]> http://www.healthedia.com/popular/articles/arthritis Arthritis - Today's Popular Articles at http://www.healthedia.com en http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/about-arthritis/885537?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 Does weather affect arthritis symptoms? The answer depends on who you ask. The debate about the effect of weather changes on joint pain dates back to Hippocrates in 400 B.C....... Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:40:07 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/about-arthritis/885537?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/straight-from-the-doc/885201?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 The US FDA has recently approved the marketing of Abbott's HUMIRA(R) (adalimumab) as a treatment for adult patients with moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis.Plaque psoriasis is an autoimmune disease characterized by skin lesions that are some... Mon, 21 Jan 2008 03:00:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/straight-from-the-doc/885201?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/that-health-rules/885193?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 A common question indeed! Diabetics are prone to arthropathies. Or shall we say joint pains due to arthritis affect almost every pateint after the age of 50. The tendency of patient with arthritis is to assume a position that they deem less pai... Sun, 20 Jan 2008 22:11:32 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/that-health-rules/885193?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/about-arthritis/885189?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 Lodotra is a modified-release form of prednisone. When compared to standard immediate-release prednisone, rheumatoid arthritis patients were found to experience less morning stiffness. Night-time levels of inflammatory cytokines such...... Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:59:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/about-arthritis/885189?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/get-ready-for-flu/884914?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 What's in a name? In the case of Chikungunya fever, a mosquito-borne disease that is becoming a growing concern around the world, a funny-sounding name has serious implications. The word Chikungunya is thought to mean to dry up or to become contor... Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:05:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/get-ready-for-flu/884914?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/purple-medical-blog/884916?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 HOW DO THEY TREAT A LUMP OR CYST ON THE HAND OFTEN ON THE WRIST A GANGLION CYST IS A FLUID FILLED SAC THE GANGLION CAN PRESS ON A NERVEHow do they treat a lump or cyst on the hand? People often become alarmed when they see a cyst or lump on the hand ... Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:56:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/purple-medical-blog/884916?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/884878?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 Just in case Amgen s anemia drug woes weren t enough, the company is now under investigation for how it marketed its rheumatoid arthritis drug Enbrel.The New Jersey attorney general said yesterday she had subpoenaed the company, following allegat... Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:23:08 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/884878?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/about-arthritis/884808?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 Can cracking your knuckles cause arthritis? Is cracking your knuckles just an irritating habit or is it actually harmful? Understanding what physically occurs when you crack your knuckles will help...... Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:58:45 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/about-arthritis/884808?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/884581?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 Sure, the drug industry is in the midst of an R&D slump. But that doesn t mean the tap has gone completely dry.To wit, our colleague Johanna Bennett at Barron s brings us the skinny on five drugs expected to hit the market this year, all of which... Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:35:32 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/884581?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/about-arthritis/884463?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 Questioning whether fibromyalgia is a real condition can cause a stir among fibromyalgia patients. You may be thinking that no one does that anymore -- no one questions the validity...... Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:53:42 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/about-arthritis/884463?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/genetics-health/884321?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 Common genetic variants linked to arthritis may also play a role in human height, a new study reports, published on-line in Nature Genetics.The international study co-led by the University of Michigan observed a connection between decreased height ... Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:04:21 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/genetics-health/884321?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/daily-diabetic/884297?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 Over at the Hart Empire Network (where I maintain a Battling Arthritis blog), the Battling Diabetes blog has recently been took over (from Hart) by a new writer: Julie E. Fletcher.In her first post, Julie wrote:My own personal experience with diabete... Tue, 15 Jan 2008 04:57:56 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/daily-diabetic/884297?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/beauty-brains/884268?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 Sarah Bellum says: I thought that wearing waaaay too much perfume was a sign of bad fashion sense, kind of like the Christian Dior mess that Charlize Theron wore to last year s Academy Awards. But according to Science Daily.com, scientists from Te... Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:01:36 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/beauty-brains/884268?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/884145?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 Though a drug now exists to treat fibromyalgia, the existence of the disorder itself, characterized by chronic pain with unknown causes, is still up for debate, reports the New York Times.Last June, Pfizer s Lyrica was the first drug to receive FDA... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:19:50 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/884145?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/884101?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 An article sure to generate some heat from people diagnosed with the disease. Is this more drug mongering?Advocacy groups and doctors who treat fibromyalgia estimate that 2 to 4 percent of adult Americans, as many as 10 million people, suffer from t... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:28:09 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/884101?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/about-arthritis/884074?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 Generally-speaking, the prevalence of arthritis in the United States has increased, and it will continue to climb as the baby boomer generation ages. Since arthritis is the most common cause...... Sun, 13 Jan 2008 13:26:51 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/about-arthritis/884074?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/about-arthritis/883685?