Copyright 2012 Medical News TodayLatest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/arthritis/admin@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Admin)editors@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Editors)en-us Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241414.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241414.phpThe benefits of exercise in minimizing pain and improving mobility for individuals living with osteoarthritis has been well documented. In a new study presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), 107 individuals with diagnosed osteoarthritis in the knee were randomized to either a DVD-based exercise group, or a control group...Arthritis / Rheumatology Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241387.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241387.phpA new study has demonstrated that a procedure wherein healthy cartilage is transplanted to fix an area of damaged cartilage (osteoarticular cartilage transplantation or OATS procedure) is superior to the standard of care for repairing cartilage defects...Bones / Orthopedics Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241388.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241388.phpA study by Hospital for Special Surgery researchers has provided the first comprehensive look at just how metal-on-metal total hip replacements are failing in patients around the country. Made possible by what is thought to be the largest archive of failed joint replacements, the research should help doctors develop a better hip replacement for future patients...Bones / Orthopedics Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241313.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241313.phpNew research presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) highlights the benefits of total knee replacement (TKR) in elderly patients with osteoarthritis, including a lower probability of heart failure and mortality...Arthritis / Rheumatology Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241291.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241291.phpExperts from the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center are presenting their latest research and clinical findings on diseases of the muscle, tendon, bone and joint at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), February 7-11 in San Francisco, California...Bones / Orthopedics Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241220.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241220.phpHenry Ford Hospital researchers have identified for the first time two molecules that hold promise as a biomarker for measuring cartilage damage associated with osteoarthritis...Arthritis / Rheumatology Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241067.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241067.php A new map pinpoints well-defined areas of the Eastern United States where humans have the highest risk of contracting Lyme disease, one of the most rapidly emerging infectious diseases in North America, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241054.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241054.phpResults revealed that people who live in socially disadvantaged areas were 42 per cent more at risk of getting arthritis than people in more affluent areas. The study revealed more than 30 per cent of people living in socially disadvantaged areas reported having arthritis, as opposed to 18.5 per cent in the more affluent areas...Arthritis / Rheumatology Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240906.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240906.phpA new physical form of proteins developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin could drastically improve treatments for cancer and other diseases, as well as overcome some of the largest challenges in therapeutics: delivering drugs to patients safely, easily and more effectively...Cancer / Oncology Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240897.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240897.phpA two-year study of nearly 190,000 girls and women, finds that Gardasil, the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine made by Merck & Co, does not trigger autoimmune disorders such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, type 1 diabetes and multiple sclerosis. The results are published in the Journal of Internal Medicine...Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240839.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240839.phpRheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease where the body begins to attack the joints and organs of the body. Proteins within inflamed joints are often modified by citrullination, a process that converts the protein building block arginine into citrulline...Arthritis / Rheumatology Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240825.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240825.phpA new study, funded by a grant from the National Institute for Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), found that two in five adults (42%) with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were inactive...Arthritis / Rheumatology Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240646.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240646.phpAround 7.5 million Americans, which is about 2.2% of the population, suffer from psoriaris, an autoimmune disease causing red, flaky skin...Arthritis / Rheumatology Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240523.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240523.phpMedications or biologic agents that target T-cells, white blood cells involved in the body's immune system, appear to offer significant benefit to patients suffering from psoriatic arthritis (PsA), a type of arthritis that affects up to 48 percent of patients with the skin disease psoriasis, according to a new review article in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS)...Arthritis / Rheumatology Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240451.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240451.phpPain management is a high priority for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, so three researchers in Australia analysed existing study data to see whether two different classes of drugs can help. When looking at muscle relaxants, they discovered that neither the benzodiazepine agents, diazepam and triazolam, nor the non- benzodiazepine agent, zopiclone, reduce pain when taken for one to 14 days...Arthritis / Rheumatology Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240405.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240405.php A new study published online on 17 January in the journal Arthritis & Rheumatism reports that rates of knee replacement surgery in Finland's 30 to 59-year-olds soared between 1980 and 2006, with women being the more common recipients throughout. Lead author Dr...Arthritis / Rheumatology Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240364.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240364.phpResearchers in Finland found that annual cumulative incidences of partial and total knee arthroplasty, commonly known as knee replacement surgery, rose rapidly over a 27-year period among 30 to 59 year-olds in that country, with the greatest increase occurring in patients aged 50 to 59 years...Arthritis / Rheumatology Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240339.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240339.phpMore than 32 million people in the United States have autoantibodies, which are proteins made by the immune system that target the body's tissues and define a condition known as autoimmunity, a study shows...Immune System / Vaccines Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240348.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240348.phpTelomeres, the very ends of chromosomes, become shorter as we age. When a cell divides it first duplicates its DNA and, because the DNA replication machinery fails to get all the way to the end, with each successive cell division a little bit more is missed...Arthritis / Rheumatology Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240353.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240353.phpA comprehensive review of herbal medicine products in the latest issue of the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB) shows that there is little conclusive evidence to justify the widespread use of herbal medicines to relieve the symptoms of the painful joint condition osteoarthritis...Arthritis / Rheumatology Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240125.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240125.phpA Rush University Medical Center led international research team has announced that a treatment to prevent bleeding episodes in children with hemophilia A also is effective for adolescents and adults. The preventive therapy will "optimize care for hemophilia patients of all ages by stopping unexpected bleeding events that can have a detrimental impact on the lives of patients," said Dr...Blood / Hematology Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239685.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239685.phpA small study published online in the Annals of Rheumatic Diseases reveals that "Mindfulness" exercises, irrespective of how difficult they are, that focus on experiencing the present moment can help to limit the stress and fatigue linked to painful rheumatoid joint disease...Arthritis / Rheumatology Thu, 22 Dec 2011 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239560.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239560.phpScientists have discovered a missing link between the body's biological clock and sugar metabolism system, a finding that may help avoid the serious side effects of drugs used for treating asthma, allergies and arthritis...Arthritis / Rheumatology Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239489.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239489.phpIt appears that knee pain of some kind is a common complaint in middle-aged and mature women, with varying possible causes leading to varying types of pain...Arthritis / Rheumatology Tue, 20 Dec 2011 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239459.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239459.php Scientists have discovered a missing link between the body's biological clock and sugar metabolism system, a finding that may help avoid the serious side effects of drugs used for treating asthma, allergies and arthritis...Respiratory / Asthma