IMAGINE feeling tired for days on end because the pain in your back and joints does not afford you proper rest at night. You also have to do everything in slow motion to lessen the pain and stiffness in your arms and legs. This is the reality rheumatoid arthritis patients face on a day-to-day basis.
MONDAY, March 15 (HealthDay News) -- A generic drug widely prescribed for arthritis shows promise in treating type 2 diabetes, according to U.S. researchers.
SESSER-Lukas Gunter enjoys spending time on the hardwood. The Sesser fourth grader has been playing basketball since first grade. And while he looks like a healthy ten year old, Lukas was diagnosed with Juvenile Arthritis at 18 months of age.
Dr. Michael Mannebach, Fond du Lac Regional Clinic orthopedic surgeon, will speak Tuesday, March 23, about the two most common forms of arthritis osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
LONDON, March 15 (Reuters) - Abbott Laboratories' drug Humira and Enbrel, from Pfizer and Amgen, should be the first choices for treating patients with psoriatic arthritis, Britain's cost-effectiveness watchdog said on Monday. A third medicine called Remicade, from Merck & Co and Johnson & Johnson, should only be used when patients are intolerant to the other two drugs, the National Institute ...
Medical Research Council (MRC) scientists at the University of Leicester have made a new advance in understanding how the body fights certain types of cancer and other disease such as Lupus and rheumatoid arthritis.