Posts from ‘January, 2009’

(Nashville, TN) — Doctors at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital hope a drug approved for the treatment of pediatric arthritis will also prove effective against Type 1 Diabetes.

Rheumatoid arthritis is a genetic disease that, if left untreated, can deform or destroy nearly every joint. But treatment options have been improving over the years.

In children with arthritis, the time from diagnosis to the start of treatment with methotrexate appears to be an important predictor of their response to the drug at 6 months, Dutch investigators report.

Methotrexate, a folate antagonist that blocks folic acid activity, is the most widely used disease-modifying antirheumatic drug for rheumatoid arthritis. It enters the cell via several pathways, one of which involves folate receptor, which is highly specific for cells present in the joints of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

CLEVELAND (Ivanhoe Newswire) — Seventy million people are suffering from arthritis. Many of them deal with pain in their wrists. Until now, they were fitted with bulky, one-size-fits-all wrist replacements. Now, doctors have found a way to personalize each replacement and save money doing it.

FRIDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) — Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) might affect women more often and more severely than men, new research suggests.

Two bestselling novelists Maeve Binchy and Martina Cole talk about their experience with arthritis.

Title: Rheumatoid Arthritis Tougher on Women? Category: Health News Created: 1/15/2009 Last Editorial Review: 1/15/2009

P.E.I. is the only province in the country not to cover costs for drugs to treat severe forms of inflammatory arthritis, says the group Arthritis Consumer Experts.

Study finds more symptoms, greater severity among female patients.

All arthritis medications since they were created have been considered as the conventional therapy option by people around the world having to live with the all too common medical complaint, arthritis. But, it has been determined that these medicinal drugs may lead to adverse side-consequences, consequently it is essential for the patient to have specific [...]

People with the complaint have come to understand that arthritis doesn’t have a cure but luckily there are a few useful and capable ways, like an arthritis diet, that are able to assist you control arthritis. Substitute medical methods like herbal treatments, yoga and a specific diet plan can especially help you fight and reduce [...]

Science has to date, found it tough to figure out the exact causes of arthritis as there are a number components that could lead to an individual developing the condition. Nevertheless, there are some general causal agents that may cause the disease to occur, which we will be discussing as we move on with the [...]

If you have ever asked yourself, whether you are one of those suffering from rheumatism then reading through this short piece of work is certainly going to be of use. However, before we move into the points, let me ask you something, do you often suffer from joint pain, joint swelling, dry eyes, neck pains [...]