Arthritis Stories
- Vitamin D pills don't reduce arthritis pain or cartilage loss in people diagnosed with osteoarthritis.
- Researchers have found the molecular mechanism associated with development of osteoarthritis pain which may lead to better understanding and hopefully newer treatments for the painful condition.
- The U.S. Food and Administration has approved a new drug Xeljanz (tofacitinib) from Pfizer Inc., for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
- Experts predict that unless Americans change their eating and exercise habits, half of U.S. adults will be obese by 2030.
- What is ENCODE, and what does it mean?
- Researchers on the project have been likened the task to Occupy Wall Street. “Originally genetics was focused on the one percent,” Mark Gerstein, a bioinformaticist from Yale University, said. “We’re shining a light on the 99 percent.”
- Pre-treatment of the stem cells derived from fat cells can encourage growth of cartilage cells, a finding that could help ease pain in people suffering from a common type of arthritis.
- Even relatively low levels of lead in the blood may be linked to an increased risk of gout, a painful form of arthritis.
- A new study has found that people suffering from rheumatoid arthritis have an increased risk for severe gum disease compared to other individuals.
- Black people with rheumatoid arthritis are less likely than whites to be on powerful drugs that ward off further joint damage and disability.
- Federal health officials have released a set of videos featuring the scientific research of how yoga works, the safety of yoga and whether yoga can help treat certain health problems.
- Moderate consumption of alcohol may reduce the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis by half, according to a new study.