Arthritis sufferers at a loss
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Arthritis sufferers across South Africa have been inundating call centres and pharmacists in the wake of the shock withdrawal of their medication by the manufacturers of the most widely used drug treating the disease.
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Scientists uncover why some arthritis drugs such as Vioxx can cause heart attacks and strokes.
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Researchers at the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute have identified a disease mechanism underlying rheumatoid arthritis, which may help in the introduction of new therapies for the disease and other such debilitating autoimmune disorders like
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NEW YORK  - Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who fail to respond to one of the biological drugs will often have a better response to a second drug within the same class, Danish researchers report in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.
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Magnetic bracelets are good for relieving the pain of arthritis, say researchers.
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Many adults with arthritis suffer frequent mental distress, and this goes hand-in-hand with an impaired quality of life, according to researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta.
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NEW YORK  - The decline in mortality seen in the U.S. population over the past four decades has not extended to patients with rheumatoid arthritis, despite innovations in rheumatoid arthritis treatment, according to a report in the current issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism.
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NEW YORK  - Though it's widely used as an  alternative pain remedy, willow bark extract may not bring much  relief to people with arthritis, a new study suggests.
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Q. It&#39;s a slow road back, isn&#39;t it? You&#39;ve had the illness and injury problems earlier in this year. Did you lose confidence or what? ...
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Some knee injuries appear to cause years of pain and increase the risk of arthritis among female soccer players, a new study shows.
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There are many other treatment options for people with arthritis, and physicians are considering them patient by patient. Washington -- Physicians are pulling out their risk-versus-benefit calculators once
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After alarming news about popular painkillers like Celebrex and Vioxx, an American study is pointing to another way to control the pain of arthritis.
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A drug often used to treat rheumatoid arthritis -- methotrexate -- seems to improve a condition known as ankylosing spondylitis, Mexican researchers report.
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Ever since Vioxx was pulled from the market over concerns about a risk of heart attack and stroke, arthritis patients have been asking doctors one question: What should I do now?
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NEW YORK  - Bee stings have long been known  to relieve some of the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, but  only now has the reason for this been clarified.
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Since Vioxx was pulled off the market last week, arthritis suffers have had to make difficult choices about alternatives for pain relief.
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young women who injure their knees playing soccer appear to have a very high chance of developing a potentially disabling arthritis years later, a study suggests.