http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (HealthDay)—Xgeva (denosumab) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat giant cell tumor of the bone (GCTB), a rare tumor that's most often non-cancerous. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-xgeva-rare-non-malignant-tumor.html Medications Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:00:01 EST news290354656 In four out of ten cases, long-term stress suffered by women leads to some form of physical complaint. This is shown by a study of 1,500 women carried out at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-link-stress-incidence-psychosomatic-symptoms.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:17:37 EST news289469850 With the help of a warning system which measures the risk of dengue incidence using precipitation and air temperature, it is possible to forecast the outbreak of dengue fever up to 16 weeks in advance. This is what Yien Ling Hii concludes in the dissertation she is defending at Umeå University in Sweden on 3 May. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-outbreaks-dengue-fever.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:50:03 EST news286446411 A researcher at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research has discovered additional mechanical properties of articular cartilage, a protective cartilage on the ends of bones that wears down over time, resulting in the development of osteoarthritis. The findings are published in the April issue of PLOS ONE. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-insight-osteoarthritis.html Arthritis & Rheumatism Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:08:44 EST news285595716 More than one million people in the Netherlands suffer from painful joints. This is due to the wear and tear of cartilage caused by trauma, aging or diseases such as osteoarthritis. Cartilage is the tissue that protects bones when the body is in motion. Wear and tear makes joints feel stiff and painful during movement. In the course of his PhD research, Jos Wennink of the University of Twente studied ways of restoring worn cartilage, through the use of new injectable materials. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-cartilage-imitation-human-tissue-expensive.html Medical research Tue, 09 Apr 2013 07:20:40 EST news284710825 Estrogen therapy can help keep joint pain at bay after menopause for women who have had a hysterectomy. Joint pain was modestly, but significantly, lower in women who took estrogen alone than in women who took placebo in the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) trial. The findings were published online today in Menopause, the journal of The North American Menopause Society. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-estrogen-joint-pain-bay-hysterectomy.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:04:13 EST news282988198 A prospective study by U.K. researchers found that adolescents who are double-jointed—medically termed joint hypermobility—are at greater risk for developing musculoskeletal pain as they get older, particularly in the shoulders, knees, ankles and feet. Findings published in Arthritis & Rheumatism, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), indicate that children with joint hypermobility are approximately twice as likely to develop pain at these joints. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-double-jointed-adolescents-joint-pain.html Arthritis & Rheumatism Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:02 EST news281208496 Opioids are frequently prescribed for pain management in noncancer patients, but recommended clinical guidelines for monitoring effectiveness and signs of drug abuse are often not implemented. Alongside well-documented racial disparities in prescribing opioid medications for pain, researchers report racial differences in the use of recommended opioid monitoring and follow-up treatment practices. The study is published in the current issue of PAIN. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-reveals-racial-disparities-chronic-pain.html Medications Wed, 13 Feb 2013 11:30:01 EST news279975813 (HealthDay)—Iclusig (ponatinib) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat two rare forms of leukemia.. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-iclusig-rare-leukemias.html Cancer Sun, 16 Dec 2012 15:20:01 EST news274892932 A low-cost exercise program run by Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City has significantly improved pain, function and quality of life in participants with osteoarthritis, according to new research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-hospital-based-benefit-people-osteoarthritis.html Arthritis & Rheumatism Sun, 11 Nov 2012 08:20:37 EST news271844417 Three separate studies presented today at the American College of Gastroenterology's (ACG) 77th Annual Scientific meeting in Las Vegas help to advance understanding of the differences between African American and Caucasian patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and provide clinicians with new insight on how racial disparities involving disease characteristics, infliximab use, and fistulizing Crohn's disease may impact their patients—and their decisions on how best to manage the disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-explore-racial-disparities-ibd-symptoms.