Rheumatoid arthritis tied to pregnancy complications

2010-03-17T12:30:11Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pregnant women with rheumatoid arthritis may have increased risks of high blood pressure, having an underweight baby or needing a cesarean section, a new study suggests.</p><p>Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) arises when the immune system mistakenly attacks tissue in the joints, leading to inflammation, pain and progressive joint damage. The disease is more common in women than ...

Light, flat shoes may be best for arthritic knees

2010-03-17T12:16:54Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When it comes to easing the pain of arthritic knees, footwear choice matters, new research shows.</p><p>And the findings suggest that flatter shoes with more flexible soles are easier on the knees than clogs or walking shoes. "It may not be the supportive, stable shoes that we just thought would be shock-absorbing for them that they should wear,"

How to Manage Joint Arthritis

2010-03-14T06:16:04Z

There are many factors that can cause arthritis pain, and these causes can differ for each individual. In most cases, joint arthritis is the damage to tissues and area around the joints, with the inflammation causing redness and swelling. There are numerous ways available for the sufferers of arthritis to manage the condition and a few are mentioned here.<br><br>Joint arthritis sufferers experience unbearable pain due to the stress on the joints and the pressure that develops on t...

Proven Arthritis Remedies

2010-03-11T00:08:41Z

Arthritis is a serious and painful disease but rarely fatal. Arthritis attacks the joints and the surrounding muscle and connective tissue causing swelling, inflammation and pain. Arthritis forms as a result of a broken bone that may have knitted itself back together but never fully healed, general wear and tear on the body or an autoimmune disease. While arthritis cannot be cured except through surgery, the pain and discomfort can be managed. Not all treatments work for all arthritis suffere...

Medication fears lead to worse side effects

2010-03-10T10:45:18Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - It may not be surprising, but a new study offers some proof that patients who are worried about their medications are more likely to have side effects from them.</p><p>The study involved patients with a particular kind of arthritis. While more research has to be done in patients with other illnesses to know for sure, "my guess would be that this is happening across a wide...

Astra pays up to $1.2 billion for Rigel arthritis drug

2010-02-22T09:15:41Z

<div><p>LONDON/BANGALORE (Reuters) - AstraZeneca Plc waded into the competitive rheumatoid arthritis market on Tuesday by buying rights to Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc's next-generation drug R788 for up to $1....

What is Psoriatic Arthritis? What Are the Treatments?

2010-02-22T15:37:03Z

Psoriatic arthritis may sound like an odd combination but is a possible growth for anybody who's already been diagnosed from psoriasis. Basically when you experience psoriatic arthritis symptoms you'll start to feel an inflammation of the joints. It's very similar to experiencing arthritis but you'll also have the symptoms that are associated with psoriasis.<br><br>Almost people only suffer from a mild form psoriatic arthritis symptoms. Unluckily for those sufferin...

Gout Disease and Natural Remedies for Gout Treatment

2010-02-22T16:10:19Z

Author: Dr. Mital John

For people with gout the uric acid level in the blood is so high that uric acid crystals form and put in joints and other tissues. This causes the joint lining to become inflamed, resultant in sudden and severe attacks of pain, softness, redness and warmth. Either way, gout treatments may include medication to lower the uric acid level or a special gout diet to decrease the amount of purine ingested.

Symptoms of Gout: -

* Indigestion

Electro-acupuncture shows promise for knee arthritis

2010-02-22T16:59:07Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A modern twist on traditional acupuncture may bring some pain relief to people with knee arthritis, at least in the short term, a small study suggests.</p><p>The study, published in the journal Pain, looked at the effects of electro-acupuncture among 40 adults with knee osteoarthritis -- the common "wear-and-tear" form of arthritis in which...

FDA Approves New Drug For Rheumatoid Arthritis

2010-02-22T21:49:58Z

<div id="subtitle">Agency concerned about serious side effects</div><div><p>There's a new treatment option for adults with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis who have not adequately responded to or cannot tolerate other approved drug classes for rheumatoid arthritis.</p><p>The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approv...

