Osteoarthritis, a disease that causes severe joint pain, affects more than 20 million people in the United States. Some drug treatments can help alleviate the pain, but there are no treatments that can reverse or slow the ...
Nov 28, 2018
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University of Otago researchers have helped characterise a genetic variant that enables new understanding of why some people are at risk of gout, a painful and debilitating arthritic disease.
Sep 12, 2018
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A novel outpatient procedure offers lasting pain relief for patients suffering from moderate to severe arthritis in their hip and shoulder joints, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society ...
Nov 16, 2020
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Scientists at the University of Birmingham have led a study which has identified a new specific population of cells that plays a key role in the effect arthritis has on the body and the subsequent pain felt by patients.
Oct 26, 2021
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Improvements in pain, physical function and work productivity largely endure for at least seven years after bariatric surgery, despite some backsliding from the high levels of improvement seen in the years immediately following ...
Sep 14, 2022
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(HealthDay)—With growing concern about mosquito-borne viruses such as Zika, it's easy to let down your guard when it comes to ticks. But Lyme disease is still a danger, especially in the Northeast and upper Midwest. In ...
Apr 23, 2019
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What happens when the blood supply to your bones is somehow damaged?
May 31, 2023
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A growing number of women are turning to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to alleviate distressing symptoms of the menopause—including hot flushes, bladder weakness, vaginal dryness, joint pain, brain fog, sleep disturbances, ...
Nov 11, 2022
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Being vaccinated against COVID halves people's risk of developing long COVID, according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
Mar 23, 2023
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Stiffness, aches and pains are often associated with changes in weather, especially the falling temperatures of winter. Understanding why certain people react to weather changes and others do not is unclear, but there are ...
Jan 27, 2021
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