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 Life changes when you get arthritis. Whatever your life was like before arthritis, it's undeniable that your illness becomes a big factor in all you'll do going forward. Yes, it's...... Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:59:06 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/about-arthritis/883685?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fibromyalgia-research-blog/883458?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 According to an article in the Italian rheumatology journal Reumatismo [2007;59(4):280-291], the medications Italian physicians have found the most effective for fibromyalgia include the tricyclic drugs and mixed reuptake inhibitors. Recent works su... Wed, 09 Jan 2008 12:31:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fibromyalgia-research-blog/883458?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fibromyalgia-research-blog/883459?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 A study conducted by the Pulmonary Division at University of S o Paulo (Brazil) intended to verify whether techniques of yoga with and without the addition of traditional Chinese medicine modality Tui Na would improve pain and the negative impact o... Wed, 09 Jan 2008 12:19:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fibromyalgia-research-blog/883459?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fibromyalgia-research-blog/883460?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 In the most recent issue of Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology [2007 Nov-Dec;25(6):823-30] researchers at the Section of Physical Education and Sports, University Pablo de Olavide, Seville (Spain) describe their study of the effects of warm water... Wed, 09 Jan 2008 11:56:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fibromyalgia-research-blog/883460?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/about-arthritis/883157?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 People whose index finger is shorter than their ring finger are at higher risk for developing osteoarthritis of the knee. According to a University of Nottingham study that was published...... Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:54:33 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/about-arthritis/883157?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/882989?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 According to a recent study featured in the Journal of Arthritis and Rheumatism, women who are depressed may have a less sensitive nose than those women who are not depressed. The researchers also believe that due to their weakened sense of smell, th... Sun, 06 Jan 2008 22:54:04 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/882989?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/about-arthritis/882903?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 Sjogren's syndrome is a chronic, inflammatory, autoimmune disease. Sjogren's syndrome is named after Swedish doctor Henrik Sj gren, who first described women with chronic arthritis symptoms, dry eyes, and dry...... Sat, 05 Jan 2008 13:18:55 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/about-arthritis/882903?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/882715?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 Dr. Ken Gall and colleagues at School of Mechanical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology are working on shape-memory polymers capable of changing shape and their total volume, during clinical procedures, such as to open blocked arterie... Fri, 04 Jan 2008 11:48:49 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/882715?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/foot-blog/882488?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 In the January 2008 issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism, arthritic trends are tending to increase in the United States. The incidence of gout is also up. In 2005 roughly 3 million Americans had gout in the previous 12 months, up from the estimate of 2.1 ... Thu, 03 Jan 2008 09:00:37 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/foot-blog/882488?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/about-arthritis/882447?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 Soda, or soft drinks, that contain large amounts of sugar can significantly increase serum uric acid levels and the risk of gout. To evaluate the relationship between sugar-sweetened soda, diet...... Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:52:54 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/about-arthritis/882447?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/paging-drgupta/882396?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 If you think weight training is only for professional body builders or young athletes, you're wrong. Anyone can benefit from a weight training program, and it's particularly important to pump iron as you age. Debbie MacLean is an athletic trainer... Wed, 02 Jan 2008 11:20:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/paging-drgupta/882396?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/882240?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 Glucosamine is a natural compound that is found in healthy cartilage. Glucosamine Sulfate is a normal constituent of glycoaminoglycans in cartilage matrix and synovial fluid. Available evidence from randomized controlled trials supports the use of Gl... Tue, 01 Jan 2008 11:42:39 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/882240?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/foot-blog/882191?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 The Foot Blog News-December 2007No evidence new osteoporosis drugs work betterWASHINGTON (Reuters) December 17th, 2007 - There is no evidence to show that any one group of osteoporosis drugs works better than other drugs designed to fight the bone-th... Tue, 01 Jan 2008 09:19:50 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/foot-blog/882191?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/foot-blog/882215?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis of the Ankle with Extensive Bone Involvement: A Case Report Podiatry Internet Journal ORIGINAL ARTICLE: We describe a case of a 49 year old man who presented with swelling of his left ankle for two months. After sta... Tue, 01 Jan 2008 07:34:53 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/foot-blog/882215?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/about-arthritis/882239?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 Having arthritis is life-changing. Pain and limitation associated with arthritis impact all aspects of daily living. As abilities become less and inabilities become greater, the disease seems to be in...... Mon, 31 Dec 2007 19:59:50 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/about-arthritis/882239?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/about-arthritis/882141?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 Hallux rigidus is a form of degenerative arthritis. Hallux (refers to the big toe) rigidus (refers to stiffness) usually affects adults between 30 and 60 years of age -- and...... Mon, 31 Dec 2007 10:59:10 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/about-arthritis/882141?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/foot-blog/882080?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 NEW YORK, Dec. 25 (UPI) Physicians typically see a sharp increase in big toe injuries in the winter, a U.S. foot and ankle specialist reports.Dr. David Levine of the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York warns that what athletes call turf t... Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:31:23 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/foot-blog/882080?