Posts from ‘March, 2009’

THURSDAY, March 12 (HealthDay News) — Biomarkers that can be detected before women develop rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have been identified by U.S. researchers.

Adults diagnosed with arthritis can participate in free exercise classes in eight West Virginia counties.

arthritis affects almost 80 percent of Americans. And those affected are getting younger, according to Dr. Barry Waldman of OrthoMaryland and director of the Center for Joint Preservation and Replacement at the Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore.

West Milford - The Township of West Milford Department of Community Services and Recreation, in conjunction with the New Jersey arthritis Foundation, is offering an exercise program for older adults.

Patients with inflammatory polyarthritis who take nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like ibuprofen do not appear to have an excess risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, new research shows. Inflammatory polyarthritis is a form of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) involving two or more joints.

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study shows that 55% of Utah adults with heart disease also have arthritis

arthritis may create an additional barrier to using physical activity to help people manage their heart disease, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

More than half of adults with diagnosed diabetes also have arthritis, a painful condition that can be a barrier to physical activity—an important health strategy for managing diabetes…

Work limitation due to arthritis in all working-age adults ranges from a low of 3.4 percent in Hawaii to a high of 15 percent in Kentucky, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study that provides the first ever state-by-state data on adults experiencing work limitations caused by arthritis.

Two arthritis drugs could cause aches and pains for Merck & Co as it pursues its $41 billion purchase of smaller drugmaker Schering-Plough Corp, but are unlikely to derail the deal, analysts said.

One in three West Virginians has arthritis. That is the highest arthritis rate in the country,

arthritis sufferers in Holsworthy who helped pioneer an innovative “pain-buster” workshop are being invited to a special reunion event in the town on Thursday.

The arthritis Foundation and Progressive Rehabilitation Associates will sponsor an arthritis self-help course for people with arthritis, fibromyalgia, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

Expert advice arthritis affects almost 80 percent of Americans. And those affected are getting younger, according to Dr. Barry Waldman of OrthoMaryland and director of the Center for Joint Preservation and Replacement at the Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics at Sinai Hospital. “We don’t really know why, but we’re seeing an epidemic [...]

arthritis affects more than half of adults with heart disease and appears to be a substantial barrier to utilizing physical activity to help manage their condition, according to a new study. According to the arthritis Foundation, the study underscores the importance of physical activity in effective management for adults with both arthritis and heart disease.