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Arthritis and Weather
Many of us have an older relative who claims to have an arthritic joint with the power to tell the future, at least meteorologically. She will stare out the window on a perfectly pleasant, sunny day, distractedly rubbing her painful shoulder, and proclaim solemnly, "A storm's a comin'." She's hardly
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Osteoarthritis Knee Exercise Bad in Some
April 14, 2003 -- If you have knee osteoarthritis, exercise is good for you. But one often recommended exercise might make your disease worse, a new study suggests. The study already is controversial. It goes against what doctors often advise for patients with knee osteoarthritis. They say to build
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Glucosamine for Knees -- Evidence Builds
Jan. 27, 2003 - Many people swear by the supplement glucosamine to help ease their arthritic knee pain. But only recently has scientific evidence been appearing to back it up. Now, a new study not only adds to that evidence, but also gives a better understanding of how long it takes for glucosamine
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No Pain, No Gain for Arthritis Patients
--> Aug. 28, 2002 -- The old exercise adage, "no pain, no gain," may be especially true for people who suffer from osteoarthritis of the knee. New research shows the pain these people experience after exercise is only temporary, but the benefits are not. "Explaining to patients that the increased pa
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Popular Knee Surgery May Be Useless
July 10, 2002 -- Each year, hundreds of thousands of Americans have knee surgery to relieve arthritis pain. But a highly unusual study suggests the arthroscopic approach is not effective. Arthroscopic knee surgery is done through tiny incisions without having to completely open up the knee. "As appe
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Inactivity Worsens Knee Arthritis
July 3, 2002 -- For millions of people with knee arthritis, performing routine tasks such as climbing stairs, bending over, or even walking can be painful, prompting many sufferers to avoid them altogether in favor of a more sedentary lifestyle. But a new study confirms what many had suspected: If y
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Knee Arthritis Injections Battle It Out
Feb. 20, 2002 -- A study presented at a meeting of orthopedic specialists shows that Synvisc knee injections provide longer and better relief than anti-inflammatory steroids injections. And a second study shows that Synvisc may work as well or better than anti-inflammatory pills. Synvisc is a fluid
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New Drug Fights Osteoarthritis Flare-Ups
Nov. 27, 2001 -- When an arthritis flare attacks, people suffering from osteoarthritis need something to calm the pain. A new medicine hopes to serve just that purpose. Researchers recently presented information on a new drug called Ultracet at the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatol
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'Chicken Shots' May Replace Knee Replacement in Some
Nov. 16, 2001 -- Ben Singletary, 69, can barely remember a time when he didn't suffer from excruciating knee pain due to osteoarthritis. His deteriorating knees forced him to give up his Shreveport, La., ob-gyn practice in 1994, and he underwent surgery a year and a half later to replace his left kn
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Medical Research Fails to Meet Patients' Needs
June 9, 2000 -- The thousands of medical studies conducted each year help to determine what treatments are available for various health problems and whether insurance will pay for them. But too many of these studies emphasize new drugs or surgical techniques, even though these are not top priorities
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