who live in socially disadvantaged areas were 42 per cent more at risk ...... Major Challenge Of Drug Delivery Addressed By Researchers' Innovation  - Tue, 31 Jan 2012 A new physical form of proteins developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin could ...... HPV Vaccine Not Linked To Autoimmune Disorders, Study  - Sun, 29 Jan 2012 A two-year study of nearly 190,000 girls and women, finds that Gardasil, the human papillomavirus (H...... In Rheumatoid Arthritis, Steroids Prevent Protein Changes Seen In The Joints  - Sat, 28 Jan 2012 Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease where the body begins to attack the join...... Sedentary Lifestyle A Problem For 2 In 5 Adults With Rheumatoid Arthritis  - Fri, 27 Jan 2012 A new study, funded by a grant from the National Institute for Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Ski...... Psoriatic Arthritis - New Drug Offers Relief  - Mon, 23 Jan 2012 Around 7.5 million Americans, which is about 2.2% of the population, suffer from psoriaris, an autoi...... Early, Aggressive Treatment May Help Reduce Symptoms And Improve Joint Function In Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA)  - Fri, 20 Jan 2012 Medications or biologic agents that target T-cells, white blood cells involved in the body's immune ...... Managing Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain With Muscle Relaxants And Neuromodulators  - Thu, 19 Jan 2012 Pain management is a high priority for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, so three researchers in A...... Knee Replacements Soar Among The Under-60s, Finland  - Tue, 17 Jan 2012 A new study published online on 17 January in the journal Arthritis & Rheumatism reports that rates ...... Knee Replacement Surgery Incidence Soars In Those Over Age 50  - Tue, 17 Jan 2012 Researchers in Finland found that annual cumulative incidences of partial and total knee arthroplast...... 32 Million Americans Have Autoantibodies That Target Their Own Tissues  - Tue, 17 Jan 2012 More than 32 million people in the United States have autoantibodies, which are proteins made by the...... Link Between Ultra Short Telomeres And Osteoarthritis  - Tue, 17 Jan 2012 Telomeres, the very ends of chromosomes, become shorter as we age. When a cell divides it first dupl...... Do Herbal Meds Help Osteoarthritis? Probably Not  - Mon, 16 Jan 2012 A comprehensive review of herbal medicine products in the latest issue of the Drug and Therapeutics ...... Annual Bleeding Events And Frequency Of Infusions Reduced By Preventive Hemophilia A Treatment  - Wed, 11 Jan 2012 A Rush University Medical Center led international research team has announced that a treatment to p...... MedicineNet New Heart Failure Risks: Fractures and Memory Problems  - Fri, 3 Feb 2012 Title: New Heart Failure Risks: Fractures and Memory ProblemsCategory: Health News...... estrogens conjugated, Premarin  - Thu, 2 Feb 2012 Title: estrogens conjugated, PremarinCategory: Medications...... sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim, Bactrim, Septra  - Thu, 2 Feb 2012 Title: sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim, Bactrim, SeptraCategory: Medications...... infliximab, Remicade  - Thu, 2 Feb 2012 Title: infliximab, RemicadeCategory: Medications...... Gleevec Approval Widened to Include Rare Cancer  - Thu, 2 Feb 2012 Title: Gleevec Approval Widened to Include Rare CancerCategory: Health News...... Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs and Ulcers  - Wed, 1 Feb 2012 Title: Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs and UlcersCategory: Diseases and Conditions...... Coping With Chronic Rheumatic Diseases  - Wed, 1 Feb 2012 Title: Coping With Chronic Rheumatic DiseasesCategory: Doctor's Views...... Arthritis - Whether Weather Affects Arthritis  - Wed, 1 Feb 2012 Title: Arthritis - Whether Weather Affects ArthritisCategory: Doctor's Views...... Rheumatoid Arthritis: Questions for Your Doctor  - Wed, 1 Feb 2012 Title: Rheumatoid Arthritis: Questions for Your DoctorCategory: Doctor's Views...... Pain (Acute and Chronic)  - Wed, 1 Feb 2012 Title: Pain (Acute and Chronic)Category: Doctor's Views...... Heartburn Drugs Linked to Hip Fractures in Women  - Wed, 1 Feb 2012 Title: Heartburn Drugs Linked to Hip Fractures in WomenCategory: Health News...... Rheumatoid Arthritis - When Do I Call the Doctor?  - Tue, 31 Jan 2012 Title: Rheumatoid Arthritis - When Do I Call the Doctor?Category: Doctor's Views...... Body Aches Helping Seniors With Pain: New GSA Resources  - Thu, 02 Feb 2012 The pain suffered by older adults is the shared focus of the two newest entries in The Gerontologica...... Serious Foodborne Illness May One Day Be Prevented By A Pill  - Wed, 11 Jan 2012 Modified probiotics, the beneficial bacteria touted for their role in digestive health, could one da...... Sunburn Pain Discovery Could Benefit Inflammation Conditions  - Thu, 07 Jul 2011 The discovery that a protein called CXCL5 is responsible for triggering the pain of sunburn may indi...... Back Straight Boys Educate Community On Proper Computer Posture  - Thu, 07 Jul 2011 Move over, boy bands of America - there's a new group in town. Four middle-school students from Carm...... Mouse Virus Erroneously Linked To Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, UCSF Collaborative Study Finds  - Tue, 31 May 2011 Two years ago, a widely publicized scientific report plucked an old mouse virus out of obscurity and...... A Full Exam And Patient History Are Vital To Effectively Diagnose Juvenile Arthritis  - Fri, 04 Mar 2011 While lab tests and imaging can sometimes help diagnose juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), a physi...... Lyme-Disease-Related Arthritis: Effective Treatment Depends On Proper Diagnosis  - Fri, 04 Feb 2011 Early, correct diagnosis is the best way to prevent the development of Lyme arthritis in individuals...... HSA Warns Against Taking "Jianbu Huqian Wan" - An Adulterated Product Found To Contain Undeclared Potent Western Medicinal Ingredients, Singapure  - Wed, 15 Dec 2010 The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has detected an adulterated health product labelled "JianBu HuQi...... Breast Cancer Patients At Risk For Carpal Tunnel Syndrome May Be Identified By Simple Fingertip Test  - Mon, 13 Dec 2010 As many as half of postmenopausal women taking aromatase inhibitor drugs for breast cancer complain ...... Shedding Light On Aromatase Inhibitor Joint Pain Syndrome  - Wed, 10 Nov 2010 Breast cancer patients are more likely to have joint pain from taking aromatase inhibitors (AIs) if ...... Joint Pain Linked To Breast Cancer Drug Not Inflammatory Arthritis Or Autoimmune Disease  - Tue, 09 Nov 2010 A new study suggests joint complaints attributed to aromatase inhibitors (AI), popular breast cancer...... Invasive Plants Increase The Risk Of Tick-Borne Disease In Suburbs  - Tue, 12 Oct 2010 "You don't have to go out into the woods anymore," says tick expert Brian F. Allan, PhD, who just co...... Natural S-equol Soy-Based Supplement Reduces Menopausal Hot Flashes, Muscle And Joint Pain In First Study Among US Women  - Thu, 07 Oct 2010 A new women's health, whole soy germ-based nutritional supplement containing Natural S-equol reduced...... Researchers At The University Of Granada Associate Trigger Points With Shoulder Injury  - Fri, 01 Oct 2010 25 out of 1,000 visits to the family doctor are related to shoulder pain. This is currently the caus...... Anger Amplifies Clinical Pain In Women With And Without Fibromyalgia  - Fri, 24 Sep 2010 Researchers from Utrecht