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/how-to-cope-with-pain/882070?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 How to Cope with Pain articles now available by email! Sign up here.Welcome to December s Pain-Blog Carnival the best pain articles in December. Many of you are on vacation for the holidays, so you ll have this whole week to enjoy t... Mon, 31 Dec 2007 02:11:20 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/how-to-cope-with-pain/882070?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/straight-from-the-doc/882039?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 Japanese researchers have reported that omega-3-rich fish oil can reduce body weight gain by boosting fat metabolism.Such were their findings at least in mice!The study adds to an ever-growing list of potential health benefits from the omega-3 poly... Sun, 30 Dec 2007 19:13:41 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/straight-from-the-doc/882039?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/about-arthritis/882052?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 Patients with chronic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and fibromyalgia can experience depression -- it's not uncommon. For many patients, the depression is temporary or even brief, but...... Sun, 30 Dec 2007 11:44:28 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/about-arthritis/882052?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/about-arthritis/881979?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 Herpes zoster, or shingles, is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox. Following chickenpox, the virus becomes dormant in the body but herpes zoster can emerge again years later....... Sat, 29 Dec 2007 13:41:20 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/about-arthritis/881979?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/foot-blog/881934?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 MNT- With the Fall sports season winding down and the indoor sport season now underway, the importance of understanding and preventing foot injuries is top of mind for thousands of athletes around the country.One injury that has perplexed many athlet... Sat, 29 Dec 2007 09:31:01 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/foot-blog/881934?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/carpal-tunnel-syndrome/881804?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 Bloggers have pointed out and correctly that cervical radiculopathy and/or thoracic outlet maybe the problem causing pain radiating to the hands- and not carpal tunnel syndrome. That is the reason anyone with persistent symptoms should first be exam... Fri, 28 Dec 2007 12:21:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/carpal-tunnel-syndrome/881804?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-dello-russo/881769?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 A new article in Primary Care Optometry News suggests that people with certain health conditions, such as Rheumatoid arthritis, Lupus, Spondylitis, Chron s disease, Diabetes, and even pregnancy and breast feeding, may be good candidates for Lasik.... Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:08:24 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-dello-russo/881769?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/straight-from-the-doc/881666?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 Here are a list of blogs I recently found which I highly recommend to be bookmarked and linked to by you, readers of this blog.First of all, is the new CW blog under the Family and Home section: Next Nine Months. If you haven't found it yet is all ab... Thu, 27 Dec 2007 06:12:58 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/straight-from-the-doc/881666?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/about-arthritis/881628?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 Myofascial pain is a chronic condition that affects the fascia (connective tissue that covers the muscles). Myofascial pain syndrome can be confused with fibromyalgia and may also accompany it. Unlike...... Wed, 26 Dec 2007 15:45:18 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/about-arthritis/881628?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/straight-from-the-doc/881528?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 According to a new research by a team from Saint Louis University School of Medicine:Using an animal model, the SLU scientists found they could prevent muscle weakness, or restore muscle strength, caused by myasthenia gravis by stopping the complemen... Wed, 26 Dec 2007 07:00:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/straight-from-the-doc/881528?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/about-arthritis/881272?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 Prescription drugs are part of a daily routine for people living with arthritis and related conditions. Can you accurately name the prescription drugs you are taking? Do you think...... Sat, 22 Dec 2007 21:48:04 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/about-arthritis/881272?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/about-arthritis/881193?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 The use of a TNF inhibitor in combination with methotrexate has been shown to decrease the risk of a heart attack in people with rheumatoid arthritis by 80 percent compared...... Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:56:02 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/about-arthritis/881193?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/foot-blog/881028?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Daily injections of growth hormone may help reduce pain and improve the quality of life in some patients with fibromyalgia, new findings of a small study suggest.Fibromyalgia, which causes muscle pain and fatigue, is seen ... Fri, 21 Dec 2007 07:39:16 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/foot-blog/881028?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/about-arthritis/880842?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 Physical therapy is an essential part of a comprehensive treatment plan for arthritis. Physical therapy can help patients cope with pain and disability caused by arthritis. Because there is no...... Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:23:57 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/about-arthritis/880842?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/880773?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 Question: from ChrisI wonder if you have had any feedback concerning the Neuro-Natural series and Multiple Sclerosis. Although my partner shows multiple scarring in both the brain and the spinal cord, we have pushed the MD's and also confirmed that s... Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:59:07 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/880773?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/foot-blog/880681?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 HSS JournalOriginal article: Despite early appropriate treatment with modern orthopedic trauma surgery protocols, distal tibia and ankle injuries do not uncommonly result in posttraumatic ankle arthritis. Ankle fusion offers reliable pain relief an... Wed, 19 Dec 2007 09:46:53 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/foot-blog/880681?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/disease-proof/880699?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75 We all know that SAD is short for standard America diet, but it also refers to Seasonal Affective Disorder. Never heard of it? Here s how Wikipedia defines it:Seasonal affective disorder (SAD), also known as winter depression, is an affective, or m... Wed, 19 Dec 2007 08:16:11 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/disease-proof/880699?rsstype=populararticles&cid=75