1 day ago | Healio

ORLANDO - Lateral unicompartmental knee replacement, when used in patients who meet certain key indications, such as having isolated lateral bone-on-bone arthritis, can be a...
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Off-label use of tocilizumab to treat non-juvenile idiopathic arthritis in pediatric rheumatic patients: a literature review

1 day ago | Pediatric Rheumatology

Tocilizumab, an anti-interleukin-6 agent, is indicated as a treatment for several autoimmune or inflammatory diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis and juvenile idiopathic...
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Huge Vioxx Settlement

1 day ago | Fitness Tips for Life

As all Vioxx users have been aware over the last year of so there has been a class action suit against the makers of Vioxx because of the inadequate testing or reporting of...
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An unusual case with which to challenge your senior residents

2 days ago | Healio

A 5-year-old male was admitted to the hospital for evaluation of several progressive problems, including an unusual rash, swollen joints, abdominal pain and hematochezia, for...
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3D Printed Adaptive Aids Can Benefit Arthritis Patients

2 days ago | Medindia Health | 2 articles

3D printed adaptive aids to help patients with severe arthritis perform daily tasks such as opening doors, turning knobs or splitting pills prove to be significantly cheaper...
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Massage Can Help Reduce Arthritis Pain, Improve Mobility

2 days ago | Medindia Health | 2 articles

Full body massage can significantly relieve pain and improve mobility in patients with knee osteoarthritis, reveals a new study.
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Massage helps relieve pain, improve mobility in patients with knee osteoarthritis

2 days ago | News Medical

Patients with arthritis in their knees experienced significant improvement in pain and mobility after undergoing a weekly, whole-body massage for two months, according to a...
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Fucoidan, found in brown algae, found to prevent the progression of osteoarthritis

2 days ago | Natural News

A study conducted by researchers from Kyung Hee University, Korea Food Research Institute, and Academy Sciences of Uzbekistan has revealed that the polysaccharide fucoidan...
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Phase 3 data support etanercept monotherapy for PsA

2 days ago | Healio

CHICAGO - Phase 3 data from the SEAM-PsA study presented at the ACR/ARHP 2018 Annual Meeting showed that etanercept alone or in combination with methotrexate was effective...
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For the asking, a check is in the mail to help pay for costly drugs

3 days ago | News Medical

Kip Burgess was relieved last year when pharmaceutical giant Amgen overnighted him a $2,976 check to help pay for his go-to arthritis drug, Enbrel.
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Obamacare Will 'Likely' Survive Judge's Ruling, Obama Tweets

He reassures Americans as he reminds people to sign up for the health care program before the deadline. Read more ...

Squeezing in a Workout After Your Flu Shot Could Make the Vaccine More Effective

Just got your flu shot and wondering if it's safe to push through your usual workout? Your arm might be sore for a couple days, but that's no reason to avoid the gym. "There is... Read more ...

New evidence PROVES that air pollution affects the placenta of developing babies

Women tend to be even more careful about their lifestyle and diet when they're pregnant, but there's one thing they might be forgetting. According to a study, even unborn... Read more ...

Priest Torments Mourners By Condemning Teen's Death By Suicide At His Funeral

During 18-year-old Maison Hullibarger's funeral, a priest criticized him for dying by suicide When Jeff and Linda Hullibarger met with Father LaCuesta ahead of their son's... Read more ...

Early Physical Therapy Reduces Risk of Opioid Use

For patients with shoulder, back or knee pain who did use opioids, early physical therapy was associated with a 5 to 10 percent reduction in how much of the drug they used, the... Read more ...

Most Accurate Tool Yet to Predict Asthma in Kids: Study

Pediatric Asthma Risk Score will become the most common tool used to predict asthma in young children and help prevent the common airway disease from developing, reveals a new... Read more ...

How Allergies in Infants are Impacted by Diet During Pregnancy?

In a longitudinal study of pregnant women across US, many of the women avoided certain allergenic foods to prevent food allergies in infants. Read more ...

BREAKING: Obamacare ruled unconstitutional by federal judge. era of forced...

In a stunning ruling that's sending shock waves across the nation, a federal judge has ruled that Obamacare - the deceptively named “Affordable Care Act” - violates the United... Read more ...

New study explains why having a lower calorie intake is healthier for you

A study from the University of Geneva backs the age-old knowledge that losing weight requires reducing your caloric intake. However, the researchers say it's not so your body... Read more ...

Two-year-old with severe epilepsy `unable to obtain' cannabis

Jorja Emerson's family fought for weeks to secure the landmark prescription from a private hospital in London - but they have now been told they face a further delay in... Read more ...