Joints And Bones

A new study into friction has revealed clues about what may cause arthritis. Thanks to the research, carried out at the UC Santa Barbara, in the Department of Materials and the Department of Chemical Engineering, there may be a new…

Almost 80 per cent of Bromley residents have a family member suffering from arthritis, according to a survey for a campaign to improve joint health. According to research by BMI Healthcare at The Sloane…

Osteoarthritis is a leading cause of disability, characterized by the destruction of cartilage tissue in joints, but there is a lack of effective therapies because the underlying molecular causes have been unclear. A…

Clinicians have long recommended losing weight to help ease the pain and discomfort of knee osteoarthritis (OA), and now there is evidence to back up that bit of medical wisdom. In a study of 112 obese…

Senior Congress leader and former Assembly Speaker Parasram Maderna died here this morning following respiratory failure. The 92-year-old Jat leader breathed his last at 6 AM, SMS Hospital Superintendent Dr Virendra…

CITY researchers are trying to find out why so many professional footballers develop osteoarthritis. The University of Nottingham has been awarded a grant from medical research charity Arthritis UK for a five-year study.…

Biopharmaceutical company Ampio Pharmaceuticals Inc (nyse mkt:AMPE) stated on Tuesday that it has dosed 500 patient in the second pivotal trial of Ampion for the treatment of acute osteoarthritis of-the-knee (OAK)…

Methotrexate is a drug that is used to treat people who are suffering from mild symptoms associated with rheumatoid arthritis. It is one of the most commonly prescribed drugs and it is the leader in its class of drugs, a class known as…

A new treatment for arthritis has been developed, that promises a cost-effective and long-lasting treatment for the debilitating disease, using the patient’s own immune system to help fight against rheumatoid arthritis. Approximately…

There are a wide variety of conditions which do us more damage as we get older. They're not relegated to old age and most can affect you no matter how old you happen to be. Osteoporosis is one of these. It's a condition which weakens your…

Arthritis is the name given to over two hundred different kinds of inflammatory joint conditions. As there are so many individual types of arthritis it can be really difficult to treat the condition. As a general rule, arthritis is chronic,…

It’s a well-known fact that calcium is good for your bones, and when combined with vitamin D it can help to prevent osteoporosis. This damaging condition can be reduced though with the help of your diet – if you reduce the amount of salt,…

Arthritis is a condition which comes in over 200 forms. Each affects the joints and each has generally similar symptoms. Swelling of the joints, chronic pain, steady loss of mobility and, if left untreated, the potential for deformity. Most…

Arthritis is a condition which affects millions of people worldwide every single year. If you’re lucky enough to be from the more developed world and have access to the necessary treatments then you’re likely to be able to manage the…

Osteoarthritis is the most common of over 100 different kinds of arthritis. It’s a disease that generally affects post-menopausal women rather than men and is actually so common that it was once thought to be a natural part of ageing. Over…

When it comes to calcium a lot of people think that simply eating a lot of ice cream will do. While it's true there is some calcium in ice cream, there isn't as much as there is in milk or yoghurt. It can come as rather a shock to people…

Arthritis isn’t a condition which you’d wish on your worst enemy. It’s a slow and steady march towards a loss of mobility and though there’s a lot that can be done to slow the process there’s little which can be done to stop it. Of course…

Stiffness in the joints in the morning is one of the dreaded symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis. The joints in the feet, hands, knees, hips and spine are most likely to be affected by this morning stiffness, which at its most severe can make…

A leading cause of disability in many countries, arthritis can greatly affect the activities that its sufferers can take part in. This debilitating condition can cause numerous symptoms, such as an aching or swelling in the joints, leading…

Regularly feeling tired and worn out after a night's sleep was the strongest predictor of also developing widespread pain in a new study of UK adults over the age of 50. "In older adults widespread pain,…

If you’ve ever hurt yourself, and experienced pain, redness, swelling, heat, or a loss of movement or function, this is known as acute inflammation and, believe it or not, is a good thing. Acute inflammation tells you that your body is…

If you’re looking for relief from your arthritic pain, camels and llamas don’t exactly spring to mind (and it would be slightly concerning if they did!) However, in a small trial, the llama immune system has proven itself to be a worthy…

Her first symptoms were in her legs: swelling, pain, limping. Those were the signs, Joanna Pryor learned, that she had developed rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune disease that affects an estimated 1.5 million…

Harnessing stem cells to cure disease is the hottest topic in injury and arthritis treatment today. By stimulating the adult stem cells found in our own bodies, we can amplify and speed up the natural healing process as well as…

You would hope that, if your wellbeing was affected by bone cancer, your cancer drugs would kill the tumours, and not encourage them to spread. However, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, an…

If you were to picture someone with arthritis, you’d probably imagine an older person who gets the odd ache or pain in their hand or knee, but, unfortunately, you’d be terribly off the mark. Arthritis affects the wellbeing of people from…

When it comes to arthritis, it’s a disease of two types. Osteoarthritis (OA) is more common, and often occurs with age, but another type, known as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) isa serious autoimmune disease. It can be endlessly frustrating for…

Whether the effects are physical or all in your head, a study has shown that acupuncture relieves pain from chronic headaches, backaches and arthritis. Though some believe the powers of acupuncture are only that of a placebo effect,…

In a retrospective study using databases for Ontario, Canada, researchers found intra-articular injection 1 year before elective, primary total hip arthroplasty for osteoarthritis was associated with early revision precipitated by…

Away from the glitzy, glamorous lifestyle of top Premier League footballers, the reality for many players outside of the top-flight when they retire is very different. No multi-million pound bank balances,…