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New Guidelines For Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment

Updated rules add new arthritis drugs and combinations for treatment. However, these recommendations for rheumatoid arthritis treatment are not meant to override individualized care. Proven combinations of medicines and the introduction of new anti-arthritis drugs have significantly improved the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to guidelines issued by the American College of Rheumatology and [...]

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Survey Reveals Emotional, Physical Toll Of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Emotional and physical limitations are significant challenges cited by people diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to the results released today from two new, groundbreaking parallel surveys. According to the GeneRAtions surveys — one of which includes feedback from more than 1,000 people living with RA and a second that polled more than 300 physicians [...]

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One In 7 Utahns Struggle With Arthritis

About 1 in 5 Utah adults have doctor-diagnosed arthritis. Now, a new Utah Department of Health (UDOH) report shows many of them also have other conditions that add to their health care challenges. The Utah Arthritis Program (UAP) study, Arthritis and Other Co-morbid Conditions Among Adults in Utah, examines the co-existence of arthritis and seven [...]

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Osteoarthritis Patients Don’t Benefit From Arthroscopic Surgery

Osteoarthritis patients do not really benefit from arthroscopic surgery, which is a common treatment method for knee patients. Knee patients suffering from osteoarthritis usually experience pain and weakened joint function. They are being treated by physical therapy, medication, and arthroscopic surgery. This surgery is not very invasive – a small arthroscope (long, thin, fiberoptic tube) [...]

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Occupational Therapy Gets People With Osteoarthritis Moving

Physical activity is the cornerstone of any healthy lifestyle – and especially for people with osteoarthritis as exercise helps maintain good joint health, manage their symptoms, and prevent functional decline. Osteoarthritis, however, often makes physical activity, such as exercise, and even performing daily activities, a challenge. But an occupational therapist-led approach – called activity strategy [...]

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Understanding Ankle Arthritis, Ankle Replacement

Severe arthritis of the ankle joint is the result of progressive wearing down of the articluar cartilage cushion that lines the joint, ultimately resulting in bone-on-bone grinding of the joint surface. This “end stage” arthritis results in pain, combined with loss of function and mobility – severely limiting normal activity. When this end stage is [...]

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Six New Genetic Indicators For Rheumatoid Arthritis

Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and colleagues have uncovered specific locations on chromosomes (loci) linked to rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a progressive autoimmune disease that attacks the joints and other organs. Variations in the genetic sequence at these locations imply a risk of developing RA. A painful and sometimes disabling disease, RA afflicts up [...]

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UK Researchers Scanning Arthritis Study

Leeds researchers are among the first in the country to use new state-of-the art imaging equipment in a bid to improve the diagnosis and monitoring of patients with a common form of inflammatory arthritis. A team from the Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine at the University of Leeds hope to demonstrate the effectiveness of two [...]

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New osteoarthritis study shows: most treatments don’t work

Meta-analysis calls into question the premises underlying classic osteoarthritis treatment guidelines. Berlin, October 23, 2008. Despite the billions of euros spent on osteoarthritis treatments in Germany, the effectiveness of those treatments remains highly controversial among experts. According to the findings of a large-scale study presented today by Carsten Moser and Peter Wehling of Düsseldorf at [...]

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Treatment of psoriatic arthritis gets international guidelines

Rheumatologists, dermatologists, and patient advocates have come together to publish the first-ever international guidelines for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis, a disease that mainly affects people who have psoriasis but also some people without it. The guidelines by the Group for Research and Assessment of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (GRAPPA) were presented at the annual [...]

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Mayo Research Says Rheumatoid Arthritis Rising Among Women

After four decades on the decline, rheumatoid arthritis is on the upswing among women in the United States. That’s the finding presented by Mayo Clinic investigators at the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology/Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals in San Francisco. “This is a significant finding and an indicator that more research needs [...]

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Discovery Yields Potential Gout Treatment

A new approach to treating gout — a debilitating form of arthritis — can normalize levels of uric acid in the blood within hours in patients who have failed to respond to any other treatments, and in some patients, eliminate the painful, needle-like crystals of uric acid that clump around fingers, toes and other joints. [...]

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