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- Osteoarthritis: Are Stem Cells Really the Answer?
Jan 8, 2009
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis It is characterized by degeneration of the articular cartilage (the gristle that caps the...
Category: Medicine
- Osteoarthritis of the Knee... A Young Person's Disease
Jan 7, 2009
Osteoarthritis (OA), the premature wearing away of cartilage- the gristle that caps the ends of long bones is the most common form of arthritis It...
Category: Medicine
- Who's a Good Candidate For Stem Treatment For Knee Osteoarthritis?
Dec 30, 2008
In the early part of December, the Vatican issued a pronouncement, again condemning the use of embryonic stem cells for medical research and...
Category: Medicine
- What Every Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient Should Know About Anti-TNF Drugs
Dec 7, 2008
Patients with severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who have poor prognostic factors or rapidly progressive disease are considered to be candidates for...
Category: Medicine
- Biologic Bullets: The New Model For Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis
Dec 6, 2008
Prior to the development of newer biologic medications, rheumatologists were relegated to using disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDS) to...
Category: Medicine
- Platelet Rich Plasma - PRP For Achilles Tendonitis
Nov 21, 2008
The Achilles tendon is the largest tendon in the body and connects the gastrocnemius (calf muscle) to the back of the calcaneus (heel bone) The...
Category: Medicine
- Stem Cells For Osteoarthritis: I Look Ten Years Younger Since my Facelift... But my Knees Still Feel Their Age... What Can I Do?
Oct 22, 2008
One of the first articles to mention stem cell therapy for osteoarthritis was an article published in the December 2003 article Arthritis and...
Category: Medicine
- Low Back Pain Relief... How to Get It Without Drugs - From an Arthritis Expert!
Oct 18, 2008
Low back pain is second only to the common cold as a reason to visit a physician's office Low back pain is a common problem because of our upright...
Category: Medicine
- If An Earthworm Can Grow A New Body, Why Can't A Human Grow New Cartilage For Their Knee Or Hip?
Oct 17, 2008
If a tadpole's tail is cut off, it will grow a new one If a salamander's leg is cut off, it will grow a new one
Category: Medicine
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome of the Foot?
Oct 10, 2008
Tarsal tunnel syndrome is condition where the posterior tibial nerve in the ankle is compressed In many ways, this condition is analogous to carpal...
Category: Medicine
- The Ultimate Betrayal Of The Knee Arthritis Lambs
Sep 29, 2008
About 20% of the 900,000 arthroscopic knee surgeries performed annually in North America are done as treatment for osteoarthritis (Time, 2008) A...
Category: Medicine
- Stem Cell Therapy For Arthritis: Is It Possible To Wind The Aging Clocks Of The Cartilage Cells In Your Joints Backwards?
Sep 24, 2008
Research on stem cells is leading scientists to investigate the possibility of cell-based therapies to treat disease, which is often referred to as...
Category: Medicine
- Doctor, When Should Muscle Relaxants be Used For Arthritis?
Sep 13, 2008
One question that comes up repeatedly is, "Where do muscle relaxants fall into the treatment approach for different musculoskeletal conditions"...
Category: Medicine
- Knee Replacement Surgery May Be A Thing Of The Past For Many Baby Boomers
Sep 12, 2008
Today, Baby Boomers (defined as those people born between the years 1946 to 1964) are living longer, staying more active, and very interested in...
Category: Medicine
- Doctor... Tell me About How I Can Get Into a Research Trial For my Arthritis?
Sep 11, 2008
Research trials are conducted for all pharmaceutical drugs for arthritis that eventually reach the market A clinical research trial may be the only...
Category: Medicine
- Actemra, The New Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug... What Makes it so Special?
Sep 9, 2008
Biological response modifiers (BRMS) are drugs that target inflammatory pathways in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and represent a relatively new...
Category: Medicine
- I Have Achilles Tendonitis... Could it Be Caused by the Antibiotic I Took?
Sep 8, 2008
Tendons are ropes of tissue that connect muscles to bones and allow joint motion When a muscle contracts, the tendon is pulled and the bone that...
Category: Medicine
- New Arthritis Drug Guidelines... Do They Help... Or Do They Hurt?
Sep 7, 2008
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) have been the mainstay of arthritis treatment for more than 50 years Over this time multiple drugs...
Category: Medicine
- What's New For Osteoarthritis Of The Hip And Knee? Orthokine And Other Treatments... Do They Work?
Aug 23, 2008
The most common form of arthritis, osteoarthritis, remains a therapeutic challenge This is a generally felt to be a disease of cartilage
Category: Medicine
- How Do Arthritis Experts Treat Osteoarthritis?
Aug 18, 2008
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis and affects more than 20 million Americans Commonly associated with aging, OA affects...
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