WEDNESDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) — Dinosaurs may have suffered from arthritis, new research says.
When examining a specimen of a pliosaur, researchers from University of Bristol in England noticed that the dinosaur had signs of a degenerative condition similar to human arthritis. Specifically, the pliosaur had a crooked jaw due to an eroded left jaw joint.
TUESDAY, May 1 (HealthDay News) — Children with juvenile arthritis have higher rates of bacterial infection when hospitalized than children without arthritis, a new study says.
While taking high-dose steroids was associated with a higher infection risk among kids with arthritis, other arthritis drugs — methotrexate and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF) inhibitors — were not.
MONDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) — Preteen and teenage girls whose diets are rich in vitamin D may be at lower risk for stress fractures, particularly if they are involved in high-impact activities, according to a new study.
Researchers from Children’s Hospital Boston followed over 6,700 girls, ranging in age from 9 to 15 at the start of the study, over the course of seven years. The study, published in the March 5 online edition of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, found nearly 4 percent of the girls developed a stress fracture during the follow-up period.
MONDAY, Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) — The cancer rate in children with juvenile arthritis is four times higher than in other children, a new study says.
This increased risk of cancer isn’t necessarily linked to arthritis treatments, such as tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors, according to the study published online Feb. 13 in the journal Arthritis & Rheumatism.
TUESDAY, Jan. 17 (HealthDay News) — A process linked to natural cell aging has now also been associated with knee osteoarthritis, researchers say.
Telomeres — lengths of DNA on the ends of chromosomes, sometimes described as being like the plastic cap on a shoelace tip — naturally shorten with age, but can also shorten due to sudden cell damage. Abnormally short telomeres have been found in some types of cancer and preliminary research has suggested that the average telomere length is also shortened in osteoarthritis.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) — There is little evidence to support the widespread use of herbal medicines to relieve the symptoms of osteoarthritis, according to a review of these products.
Osteoarthritis is a painful condition that involves damage to cartilage and other structures in and around the joints, particularly the fingers, knees and hips. It differs from rheumatoid arthritis, which is an immune-based disorder.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 21 (HealthDay News) — A diet consisting of eight weeks of protein shakes and soup followed by adding low-calorie, high-protein foods can help people with knee osteoarthritis lose weight, which may lessen joint pain and improve their quality of life, a new study finds.
This diet might also help people whose obesity makes it impossible to exercise, the researchers added.
THURSDAY, Dec. 8 (HealthDay News) — Exercise is good medicine, and the number of American adults who did no physical activity in their leisure time decreased from 31 percent in 1989 to 25 percent in 2008, researchers have found.
But further gains may be difficult to achieve because certain subgroups of people are highly unlikely to exercise, such as those with arthritis, according to the report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
By Steven Reinberg
HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Nov. 29 (HealthDay News) — No matter the material, all types of hip replacement devices appear to work the same, a new analysis finds.
Specifically, the newer, metal-on-metal implants seem to be no more effective than older implants and may sometimes even be more problematic, the researchers said.
By Kathleen Doheny
HealthDay Reporter
SATURDAY, Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) — Arthritis of the knee is striking Americans at younger ages, new research has found, but shedding a few pounds if you’re overweight may reduce your risk.
The studies were to be presented Saturday at the American College of Rheumatology annual meeting, in Chicago.
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