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MRI Useful For Predicting Failure Of Metal-On-Metal Hip Implants Before Symptoms Appear -
Fri, 17 May 2013
Metal-on-metal hip implants can cause inflammation of the joint lining (synovitis) long before sympt......
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Allergies To New Hips And Knees Surface Only After Surgery Is Done... Until Now -
Fri, 17 May 2013
Imagine what Paula Spurlock must have been going through. Shortly after having a hip replaced in 201......
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Ilaris® Approved By FDA To Treat Active Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, A Serious Form Of Childhood Arthritis -
Tue, 14 May 2013
Ilaris® (canakinumab) is the first interleukin-1 beta inhibitor for the treatment of SJIA and the on......
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Fat Triggers Rheumatoid Arthritis: Discovery Paves Way For New Gene Therapies, Treatments -
Mon, 13 May 2013
Scientists have discovered that fat cells in the knee secrete a protein linked to arthritis, a findi......
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Natural Fibres Biologically Effective For Use In Stem Cell Cartilage Repair -
Fri, 10 May 2013
Over 20 million people in Europe suffer from osteoarthritis which can lead to extensive damage to th......
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Superior Lubricant Offers Hope For Osteoarthritis Sufferers -
Tue, 07 May 2013
A team of researchers led by a Boston University Biomedical Engineer has developed a new joint lubri......
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Patients With Sleep Apnea Undergoing Joint Replacement Have Improved Outcomes With Regional Anesthesia -
Tue, 07 May 2013
Using regional anesthesia instead of general anesthesia in patients with sleep apnea undergoing tota......
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Lower Rates Of Complications In Hip And Knee Replacement Using Regional Anesthesia Technique -
Fri, 03 May 2013
A highly underutilized anesthesia technique called neuraxial anesthesia, also known as spinal or epi......
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Hydrogen Sulfide Reduces Joint Swelling -
Wed, 01 May 2013
A gas associated with the smell of rotten eggs has proven to effectively reduce joint swelling, in r......
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RAPID-PsA Study Showed That Cimzia® (Certolizumab Pegol) Improved Active Psoriatic Arthritis, In Patients Both With And Without Prior TNF Exposure -
Sat, 27 Apr 2013
ACR20 response rates with certolizumab pegol were higher than placebo at weeks 12 and 24 with respon......
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Pfizer's Arthritis Drug Xeljanz (tofacitinib) Receives A Negative Opinion In Europe -
Sat, 27 Apr 2013
Pfizer's Arthritis Drug Xeljanz (tofacitinib citrate) should not be approved for the treatment of rh......
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New Genetic Links To Juvenile Arthritis Revealed -
Fri, 26 Apr 2013
Researchers report in Nature Genetics that they have increased the number of confirmed genes linked ......
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Cancer Cells' Achilles' Heel Revealed -
Fri, 26 Apr 2013
Scientists from the Manchester Collaborative Centre for Inflammation Research (MCCIR) have discovere......
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14 New Genes Identified Which Could Have Important Consequences For Future Treatments Of Childhood Arthritis -
Wed, 24 Apr 2013
Scientists Dr Anne Hinks, Dr Joanna Cobb and Professor Wendy Thomson, from the University's Arthriti......
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Does Cracking Knuckles Or Joints Cause Arthritis? -
Wed, 24 Apr 2013
Cracking of joints, also referred to as "popping", is a form of joint manipulation that produces a p......
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Combo Drug Therapy May Work Best to Strengthen Bones: Study -
Thu, 16 May 2013
Title: Combo Drug Therapy May Work Best to Strengthen Bones: StudyCategory: Health News......
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Gene Discoveries Give Hope Against 'Brittle Bone' Disease -
Thu, 9 May 2013
Title: Gene Discoveries Give Hope Against 'Brittle Bone' DiseaseCategory: Health News......
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Health Tip: Coping With Shoulder Arthritis -
Mon, 6 May 2013
Title: Health Tip: Coping With Shoulder ArthritisCategory: Health News......
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Knee Injury -
Mon, 6 May 2013
Title: Knee InjuryCategory: Diseases and Conditions......
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Women Who Smoke May Have Higher Risk for Rheumatoid Arthritis -
Mon, 29 Apr 2013
Title: Women Who Smoke May Have Higher Risk for Rheumatoid ArthritisCategory: Health News......
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Health Tip: Strengthen Your Bones -
Thu, 18 Apr 2013
Title: Health Tip: Strengthen Your BonesCategory: Health News......
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Rheumatoid Arthritis -
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
Title: Rheumatoid ArthritisCategory: Diseases and Conditions......
