Methotrexate Reduces Pain in Hand Osteoarthritis With Synovitis
MONDAY, Nov. 6, 2023 -- For patients with hand osteoarthritis and synovitis, methotrexate has a potentially clinically meaningful effect on reducing pain, with no increase in adverse events, according to a study published online Oct. 12 in The... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 6, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Strength Training Promotes Knee Health, Lowers OA Risk Strength Training Promotes Knee Health, Lowers OA Risk
Adults with a history of strength training were significantly less likely to suffer from knee osteoarthritis and knee pain than were those with no strength training.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news
Redox-active endosomes mediate α5β1 integrin signaling and promote chondrocyte matrix metalloproteinase production in osteoarthritis | Science Signaling
Integrin-dependent redox signaling at endosomes stimulates chondrocytes to produce a matrix-degrading protease. (Source: Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment)
Source: Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment - October 31, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
PCPs and Knee OA: When to Keep Treating, When to Refer PCPs and Knee OA: When to Keep Treating, When to Refer
PCPs are well qualified to manage patients with moderate to severe knee osteoarthritis, but when to refer to a specialist can be a tricky decision.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - October 26, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
Want to Reduce Knee OA Risk? Weight Work May Help
(MedPage Today) -- People who engaged in weight lifting and other forms of strength training were less likely to develop knee pain and be diagnosed with osteoarthritis (OA) as they approached their senior years, a new analysis of Osteoarthritis... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - October 23, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Weight-cycling over 6 years is associated with pain, physical function and depression in the Osteoarthritis Initiative cohort - Vincent HK, Johnson AJ, Sibille KT, Vincent KR, Almeida-Cruz Y.
Body weight significantly impacts health and quality of life, and is a leading risk factor for the development of knee osteoarthritis (OA). Weight cycling may have more negative health consequences compared to steady high or low weight. Using the Osteoarth... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 11, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
U.S. FDA Grants Lipogems(R) Second IDE Approval for a Clinical Trial on the Treatment for Knee OA
ATLANTA, Oct. 4, 2023 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- The U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has awarded Lipogems another Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) study for the use of MicroFat for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis (OA)... Devices, Orthopaedic, FDA Lipogems, MicroFat, knee osteoarthritis, osteoarthritis (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - October 4, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Association between elevated magnesium intake and reduced risk of recurrent falls and frailty in osteoarthritis: data from the osteoarthritis initiative - Zheng Z, Luo H, Xu W, Shi L, Wang F, Qiu Y, Wang L, Xu Y, Sun C, Xue Q.
The objective of this 8-year follow-up study was to investigate the relationship between magnesium intake and frailty, as well as recurrent falls, in individuals diagnosed with Osteoarthritis (OA) or those at a heightened risk for developing th... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Association of knee and hip osteoarthritis with the risk of falls and fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Zhang Y, Li X, Wang Y, Ge L, Pan F, Winzenberg T, Cai G.
OBJECTIVE: Studies evaluating the association of knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA) with falls and fractures have inconsistent findings. We aimed to investigate associations of symptomatic and radiographic knee and hip OA with risk of falls, recurrent falls,... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Oral NSAIDs, Glucocorticoids Seem Effective for Hand Osteoarthritis
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 -- Oral nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NASIDs) and glucocorticoids seem to be effective for hand osteoarthritis (OA), according to a review published online Sept. 28 in RMD Open.
Anna D øssing, M.D., from the University... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 29, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Safer and More Precise Management of Osteoarthritis Pain Safer and More Precise Management of Osteoarthritis Pain
A new study suggests that to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events, the choice of NSAID in patients with osteoarthritis should be informed by whether or not they are concurrently using aspirin.American Journal of Epidemiology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news
How To Avoid China ’ s Medicine Monopoly
I want to share a shocking statistic with you…
Around 80% of all the pharmaceuticals sold in America — both prescription and over-the-counter — are manufactured in China.
I’m talking about drugs for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, blood pressure and blood thinners, diuretics, aspirin, antibiotics, and a big chunk of the world’s insulin and diabetes drugs — just to name a few.1
We don’t even make penicillin anymore. The last penicillin plant in the U.S. closed its doors in 2004.
Americans who rely on medicine are now almost entirely at the mercy of a country whose relations with the U.S. have become more ...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - September 19, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Health Source Type: news
Osteoarthritis Cases Projected to Balloon Over Next 30 Years Osteoarthritis Cases Projected to Balloon Over Next 30 Years
An estimated 595 million people worldwide are affected now, and researchers predict levels will rise as much as 95% by 2050 as the population ages.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news
Instabilities and osteoarthritis of the sternoclavicular joint - Plath JE, Martetschl äger F, Moroder P, Sandmann G.
Injury to the sternoclavicular joint (SCG) is very rare, accounting for 3% of shoulder injuries and ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 4, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Fall risk in patient with dysplastic hip osteoarthritis - Asamoto T, Osawa Y, Takegami Y, Okamoto M, Iida H, Imagama S.
This study aimed to evaluate the risk factors for falls in patients with DHOA, including spinopelvic parameters. ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 26, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
