http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Rush University Medical Center is conducting the nation's first clinical study of an innovative stem cell drug, Cartistem, to repair knee cartilage damaged by aging, trauma or degenerative diseases such as osteoarthritis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-stem-cell-therapy-knee-cartilage.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:45:10 EST news278264701 Both very high and very low levels of physical activity can accelerate the degeneration of knee cartilage in middle-aged adults, according to a new study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-bad-knees.html Health Mon, 26 Nov 2012 00:00:01 EST news273068517 Aches and pains got you down? The way you walk could be wearing out parts of your body. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-movement-retraining-knee-pain-video.html Arthritis & Rheumatism Tue, 05 Jun 2012 08:10:40 EST news258102516 South Korea's government drug agency cleared the way Thursday for commercial sales of what it called the world's first approved medicine using stem cells collected from other people. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-korea-sales-stem-cell-drug.html Arthritis & Rheumatism Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:40:02 EST news246169215