Montreal. Almost one-fifth of patients with chronic knee osteoarthritis may have symptoms of neuropathic pain, requiring consideration of an alternative approach to their pain management, reported ...

A new study by researchers at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics found that thigh muscle strength does not predict the occurrence of knee osteoarthritis (OA) uncovered in x-rays, but does ...

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health examined records of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients from the national Veterans Health Administration (VHA) system to ...

Osteoarthritis (OA) and degenerative disc disease (DDD) are common, chronic musculoskeletal disorders. Both diseases cause joint pain, loss of function, and decreased quality of life for the more ...

widely used to fight rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease and other inflammatory disorders must now carry an updated "black box" warning label cautioning patients and doctors that the medicines may ...

Background Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality are increased in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is high in RA and, together with smoking and obesity, an important contributor to ...

Objectives. To investigate the effect of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP-1) suppression on CD95/Apo-1 (Fas)-induced apoptosis in fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) from RA patients. Methods. ...

Objective. Estimates of treatment effects reported in placebo-controlled randomized trials are less subject to bias than those estimates provided by other study designs. The objective of this ...