People with rheumatoid arthritis and other chronic inflammatory conditions are at higher risk of heart disease. Who is in the most danger, why and how best to prevent and detect cardiovascular complic...
A new clinical report from the American Academy of Pediatrics suggests that student athletes who have suffered concussion following head injury may need to take a break from academic learning. Read mo...
Headache is common among patients with system lupus erythematosus according to new research published in Arthritis & Rheumatism, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR). The study foun...
Twenty grams of essential amino acids taken twice daily for a week before and for two weeks after knee-replacement surgeries helped 16 patients, mean age 69, recover faster and with much less muscle a...
Treatment of early stage rheumatoid arthritis should continue to include conventional synthetic disease modifying drugs (DMARDs) plus steroids, advises the European League against Rheumatism (EULAR) i...
There has been much focus in recent years surrounding the physical fitness of young people, particularly as the rate of obesity has been increasing. Now, a new study has detailed a list of priorities...
A study of 69,000 Medicare patient records led by Johns Hopkins researchers shows that people with spine compression fractures who undergo operations to strengthen back bones with cement survive longe...
A new injection device aims to reduce the fear and pain of injecting modern medicines in the home - by incorporating warming technology that quickly and reliably heats drugs to body temperature. Its c...
