Heat and Cold Therapy Helps Ease Arthritis Pain
Arthritis Walk, Jingle Bell Run/Walk, Easy-to-Use Products & More Heat and cold therapy can be effective in easing arthritis pain. Learn how to get the most from this treatment by ordering a free brochure. Urge Congress to fund arthritis research ... [... more]
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Arthritis Today: March-April 2006 Keep on Walkin'
As anyone who has ever had foot pain can tell you, when your feet hurt, you hurt all over. "The feet are the foundation of our 'building,' or body," says Craig Gastwirth, a podiatrist at Podiatry Examiners of Michigan in Detroit. "If there' [... more]
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Drug Guide
Arthritis Experts' Advice Choose by topic Ankylosing Spondylitis Fibromyalgia General Questions Lupus Gout Medications Osteoarthritis Rheumatoid Arthritis Sjögren's Syndrome You may not be getting all the information you need to take your meds ... [... more]
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Arthritis in African Americans
Arthritis and related conditions can affect anyone, no matter what their race. Osteoarthritis, the common form of arthritis in African Americans, affects all races in similar frequency. However, gout and lupus affect more African Americans than ... [... more]
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Journal Summaries
The Arthritis Foundation is dedicated to keeping you informed about the latest arthritis research and innovations. New and important research advances and discoveries will be catalogued and summarized for your convenience. This page will have ... [... more]
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Avascular Necrosis (Osteonecrosis)
Osteonecrosis, also called avascular necrosis, ischemic necrosis and aseptic necrosis, is a disease that occurs when a loss of blood supply to bone causes sections of the bone to die. Osteonecrosis literally means "dead bone." Eventually the [... more]
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Creating a More Natural Engineered Cartilage
Natural human cartilage has a simple structure with no blood or nerve supply. These characteristics contribute to its inability to repair itself when damaged. These same characteristics also make it a prime candidate for cell-based tissue ... [... more]
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Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS)
Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) are a collection of genetic disorders that affect connective tissue. People who have EDS have problems with their collagen, a protein that adds strength and elasticity to connective tissue. This faulty collagen ... [... more]
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Get square with your feet
Feet are the whipping boys of the body. With every mile we walk, 200,000 to 300,000 pounds of stress bears down on our tootsies, and by the time we're 50, most of us have walked 75,000 miles. That's a lot of action for two narrow islands of 26 ... [... more]
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School Success
Here is some basic information for teachers, parents and students on making the school experience the best it can be for children with arthritis. Consider it a starting point, since every child with arthritis has unique, individual needs that ... [... more]
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Myositis
Myositis is defined as the inflammation of muscles ("myo" means muscle and "itis" means inflammation). The inflammatory myopathies are a group of disorders characterized by inflammation and weakness mainly of the muscles closest to [... more]
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Arthritis in Dogs
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS): the most common form of pharmaceutical treatment for arthritis in dogs. Over-the-counter pet treatments, such as pills or food containing either glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate or Omega fatty ... [... more]
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