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NEWS ABOUT: arthritis

arthritis stories: 7 news summaries

 Running May Be 
 Good for Knees 

Runners' 'motion groove' can prevents arthritis in old age

Aug 12, 09 3:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Conventional wisdom holds that running will eventually trash your knees by wearing down their cartilage, ultimately leading to arthritis. But that may have to be revised: Recent studies suggest that runners may have healthier knees in old age than their sedentary peers, reports Gretchen Reynolds for the New York Times.... More »

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health • running • old age • knee • knee injury • arthritis • jogging

Leading Supplements Don't
Slow Arthritis: Study

Glucosamine, chondroitin sulfate are top sellers in US

Sep 30, 08 3:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Popular nutritional supplements glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate don’t slow the progression of arthritis, a 2-year study finds. Though a combination of the two is the nation's sixth-highest-selling dietary supplement, they didn’t cut cartilage loss any better than sugar pills in osteoarthritis patients, reports USA Today, confirming the... More »

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health • medical research • arthritis • chondroitin sulfate • dietary supplement • glucosamine

Popular Surgery 'Useless' For Knee Arthritis

Arthroscopy no more effective than meds, physical therapy: study

Sep 11, 08 5:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Arthroscopic surgery, performed on almost a million Americans every year, is a useless treatment for arthritis of the knee, a new study reports. Researchers found that 178 arthritic patients who had surgery, physical therapy, and medication fared no better than patients who had medication and therapy alone. The procedure, which... More »

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physical therapy • medication • arthritis • arthroscopic surgery • arthroscopy • University of Western Ontario • American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons

Swimmer Torres Set for Shoulder Surgery

41-year-old won three silvers in pain during Beijing Olympics

Aug 27, 08 4:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dara Torres will finally get some relief after swimming to three silver medals with a damaged shoulder, CNN reports. The 41-year-old is scheduled today for a surgery she put off before the Olympics. Torres went to Beijing armed with anti-inflammatories, but started having intense pain while there. She plans to... More »

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surgery • 2008 Beijing Olympics • swimming • arthritis • Dara Torres

 Wear and Tear Could Mean Early Arthritis for Tiger

Doctors call his US Open win despite injury remarkable

Jun 20, 08 11:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Doctors were impressed by Tiger Woods’ US Open win despite recent surgery and obvious pain—but they say the damage could lead to early arthritis that will eventually push him off the green, the AP reports. Next year, “he should be able to get back and compete at the... More »

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golf • Tiger Woods • US Open • arthritis • US Open Golf

Bourbon a Day Keeps the Arthritis Away

Regular drinkers are half as likely to develop joint disease

Jun 5, 08 1:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Swedish scientists have found another perk for regular drinkers, the BBC reports, with imbibers up to 50% less likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis. In two studies involving several thousand participants, those who downed 5 glasses of wine a week saw their risk cut in half. The study reiterated that smoking... More »

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alcohol • smoking • rheumatoid arthritis • research • arthritis

US Braces for Explosion
in Knee and Hip Surgeries

$65B cost will be born largely by public

Mar 7, 08 11:34 AM CST
(Newser) - The number of hip and knee replacements performed in the US will explode in the next several decades—knee operations surging fivefold and hips doubling—as aging baby boomers opt to stay out of wheelchairs, the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons estimates. The pricetag will reach $65 billion in less... More »

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obesity • Medicare • Medicaid • knee replacement • hip replacement • Lahey Clinic Medical Center • arthritis • Dr. Richard Iorio • Dr. Joseph Buckwalter • University of Iowa Medical Center

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