Arthritis News

Wednesday, May 20, 2009 X-ray Stability Lags RA Remission by Months
Radiographic joint damage grinds to a halt only after at least 9 months of sustained disease remission...

Thursday, May 14, 2009 FDA OKs UCB's Cimzia for Moderate to Severe RA
Cimzia^® (certolizumab pegol), the only pegylated anti-TNF, has been approved for use in the US...

Thursday, May 14, 2009 Could a Urine Test Identify Early OA?
Separate sets of collagen degradation markers can differentiate very early knee OA from knee pain that is not due to OA...

Wednesday, May 13, 2009 Persistent Sore Ankle Might Be Damaged Tendon
Physicians should consider peroneal tendon injury in patients with refractory lateral ankle pain...

Tuesday, May 12, 2009 Obesity, Arthritis Blamed for Disability in Women
Females are at greater risk of obesity and arthritis than their male counterparts and these disabling conditions begin early and can rob women of their quality of life...

Thursday, May 07, 2009 Half of Early RA Patients Treated With Combo DMARDs Have No Disability After 11 Years
Treating early RA with 3 conventional DMARDs leads to more sustained remissions and better outcomes than starting with a single DMARD, regardless of what regimen is used after year 2...

Thursday, April 30, 2009 Minimally Invasive Knee Replacement? Sometimes.
Minimally invasive knee arthroplasty may be appropriate for select patients when performed by an experienced surgeon...

Friday, April 24, 2009 Knee Laxity Tied to Menstrual Cycle
Female athletes are 2 to 8 times more likely to injure their ACL ligaments than men, and 3 new studies say that knee joint laxity related to the menstrual cycle is to blame...

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 Reconstruction Recommended for Some Shoulder Separations
Experts differ on which type III shoulder separations need surgery...

Tuesday, April 07, 2009 Low Back, Limb Pain May Be Early Spondyloarthritis
Low back pain, sacroiliitis, and limb arthritis are all early signs of spondyloarthritis...