MSK Report News

Monday, August 31, 2009 Arthritis: Blocking Syndecan-4: A New Way to Treat OA?
Blocking syndecan-4 may represent a whole new approach to treating osteoarthritis...

Thursday, August 27, 2009 Bones: Study: Hip Fracture Rates On the Decline in Canada
Hip fracture rates in Canada have been declining since 1985, with a more rapid drop between 1996 and 2005...

Thursday, August 27, 2009 BioPharm Business News and Perspectives: Lexicon Moves LX2931 Into RA Phase 2
Lexicon's LX2931 S1P lyase blocker is in Phase 2 trials in rheumatoid arthritis...

Wednesday, August 26, 2009 Pain: Virtual Reality: Fibromyalgia Affects Spatial Navigation
Virtual reality (VR) testing confirms what many fibromyalgia patients suspect: spatial learning deficits related to hippocampal dysfunction...

Tuesday, August 25, 2009 Procedures: First RCTs Cast Doubt on Vertebroplasty Gains
The first 2 randomized, placebo-controlled trials of vertebroplasty for osteoporotic fractures show no significant benefits for the procedure...

Thursday, August 20, 2009 BioPharm Business News and Perspectives: Animal Rights Thugs Target Novartis CEO
Animal rights extremists desecrated the graves of pharma exec Daniel Vasella's mother and sister and are now suspected of an arson attack on his house...

Thursday, August 20, 2009 Consumer News: Mimicking Human Cartilage to Repair a Knee
Companies are developing off-the-shelf plugs that are engineered to mimic the composition of human bone and cartilage to use instead of transplanted cartilage when repairing injured knees...

Wednesday, August 19, 2009 Autoimmunity: Echo Urged to Rule Out PAH in High-Risk Lupus
Echocardiogram screening may be useful in identifying pulmonary arterial hypertension in high risk lupus patients...

Tuesday, August 18, 2009 Arthritis: CBT Helps OA Patients Get Their ZZZs
Cognitive behavioral therapy can help osteoarthritis (OA) patients sleep better and hurt less...

Thursday, August 13, 2009 Skin: Docs Miss Details in Psoriasis Visits
In-office communication between psoriasis patients and clinicians needs improvement...