How to Ease Arthritis Pain With Natural Remedies

2010-02-22T22:02:14Z

Living with arthritis can be very painful. Chances are after being diagnosed with arthritis you began scouring the internet for ways to help ease your pain. Most people want to find natural remedies to help their arthritis instead of relying on medications.<br><br>First, you need to know about arthritis. Arthritis simply means inflammation of joints. There are two main types of arthritis, Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid arthritis. Both of these types affect the body ...

What is the Natural Cure For Arthritis

2010-02-23T00:10:12Z

A proper knowledge about the cause of arthritis can help people treat arthritis. What are the causes of arthritis? Arthritis is normally caused due to poor nutrition, unstable diet, inactive way of life, anxiety, deficiency of vitamins, deficiency of sleep and inappropriate breathing. Therefore, now one can probably see that all these causes can be controlled by us. And a major cause of arthritis is an improper and unbalanced diet.<br><br>The natural cure for arthr...

Smoking ups men's rheumatoid arthritis risk most

2010-02-23T11:35:37Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Smoking is a risk factor for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a new analysis of 16 studies confirms.</p><p>The effect is especially strong in men and heavy smokers, the researchers found. And men who tested positive for rheumatoid factor (RF), a self-attacking antibody found in about 80 percent of RA patients, were at even higher risk if they smo...

Medications Used in Joint Pain Relief

2010-02-23T13:48:04Z

Joint pain is so excruciating that people who have experienced it even just once cringe at the thought of its recurrence. There are many ways to relieve joint pains. However, each joint pain relief is dependent on what causes the pain. Could it be brought about by arthritis, injury, or gout?<br><br>Whichever the cause is, one of the most common treatments to joint pains is drug treatment. However, you must bear in mind that if you are experiencing joint pains due o...

Joint Pain Relief For People With Gout

2010-02-23T13:48:52Z

You suddenly wake up in the dead of the night and you feel this terrible pain in your leg. Lying still may help, but it definitely does not seem to make it better. If you have experienced this, then you may be suffering from gout.<br><br>Gout is a common condition that strikes about 3.4 million American men every year. This is the most prevalent form of inflammatory arthritis among men who are 40 years old and above. It is characterized by sharp, severe pain in the...

Tape may ease pain in some cases of knee arthritis

2010-02-23T14:05:55Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Simple athletic tape may bring some pain relief to older adults with a form of arthritis that affects the kneecap, a small study suggests.</p><p>The study looked at the effects of taping the knee in 14 people with patellofemoral osteoarthritis, a form of arthritis that causes pain behind or around the kneecap.</p><p&...

Enbrel Sureclick FAQ

2010-02-23T16:01:36Z

Author: drugsfaq

Does enbrel rationale cancer?
- Yes it can Malignancies.-RA patients, particularly those with highly active RA, may be at high risk for lymphoma (a type of cancer). There have been rare reports of lymphoma in patients taking ENBREL(R) or other TNF blockers, occurring more repeatedly than expected for people in general. The role of ENBREL(R) in the nouns of cancer is not known.

How apposite is Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding said a late-stage study found its arthritis drug ocrelizumab helped ease symptoms of a type of rheumatoid arthritis.</p><p>The phase III trial evaluating ocrelizumab as a treatment for seropositive rheumatoid arthritis patients with a previo...

Biogen, Genentech: Ocrelizumab study is positive

2010-02-23T17:36:35Z
<div id="subtitle">Biogen Idec, Genentech's Ocrelizumab meets key goal in rheumatoid arthritis study</div><div><p>Genentech and Biogen Idec Inc. said Friday the drug candidate Ocrelizumab met key goals in a late-stage rheumatoid arthritis study.</p><p>The companies said the drug candidate me...

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