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 22 Oct 2012 09:19:30 EST news270116340 (HealthDay)—Americans spend as much as $635 billion each year on the direct and indirect costs associated with chronic pain, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-chronic-pain-billion-year.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:20:01 EST news266853006 Hip and knee replacements are now a common surgical procedure with more than 700,000 total joint arthroplasties (TJAs) performed in the US every year. Due to the reduction in pain and increases in mobility experienced after having a TJA, it could be expected that weight loss may occur as a by-product of the surgery. But is this the case? This is the question posed by Maria Inacio, a doctoral candidate from the San Diego State University/University of California, San Diego, who is employed at Kaiser Permanente, and her colleagues at those institutions. They conducted a review of the current literature to find out. Their results appear online in the journal Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-proof-patients-weight-joint-surgery.html Surgery Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:32:57 EST news266499169 Chikungunya virus has caused epidemics in Africa, Asia and recently Europe. It is transmitted to humans by Aedes (see image), a genus of mosquitoes that also transmit dengue fever. Symptoms of a Chikungunya viral infection include acute fever followed by joint pain that can last for days, weeks, or even years. The disease may be fatal for newborns and the elderly; what’s worse is that there are no vaccines or treatments currently available for the disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-chikungunya-virus-yields-antigens-vaccine.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 18 Jul 2012 09:10:03 EST news261820789 (Medical Xpress) -- Chikungunya fever is a viral disease that has re-emerged to cause epidemics in the Pacific region within the last decade. It is caused by the Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), which is transmitted by mosquitoes and causes symptoms including fever, rash and joint pain. It can be incapacitating, with some patients developing severe chronic symptoms, and it is sometimes fatal. The main current control measure is to prevent exposure to mosquitoes; a vaccine would reduce the threat of CHIKV. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-exploiting-early-immune-response-chikungunya.html Immunology Wed, 04 Jul 2012 09:25:49 EST news260612742 Tart cherries may help reduce chronic inflammation, especially for the millions of Americans suffering from debilitating joint pain and arthritis, according to new research from Oregon Health & Science University presented today at the American College of Sports Medicine Conference (ACSM) in San Francisco, Calif.1 In fact, the researchers suggest tart cherries have the "highest anti-inflammatory content of any food" and can help people with osteoarthritis manage their disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-tart-cherries-highest-anti-inflammatory-content.html Inflammatory disorders Wed, 30 May 2012 09:26:00 EST news257588753 Investigators report that a simple bedside manual therapy to correct a painful misaligned sacroiliac joint was highly successful in a group of 45 patients 10 to 20 years of age. Thirty-six patients (80 percent) obtained significant pain relief, whereas nine patients (20 percent) experienced minimal to no relief. In 24 patients (53 percent) complete resolution of pain was experienced immediately upon treatment. Only two patients required a second treatment because of symptom recurrence. These findings are reported in a new article, "Sacroiliac joint pain in the pediatric population. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-quick-sacroiliac-joint-pain-children.html Surgery Tue, 22 May 2012 10:40:41 EST news256902013 Researchers exploring why some women who take a common breast cancer drug develop serious joint pain have eliminated two possible causes: inflammatory arthritis and autoimmune disease. Because of these findings, researchers say women should be encouraged to continue taking the medication to gain its full benefit. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-joint-pain-linked-commonly-breast.html Cancer Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:54:39 EST news240234842 If you have psoriasis or a family history of psoriasis and you are experiencing joint pain and swelling, you could have psoriatic arthritis, a serious disease that may lead to joint destruction and disability. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-people-psoriasis-undiagnosed-psoriatic-arthritis.html Arthritis & Rheumatism Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:40:45 EST news237652835 Researchers from NYU Langone Medical Center's Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Radiology found that advanced MRI techniques can be used to detect subtle changes in joint cartilage microstructure – and provide physicians a diagnostic tool for finding key markers of early osteoarthritis (OA). By using these techniques during patient exams to identify OA earlier, clinicians can shift the management of the disease from eventual joint reconstruction to long-term preservation. The study was published in the July issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-mri-techniques-early-osteoarthritis.html Other Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:01:19 EST news232632035