Arthritis
Arthritis is a form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints. There are over 100 different forms of arthritis. The most common form, osteoarthritis, is a result of trauma to the joint, infection of the joint, or age. The major complaint by individuals who have arthritis is joint pain.
Arthritis Stories
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Moderate consumption of alcohol may reduce the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis by half, according to a new study.
New research suggests that curry powder and omega-3 could help repair and offset the damage caused by spinal cord injuries.
Federal regulators have asked an advisory panel whether human trials on a class of experimental pain medications designed to treat osteoarthritis and chronic back pain should resume after it was temporarily halted in 2010 after the drugs were reportedly causing bone decay and joint deterioration.
Cancer rates are four time higher in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis, the most common form of persistent arthritis in children, compared to those without the disease, according to a new study.
Arthritis sufferers comprise the most physically inactive population in the U.S., according to a research survey.
Older Americans are increasingly reporting chronic knee pain and getting knee replacements, even though evidence of knee arthritis is not on the rise, according to a new report in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
New research shows that Omega-3 in fish oil may reduce symptoms of osteoarthritis significantly by slowing down or preventing is occurrence.
The owner and operator of a Houston durable medical equipment company was sentenced to nearly 3 years in prison for committing a Medicare fraud involving fake "arthritis kits", the U.S. Department of Justice informed Wednesday.
Famous explorer Christopher Columbus, whom the U.S. celebrates today with "Columbus Day," died at age 54 in 1506 after battling "reactive arthritis," an illness which is now treatable.
New discoveries surrounding rheumatoid arthritis may help asthma sufferers as Queensland Medical Center found that two mutant genes found in around 58,000 sampled asthmatic patients are receptible to the same treatments that target Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease.- Researchers have found that a defective gene can contribute to the onset of rheumatoid arthritis, a crippling inflammation of the joints that affect about 1 percent of the world's population.