University who studied the effect of negative emotions on pain perception i...... Gout Clinical Trial Demonstrates That Rilonacept Significantly Reduces Gout Flares  - Mon, 09 Jan 2012 A phase II clinical trial found that rilonacept, an inhibitor of the protein interleukin-1 (IL-1), s...... Gout Flares - Rilonacept Effective, According To Clinical Trial  - Fri, 06 Jan 2012 According to a phase II clinical trial, the drug rilonacept, which inhibits the protein interleukin-...... Regeneron Announces FDA Acceptance Of ARCALYST® (rilonacept) Supplemental Biologics License Application For Review  - Sat, 26 Nov 2011 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...... Preventing Gout Flare Ups In Patients With Renal Impairment - Dosing Guidance  - Wed, 09 Nov 2011 Results from a new pharmacokinetic (PK) study presented at the annual meeting of the American Colleg...... Gout Cases Missed By Traditional Tests Often Detected By CT Scans  - Mon, 07 Nov 2011 X-ray images known as CT scans can help confirm gout in patients who are suspected of having the pai...... American College Of Rheumatology 2011 Annual Meeting: Presentations By NYU Langone Experts  - Mon, 07 Nov 2011 Experts from NYU Langone Medical Center will present new research findings and clinical insight into...... Unsuitable Footwear Linked To Foot Impairment And Disability In Gout Patients  - Tue, 04 Oct 2011 New research shows that use of poor footwear is common among patients with gout. According to the st...... Pegloticase, Alternative Treatment For Chronic Gout Shows Greater Improvement In Symptoms  - Wed, 17 Aug 2011 According to a study in the August 17 issue of JAMA, patients with severe, chronic gout who took peg...... New Drug Aids Gout Patients Not Helped By Standard Treatments  - Wed, 17 Aug 2011 Injections of pegloticase, a modified porcine enzyme, can produce significant and sustained clinical...... Pegloticase Helps Patients With Severe, Chronic Gout  - Tue, 16 Aug 2011 Individuals with severe, chronic gout who have not responded to conventional treatment may benefit f...... Increase In Obesity And Hypertension Are Likely Contributors To The Increase In Gout Prevalence In US Over Last 2 Decades  - Fri, 29 Jul 2011 A new study shows the prevalence of gout in the U.S. has risen over the last twenty years and now af...... Got The Gout? Self Reported Cases Show Increase In Prevalence  - Thu, 28 Jul 2011 Eight million Americans, almost 6% of men and 2% of women have got the gout, a painful affliction in...... Lower Doses Of Anti-Gout Drug Recommended  - Sat, 04 Jun 2011 Health professionals should ensure they are prescribing correct doses of colchicine, a treatment for...... BioCryst Presents New Analyses Of BCX4208 Phase 2 Studies In Patients With Gout At The Annual European Congress Of Rheumatology  - Fri, 27 May 2011 BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:BCRX) today presented positive data from its two completed, r...... The True Burden Of Gout And Promising New Treatments  - Fri, 27 May 2011 A pan-European study of 755 gout patients found that prevalence of self-reported gout was highest in...... Arthritis New Heart Failure Risks: Fractures and Memory Problems  - Fri, 3 Feb 2012 Title: New Heart Failure Risks: Fractures and Memory ProblemsCategory: Health News...... estrogens conjugated, Premarin  - Thu, 2 Feb 2012 Title: estrogens conjugated, PremarinCategory: Medications...... sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim, Bactrim, Septra  - Thu, 2 Feb 2012 Title: sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim, Bactrim, SeptraCategory: Medications...... infliximab, Remicade  - Thu, 2 Feb 2012 Title: infliximab, RemicadeCategory: Medications...... Gleevec Approval Widened to Include Rare Cancer  - Thu, 2 Feb 2012 Title: Gleevec Approval Widened to Include Rare CancerCategory: Health News...... Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs and Ulcers  - Wed, 1 Feb 2012 Title: Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs and UlcersCategory: Diseases and Conditions...... Coping With Chronic Rheumatic Diseases  - Wed, 1 Feb 2012 Title: Coping With Chronic Rheumatic DiseasesCategory: Doctor's Views...... Arthritis - Whether Weather Affects Arthritis  - Wed, 1 Feb 2012 Title: Arthritis - Whether Weather Affects ArthritisCategory: Doctor's Views...... Rheumatoid Arthritis: Questions for Your Doctor  - Wed, 1 Feb 2012 Title: Rheumatoid Arthritis: Questions for Your DoctorCategory: Doctor's Views...... Pain (Acute and Chronic)  - Wed, 1 Feb 2012 Title: Pain (Acute and Chronic)Category: Doctor's Views...... Heartburn Drugs Linked to Hip Fractures in Women  - Wed, 1 Feb 2012 Title: Heartburn Drugs Linked to Hip Fractures in WomenCategory: Health News...... Rheumatoid Arthritis - When Do I Call the Doctor?  - Tue, 31 Jan 2012 Title: Rheumatoid Arthritis - When Do I Call the Doctor?Category: Doctor's Views...... MedPage Today Lab Notes: Wall Street Success Genetic  - Fri, 03 Feb 2012 (MedPage Today) -- A look at why some stockbrokers are successful, a study that brings oncologists' ...... Steroids May Soothe Joints for RA Patients (CME/CE)  - Thu, 26 Jan 2012 (MedPage Today) -- It's possible to control local inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis by interferin...... Many RA Patients Inactive Despite Benefits of Exercise (CME/CE)  - Thu, 26 Jan 2012 (MedPage Today) -- More than two of five adults with rheumatoid arthritis were physically inactive a...... Cane Use Improves Pain in Arthritic Knees (CME/CE)  - Wed, 25 Jan 2012 (MedPage Today) -- Use of a cane helped reduce pain in patients with osteoarthritis in the knee as w...... Milk Powder Cuts Gout Flares (CME/CE)  - Mon, 23 Jan 2012 (MedPage Today) -- Daily consumption of enriched skim milk powder could help prevent gout flares, a ...... Common Pain Options of Little Help for RA Patients (CME/CE)  - Thu, 19 Jan 2012 (MedPage Today) -- Muscle relaxants and neuromodulators offered little pain relief for rheumatoid ar...... 50-Year-Olds Get New Knees in Record Numbers (CME/CE)  - Tue, 17 Jan 2012 (MedPage Today) -- During the past three decades there has been a dramatic increase in knee replacem...... Genetic Root Found for Hives Disorder (CME/CE)  - Wed, 11 Jan 2012 (MedPage Today) -- A rare inherited disorder known as cold urticaria results from a gain-of-function...... IL-1 Inhibitor May Curb Gout Flares (CME/CE)  - Fri, 06 Jan 2012 (MedPage Today) -- Targeting an inflammatory cytokine can reduce gout flares after starting urate-lo...... DVT Risk Elevated in Rheumatoid Arthritis (CME/CE)  - Fri, 06 Jan 2012 (MedPage Today) -- Patients with rheumatoid arthritis are at increased risk of venous thromboembolis...... Daily Aspirin Tied to Eye Disorder (CME/CE)  - Thu, 05 Jan 2012 (MedPage Today) -- Daily aspirin use may protect the heart but hurt the eyes, boosting the risk of a...... Increased Gout Risk With Diuretic Use Confirmed (CME/CE)  - Thu, 05 Jan 2012 Diuretics (MedPage Today) -- a class of drugs known to raise serum urate levels -- independently inc...... Lipitor No Help in Kids With SLE (CME/CE)  - Tue, 03 Jan 2012 (MedPage Today) -- Atorvastatin did not slow atherosclerosis in children with systemic lupus erythem...... Anti-TNF Treatment Fails to Cut Acute Coronary Risk in RA (CME/CE)  - Mon, 02 Jan 2012 (MedPage Today) -- Treatment with tumor nectosis factor inhibitors did not decrease the risk of acut...... The Year in Review: BMP-2 Saga Prompts Change  - Thu, 29 Dec 2011 (MedPage Today) -- As part of the Year in Review series, MedPage Today reporters are revisiting majo......