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Hip Condition Can Lead to Arthritis by awesome Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Arthritis Increasingly, younger men are experiencing aches and pains which were primarily associated with old age. Physicians at the University of Connecticut (UCONN) Health Center say ... Read on »
Onset of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Winter and Spring is Worse by awesome Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Arthritis A recent research study has shown that when a patient’s first Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) symptoms occur can have an impact on the severity of the disease. If the disease ... Read on »
Insecticides May Increase Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk by awesome Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Arthritis A new study indicates that women who frequently used insecticides in their homes over a period of years may have increased their risk for autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoi ... Read on »
Virus Linked to Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue by awesome Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Arthritis Researchers have discovered an infectious virus in a significant percentage of people with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. The virus, xenotropic murine leukemia vir ... Read on »
Rheumatoid Arthritis Testing Kit Approved for U.S. by awesome Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Arthritis A rheumatoid arthritis (RA) diagnostic tool, made by Axis-Shield of Dundee, Scotland, has been approved for use in the United States by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( ... Read on »
Researchers Link Appetite Hormone, Osteoarthritis by awesome Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Arthritis Physicians have long held that being overweight significantly increases the risk of developing osteoarthritis (OA). A recent study, however, suggests that obesity by itself do ... Read on »
Neurologic Signs Common with Fibromyalgia by awesome Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Arthritis I wrote previously about a study on fibromyalgia in a post titled Fibromyalgia May Be All in Your Head. In that study, researchers found that fibromyalgia patients had issues ... Read on »
Birth Control Pills May Raise Lupus Risk by awesome Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Arthritis A new study conducted at McGill University in Montreal has found that women who use birth control pill, and in particular, those who take higher doses, have an increased risk ... Read on »
Fibromyalgia, Dopamine and Gray Matter by awesome Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Arthritis A study published in the January, 2007 issue of The Journal of Pain found that there was a chemical difference between the brains of fibromyalgia patients and health ones. Tha ... Read on »
Cause of Gout May Also Predict Heart Failure by awesome Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Arthritis A researcher looking at the relationship between gout and heart attacks has discovered that there is a relationship between high uric acid levels and heart failure.Eswar Krish ... Read on »
Fybromyalgia Affects Men Also by awesome Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Arthritis Fibromyalgia affects mostly women, but men account for 10 to 20 percent of fibromyalgia patients. As a result of being a small part of the affected population, there have been ... Read on »
Women with Strong Thigh Muscles Protected from Knee Osteoarthritis by awesome Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Arthritis Researchers at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics found that women with the strongest quadriceps muscles appeared to be protected against the development of knee ost ... Read on »
Superfoods for Conquering the Pain of Arthritis by awesome Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Arthritis With some thought and planning, it’s easy to make these nutrient-dense foods part of your daily diet. With choices from virtually every food group, you’ll soon be ... Read on »
Arthritis Drug Effective for Flu by awesome Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Arthritis A new study by scientists at the University of Maryland School of Medicine suggests that a drug approved for treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA) reduces severe illness and deat ... Read on »
Arthritis a Leading Cause of Disability in U.S. by awesome Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Arthritis A recently released report states that arthritis or rheumatism and back or spine problems were the two leading causes of disability in adults in 2005. These two disability cau ... Read on »
Fibromyalgia and Alpha-Delta Sleep by awesome Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Arthritis One of the common symptoms of fibromyalgia is sleep disorder. Fibromyalgia patients can have more than one of these diagnosable sleep disorders. The most common sleep disorder ... Read on »
Arthritis, Fibromyalgia Linked to Computer Use Problems by awesome Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Arthritis According to a recently released study, and maybe common sense and logic, people with arthritis or fibromyalgia frequently have discomfort or problems using computers. This ca ... Read on »
National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day by awesome Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Arthritis On May 12, 2009 millions of people worldwide will observe Fibromyalgia Awareness Day. Led by the National Fibromyalgia Association, the theme for this year’s campaign is ... Read on »
Chlamydia May Be Cause Of A Type Of Arthritis by awesome Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Arthritis Spondylarthritis (SpA) represents a group of arthritis diseases that have similar symptoms such as inflammatory back pain and inflammation at sites where tendons attach to bon ... Read on »
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day by awesome Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Arthritis Tomorrow is World Tai Chi and Qigong Day. Tai chi is an exercise form with slow, continuous movements that has been practiced in China for centuries for its health benefits. W ... Read on »