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'Mobility Shoes' May Help Those With Arthritic Knees: Study -
Mon, 15 Apr 2013
Title: 'Mobility Shoes' May Help Those With Arthritic Knees: StudyCategory: Health News......
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Low Testosterone Linked to Later Arthritis in Study -
Thu, 4 Apr 2013
Title: Low Testosterone Linked to Later Arthritis in StudyCategory: Health News......
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nabumetone, Relafen (Discontinued) -
Thu, 4 Apr 2013
Title: nabumetone, Relafen (Discontinued)Category: Medications......
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Cartilage Gives Early Warning of Arthritis, Study Finds -
Wed, 3 Apr 2013
Title: Cartilage Gives Early Warning of Arthritis, Study FindsCategory: Health News......
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Cardiac Medication May Help Reduce Stiffness Caused By Nondystrophic Myotonias -
Thu, 04 Oct 2012
Preliminary research finds that for patients with nondystrophic myotonias (NDMs), rare diseases that......
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Patients With High Blood Calcium Levels Benefit From Monitored Vitamin D Therapy -
Thu, 28 Jun 2012
Patients with a gland disorder that causes excessive calcium in their blood who also have vitamin D ......
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First Classification Criteria For Polymyalagia Rheumatica Released By American College Of Rheumatology -
Tue, 06 Mar 2012
The American College of Rheumatology has released the first classification criteria for polymyalgia ......
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Higher Levels Of Psychosomatic Symptoms Reported By Physically Abused Children -
Mon, 13 Feb 2012
Children who display multiple psychosomatic symptoms, such as regular aches and pains and sleep and ......
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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......
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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......
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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......
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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......
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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......
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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......
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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......
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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......
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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 ......
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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 ......
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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......
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Vitamin C Does Not Lower Uric Acid Levels In Gout Patients -
Thu, 16 May 2013
Despite previous studies touting its benefit in moderating gout risk, new research reveals that vita......
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UL Medical School Researchers Find Increased Death Risk In Patients Suffering From Gout And Elevated Uric Acid Levels -
Thu, 02 May 2013
A new study led by researchers at the Graduate Entry Medical School (GEMS), University of Limerick (......
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Shedding Light On Gout: Repair Of Protein Pump Possible -
Wed, 10 Apr 2013
Johns Hopkins scientists have found out how a gout-linked genetic mutation contributes to the diseas......
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Potential For New Drugs To Treat Gout -
Fri, 22 Mar 2013
Findings from a Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine study could lead to the develop......
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Genetic Insight Into 'Disease Of Kings' Offered By Gout Study -
Thu, 03 Jan 2013
Scientists have shed light on why some people are more susceptible to gout than others. A study has ......
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Aging Overweight Males At Increased Risk For Gout, Rheumatoid Arthritis -
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
Refuting a belief long held by many physicians, a Mayo Clinic study found that rheumatoid arthritis ......
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ACR Supports Best Practices For Ultrasonography Use In Rheumatology -
Wed, 31 Oct 2012
More rheumatologists are embracing musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) to diagnose and manage rheumati......
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Eating Cherries Lowers Your Gout Attack Risk -
Sun, 30 Sep 2012
Eating cherries over a two-day period reduced the risk of gout attacks by 35%, according to a new st......
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Gout Guidelines Arm Patients And Physicians With Tools To Fight Painful Disease -
Fri, 28 Sep 2012
Gout is one of the most common forms of inflammatory arthritis, affecting nearly 4% of adult America......
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BUSM Study Finds Gout And Hyperuricemia On The Rise In The U.S. -
Thu, 28 Jun 2012
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that the incidence of gout a......
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Gout And Hyperuricemia On The Rise In The U.S. -
Thu, 28 Jun 2012
Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) researchers have found that the incidence of gout and hy......
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Gout Risk From Purine Rich Foods -
Thu, 31 May 2012
Foods rich in purines, particularly those found in meat and seafood, quintuple the immediate risk of......
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Obesity Epidemic Likely Cause Of Huge Increase In Kidney Stones -
Fri, 25 May 2012
The number of Americans suffering from kidney stones between 2007 and 2010 nearly doubled since 1994......
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Teens With Abnormal Levels Of Uric Acid At Increased Risk For Hypertension -
Thu, 03 May 2012
Teens with high levels of uric acid appear to be at increased risk for high blood pressure, accordin......
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Hot On The Trail Of Metabolic Diseases And Antibiotic Resistance -
Thu, 29 Mar 2012
ABC transporters are membrane proteins that actively pump a wealth of molecules across the membrane.......
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Combo Drug Therapy May Work Best to Strengthen Bones: Study -
Thu, 16 May 2013
Title: Combo Drug Therapy May Work Best to Strengthen Bones: StudyCategory: Health News......
