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Do Steroid Shots Work for Knee Pain?
By Dr. Mercola Knee osteoarthritis is a disease characterized primarily by a loss of cartilage in your knee joint. As it progresses, OA can be marked by the gradual onset of...
8 days ago - Mercola
FDA approves first extended release injection to treat osteoarthritis knee pain
The FDA approved triamcinolone acetonide intra-articular injection for the treatment of patients with osteoarthritis knee pain, according to the drug's...
13 days ago - Healio - 2 articles
Obese older women at higher risk for mobility limitation after total knee or hip replacement for OA
Obesity was associated with an increased risk of late-life mobility limitation among older women who underwent total knee or total hip replacement for osteoarthritis, according...
14 days ago - Healio
Researchers test benefit of 'smart' shoe insole for patients with knee osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis, in the simplest sense, is wear and tear of the cartilage of the joints, which results in bones rubbing together, causing pain and stiffness. While other...
16 days ago - News Medical
Animated activity questionnaire showed good cross-cultural validity in measuring activity limitations
The animated activity questionnaire, a tool for assessing activity limitations with some aspects of both patient-reported outcome measure and performance-based tests...
17 days ago - Healio
Safety, tolerability, and pharmacodynamics of an anti-interleukin-1 α/β dual variable domain immunoglobulin in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee: A randomized phase 1 study
Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
18 days ago - MD Linx - 2 articles
Intra-articular corticosteroid injections seen as efficacious for short-term management of knee OA
According to a study in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, intra-articular corticosteroid injections effectively managed symptoms of knee...
22 days ago - Healio
Complications, wait times and necessary surgeries: where NSW was outclassed by other health systems, BHI report shows
Patients in NSW public hospitals have higher rates of complications and longer wait times for cataract surgery and hip and knee replacements, a comparison of international...
24 days ago - Sydney Morning Herald
Dietary fiber found to reduce osteoarthritis knee pain in first-ever study of its kind
Improved joint health can now be added to the long list of fiber's health benefits as researchers associated a fiber-rich diet with a decreased risk for degenerative joint...
1 month ago - Natural News - 5 articles
Efficiency and safety of oral tranexamic acid in total joint arthroplasty: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trial
Total knee and hip arthroplasty are considered as successful procedures for the treatment of the degenerative osteoarthritis. However, the process is associated with massive...
1 month ago - International Journal of Surgery - 2 articles
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Researchers from Rice University in Houston, Texas, designed a device that could cure Alzheimer's. This probe uses light therapy to target clumps in the brain that can cause...
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World Osteoporosis Day: Love Your Bones, Protect Your Future
World Osteoporosis Day has been observed every year on 20th October since 1996. The theme for this year is 'Love your bones: Protect your future.
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Although bisphosphonate holidays can be part of the long-term management of osteoporosis, the concept does not transfer to all other drugs, an expert suggests. Medscape Medical...
Study shows how nerves drive prostate cancer
Certain nerves sustain prostate cancer growth by triggering a switch that causes tumor vessels to proliferate, show researchers. Their earlier research - which first implicated...
New UMass Lowell study to explore link between gut bacteria and Parkinson's...
The saying "Listen to your gut" is taking on new meaning in the hunt for clues about Parkinson's disease. The National Institutes of Health recently awarded a UMass Lowell...
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Phenogenetic map created for stem cells models of neurological diseases
In an effort to better understand neurological diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and ALS - and develop new ways to treat them - researchers have performed the first...