Arthritis April 2006 Archive

Lyme disease is an inflammatory disease initially characterized by a skin rash, joint inflammation, and flu-like symptoms. Neurological complications and heart problems may also result from Lyme disease. Lyme disease ... Read More

Actress Sally Field is famous for the strong women she has played on television and in the movies. Nearly 60 years old, Sally Field has been diagnosed with the ... Read More

Hand deformity is one of the known characteristics associated with rheumatoid arthritis. Hand damage and deformity caused by arthritis can include nodules, swelling, stiffness, ulnar drift, contractures, and other problems ... Read More

The NDB (National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases) analyzed questionnaires to determine patterns related to fibromyalgia. Of those people who completed the NDB questionnaires, about 9 percent indicated that ... Read More

Gardening is a popular activity for people with arthritis and other physical limitations. Growing beautiful plants and flowers provide a relaxing environment. While gardening can be a ... Read More

It's possible to have an allergic reaction to any medication. You might think the allergic reaction would occur with the first dose you take, but is that always ... Read More

Sodium hyaluronate, a drug which was approved by the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) to treat osteoarthritis of the knee several years ago, is also an effective treatment for ... Read More

It is not uncommon for more than one autoimmune disease to be reported in individuals or families. Researchers studied whether clinical reports of having more than one autoimmune disease ... Read More

Levitra (vardenafil) drug information, dosage, side effects, drug interactions, and warnings. Levitra, generic drug name vardenafil, is a selective phosphodiesterase (PDE) type 5 inhibitor. Levitra, approved for male erectile dysfunction treatment, ... Read More

Scleroderma is difficult to diagnose. Symptoms vary greatly among those diagnosed with the disease. Some of the known symptoms which may be associated with scleroderma have been ... Read More

Scleroderma literally means "hard skin", derived from the Greek words sklerosis which means hardness and derma which means skin. A series of complicated and overlapping symptoms make scleroderma ... Read More

The first symptoms of arthritis are often overlooked or denied, with the hope that they will disappear. It's not uncommon to think "it'll go away" or "it's nothing". A chronic ... Read More

Remicade and Humira, two out of the three TNF inhibitors used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, are monoclonal antibodies. The newest monoclonal antibody approved to treat rheumatoid arthritis is Rituxan. The ... Read More

Many arthritis patients depend on pain drugs to control and manage their chronic pain. Arthritis pain is caused by chronic joint inflammation as the nervous system detects the ... Read More

A 77 year old man and a 60 year old man, both of whom took Vioxx for more than 18 months, heard the verdict in their lawsuits against Merck & ... Read More

Osteoarthritis affects up to 80 percent of elderly adults. For elderly people who live alone, osteoarthritis (especially of the knees or hips) is the leading cause of inability to ... Read More

Local steroid injections into an arthritic joint can help reduce inflammation. New study results announced by the Society of Interventional Radiology show a high success rate in juvenile idiopathic ... Read More