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Gene Discoveries Give Hope Against 'Brittle Bone' Disease -
Thu, 9 May 2013
Title: Gene Discoveries Give Hope Against 'Brittle Bone' DiseaseCategory: Health News......
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Health Tip: Coping With Shoulder Arthritis -
Mon, 6 May 2013
Title: Health Tip: Coping With Shoulder ArthritisCategory: Health News......
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Knee Injury -
Mon, 6 May 2013
Title: Knee InjuryCategory: Diseases and Conditions......
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Women Who Smoke May Have Higher Risk for Rheumatoid Arthritis -
Mon, 29 Apr 2013
Title: Women Who Smoke May Have Higher Risk for Rheumatoid ArthritisCategory: Health News......
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Health Tip: Strengthen Your Bones -
Thu, 18 Apr 2013
Title: Health Tip: Strengthen Your BonesCategory: Health News......
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Rheumatoid Arthritis -
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
Title: Rheumatoid ArthritisCategory: Diseases and Conditions......
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'Mobility Shoes' May Help Those With Arthritic Knees: Study -
Mon, 15 Apr 2013
Title: 'Mobility Shoes' May Help Those With Arthritic Knees: StudyCategory: Health News......
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Low Testosterone Linked to Later Arthritis in Study -
Thu, 4 Apr 2013
Title: Low Testosterone Linked to Later Arthritis in StudyCategory: Health News......
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nabumetone, Relafen (Discontinued) -
Thu, 4 Apr 2013
Title: nabumetone, Relafen (Discontinued)Category: Medications......
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Cartilage Gives Early Warning of Arthritis, Study Finds -
Wed, 3 Apr 2013
Title: Cartilage Gives Early Warning of Arthritis, Study FindsCategory: Health News......
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No Hike in Mass. Hospital Use Post Health Reform (CME/CE) -
Fri, 17 May 2013
(MedPage Today) -- Healthcare reform in Massachusetts did not increase overall use of inpatient reso......
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Vitamin C No Help in Gout (CME/CE) -
Thu, 16 May 2013
(MedPage Today) -- Vitamin C supplements didn't lower uric acid levels in patients with gout when gi......
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Simponi OK'd for Ulcerative Colitis -
Wed, 15 May 2013
(MedPage Today) -- SILVER SPRING, Md. -- The biologic drug golimumab (Simponi) may be used to treat ......
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Opioids Tied to Low T, Erectile Dysfunction? (CME/CE) -
Wed, 15 May 2013
(MedPage Today) -- Opioid use, particularly long-term use, may be associated with erectile dysfuncti......
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Abuse Victims Seek Out Docs More Often (CME/CE) -
Tue, 14 May 2013
NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- College students who were victims of abuse or even witnessed physical......
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Tanezumab Makes Good in Chronic Back Pain (CME/CE) -
Tue, 14 May 2013
NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- The controversial agent tanezumab, which was once put on an FDA regul......
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Constant Pain a Big Problem in Older Adults (CME/CE) -
Sat, 11 May 2013
NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- Nearly 19 million older adults in the U.S. reported bothersome pain i......
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Novartis Arthritis Drug Gets FDA Nod for JIA -
Fri, 10 May 2013
(MedPage Today) -- Ilaris, a monoclonal antibody targeting interleukin-1beta, has been approved for ......
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Pain: Brain Imaging Key to Novel Treatments at APS -
Mon, 06 May 2013
NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- The emerging science of imaging pain will take center stage at the up......
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Rituximab Works in ANCA-Linked Vasculitis (CME/CE) -
Sun, 05 May 2013
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Rituximab given as adjunctive therapy to children with antineutrophil ......
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Clinical Notes: FDA Broadens Use for JIA Drug -
Sun, 05 May 2013
(MedPage Today) -- The arthritis drug tocilizumab was approved to treat polyarticular juvenile idiop......
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Parathyroid: Novel Tx Promising in Rare Disease (CME/CE) -
Fri, 03 May 2013
PHOENIX (MedPage Today) -- Treatment with a recombinant human parathyroid hormone may reduce the nee......
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Weight Gain Common with New Knees (CME/CE) -
Wed, 01 May 2013
(MedPage Today) -- Patients who undergo total knee replacement are at substantial risk for weight ga......
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Low Antibody Response Seen with RA Drug (CME/CE) -
Wed, 01 May 2013
(MedPage Today) -- Few rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with abatacept (Orencia) developed immu......
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Switching TNF Drugs Works in Psoriatic Arthritis (CME/CE) -
Mon, 29 Apr 2013
(MedPage Today) -- BIRMINGHAM, England -- Most patients with psoriatic arthritis responded well to a......
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