According to the December issue of Mayo Clinic Women’s HealthSource, regular, modest exercise improves joint stability and strengthens muscles.
Achy knees and joints caused by arthritis are not reasons to stop exercising. When a person avoids exercise, joints become less mobile and the surrounding muscles shrink, causing increased fatigue and pain. Beside arthritis condition, exercise also […]

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Consuming more vitamin C may help reduce a man’s risk of gout, according to researchers who studied almost 47,000 men over a 20-year. With 1,500 milligrams a day, men cut their risk by 45%, study finds
The researchers said it appears that vitamin C reduces levels of uric acid, which can form crystal deposits that cause […]

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Scientists at the Medical Research Council’s Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge say new understanding about how to control autoimmune responses offers promise in efforts to develop treatments for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), British researchers say.
RA — a painful, inflammatory form of arthritis — occurs when the body’s immune system attacks itself. A molecule called Foxp3 […]

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Approximately 21 million Americans - 9.5 percent of adults 18 and older - either visited or called a doctor for a prescription to reduce arthritis pain in 2005, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
The most common form of arthritis is osteoarthritis. It is usually associated with […]

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New data presented today at EULAR 2008, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism in Paris, France, show that intake of oily fish is associated with a reduced risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA), whereas psychosocial work stress and smoking can increase the risk of developing the condition. The findings, all taken from […]

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Arthritis strikes more than half of the 20.6 million American adults who have diabetes, and the painful joint condition may be a barrier to exercise among these patients, a new government report shows.
Being physically active helps people manage both diseases better by controlling blood sugar levels and reducing joint pain, according to the report in […]

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A research team from Dundee University have revealed that daily intake of cod liver oil can reduce the need of drugs in people suffering with rheumatoid arthritis.
Researchers have concluded that taking 10g of cod liver oil either in capsule or liquid forms a day decreased the need for non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) by 30 pct.

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According to the results of two new studies, the new anti-arthritis drug tocilizumab, now being tested, appears to be effective in relieving the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis in both adults and children. However, an expert rheumatologist at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine reported that more tests are necessary because doctors need to know all the potential […]

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Because heart attacks and strokes cause serious injuries upon arteries, this disease are among the leading causes of death for sufferers.
Recently researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm say this risk could be reduced through a diet which excludes animal products and gluten - found in wheat, oats, rye and barley. Their study found that […]

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Researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston said that Salsalate, an inexpensive anti-inflammatory drug similar to aspirin, may prevent type 2 diabetes.
The study, published in the February issue of Diabetes Care, concludes the double-masked, placebo-controlled study of 20 obese young adults found that Salsalate substantially reduced blood glucose levels as well as inflammation, and, as […]

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